Had it with the Food Channel...

[RICHARD]

I am going to kick my T.V. screen in before too long.

Are people on the FNC STOOPID?

I passed by the Grilling with Booby Flake offering.

He had two guys on that were making some kind of BBQ food.

They prepped the meat and went to put it on a Weber Kettle BBQ-the round model on the stilts........

They took the top off and put it on the floor so they could place the meat on the grill.

If you have half a brain, two licks of sense and a pair of eyes they would know that the model they used has a hook welded inside the dome so the top can be hung on the edge of the grill....the top of the BBQ should never be put on the ground!

This amazes me everytime I see someone do that!!!


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I'll look out for the deep fried bananas at the fair this year!

[RICHARD]

I love dumb people.


Where does olive oil come from?

How do you get olive oil?

Are olives edible?

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PBS has a series called Globetrekker. They make programs on traveling to different countries. Last night they did a special food episode with some chefs as the hosts of each segment.

The first was Padma from Top Chef, She cooked this paella in Spain. The next segment was Tyler Florence visiting Italy. He went to an olive farm to harvest olives and to help make olive oil.

He's with the owner of the farm and talking about the process when the man tells TF that he should taste a fresh olive, right from the tree.

I just about wet my pants.

He takes the olive, pops it onto his mouth and starts to chew.

Who doesn't know that raw olives are not edible?

Here's a hint. He got the ULTIMATE surprise when he bit into a 'fresh olive'.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I am going to kick my T.V. screen in before too long.

Are people on the FNC STOOPID?

I passed by the Grilling with Booby Flake offering.

He had two guys on that were making some kind of BBQ food.

They prepped the meat and went to put it on a Weber Kettle BBQ-the round model on the stilts........

They took the top off and put it on the floor so they could place the meat on the grill.

If you have half a brain, two licks of sense and a pair of eyes they would know that the model they used has a hook welded inside the dome so the top can be hung on the edge of the grill....the top of the BBQ should never be put on the ground!

This amazes me everytime I see someone do that!!!


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I'll look out for the deep fried bananas at the fair this year!

Is that the two guys that grilled lettuce? After I saw that, I left the room. Tooooooo much!!

[RICHARD]

Is that the two guys that grilled lettuce? After I saw that, I left the room. Tooooooo much!!

Yep,
Typical Cah Lee fuh nee ahns - if it don't fall through the grill, you can BBQ it.

Here's another thing to watch for - Theme days.

They start with a veggie/meat and carry it through to all the programs on that day.

I noticed this a few weeks ago when I was surfing the tube. I passed a show in the morning before I went out and the p.m. shows had the same ingredient.

[CathyBogart]

I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

[Daisy and Delilah]

I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

In my opinion, that was one of FN's best shows. I really liked it too! Anybody that liked Alton before would definitely love him after that cool show.

[jennielynn1970]

I have a crush on Alton Brown, especially after he did the show where he traveled around on the motorcycle.....

Ditto!! I absolutely LOVE Alton Brown. I just love his personality on his shows, and the way he teaches about ingredients and food.

I even have his pic on my MySpace (along with the CSI hotties, lol). My tastes vary a lot!

[jennielynn1970]

I'm watching the South Beach Food Fest (not very impressed). Paula Deen is on. UGH.

Is it just me, or did Emeril get really fat and really balding?!

[RICHARD]

I'm watching the South Beach Food Fest (not very impressed). Paula Deen is on. UGH.

Is it just me, or did Emeril get really fat and really balding?!

EL and AB have the same barber, that's all.

PD had a guest cook on her Friday night program last night. I don't know who he was but she asked him something about being in touch with his feminine side. She then started in with the sex jokes and when the guy started to go toe to toe with her, she stopped him so her show wouldn't get cancelled.

She's way too creepy and without shame., that woman.

[cassiesmom]

OH, I had forgotten the 'many small bowls of pre measured, perfectly centered and perfectly placed around the "mother bowl".

That is a peeve I was able to work through, By cooking as sloppily as I can.

I was watching "America's Test Kitchen" -- the host was preparing brown sugar cookies and had the wet ingredients mixed in a small bowl. She was ready to add the dry ingredients from a much larger bowl. I was sitting there thinking why she wouldn't have started the wet ingredients in the larger bowl when she said right out loud that under normal circumstances, that is exactly what she would have done. I thought of Richard's mother bowl! Hello, why would you not demonstrate what you want a home cook to do?! Oh, cooking shows. The other one that cracks me up is "Everyday Food" on PBS - they do the same thing! Every ingredient for every recipe is pristinely positioned in its own little cup or bowl for the cook to use in preparing the dish. That is NOT an enticement for me to try this at home.