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00:00I've had them in my larder since last Christmas.
00:03Christmas concerns.
00:04I wonder if you had any venison.
00:06Never had venison before.
00:08Refused to eat it.
00:09And familiar faces.
00:11Dad!
00:14As five celebrity hosts battle it out for a £1,000 charity prize.
00:47It's the final night of our celebrity Christmas cooking competition
00:50and a turn of super-scrimping star Mrs Moneypenny to host.
00:55I'm absolutely petrified about tonight.
00:57Let's not put too much of a gloss on this.
00:59I feel under enormous pressure.
01:02Well, it shouldn't be too hard to better some of the festive offerings this week.
01:09Ex-Crime Watch presenter Rav Wilding thought Santa Claus was Mexican.
01:15Arriba!
01:15My Mexican Christmas may not seem that festive,
01:20but I did try and incorporate turkey into my tacos to tick the Christmas box.
01:26Which is more than can be said for former Hollyoaks,
01:29after Alex Carter, who treated his guests to an Indian for Christmas.
01:33Nice yes to curry.
01:36I'm not sure curry for Christmas was a great idea in the end.
01:39It wasn't particularly festive,
01:41but it was a good break from all the other kind of food we had during the week.
01:45Thankfully, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington got the festive sleigh back on track,
01:50hosting a Winter Games evening.
01:52I think the best part of my night was the entertainment.
01:56Go!
01:57Medal!
01:58Being an athlete, it was nice that everyone else got into the competitive spirit.
02:02But it was star of stage and screen Jennifer Ellison who really stole the Christmas show on her night.
02:07I did really well on my night.
02:09I was very, very pleased.
02:11I don't think I could have gone into any more effort.
02:13Ooh, thank you.
02:15And it wasn't just the food that wowed Jen's guests,
02:17as she got her best mate Andrew in to sing.
02:19I don't care about the presents
02:25Underneath the Christmas tree
02:27So, with the help of her performing pal,
02:30Jen went to the top of the tree with a near-perfect 38.
02:34Meaning our last host, Mrs Moneypenny,
02:36really has her work cut out
02:37if she's going to steal the Christmas title from Jennifer.
02:40So, I'm cooking a very traditional seasonal menu.
02:43This is the menu I cook every year on Boxing Day.
02:46Christmas Day, not Christmassy enough for you then, eh?
02:48Because Mrs Moneypenny's known for scrimping and saving,
02:51she might scrimp and save on the food.
02:53Surely not at Christmas, Rev!
02:55I don't want people to feel that Christmas is the time they've got to be extravagant.
02:58I'm in fact using things tonight that I bought for last Christmas
03:00and that are still in date.
03:02So, these are pickled walnuts.
03:04I've had them in my larder since last Christmas.
03:07Lovely!
03:07I checked the date.
03:09They've not been opened.
03:10The sell-by date is actually April 2016.
03:13I don't think Mrs M will be
03:16cutting corners and cutting costs tonight.
03:19I think she'll be going full out to try and win that gold.
03:22If the walnuts are anything to go by, you might be out of luck.
03:25Mrs M heads out to get the meat for her mane.
03:28Venison with bought Irish stout and those pickled walnuts.
03:32Mr Park, happy Christmas.
03:34Hello, Mrs Moneypenny.
03:36Now, I've got a bit of a special dinner party tonight.
03:38I thought I'd do something a bit different from Turkey
03:40and I wonder if you had any venison.
03:42Venison's dear, isn't it?
03:43Well, it is quite expensive, yes.
03:44Is that Bambi?
03:46Shoulder of venison, please.
03:48About two and a half kg.
03:49Certainly.
03:50Venison is a deer.
03:53Well done.
03:54And Rudolph is a reindeer.
03:56So, we're basically eating Rudolph for Christmas dinner.
04:01Yes, not quite.
04:02Dice shoulder for a casserole.
04:04Yeah, and is venison considered seasonal?
04:06Quite seasonal, yes.
04:07So, after turkeys, what is the most popular thing?
04:11Goose.
04:11Pretty busy for you at this time of the year.
04:13Yes, indeed.
04:13Thank you very much.
04:14Bye.
04:14Bye now.
04:15Meat bought Mrs Moneypenny set about preparing her venison.
04:19So, I have definitely not scrimped on this meat.
04:22It is the highest quality possible locally sourced venison.
04:26Think it might be wasted on one of your guests.
04:28I've never had venison before.
04:30I refuse to eat it.
04:32Oh, that could be a bit awkward then.
04:34Mrs Moneypenny douses the venison in port, then drowns it in stout.
04:37I can't say I've ever had the combo of port, stout and walnuts before.
04:43If you make one big investment, it's your meat.
04:47And, frankly, everything else, you can probably get away with just using what's in your larder
04:51or the most basic of everything.
04:53She puts the meat to one side to marinate, then prepares tonight's super-scrimped veg.
04:58Now I'm making red cabbage with onions and apple.
05:03It's not expensive to make.
05:05The apples are all from my garden.
05:07This is a very Christmassy dish and it goes very well with venison.
05:10Other than the vegetables, everything else, the brown sugar, the spices,
05:15are probably sitting in anyone's store cupboard.
05:18Top tip, Mrs M.
05:19The cabbage dish gets slow-cooked for two hours, then reheated when her guests arrive.
05:23So, for now, she finishes off her venison.
05:25She browns off the marinated meat.
05:27It's a shoulder of venison, so there'll be a lot more flavour.
05:30You have to cook it for a long time at a low heat.
05:33Adds to a pot of onions, tops with the vintage walnuts and the rest of the marinade,
05:37and it's in to slow-cook for six hours.
05:40Time for dessert.
05:41Sticky toffee pudding with pecan toffee sauce.
05:44I love sticky toffee pudding.
05:47It is one of my favourite puddings.
05:49My mum's is the best sticky toffee pudding, so we'll see.
05:53We'll see about that, Mrs M.
05:55I'm very, very competitive.
05:57So, one of the great things about going last
05:58is you can see what's gone wrong on every other night
06:00and try and do it better on yours.
06:03Time to put your money where your mouth is, then.
06:05For her puddings, Mrs M combines sugar and eggs,
06:08adds self-raising flour and gives it a good stir.
06:11So, I think it's really important when you have a dinner party
06:14to get everything done during the day.
06:16I really don't want any last-minute things
06:18beyond possibly a bit of heating up.
06:20Once thoroughly combined, she adds dates
06:22soaked in vanilla and coffee essence.
06:24The whole mix goes into little pudding tins
06:26and it's in to the agar to bake for 35 minutes.
06:30I've got a few tactics to pull off a good night.
06:33I want to show some thoughtfulness.
06:34I'm trying to do something for everybody.
06:36Rav loves strawberries, so I'm just copying him some strawberries.
06:39Buying off your guests with their own personal surprise. Cunning.
06:42I think that being thoughtful is so much more important
06:46than just being extravagant.
06:48Next, Mrs M turns her attention to the toffee and pecan sauce.
06:52And if you, like Mrs M, fancy bribing your friends and family
06:56with these or any other recipes,
06:57head to the Channel 4 website,
06:59where you can save them to your very own online scrapbook.
07:03Those feel fine to me.
07:05And it's straight on to her starter.
07:08Broccoli soup.
07:10Broccoli soup?
07:11Yes!
07:11I think with it being broccoli soup, everyone can eat it.
07:15Broccoli soup?
07:16Yes! Soup made from broccoli.
07:19Not a lot of people are lovers of broccoli.
07:21I mean, you eat it because you want muscles.
07:24I don't really like loads of vegetables,
07:27so if you're just going to squidge them up
07:28and put some water in it and make it hot,
07:31is that a broccoli soup?
07:33Well, not exactly, no.
07:34What Mrs M actually does is chops up a load of vegetables,
07:37adds chicken stock and squidges it all...
07:39Actually, Rav, you're not far off there, mate.
07:41She'll reheat the soup before serving.
07:43I prefer food like this that's traditional,
07:46that's just nice, good quality, simple food,
07:50and it definitely appeals to my taste.
07:52Without question, Mrs Moneypenny wants to win
07:55and I think she's going to do everything she can tonight
07:58to make that happen.
08:00The pressure's all here and it's all to play for.
08:03After a quick change in her store cupboard,
08:05hope that dress is still in date,
08:06she's ready for her first guest,
08:08Joker of the Bank, Alex!
08:10Oh, no hellos for Frosty, then.
08:12Don't be frightened by her.
08:14Hey.
08:16Alex!
08:17Evening, ho, ho, ho.
08:18I wondered who the first one was going to be.
08:21Tim, can I introduce Alex?
08:23Hi, Tim.
08:24This is Tim, my landlord, next door at the pub.
08:27Now, would you like a drink?
08:28Yes, yes, yes.
08:28So, do you two get on or is it strictly business?
08:31Absolutely, no, we really do.
08:33Neighbours and friends.
08:34Neighbours with benefits?
08:35Fair to say?
08:36Cheers!
08:37Cheers!
08:38Hello, Merry Christmas.
08:40Do you see, that's more like it.
08:42Next up, I'm looking forward to a more festive feed.
08:44Rebecca.
08:45Hello!
08:47Nearly knocked me out, Mrs N.
08:49This is Tim, this is Becky.
08:51Hi, Tim.
08:52I had a tip-off that you like a French martini.
08:54I do love French martini.
08:56You're clever, Mrs N.
08:57Personal surprise number one, it delivered!
08:59I'm very impressed with Mrs N for kind of even asking me my favourite cocktail earlier in the week.
09:07Thank you, Tim.
09:08Pleasure.
09:09You're welcome.
09:09Straw and everything.
09:10I think Mrs N was taking advantage of her being the last host.
09:14I mean, it might just be a nice gesture.
09:16It whiffed a little bit of trying to gain extra points.
09:20Uh-oh, he's on to you, Mrs N.
09:22Evening, Frosty.
09:23Third to arrive with a bottle of festive cheer, it's Ralph.
09:27Mrs N, how are you?
09:30I've got the cheapest wine that I could find, scrumping and saving.
09:33You should be very proud of me.
09:34I am.
09:35I think deep down, she probably was quite impressed with me scrumping and saving and getting the cheapest wine that
09:39I could find.
09:40If she ruddy wasn't.
09:42You happy?
09:43Want to swap?
09:44Last in, it's the host to beat, Jen.
09:46Christmas time!
09:49So everyone's here for some Christmas cheer.
09:52Cheers!
09:54Coming up.
09:56Festive flirting.
09:57I want to give you a very special Christmas kiss.
10:00Cosy carols.
10:01All-blown Christmas carol service.
10:05The best Christmas surprise I've ever had.
10:09And the winner is revealed!
10:11Who has won this year's Come Dine With Me?
10:16Cheers!
10:19And the turn of ultimate super scrimper, Mrs Moneypenny, to make a grab for the £1,000 charity prize money.
10:25This is the last night.
10:27It feels like party night.
10:28Everybody's D-Mob happy because they've already cooked.
10:31And it's just me left in the kitchen.
10:33Time to get your culinary party started then.
10:36Mrs M warms up her festive starter and quicker than you can say ho ho ho, there it is.
10:41Broccoli soup.
10:43Here we are to eat it.
10:48Have a bit of broccoli with salt.
10:50With your salt.
10:52It's coming out, Jen.
10:53I can see it coming out the bottom.
10:54Industrial quantities.
10:55Jen emptied an industrial quantity of salt into it, so perhaps it was a bit tasteless.
11:00It was gorgeous once I put a load of salt in it.
11:03I can't say I've ever just had broccoli soup on its own.
11:06It's usually got some sort of stilton or cheese or something in it.
11:09I've never made it myself either.
11:11It is very warm and wintry and just a nice dish to have.
11:16There's not much to think about, really, about the starter, is it?
11:19It's just two words.
11:20One of them is broccoli.
11:22It's the one's soup.
11:23So, it's a mixed bag for Mrs M's starter.
11:26Time to crank up the thoughtful charm offensive.
11:28I've gone to a bit of effort to get your placemats.
11:32So, I mean, do they look like familiar maps to you?
11:36They are the aviation charts for where you live,
11:39and I thought you could take them home,
11:41because you were so concerned about me getting lost.
11:43I thought you could take them home and get them to Santa.
11:46He doesn't need mapsy Santa!
11:49Our placemats were our flight paths for our houses,
11:54which was so thoughtful and so Mrs M.
11:58But you live under the Heathrow TMA,
12:00so all of this is the Heathrow control zone,
12:04so nobody can go in there.
12:05I wasn't sure what I was quite looking at,
12:09just because, obviously, we don't fly an aeroplane.
12:11Your name is right over across the restriction,
12:13but it tells you that up, basically,
12:15between 3,000 and 3,500 feet, this area is controlled.
12:19Well, this is fascinating.
12:20Everyone was reacting like they'd never seen a map before,
12:22which is quite interesting,
12:24because it did look quite similar to a map,
12:25but with different boundaries.
12:27What does it, like, cost to put...
12:29..fill your tank up in a plane?
12:32Well, planes...
12:33The kind of little tiny planes I fly...
12:35Yes. ..takes out of gas, which is pretty well petrol,
12:37as you would know it,
12:38and you buy it by the least... Yes, how much?
12:41..at the petrol station,
12:42and it costs roughly a little bit less than it does at the petrol station.
12:46OK.
12:47She was, like, flipping Nick Clegg
12:49when she was being asked about the price of plane... plane fuel.
12:53But how much does it cost to fill it up?
12:55Well, it's, um...
12:57You can do the maths, actually.
12:58There's 25 imperial gallons in each wing of my aeroplane.
13:02Yes, but how much does it cost to fill a plane?
13:04All we wanted to know is,
13:05how much does it cost to fill a plane?
13:08500 quid? Grand?
13:09Er, you don't, on the whole, fill aeroplanes up.
13:13You rent them fully filled up.
13:14Just tell us!
13:15One hour in the kind of little tiny, tiny plane...
13:18Just tell us!
13:19..with everything included, including the petrol,
13:21it costs 120 quid,
13:22and I can fly to Manchester in an hour.
13:24Thank you!
13:25Mrs M did not want to tell us how much it cost to fill a plane.
13:28Yeah, it just turns out it's cheaper than a peak rail ticket.
13:32After a disappointing starter,
13:34Mrs Moneypenny has doubts about her position in the competition.
13:37I think I'm, you know, a finalist in this competition,
13:42but I don't think I'm going to beat Jen.
13:43Well, maybe your controversial main
13:45might refuel your chances of success.
13:48And there it is, venison stew.
13:52I wonder if they're going to actually eat my venison.
13:55Reindeer at this time of the year, you know,
13:56people think about them in affectionate terms,
13:59whether they're ready to eat them or not is a whole other matter.
14:01Bit late to think about that now.
14:03Here is the venison.
14:05Ooh!
14:08Wrap.
14:08Thank you very much.
14:09Thank you very much indeed.
14:11Thank you very much.
14:11You outsource the serving, Mrs M.
14:14I've never eaten venison before because I just think of Bambi.
14:19So it's the first time I've actually tried venison.
14:21Mrs Moneypenny's main course was gorgeous.
14:25The venison was absolutely delicious.
14:27It was something that I kind of didn't think about what I was eating.
14:30I just kind of taste it.
14:32It tasted absolutely incredible.
14:34She cooked it perfectly.
14:36It just melted in your mouth.
14:37I actually can't believe I had Bambi.
14:40Shame on you!
14:42I'm absolutely gutted.
14:44I think ducks are cuter than reindeer.
14:46Didn't have a problem when we were chowing down on duck the other night.
14:50I just felt like I had to eat it for Mrs M.
14:53You brave, brave child.
14:56But it was lovely.
14:57Oh, well, that's good then.
14:59Tastes...
14:59Tastes like beef.
15:01What is this?
15:02Obviously, that's the meat.
15:03Yes, that's a pickled walnut.
15:05A nut?
15:06Yes.
15:07That's a walnut?
15:08It's a pickled walnut.
15:10Try.
15:10They're supposed to be a walnut.
15:13The pickled walnuts were a revelation.
15:15I thought it was some sort of mushroom.
15:18It looked a little bit kidney-like or something.
15:20I was so pleased she asked, because I didn't have a clue either.
15:23How do you get them like this?
15:26You buy them in a jar.
15:29They did bring a nice sort of flavour to it all, which I've tasted again.
15:32That's year-old walnuts for you.
15:34Did you kill the venison?
15:36It was shot on a very nearby estate, but not by me.
15:40It's like...
15:40Is venison cancer similar to horse?
15:43Nay, love.
15:44I'm sorry.
15:44Most game is very lean, of any kind, because it spends most of its time running from its
15:50prey, so it doesn't have an ounce of fat on it.
15:52It has a lot of meat.
15:54It wasn't quite quick enough, though, was it, to be fair?
15:56Oh, very funny, Rav.
15:57Game is a much underappreciated meat in England, and I would encourage more people to eat game.
16:03It's locally sourced, locally supplied.
16:04What would you rather eat?
16:05Local venison or lamb that's been shipped all the way from New Zealand?
16:09That's a fair point.
16:10Back at the table, Mrs M is bragging about how cheap their dinner was.
16:14Red cabbage with apple and onion is really, really cheap to make.
16:19All it is, it's just cooked with a bit of red wine vinegar, and the apples came out of my
16:24garden.
16:25Most of the ingredients Mrs M actually had herself.
16:28The potatoes are local, the apples had come from her own garden.
16:32And I costed the whole of my evening this evening, so I know exactly how much everything has cost.
16:38The only thing she really outsourced, her favourite phrase, was the meat that she got from a very, very local
16:44butcher.
16:45Is it what you expected when you saw the menu today?
16:48Yeah, because it's what was on the menu.
16:51If you'd given me fish and chips, I would have been blown away.
16:54I think the main was better than they expected, actually.
16:57Nobody left anything, and some people had seconds.
17:00Well, it would seem your risky main has put you back in the running.
17:04Got any more surprises?
17:07Follow me!
17:08Ooh! Where are we going?
17:10This way, there's a puddle there.
17:11Are we going mine?
17:12There's a puddle.
17:14Now, in we go.
17:17Stay very close to it, Colin.
17:19Come on!
17:20I know what it is!
17:21Mrs M's entertainment tonight really was this full-blown Christmas carol service.
17:28Not exactly St Paul's, is it?
17:36With an extra surprise.
17:39Oh, come let us adore him.
17:43And it's him!
17:45It's Andrew!
17:46It's Jen's best friend.
17:47Oh, come let us adore him.
17:51Oh, come let us adore him.
17:58Christ's dad!
18:02That man pops up everywhere.
18:04Jen!
18:06It's me!
18:08Ah!
18:09The best Christmas surprise I've ever had.
18:13He clearly needs help, and this is the time of year to help people.
18:19It was all down to her!
18:23Second personal treat of the night delivered.
18:25I thought Jen's idea was a great idea, to have someone who could sing at her party.
18:30I thought, you know, why go and find another one?
18:32She's done such a good job of finding that one.
18:34I'll have the same one, thank you.
18:36Better get your pudds out now, Mrs M.
18:38She warms through her toffee and pecan sauce, and there it is.
18:41Sticky toffee pudding.
18:42And the third personal treat of the night, Rav's strawberries.
18:45Oh, hello.
18:46You told me you loved strawberries.
18:48I do love strawberries.
18:49Thank you very much.
18:49But you'd prefer the pudding?
18:51Everyone else tucked into a very tasty-looking, sticky-toffee pudding, but my strawberries were nice.
18:57Got a bit envious that Rav got special treatment with strawberries, because I think I could have
19:02done with that a bit of a lighter pudding to finish the proceedings on.
19:05Just your surprise to call me on, Alex.
19:08I'm trying to do something special for people.
19:10I'm trying to show that I'm thoughtful, and I've really loved being with you for the last
19:14five days, and so, you know, whether it's making a French martini or getting Andrew down
19:18from London.
19:19I'm just trying to, you know, do little touches.
19:22Oh, you have.
19:23Well, my favourite fruit there, Mrs M.
19:25Thank you very much.
19:26What have you done special for me?
19:28Good point.
19:28Alex, I want you to come down the other end.
19:33I have to say, you know, you've been such a special person for me all week.
19:37I've got something to say to you.
19:39Oh, we switched it.
19:41Someone got there 25 years ago.
19:45So, I want to give you a very special Christmas kiss.
19:50Oh, that's lovely.
19:52Oh, it's lovely to meet you, and you've been such a fantastic host as well tonight.
19:55Oh.
19:56I think it does show that you did forget to get me something.
19:58No.
20:00Oops, bastard.
20:01It's been a nice way to sort of end the week, and I think Mrs Moneypenny excelled herself.
20:07Good hosting skills, and I'm suitably full.
20:11Christmas is a time for giving, and I think everybody's given of themselves this week.
20:15Everybody's been a very thoughtful host, and everyone's been very generous of spirit.
20:21Well, let's see how generous they are with their scores, as you've got the tough job of beating Jen's near
20:26-perfect 38.
20:31Food wasn't 100% perfection.
20:34Slightly under-seasoned.
20:36Few little tiny flaws.
20:38But she did an amazing job of bringing Christmas to her house, and even brought me best mate.
20:44So tonight, I'm giving her the best mark of awards at all week.
20:48A great big nine.
20:52Mrs M made amazing food.
20:55Absolutely blew me away with the entertainment, and I think really nailed the spirit of Christmas.
21:02So for that reason, I have no choice but to give her a perfect ten.
21:08Tonight, Mrs M put on a very festive evening, a thoughtful evening, and delicious evening, so I'm scoring her a
21:17nine.
21:17Tonight, I'm giving Mrs M an ice strong...
21:21Whoa! Not so fast!
21:23As all the scoring was done in secret, it's down to Mrs Moneypenny to reveal the winner.
21:27You can move again now.
21:29It's been a great week. It's been like five Christmases in one.
21:33But now, let's look at the money!
21:36Show me the money! Show me the money!
21:39In fifth place, it's...
21:42Rav.
21:43Oh, well, there's a shock!
21:44In fourth place, it is...
21:48Rebecca.
21:49Woo!
21:51Not even bronze. Awkward.
21:53I'm chuffed with that. I want that.
21:55In third place, it's Alex.
21:59Yeah, I didn't want to win anyway.
22:01Who has won this year's? Come dine with me.
22:05It's Jen!
22:07Woo!
22:08Well, at least act happy.
22:10In the end, Alex scored Mrs M an eight.
22:12Second.
22:13No, you won!
22:14Oh, did you win?
22:15Yes, you did!
22:16One!
22:17You do know that's for charity?
22:19Jesus!
22:22No!
22:25And who's going to be cleaning that up?
22:27I think everyone's kind of taken it in the spirit that it was meant to be, so it's just good
22:31fun, isn't it?
22:32It's been a good week. Met some great people. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to have lots
22:35of laughs. Done that as well.
22:37Cheers!
22:39Mrs M put on a fantastic evening, so I've really, really enjoyed the night, and I just think Jen is
22:44such a deserving winner.
22:46Absolutely delighted for Jen. I mean, what a worthy winner. I always knew she was going to be the one
22:52to beat.
22:53I'm in shock. I'm just, like, kind of...
22:56Yes! Happy Christmas, one and all!
22:59I won!
22:59Ding Dong!