I also just happened upon that show and thought exactly the same thing.
Thing is, she really piles it on when she plates food -- she put a couple
big spoons of that potato/onion preparation on that large platter along with
the chicken and the salsa topping as a serving. I was thinking the piece of
chicken topped with salsa and one of those potatoes would have been perfect
for me.

She appears to come from one of the manga!, manga! cultures that like to
come on strong in every way -- simply a different atitude toward food as
sharing love more than valuing portions-- which is often a very healthy
diet, depending on ingredients and, I guess, some amount of self-control..




"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> merryb wrote:
> > On Apr 23, 6:33 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >> Mom likes to watch Rachel Ray in the afternoons so I've caught her
> >> show from time to time. Is it just me or are the portions she makes
> >> absolutely *humongous*?
> >>
> >> Yesterday she did a show featuring chicken with roasted vegetables.
> >> She said allow 1/2 a chicken per person. WHAT?! She then proceeded
> >> to season and place 3 split chickens (and I do mean chickens, not
> >> cornish game hens) into a roasting pan with the vegetables. Who
> >> (aside from TFM! LOL) eats like this?
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Apparently she does! Have you noticed she's quite a bit chubbier than
> > when she first started that show?
> >
> LOL I dunno. I never actually saw it until a couple of months ago.
>