tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post4026843726578944013..comments2024-02-26T02:53:40.061-05:00Comments on Food Network Musings: Aaron McCargo, You Had Me At Hello…Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-2445997661245003462009-11-05T13:53:18.698-05:002009-11-05T13:53:18.698-05:00Are you located in the SF Bay area? I just wanted ...Are you located in the SF Bay area? I just wanted to let you know that Aaron McCargo will be on ABC 7's "the View From the Bay," Thursday November 12th. If you want FREE tickets to the show you can call the ticket request line at 415-954-7733. He will be cooking Festive and Healthy Holiday Treats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-24122589643443790172008-08-05T20:12:00.000-04:002008-08-05T20:12:00.000-04:00Em,They were smart to get things going quickly. Yo...Em,<BR/>They were smart to get things going quickly. <BR/><BR/>You’d probably love a mandolin. But wait, you might cut your hand on that too.<BR/><BR/>The strong onion or garlic flavor that you get from the powder is so artificial tasting to me that even though it’s intense, it’s yucky... although, as I said, I have used it in rubs. <BR/><BR/>If you want a strong onion or garlic flavor, probably the best way to get it is to sauté it in oil. 99% of the time, I soften my onions first, because I love the sweet deep flavor that gives them. But if you crank up the heat and let them brown before they’ve softened and while they’re still crunchy, you’ll get a nice pungent onion-y flavor. The same for garlic, but, of course, it burns easily. <BR/><BR/>Awwwww, thanks Rach. Maybe you should have postponed your vacation until the show was over. (Okay, that would be a little over the top, just to have seen Adam.)<BR/><BR/>I’m with you on the powdered onion and garlic. <BR/><BR/>That’s impressive that you use a mandolin, but all you need to do to improve your knife skills is to sharpen your knives regularly and just get chopping!<BR/><BR/>Hi Nancy,<BR/>I’m so glad I have such a faithful reader. I didn’t know the FN varied its schedule in different parts of the country. That makes no sense. You’ll live without Aaron, but no Jamie?!! That’s not fair.<BR/><BR/>Yay, Anon!<BR/>We agree! <BR/><BR/>I haven’t seen Aida, but for YOU, I’ll take a look. Watch for it…<BR/><BR/>Hi Amy,<BR/>I felt weird wondering about it, so I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. No, I really think he must have been talking about the oldest of his 3 young boys. And now that you reminded me that Aaron’s only 31, that’s who it must have been. He wouldn’t have said he only has 3 kids, when there was a 4th that he actually mentioned on the show. Would he?<BR/><BR/>Hi Jenn,<BR/>I love the idea of tortilla chips as a coating too.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious what your Italian cooking mentors would say if you asked them about using dried garlic or onion. I hope they don't attack with you a rolling pin...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-23012070236910849832008-08-05T12:36:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:36:00.000-04:00I love the idea of the crunched up tortilla chips!...I love the idea of the crunched up tortilla chips! What an awesome idea! <BR/><BR/>For me, I can never justify the use of dried onion, but dried pulverized garlic, I can see a use for at times, but very few.Thistlemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898600488153652504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-39491661619867282572008-08-04T13:52:00.001-04:002008-08-04T13:52:00.001-04:00I wondered about the kid thing as well, when they ...I wondered about the kid thing as well, when they showed his family at the end of the season finale. If he's only 31, maybe this was a son he had when he was younger, and either gave up for adoption, or maybe is being raised by the baby momma's grandparents? So it's "his" son, but he doesn't raise him, and so that's why even though his son ran away, he was there? Dunno.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-41408848881765553582008-08-04T13:52:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:52:00.000-04:00I didn't watch TNFNS but watched Aaron's first sho...I didn't watch TNFNS but watched Aaron's first show and found him very pleasant and relaxed in front of the stove and camera. I hope he works out because he's much better than the gal who won the last season. Please, oh please, would you review Ask Aida?? I didn't like her show at all. The questions Aida fielded weren't really answered and that techie guy reading the emails and showing the videos is annoying. What's your take on Aida?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-9821781079218540682008-08-04T13:45:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:45:00.000-04:00I am so glad to read your comments about the McCar...I am so glad to read your comments about the McCargo show because we did not get the new show here in Tucson. They programmed the "Star" show over and over again so it was extra disappointing not to see the "star" in action. Neither do we get Anne Burrell or Jamie Oliver so it makes Food Network Musing a must read for me.<BR/>NancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-79219334944129398962008-08-04T12:09:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:09:00.000-04:00I want you to know that the first blog I read (and...I want you to know that the first blog I read (and HAD to read) when I came back from vacation was your TNFNS recap. You officially had me addicted.<BR/><BR/>I hate powdered onion and garlic too! I will make all sorts of substitutions to avoid them.<BR/><BR/>My knife skills are AWFUL. I do loves me my mandoline. I don't have the patience or the dexterity to chop things properly with a knife.The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-24446261749499976752008-08-04T02:05:00.000-04:002008-08-04T02:05:00.000-04:00The show sounds good. I can't believe his show is...The show sounds good. I can't believe his show is already on!<BR/><BR/>I've never used a mandolin before. It's one of those tools that you probably use a lot, once you try it. Or maybe not.<BR/><BR/>I feel the same way about garlic and onion powder...unless...let's say you need intense onion flavor in a short amount of time - what do you do?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204776831565649927noreply@blogger.com