"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> On 12/31/2010 8:31 AM, ravenlynne wrote:
>> On 12/31/2010 2:29 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> ... what y'all are on about.
>>>
>>> I seldom have time to watch TV these days, but I was flipping thought
>>> the
>>> satellite channels available in our neck of the woods last night - and
>>> lo
>>> and behold - I see Food Network is now amongst their offerings....
>>
>> I'm sorry lol.
>>
>> No, I'm kidding. It's worth it for Ina's show.
>>
> <snip>
>
> I can't stand Ina. She's more irritating to me than Rachael Ray. When I
> think about it, I probably cooked more like Rachael Ray's style (probably
> not the same dishes) when I had a family to feed.
>
> Ina is always cooking for her "friends". I don't know about y'all, but I
> can't throw those fancy dinner parties with expensive ingredients (which I
> surely can't get here) for *my* friends. Most of my friends prefer
> everyday food prepared with a little creativity thrown into the pot.
>
> I used to like Paula Deen, but she's gone over-the-top. I think she just
> ran out of recipes containing a pound of butter in every dish and had to
> drag up some kitsch to cover up for the lack of substance.
>
> I used to love that Ming guy, but they took him off. AAMOF, all of the
> ones who really cooked are gone now. I watch it for entertainment not
> cooking.

They really trashed Ming on the Iron Chef thing. Said his plating style was
too '80s.