tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post4487137629620020164..comments2024-02-26T02:53:40.061-05:00Comments on Food Network Musings: Sandy, Bad Food And The Ruin Of The WorldSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-680177873315196532008-10-13T12:40:00.000-04:002008-10-13T12:40:00.000-04:00Hi Cheryl,Nice blog you have. Sometimes SL can be ...Hi Cheryl,<BR/>Nice blog you have. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes SL can be amusing, in a strange never-want-to-cook-like-her way.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-67486109543116467482008-09-25T12:19:00.000-04:002008-09-25T12:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by! I Hate hate hate Sandra Le...Thanks for stopping by! I Hate hate hate Sandra Lee, just thinking about her pises me off! LOLJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873266372035209584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-2237796691630891432008-09-22T10:01:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:01:00.000-04:00Hi Neil,Yes!!! That’s exactly right. There is simp...Hi Neil,<BR/>Yes!!! That’s exactly right. There is simply no good reason to use all that packaged premade garbagey stuff and plenty of reasons not to. <BR/><BR/>Hey S,<BR/>You are GOOD! I thought I could find ANYTHING online and I could only come up with the champagne gasses. I don’t know why, but I find them UGLEEEEEEEEEEE! But now that you’ve said Moma has them, I may have to reconsider. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Cyn. <BR/>I just report on what's happening. It's Aunt Sandy that's off the hook. <BR/><BR/>Rachel,<BR/>That’s what’s so mysterious about Sandy. Her food isn’t better, faster or cheaper…WHY is she still around? <BR/><BR/>Why people won’t use real cream is a mystery. I love that: “Cool Whip is a powerful force.”<BR/><BR/>Amy,<BR/>I’m just impressed that he bought you a cookbook at all. I don’t have a problem with pre-shredded cheese, every once in a while, for pizza or tacos, but NOT Parmesan. That stuff tastes like mothballs. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Tracy.<BR/><BR/>Em,<BR/>I HATE that. Thanks for persevering.<BR/><BR/>Yes, that grape jelly thing was a perversion of all that is good in the world. There is absolutely NO reason for it. <BR/><BR/>Sandra’s costume, tabletop and color schemes remind me of all those bright candy colors that were banned years ago, because they cause cancer!<BR/><BR/>Hi Jen,<BR/>That's good that you can't watch too often. That must mean that you actually get worthwhile things done!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-87607562848882692162008-09-19T11:10:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:10:00.000-04:00Hi Sue... I don't know what I would do without you...Hi Sue... I don't know what I would do without your write-ups since I don't have cable. Whenever I do get a chance to watch the FoodNetwork and Semi-homemade happens to be on I spend the entire half wondering why anyone would bother to make a SL recipe especially since they never look very good, even on tv.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857821193039660352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-47908202340022967992008-09-18T14:44:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:44:00.000-04:00OMG I just wrote this really long comment and it d...OMG I just wrote this really long comment and it didn't go through. This connection is horrible.<BR/><BR/>I know you don't like watching her show, but I do enjoy reading your recaps. Hilarious!<BR/><BR/>I have never used a slow cooker, and I don't plan on it. I don't get the point either. I think they're old fashioned...and I don't know...trashy? <BR/><BR/>Nobody mentioned the crostada in your comments. This is a horrible, horrible idea! Grape jelly and ricotta? Gross! Ugh.<BR/><BR/>Did you figure out what was up with the black? <BR/>I hope I didn't come off too negative. Sandra is very pretty and her story is interesting. I actually kind of like the hair, outfits and color schemes.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204776831565649927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-27866575002075593902008-09-17T10:54:00.000-04:002008-09-17T10:54:00.000-04:00An entertaining recap!An entertaining recap!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465184138365516108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-4181136525929980532008-09-15T13:58:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:58:00.000-04:00Hubby actually doesn't watch her much with me (I d...Hubby actually doesn't watch her much with me (I don't watch her that often either, only when I'm sitting around waiting to go to the gym, or at the gym), so I don't think he's taken in by her feminine wiles. He has commented that the kitchen is weird. He bought me her 20 minute meal book, because I'm the one who always cooks dinner, and sometimes he feels bad (not too bad, though, b/c he says he could always order in), so he was trying to be helpful. I sometimes buy frozen veggies to use for cooking, but only because the fresh is either way too expensive, or I can't find them fresh (like pearl onions). Okay, and I do use pre-shredded cheese, only because hubby will use it for sandwiches, and i don't think he'd grate it himself. But usually, when she calls for pre-shredded veggies, I just use real onesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-78135362849173639002008-09-15T10:23:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:23:00.000-04:00I caught the first few minutes of that episode aft...I caught the first few minutes of that episode after missing most of the Cooking Loft that day. I was really weirded out by her choice of color scheme. Was she going for the Italian Widow look? Why the black?<BR/><BR/>She was going on about how good slow-cooked food was and I thought, "Isn't her show about saving time?" No matter what she says, it's not about saving money because all of her pre-prepared ingredients are expensive. Certainly her use of the slow cooker isn't really practical. I could make better versions of some of her dishes in far less time with fresh ingredients. Most of us could.<BR/><BR/>I was pretty grossed out by her menu, so I really couldn't watch. I think a lot of people just watch the show to make fun of it. I know she has her followers, but I think she has far more detractors. It doesn't matter why people watch it. FN makes money no matter what the reason.<BR/><BR/>Word on the cream. It's not that hard to whip cream. Sadly, many many people think Cool Whip is the greatest stuff on earth. I've often shouted the virtues of real whipped to people and why they shouldn't use Cool Whip, only to be met with, "But I love Cool Whip." Cool Whip is a powerful force. It has many poor folks in its grip. You can't fight it. I've tried.The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-9513660470566179242008-09-14T19:51:00.000-04:002008-09-14T19:51:00.000-04:00There were black items stuck haphazardly all over ...<I>There were black items stuck haphazardly all over the kitchen. Maybe this was a funeral lunch for a lace maker…I HAD to stay tuned.</I> - I am not kidding, my eyes are wet with tears from laughter and my jaws hurt. :DDCynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-30597725983673242272008-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:002008-09-14T19:47:00.000-04:00We use tumblers now, or use wineglasses and just d...We use tumblers now, or use wineglasses and just deal with the occasional loss (more often due to an adult than a child, truth be told).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, came back in case anyone else was similarly curious in order to report that I found them, these are glass but are clearly the ones from the show, they're out of stock though:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cocktailvibe.com/StoreBox/wine/ig1022.htm<BR/><BR/>Even cooler are "Inside Out" glasses, made by Alissia Melka Teichroew. Same idea, more delicate execution. The MOMA store sells them, so I am now less chagrined by my love for this idea.shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984106582245513722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-17533740535451205522008-09-14T19:01:00.000-04:002008-09-14T19:01:00.000-04:00I've watched her make some things that I might try...I've watched her make some things that I might try to make, but in general I don't like her show.<BR/><BR/>I think she gives the impression that good food with fresh ingredients takes a lot of time. If you plan ahead, you can make good stuff that is 70% fresh and 30% premade.Neil Parillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074901258306769278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-86666272909972122392008-09-14T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-14T13:12:00.000-04:00No, Amy, say it isn't so. You actually have her IN...No, Amy, say it isn't so. You actually have her IN YOUR HOUSE? It figures that your husband, perhaps susceptible to her feminine lacy tunics and strong cocktails, would have bought that for you...But what you're basically saying, though, is that you didn't really need her recipes, because you changed them so much using real food. <BR/><BR/>The thing I don't get about her cooking is that it's often fairly involved. In the time that it takes to mix her powders and other fake things together, you could have just made something real to begin with.<BR/><BR/>Well, Anonymous, I'm glad you found me...however it happened. <BR/><BR/>You could try serving wine, like they do in French bistros, and use tumblers when there are young ones about.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284023935180677683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-32629986333504572362008-09-14T11:09:00.000-04:002008-09-14T11:09:00.000-04:00I actually liked those plasticky wineglasses, thou...I actually liked those plasticky wineglasses, thought they'd be nice for use until my kids grow up for adults at dinners with the kids. I actually found this writeup (which I agree with in all other ways, and lovely snarking) while looking to see where I could get those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134384403689315687.post-17053426608947820492008-09-14T01:22:00.000-04:002008-09-14T01:22:00.000-04:00I watch her, my hubby bought me one of her cookboo...I watch her, my hubby bought me one of her cookbooks, and I've made four things, I think, of hers. I don't take her seriously, really. The matching outfits and curtains annoy me. The cookies I made were good (yes cake mix was the base, but my husband, and everybody else who ate them, didn't care and loved them). Her stuffing recipe was too salty. Her scallop chowder was good, and while it did use a can of condensed potato soup, one could easily use real cream and extra potatoes to make it totally homemade. Another was a chicken dish, which I don't think used any processed ingredients. It may have called for frozen veggies of some sort, but I just used real.<BR/><BR/>I think that, to some extent, she encourages people who wouldn't otherwise cook, to cook. And yes 70% is processed, but 30% isn't, and that beats the people who will just grab a box off the shelf every night and eat processed stuff continuously. And sometimes, the stuff does taste good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com