http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sand...2YBbuKI1yg K?

Really? I was all set to feel bad for her. I like her boyfriend the
Governor, and have thought that a lot of the commentary on her is
politically motivated. Though I've never seen her show, it is better
than *my* TV show. As long as she doesn't complain about my cooking-
I'll leave her to hers.

But she gets offended when she overhears someone say;?
“She takes an angel food cake, slices it in half, opens a can of
frosting, frosts the cake, calls it semi-homemade, and makes a lot of
money.”

I thought that's what she does?

The Post article ends with;
"From humble beginnings she has built her brand into an empire. She
has two long-running shows on the Food Network, a kitchen and home
line at Kmart and Sears and has just launched two new culinary
programs, "Restaurant Remakes" on Food Network and "Taverns Lounges &
Clubs" on Cooking Channel.

The author of 25 cookbooks will be releasing her next book in the
spring "Every Dish Delivers" and she is also starting a new monthly
lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. And last summer when
she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host — the prize
that Martha Stewart regularly won in years past."

If that was me, I think I'd just smile when I heard people talking
about me- no matter what they were saying.

Jim

On 2013-01-02, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:

> I thought that's what she does?

It is. She's a money grubber in the first degree. Fine by me. Like
you said, why woud she care what others think/say.

nb

On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 6:50:58 AM UTC-6, James Elbrecht wrote:
> http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sand...2YBbuKI1yg K?
>
>
>
> Really? I was all set to feel bad for her. I like her boyfriend the
>
> Governor, and have thought that a lot of the commentary on her is
>
> politically motivated. Though I've never seen her show, it is better
>
> than *my* TV show. As long as she doesn't complain about my cooking-
>
> I'll leave her to hers.
>
>
>
> But she gets offended when she overhears someone say;?
>
> �She takes an angel food cake, slices it in half, opens a can of
>
> frosting, frosts the cake, calls it semi-homemade, and makes a lot of
>
> money.�
>
>
>
> I thought that's what she does?
>
>
>
> The Post article ends with;
>
> "From humble beginnings she has built her brand into an empire. She
>
> has two long-running shows on the Food Network, a kitchen and home
>
> line at Kmart and Sears and has just launched two new culinary
>
> programs, "Restaurant Remakes" on Food Network and "Taverns Lounges &
>
> Clubs" on Cooking Channel.
>
>
>
> The author of 25 cookbooks will be releasing her next book in the
>
> spring "Every Dish Delivers" and she is also starting a new monthly
>
> lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. And last summer when
>
> she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host � the prize
>
> that Martha Stewart regularly won in years past."
>
>
>
> If that was me, I think I'd just smile when I heard people talking
>
> about me- no matter what they were saying.
>
It's good that you realize that someone who lives in the glass house of Bisquick fandom shouldn't throw stones at the Semi Homemade lady.
>
> Jim

--Bryan

On 1/2/2013 8:09 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-01-02, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>
>> I thought that's what she does?
>
> It is. She's a money grubber in the first degree. Fine by me. Like
> you said, why woud she care what others think/say.
>
> nb
>
If she *really* cared she'd actually cook something rather than slapping
pre-fab food together. She's laughing all the way to the bank.

Jill

On 1/2/2013 5:50 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

>
> The Post article ends with;
> "From humble beginnings she has built her brand into an empire. She
> has two long-running shows on the Food Network, a kitchen and home
> line at Kmart and Sears and has just launched two new culinary
> proank.grams, "Restaurant Remakes" on Food Network and "Taverns Lounges &
> Clubs" on Cooking Channel.
>
> The author of 25 cookbooks will be releasing her next book in the
> spring "Every Dish Delivers" and she is also starting a new monthly
> lifestyle magazine in partnership with TV Guide. And last summer when
> she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Host — the prize
> that Martha Stewart regularly won in years past."
>
> If that was me, I think I'd just smile when I heard people talking
> about me- no matter what they were saying.
>
> Jim
>


I'm sure she is smiling all the way to the bank, proof that even the
most annoying can succeed.

gloria p

On Jan 2, 7:09*am, jmcquown > wrote:
> On 1/2/2013 8:09 AM, notbob wrote:> On 2013-01-02, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>
> >> I thought that's what she does?
>
> > It is. *She's a money grubber in the first degree. *Fine by me. *Like
> > you said, why woud she care what others think/say.
>
> > nb
>
> If she *really* cared she'd actually cook something rather than slapping
> pre-fab food together. *She's laughing all the way to the bank.
>
> Jill

Jealous?

On 1/2/2013 5:01 PM, Chemo wrote:
> On Jan 2, 7:09 am, jmcquown > wrote:
>> On 1/2/2013 8:09 AM, notbob wrote:> On 2013-01-02, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>>
>>>> I thought that's what she does?
>>
>>> It is. She's a money grubber in the first degree. Fine by me. Like
>>> you said, why woud she care what others think/say.
>>
>>> nb
>>
>> If she *really* cared she'd actually cook something rather than slapping
>> pre-fab food together. She's laughing all the way to the bank.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Jealous?
>
Terribly jealous! I don't have a TV show. LOL

Jill

I just love her tablescapes, though. Rush Limbaugh has a lot of fans, too. If you agree with hime, he's great. Others think he's a dink.

Lee caters to a "semi-homemade" crowd. Found her niche just like McDonalds and Martha Stewart did. Good for her. Doesn't make her a competent cook. Now, she's hitting the bars.

Hey, I'd rather watch her than the Barefoot ****essa. Uff!

Here is everything you need to know about Sandra Lee. She is to
cooking what the Auto Tune and Sampling have done to music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV91Xpxt52A

This Kwanzaa cake is allegedly so bad (I would never try to make it)
that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube, where people
actually set out to make this cake.

When the big stink about this Kwanzaa cake not being quite so PC came
up a couple years back, it was revealed Sandra Lee didn't actually
create this, that she bought the recipe from somebody else.

On Jan 2, 7:20*pm, Gorio > wrote:
>
>
> I just love her tablescapes, though. Rush Limbaugh has a lot of fans,
> too. If you agree with hime, he's great. Others think he's a dink.
>
> Lee caters to a "semi-homemade" crowd. Found her niche just like
> McDonalds and Martha Stewart did. Good for her. Doesn't make her a
> competent cook. Now, she's hitting the bars.
>
>
> > Gorio
>
>
Jill and Gloria pretty much hit the nail on the head when it comes to
this drunkard. She's in her element now with her "Tavern" show; the
woman gets positively orgasmic over liquor.

I think what rubs people wrong about her IS her stupid tablescapes and
she cooks absolutely _nothing_ that is not boxed, canned, or pre-
prepared in some way. Honestly, some of her concoctions look like
she's been digging in the Alpo bag and getting her ingredients there.
She has a great following of incompetent cooks who think opening a can
of something and smearing it with a can of something else is fine
dining. Those are the ones who've made her rich.

Doesn't matter how much money this lush makes, she does not handle
criticism gracefully.

"Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
...
> Here is everything you need to know about Sandra Lee. She is to
> cooking what the Auto Tune and Sampling have done to music:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV91Xpxt52A
>
> This Kwanzaa cake is allegedly so bad (I would never try to make it)
> that there are dozens of tribute videos on youtube, where people
> actually set out to make this cake.
>
> When the big stink about this Kwanzaa cake not being quite so PC came
> up a couple years back, it was revealed Sandra Lee didn't actually
> create this, that she bought the recipe from somebody else.


What recipe? An angel food cake, pie filling, and frosting. Not much of a
creation.

Cheri

On 2013-01-03, Cheri > wrote:

> What recipe? An angel food cake, pie filling, and frosting. Not much of a
> creation.

Whatta train wreck! But, I needed the comedy relief.

nb

> What recipe? An angel food cake, pie filling, and frosting. Not much of a
> creation.

There was another time when she used (and I am not making this up)
leftover chinese food from the foodcourt at the mall that she mixed
into some monsstrosity she was making. And she is a best selling
author of cooking books. A typical recipe for her would be to take
frozen chicken strips, mix some ketchup and honey and a dash of hot
sauce and a dash of liquid smoke and spread it on the strips, and bake
them, and voila, honey bbq chicken. This is why so many foodies can't
stand her, because she has not advanced the art of cooking yet is
influencing an entire generation of cooks. She is a cut and paste
cook.

"Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
...
>
>> What recipe? An angel food cake, pie filling, and frosting. Not much of a
>> creation.
>
> There was another time when she used (and I am not making this up)
> leftover chinese food from the foodcourt at the mall that she mixed
> into some monsstrosity she was making. And she is a best selling
> author of cooking books. A typical recipe for her would be to take
> frozen chicken strips, mix some ketchup and honey and a dash of hot
> sauce and a dash of liquid smoke and spread it on the strips, and bake
> them, and voila, honey bbq chicken. This is why so many foodies can't
> stand her, because she has not advanced the art of cooking yet is
> influencing an entire generation of cooks. She is a cut and paste
> cook.


I agree, but I imagine in todays world she has a large following since a lot
of younger people demand instant gratification in most things, including
food.

Cheri

On 2013-01-03, Cheri > wrote:

> I agree, but I imagine in todays world she has a large following since a lot
> of younger people demand instant gratification in most things, including
> food.

No. She's even more evil than that!

The first show of her's I ever saw was her making spaghetti. She
started the sauce with browning ground beef, adding fresh chopped
onions and fresh garlic and sauteing. I forget if she included
mushrooms. This is killer and how I start my spaghetti. Then, to my
jaw-dropping astonishment, she added a can of TOMATO SOUP!!!

OMFG! ....are you kidding me? Tomato soup? What! ....there aren't a
dozen canned spaghetti sauces? Why tomato soup? I almost blew
chunks.

I think this lady is intentionally provacative and purposely fans the
flames. Any young person that follows her nonsense is doomed.

nb

On Jan 3, 1:44*pm, notbob > wrote:
>
>
> The first show of her's I ever saw was her making spaghetti. *She
> started the sauce with browning ground beef, adding fresh chopped
> onions and fresh garlic and sauteing. *I forget if she included
> mushrooms. *This is killer and how I start my spaghetti. *Then, to my
> jaw-dropping astonishment, she added a can of TOMATO SOUP!!!
>
> OMFG! ....are you kidding me? *Tomato soup? *What! ....there aren't a
> dozen canned spaghetti sauces? *Why tomato soup? *I almost blew
> chunks.
>
> I think this lady is intentionally provacative and purposely fans the
> flames. *Any young person that follows her nonsense is doomed.
>
> nb
>
>
She also advocates adding a can of tomato soup to lasagna. Mama Cuomo
said that is NOT how to make this dish and is not impressed with the
semi-ho. She's been dumped more than once by men who've come to their
senses; I'm holding out for the same thing to happen again when the ex-
governor comes to his senses.

On Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:46:29 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Jan 3, 1:44*pm, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>
>> The first show of her's I ever saw was her making spaghetti. *She
>> started the sauce with browning ground beef, adding fresh chopped
>> onions and fresh garlic and sauteing. *I forget if she included
>> mushrooms. *This is killer and how I start my spaghetti. *Then, to my
>> jaw-dropping astonishment, she added a can of TOMATO SOUP!!!
>>
>> OMFG! ....are you kidding me? *Tomato soup? *What! ....there aren't a
>> dozen canned spaghetti sauces? *Why tomato soup? *I almost blew
>> chunks.
>>
>> I think this lady is intentionally provacative and purposely fans the
>> flames. *Any young person that follows her nonsense is doomed.
>>
>> nb
>>
>>
>She also advocates adding a can of tomato soup to lasagna. Mama Cuomo
>said that is NOT how to make this dish and is not impressed with the
>semi-ho. She's been dumped more than once by men who've come to their
>senses; I'm holding out for the same thing to happen again when the ex-
>governor comes to his senses.

*ex*? governor? Y'mean President Cuomo?<BG>

Jim

LOL!! One correction: she makes some leftover goop or makes something from a box, THEN dumps some canned crap on top. It is good comic relief for almost anyone who has made food. Makes Paaaaooowla Deeeeean look competent.

Yeah, making bucks makes you good at your line of bull. I guess that's a skill of its own. Cooking isn't Sandra's.

On 1/3/2013 2:03 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Michael OConnor" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>> What recipe? An angel food cake, pie filling, and frosting. Not much
>>> of a
>>> creation.
>>
>> There was another time when she used (and I am not making this up)
>> leftover chinese food from the foodcourt at the mall that she mixed
>> into some monsstrosity she was making.
(snip)
>
> I agree, but I imagine in todays world she has a large following since a
> lot of younger people demand instant gratification in most things,
> including food.
>
> Cheri

Apparently they don't want to be bothered to learn how to cook. That's
got to be the reason there are so many pre-packaged slap-it-together
"meals" available. There is no actual prep or cooking involved.

Jill

On 2013-01-04 14:54:25 +0000, jmcquown said:

> Apparently they don't want to be bothered to learn how to cook. That's
> got to be the reason there are so many pre-packaged slap-it-together
> "meals" available. There is no actual prep or cooking involved.

For some 20+ years I did market research and one of my major clients
was "quick service restaurants (e.g. "fast food joints"). One of the
primary rationales for usage is that couples with a combined total of 4
low-paying jobs and 3 kids simply don't have time for anything but
"pre-packaged slap-it-together" meals if they cook at home. And more
frequently they pick something up from a drive through where their
perceptions of "inexpensive" are also in a race to the bottom.

It draws more pity from me that it does chiding.

gtr wrote:

> > Apparently they don't want to be bothered to learn how to cook. That's
> > got to be the reason there are so many pre-packaged slap-it-together
> > "meals" available. There is no actual prep or cooking involved.
>
> For some 20+ years I did market research and one of my major clients
> was "quick service restaurants (e.g. "fast food joints"). One of the
> primary rationales for usage is that couples with a combined total of 4
> low-paying jobs and 3 kids simply don't have time for anything but
> "pre-packaged slap-it-together" meals if they cook at home. And more
> frequently they pick something up from a drive through where their
> perceptions of "inexpensive" are also in a race to the bottom.
>
> It draws more pity from me that it does chiding.

I believe you've misconstrued the prior poster's meaning. According to the
Self-Reliance Dogma, such families as you describe are supposed to rise above
their limitations in order to realize their full potential. The first step, of
course, is to overcome whatever is holding them back. The parents have two
jobs each? Well then, they must trade up to one higher-paying job each. They
never "learned" to cook? They must deal with that by putting in the time
necessary to learn. If the children take up to much of the parents' time, they
should require their servants to assume some of that load. If necessary, the
legislature should be enlisted to strengthen the relevant laws. For example,
parents who purchase pre-fab food more than three times in a week should be
required to attend counseling with an accredited social worker.