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hmmmmm.... a bacon martini??
Karen,
I feel for you. That must be a real chore to read every label.:(
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You can put bacon lip balm on a pig??????:D
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The GF GB casserole is way too much work-LOL I love the campbell's GB casserole and can eat that plain all day long! I love it with the golden mushroom soup-By the time you track down all the ingredients and I counted 20? I know that some are repeats, but all that prep work, for me is not worth the hassle.
It's only two I have to worry about and even figuring out a 1/2 recipe is daunting.
We discussed the thing about finding the right ingredients for a recipe. Vidalias are really rare out here and the shallots and mushrooms you'd have to go to an expensive national store and pay a premium price for them.
I looked at shiitake shrooms at a store out here and they were 5.99 a pound. God knows what they cost today!
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I cannot live without my season salt!
I have all the ingredients. Numbers of ingredients don't intimidate me in a recipe. The hot oil kind of freaks me out, but other than that, it's not too hard. People let recipes intimidate them when they shouldn't. It's a bunch of prep work, but other than that, not too much work, except for the deep frying of the onions and shallots.
You do what I do. I know that the cashiers at Giant do NOT look at what kind of mushroom you have. They just do "generic" mushrooms.
I got Shitake and Oyster mushrooms tonight for 2.69 and 1.36. They were rung up at 3.49/lb, so......
My vidalias were 2.98 lb.
Shallots were prepackaged, 1.99. Not too bad, but there are only 2 of them. I couldn't find loose shallots at this certain Giant.
I'm getting back at the manager yelling "SHRINK!!!!" at me for the stupid cheese that I didn't leave out of the cold section (the customer did). :p ;)
I actually DID save $20 in coupons. I was good and searched them all out.
Is anyone watching the PBS special with a New York food writer, Mario Batali and some actress?
I have watched this-I know, it's not a TVFN program, but they are touring Spain and eating up the country side!
It's really interesting and the foods are fantastic! The only problem is the actress, who is a vegetarian is a royal PITA.
MB and the writer are always teasing the actress about eating meat when they have a meal and the woman is an absolute idiot-oh, it's Gwenyth Paltrow.
I am watching it from the standpoint of the food but I cannot stand the idiotic back and forth about veggies versus meat eaters.
Why would some vegetarian agree to do a program on a country rich with a tradition of meat, ham and seafood? The foods are spectacular but the banter and trying to gross out the GP is really stupid and makes it not worth watching when she shows up. MB and GP show up and leave during the episodes that I have seen, so by and part, it watchable.
The series is called Spain on the Road Again.
Gwyneth is annoying to begin with.
When I grew up (never) my mom hammered into my head that you never go to the table and complain/make faces or act stupid when you get to a dish/ingredient you don't like.
MB, the writer and GP just went on and on about what they were eating. MB and GP had breakfast and MB is going on about his food....and the fact that it's meat-"you can taste the barn".....GP is making faces and instead of taking the high road, she's making comments about back at him.
People wonder why the PETA/veggie people and regular carnivores don't get along. There is a certain amount of stupidity on both sides. I never liked Batali and found that his attitude toward GP was really nasty and rude. GP gets back at him by making snippy comments about eating meat. Here you have people on a culinary vacation of a lifetime and they are being AHs toward each other because one does and the other doesn't eat meat.
Last week the writer and GP had grilled veggies done up in oil over an open fire. Instead of giving a detailed rundown of what they were eating, they had to have a conversation about how Mario would react to a meal without meat.
I was never a fan of either MB or GP, this just reinforces my feelings toward them.
it's kinda like when i dated the muslim guy and we disagreed about pork products. I just said that the prophet didn't have proper refrigeration and that's why it's in the Qur'an that you can't have it (so sue me... it was blasphemous).
He would have a fit if I ate bacon, which I love. In the end, that's what I used to get rid of him. "OOOH.. I had this huge smoked turkey BLT from WaWa's.. it was soooooo good!!" :p
He said eating bacon or pork products for him would be like me eating cat or dog. Not sure about that. I see them as pets, and I don't think they kept them as pets, lol. they also thought dogs were unclean. I said the prophet wasn't a dog person either. Again.. blasphemy. ;)
I had fun annoying him, can you tell??
INFIDEL!
We would go out to a Mex food place every two weeks with all the gang from work.
We invited a new gal in the office and the next day she came in FUMING because we 'tricked' her into eating pork-she was married to a Muslim- she told us she got sick when she realized that she ate pork and didn't talk to us for about a week.:confused:
NO wonder people are hating all over the planet.
They don't appreciate pigs.:D
Wow... that wouldn't last long, lol. I'd have a hard time making it without nibbling on it to begin with, lol!
Funny story... said ex-boyfriend was a cheapskate and thought he was being really frugal by buying this "sandwich" he saw every day at his school. It was only $1 for 2 of them.
These "sandwiches" were hotdogs, lol!!! :eek: :D
It took him over 6 months to figure out what they were, and then he was so upset, he was sick for about a week.
Just made me crack up even more.
I never saw him eating them, otherwise I would have said what he was eating. I tried to tell him that they do have chicken and turkey dogs now, but he just wasn't interested.
I just looked up the instructions on making the bacon placemat!
I love the blurb, "eating a whole placemat ain't a good idea!"
Why that's a good college hazing project!
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I wasted a whole hour last night watching GF and his Family Feast program.
What is the program supposed to be? A cooking show? A 'family' show? I have to admit that I was more curious about his family. LOL, dad is taller than he is.
He looks like his sister and mom. I took it that the sis was a veggie...
I always wonder about that - GF kept up with the "we are eating seafood, you are eating granola!" WHY even bother having her come up on stage?
I have had my share of meals where I didn't care for the food or an ingredient, but I ate anyway. Some effing veggies act like they are going to die if they even touch meat-I know there are people who will get ill if they come in contact with some food/products-but I find them less hostile and calmer when they come across the subject. Some 'by choice' veggies are rude and try to make you feel guilty for eating meat. GF's sis looked like she was biting her tongue about it.
THe show was really bad, there was no cooking, as far as giving out a recipe and the eating at the end was kinda rude too, I know he fed the audience, but it looked like sandwiches-not the food he cooked.
The other thing that make me laugh is the spinning utensils trick he does with the platters.:rolleyes:
I may have to bill the TVFN for my lost time? Ya think?:D;)
OH! Had to tell you guys that Guy Fieri's recipe for Mean Green Beans was a HIT at my house. I was shocked!!! It really tastes good.
A few things, the bacon CAN be omitted and you'd never notice it. The fresh deep fried onions on the top are EASY to do, and omg, are they ever worth it!!! My mom kept picking them off and eating them before I got to put them on the casserole, lol.
Very tasty, very well liked, you guys outta try it!!
I ran by the Iron Chef battle with Batali and Oliver and wanted to die.
One of the assistant chefs opened up an ostrich egg and when he saw the yolk was broken tossed the whole thing into the garbage.
AB said it was worth 20 eggs.......what an omelet that would have made for some hungry people?:rolleyes:
I find "Man vs. Food" offensive on so many levels. It can't be healthy to eat that much food, and that's just plain being a glutton when so many people don't have enough.
That's one of the reasons I cannot stomach-pun intended- Guy Feedme (Fieri). I would like to slap him when he goes into the restaurant kitchens and acts like a friggin pig. I refuse to see the comedy of trying to stuff a corned beef sandwich into your piehole because you can. Give me chefs, not animals or personalities.
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Last night I was listening to talk radio and the subject was food and buffets.
Some places are adding a 3% fee to diners who waste food.
I love buffets and never ever serve myself more than I can eat. I always clean my plate and it ices me to see people pile on the food and leave half of it on the table.
I also cannot stand the folks who let their kids serve themselves-like animals- then beg them to eat 'one more spoon' of a serving that's suited for a grownup.
The kid pushes the more than half filled plate away and I just think of all the people that would have killed for some of that food.:(
I saw part of the ultimate recipe show with Guy Feedme...
Unreal.
I cannot believe that a channel would invest so much on such freak.
The guy that won the last Chef Contest is starting to bug me too. It's called the FOOD CHANNEL, not the I COOK, THEREFORE I AM channel!;)
I'm getting a kick out of the latest on FN. For years, all we've seen is high fat, high calorie foods being prepared(not that there's anything wrong with this;)). Now.......everybody is suddenly going light. It just seems ridiculous because we know they won't stay light. It's so funny. FN is trying to keep up with the national trend that occurs after the first of every year. I vote we go back to the way it was and we can all put our low fat/low calorie spin on it ourselves.
Paula Deen uses one stick of butter instead of three.:) Do we ever see Paula as a healthy cook? She can't stop joking about it while she's doing it.
I'm having a problem with "Ask Aida". She's a little too arrogant for my taste.
What happened to NIgella? I am actually missing "Emeril Live" every day at 2:00. What happened to the guy they call the "Naked Chef"?
Iron chef's judges are getting more and more comical. Some of those people don't know what they're eating and nothing about food at all. Is it good to use them as serious judges?
I am starting to like Gina Neely a little bit. I really like the whole Neely family. I'm still in love with Pat.:D
I enjoyed the "Ultimate Recipe" show too. That mac and cheese almost put me over the top.;) Some of those dishes looked pretty darn tasty.
GF is another story. Where did he get this new wardrobe? From bowling shirts to western wear. Get along little dogie. Get along GF...........
Booby Flake is on every time I turn the tv on. He seems to be the Iron Chef chosen more than anyone else. Where are Maurimoto and Mario Batali?
I guess we all know that Ricochet Rachel is recovering from throat surgery now. I think she had it on the 16th of December. She actually has to have a voice coach to learn how to talk all over again to save her vocal chords.
Richard: Is it Aaron McCargo that's bothering you? He is one dynamic personality. Last Sunday's show, the first of the new season, was terrible. I was really dissappointed. I like this guy alot but his food was unappealing to me. Almost gross looking. He was treating his little son like his partner in a comedy routine. Unbelievable!!
You might be talking about Michael Symon. Another fairly dynamic personality.
Scooter's Mom,
I am talking about Aaron McCargo
The Ultimate Recipe Show is not my cup of tea! I HATE mac and cheese!;):eek: It just a taste/growing up thing......NO way I eat it as a requested dish.
The AM thing is more personality than recipe, I want to see him cook, not preen.
I don't care for Symon, it's his laugh, he reminds me of my brother's laugh-forced and obnoxious.
I'm not fond of Bobby Flay at all. Everytime someone beats him at "Throwdown" I get so happy!
I find that I like Sunny Anderson. She's not as "stuffy" as some of the other hosts. I'll get tired of her too, I'm sure.
Flay is a chump. IT's his ego. I feel sorry for the gals that cook with him on UT......
Guy Feedme gets more and more obnixious, the TGI Friday's commercials make me flip channels very quickly.:D
Oh, Nigella is on early on the weekends and RR had sir jury on her throat?
Hmmm, Has anyone seen the DELISH or NUTRISH dog food commercial?
I had to laugh, What does RR know about dog food or nutrition. She probably starves to dog so it will eat her cooking!:rolleyes:
KIDDING!
I ussually watch RR with the sound off.
The Dunkin' Donuts coffee commercials with RR really cracked me up. Just what she needs: more coffee. She's already a gas molecule; she'll turn into plasma at this rate!:eek:
Oh great, That's all we need-a freaking plasma jet burning a hole into the greater NY area!;)
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HOkay, I have to to this because I have a interest in Sandra Lee.
It's not an eye candy or lust....IT's more who she is and where she comes from.
Is she married? I know she has had a tough childhood, but she talks about her family and wears a wedding band, but never talks about a hubby..
I know she lived in Cah Lee fuh nee ah for a while-Lost Angeles?-she pronounces some words with a Hispanic accent. The way she says 'plate', for example.....We noticed that a while back.
And I wonder if she's the control freak that Martha Stew-heart is. I saw the biography on her and it seems they both have the control gene!
Thanks!
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I was watching Anthony Bourdain on his Travel Channel show and he stopped into visit Mario Batali's dadm who runs a salami shop! I had seen bits of the show episode-Oregon and Washington- before.
MB's dad, mom and sis are remarkably ordinary. None is overweight and none have the flaming red hair.......They make and sell salami out of a shop they all work at, amazing food and none of the segment, other than AB saying it was MB's family even mentioned him!
RR had a cyst on her throat and had to have it removed.
Blue: the only way to listen to her is with the sound off. FN has been running some of her first shows. Holy Cow!!
They took off the Dunkin Donuts commercials because she was wearing a scarf that was supposedly a possible link to terrorism. People complained about it and the ads were pulled.
I have seen RR dog food commercials. The woman is into everything. That came after her animal special last year.
The last I heard about Sandra Lee was that she was living it up in Gordon Elliot's place. I thought GE was married and has children. Not sure what happened there.
I never hear her talk about a husband either. She seems to be obsessed with her sister and her family.
Booby Flake is so arrogant. He tries to lower himself to other people and he just can't pull it off. I also love it when he loses on Throwdown.:D He always has that fake smile on his face. It's obnoxious.
Giada is another one that can't handle defeat. Did anybody see any shows that were filmed while she was pregnant? I saw one and she was still 85 pounds.
I like Sunny Anderson too but I wish she would stop acting so nervous and relax. That laugh of her's is unreal.:eek:
I do blame The Food Network for that - remember in the "Next Food Network Star" they kept criticizing him for not having "enough personality"? They said that about him almost every week, when he obviously just wanted to cook and present his food - they have created a "character" out of him, instead of letting him be who he wanted to be. Sad, but true. You can tell he's uncomfortable, at least I can, being so "over the top" about things and mugging with his kid. But that's what The Food Network pushes and pushes and I don't know why, frankly. I liked watching him before they "transformed" him a whole lot better. Interesting to see Adam, who lost the "Next Food Network Star" show apparently now has a show ... I don't know what it is, as I have the DVR on "skip" over the commercials, I just see his face flash by.
I watch the Ultimate Recipe show today, and Richard, for some of us, mac and cheese - the REAL stuff, not the orange stuff in the box - is comfort food. Yet I know people who, even as adults, still eat the orange stuff as their own "comfort food" - all has to do with what you ate as a kid, obviously!
And I'm guessing growing up where you did, in the climate you did, there wasn't a lot of call for heavy "stick-to-your-ribs in bitter winter weather" type food!
We so have a cold season, It's on December 17th from 4 a.m. until 6 a.m.
Dad was a M&C, SPAM fiend. I used to go to the pantry and look for something quick to make......and all there was was M&C and cans o' SPAM!
Sometimes I'll bust out a can and box and go to town!:eek:
Part of it is not having a 'dairy' gene, when I get real M&C, it sours me, literally, on the dairy in real food!:(
If I am invited to dinner or I have a frozen M&C hanging around, I'll do it! It's just not my cup of tea. All the people back east eat good food anyway, what else is there to do during the winter except cook?;):D
The AM thing is really irritating, the guy CAN cook! The smiles and over presentation make me numb. I don't care for the catchy phrases and sayings....
JUST COOK!
LOL,
Rice, beans and tortillas are multi-seasonal!:D
Let's see - shovel snow, try not to fall down while dealing with ice on the driveway, spend time hacking ice off of driveway and the vehicle one intends to drive, refilling the windshield washer fluid again, shoveling the front stairs again ... digging out the end of the driveway after the plow refills it again ...
Cooking is the warm alternative! ;)
Believe it or not, I actually enjoy all that stuff, except for the "trying not to fall down" part which takes more concentration for me than most ... having half the sense of balance that normal folks do. After all, what other kind of exercise is as immediately as gratifying as shoveling snow? For each shovelful thrown onto the pile, you not only are rewarded with a clean patch of pavement, but a taller pile AND calories burned! And even days later you can look at the snow pile and think "Hah! I did that!"
I can really agree that the new Aaron is a FN creation. He is obviously uncomfortable with it. Maybe we should all email them and let them know how we feel. Enough with the theatrics and more cooking, Please!!!
I hope he doesn't get tired of it and decide to leave them, down the road.:(
Did anyone see the Paula Deen, Aaron show they did together?
FN has ruined that poor dude. It was way over the top with 'character'.
I wanted to watch more of it, but my head started to cave in!:rolleyes:
I read yesterday that RR didn't need the surgery after all. She just needed voice training. I don't think this was a surprise to anybody.:rolleyes:
Richard,
This morning at 9:30, our time here on the east coast.......there was a new show called "Viva Daisy"(I think that was it). This lady was cooking Mexican style food with a healthy twist.
I hope you get to see it and give us your opinion. I enjoyed it.:)
I saw Viva Daisy too! She's originally from the PBS channel, and I have one of her cookbooks. I remember her being thinner and having shorter hair. She cooks really down home latin foods. You really have to check her out. She's great. You might want to look for her old PBS shows too, Daisy Cooks. I'm worried they're going to try to "food network" her show and make her less of what I liked watching. They already have her hair different, although maybe she decided that herself.
Here's her cookbook, which I have.