Let's face it, Nigella Lawson whipped up an unexpected MasterChef creation. Her own invention test to the show's classic viewing formula. She took the audience inside the contestants' house.
And like Matt Preston at a cravat sale, Australian viewers are loving what this buxom British cook brings to the screen.
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'Nigella week' hots up on Master Chef
Midnight snacks were nearly the undoing of Nigella's cool, calm exterior on Tuesday night's Master Chef. Vision courtesy Network Ten.
'I think it some booze in it' as if I couldn't love Nigella any more #masterchefau
— Kiera (@UnderYourPorch) May 24, 2016
"I think it needs some booze in it." Nigella is my spirit animal. #MasterChefAU
— Lauren (@ohmyloz) May 24, 2016
“Is that skim milk? I was worried for a second”. She is so relatable #MasterChefAU
— BuzzFeed Australia (@BuzzFeedOz) May 24, 2016
I love how nigella eats like a real person! #nigellaweek #MasterChefAU
— EJ (@SelkieLikesIt) May 24, 2016
#MasterChefAU I love Nigella's beautiful hair she LOOKS so gorgeous even at midnight how awesome. Love the immunity pin twist so clever
— Mark Gorski (@Mark_is_Me) May 24, 2016
Admittedly her challenge was relatively simple - prepare a midnight snack in 30 minutes.
Was this an A-Level Physics paper or Masterchef, asking me how to work a microwave oven smh #aqaphysics
— samuel thomas Ω (@AKARandall) May 24, 2016
"Yeah Nige, so I've made you this Maxibon in a bowl? As you can see I put the, uh, maxibon into a bowl" - me in this #MasterChefAU challenge
— mat whitehead (@matwhi) May 24, 2016
When one has dippy eggs, one really does have everything. Breakfast of champions #MasterChef pic.twitter.com/2uOaJ1DvvO
— Annie McKenzie (@Annie_Mck) May 24, 2016
However it didn't stop Preston still doling out the condolences, "You poor lambs", mostly for his 1.92 metre hulking frame waking the three immunity contenders from their slumber.
"Nigella is famous for those midnight fridge raids... Nigella, what do you hope to see?"
"Well you have to be bold", says Lawson "... Obviously nothing too delicate. It has to feel like a party and it has to feel like a snatched pleasure."
Harry prepared a ... Brookie? Oh, a mix between a brownie and a cookie.
Mimi chose brioche French toast with maple bacon, which she "nailed" and was considered a "worth contender".
Karmen's fried chicken with waffles and maple chilli syrup elicited a "make sure the waffles are good" comment from Lawson, which they were.
"It's so crunchy it would wake up the whole house," guffawed Preston while the remaining bleary-eyed MasterChef residents watched on.
It turned out to be a top job if only it had salt.
In the end the domestic goddess nearly turned to domestic violence as her stress levels heightened for Harry's dish. "I nearly came to hit you over the head with a spatula," she scolded.
And even though the trio delivered "every single thing that I would want", Lawson admitted her favourite: "Despite nearly giving me a nervous breakdown, Harry."
Unfortunately Harry fails to beat South Australian chef Lachlan Colwill to a Christmas dessert challenge, but it still looks like all of MasterChef's Christmases have come at once in Nigella Week.
You can't be too disappointed when even though you didn't win, Nigella liked your dish the best. Not a pin, but still a win.#MasterChefAU
— Ben Macdonald (@foodie_ben) May 24, 2016
And the Queen of Home-cooking has certainly challenged the usual feast of gels and tempered chocolate, with the simplicity of yes, even frozen peas.
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