hey,
just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food network?

courtney > wrote:
>hey,
>just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food network?
>

No.

Nobody watches Giada di Laurentiis's delicate fingers
chopping delicate foods with her santoku on her ebony
cutting board and making things that I'd eat while
trying to convince her that I'm a far better man than
that tall, athletic, rich schlub she's currently deluding
herself into sleeping with just because he's married her.

Not at all.

--Blair

courtney wrote:
> hey,
> just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food network?

Not those pine nuts. The ones at the bottom.

Oh yeah!

> just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food network?

This is the second time you've asked that question in the last couple days..
Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about you.?
If so, I like you, even though I rarely eat pasta.

Larry T

Larry wrote:

> Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about
> you.?

If it *is* Giada, I have a question: When you use eggs in a recipe, why do
you put the empty shells back into the carton with the uncracked eggs? Are
you saving them for some reason?

(We'll get to the "spit or swallow" question later.)

Bob

actually, i'm just new to the group and i wasn't sure how it worked. i
didn't see where it had posted before so i re-posted it.

LT wrote:
> > just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food network?
>
> This is the second time you've asked that question in the last couple days..
> Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about you.?
> If so, I like you, even though I rarely eat pasta.
>
> Larry T

On 4 Aug 2006 14:11:56 -0700, "courtney" > wrote:

>actually, i'm just new to the group and i wasn't sure how it worked. i
>didn't see where it had posted before so i re-posted it.

Not everyone here is rude. If I watched Food TV, I may have answered
you, but I don't even read related threads. Sorry.

Carol

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Larry wrote:
>
> > Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about
> > you.?
>
> If it *is* Giada, I have a question: When you use eggs in a recipe, why do
> you put the empty shells back into the carton with the uncracked eggs? Are
> you saving them for some reason?

I've noticed her do that once or twice. My only thought is that maybe
she composts them, and putting them back in the carton instead of
throwing them away keeps them separated from the regular trash -- that
way her staff can clean them up more easily.

Only a guess though.

Oh pshaw, on Fri 04 Aug 2006 02:11:56p, courtney meant to say...

> actually, i'm just new to the group and i wasn't sure how it worked. i
> didn't see where it had posted before so i re-posted it.

Pay no attention to the rudeness of some of the posters here. They just
can't help themselves.

My cable company doesn't carry FoodTV, so obviously I never see any of their
programming.

I'm sure someone will give you a civil answer.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote

> Oh pshaw, on Fri 04 Aug 2006 02:11:56p, courtney meant to say...
>
>> actually, i'm just new to the group and i wasn't sure how it worked. i
>> didn't see where it had posted before so i re-posted it.
>
> Pay no attention to the rudeness of some of the posters here. They just
> can't help themselves.
>
> My cable company doesn't carry FoodTV, so obviously I never see any of
> their
> programming.
>
> I'm sure someone will give you a civil answer.

No one was rude. And she got answers. I don't know what the poll
was about, but people did respond.

nancy

Michael wrote:
>Blair wrote:
>> Nobody watches Giada di Laurentiis's delicate fingers
>> chopping delicate foods with her santoku on her ebony
>> cutting board and making things that I'd eat while
>> trying to convince her that I'm a far better man than
>> that tall, athletic, rich schlub she's currently deluding
>> herself into sleeping with just because he's married her.
>
>She's a helluva lot better than miss perky "never shuts her mouth" Rachel
>Ray.

Rachel had that sweet spot in 2002 or so when she lost
the weight and still had a bit of a softness to her voice.

But by last year, she was a foghorn on a tugboat.

Now, from the commercials, it's apparent she's going to
be doing schtick and overcompensating for her panic at
having a much bigger show to deal with.

I'll keep trying to mentally will Giada to come to her
senses and call me.

--Blair

Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>Larry wrote:
>
>> Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about
>> you.?
>
>If it *is* Giada, I have a question: When you use eggs in a recipe, why do
>you put the empty shells back into the carton with the uncracked eggs? Are
>you saving them for some reason?

It's what you do when you're used to knocking off a whole
carton at a time.

Yesterday she had the eggs in a bowl and was returning the
shells to it and getting the next egg.

That wasn't what bugged me. What bugged me was her lightly
tapping the egg three or four times then gingerly prying
it open. I thought all pros could do the one-handed
single-tap egg-dump.

>(We'll get to the "spit or swallow" question later.)

Olive pits or just cherries?

--Blair

courtney wrote:
> actually, i'm just new to the group and i wasn't sure how it worked. i
> didn't see where it had posted before so i re-posted it.
>
> LT wrote:
>>> just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food
>>> network?
>>
>> This is the second time you've asked that question in the last
>> couple days.. Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what
>> RFCers think about you.? If so, I like you, even though I rarely eat
>> pasta.
>>
>> Larry T

Please don't let this initial response post put you off from the newgroup.
Here's what I've always suggested:

Lurk a while and figure out the climate of the group. Then jump in and get
your feet wet. Expect some negative feedback because that's the nature of
the group. As others would say, don your asbestos underwear

For the most part people here are friendly but we can be a bit (!)
facetious. And a lot of us have "known" each other for more years than your
momma cares to count (example of facetiousness).

Having said that, I had no idea what you were talking about because you
didn't name names, just the name of a television program. I don't have
cable television and I rarely watch TV. I gathered from some of the replies
it was Giada something (daughter or grandaughter of a film director).

Anyway, don't let this put you off, but put on your asbestos underware, pull
up your hip waders, and wade into the foray. And offer a recipe if you have
one

Jill

> > LT wrote:
> >>> just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food
> >>> network?
> >>
> >> This is the second time you've asked that question in the last
> >> couple days.. Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what
> >> RFCers think about you.? If so, I like you, even though I rarely eat
> >> pasta.
> >>
> >> Larry T
>
> Please don't let this initial response post put you off from the newgroup.
> Here's what I've always suggested:
>
> Lurk a while and figure out the climate of the group. Then jump in and
get
> your feet wet. Expect some negative feedback because that's the nature of
> the group. As others would say, don your asbestos underwear
>
> For the most part people here are friendly but we can be a bit (!)
> facetious. And a lot of us have "known" each other for more years than
your
> momma cares to count (example of facetiousness).
>
> Having said that, I had no idea what you were talking about because you
> didn't name names, just the name of a television program. I don't have
> cable television and I rarely watch TV. I gathered from some of the
replies
> it was Giada something (daughter or grandaughter of a film director).
>
> Anyway, don't let this put you off, but put on your asbestos underware,
pull
> up your hip waders, and wade into the foray. And offer a recipe if you
have
> one
>
> Jill
>
You've got to be kidding! Dang, I make a little joke and people get the
panties in a bunch. Chill a little, and try to take things as they were
intended. I said I liked Giada, which I think is what Courtney was looking
for. Or maybe she was looking for people to say the hate her, because she
does... I don't know, she never said what SHE thinks about Giada.

Larry T

LT wrote:
>>> LT wrote:
>>>>> just wondering if anyone watches everyday italian on the food
>>>>> network?
>>>>
>>>> This is the second time you've asked that question in the last
>>>> couple days.. Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what
>>>> RFCers think about you.? If so, I like you, even though I rarely
>>>> eat pasta.
>>>>
>>>> Larry T
>>
>> Please don't let this initial response post put you off from the
>> newgroup. Here's what I've always suggested:
>>
>> Lurk a while and figure out the climate of the group. Then jump in
>> and get your feet wet. Expect some negative feedback because that's
>> the nature of the group. As others would say, don your asbestos
>> underwear
>>
>> For the most part people here are friendly but we can be a bit (!)
>> facetious. And a lot of us have "known" each other for more years
>> than your momma cares to count (example of facetiousness).
>>
>> Having said that, I had no idea what you were talking about because
>> you didn't name names, just the name of a television program. I
>> don't have cable television and I rarely watch TV. I gathered from
>> some of the replies it was Giada something (daughter or grandaughter
>> of a film director).
>>
>> Anyway, don't let this put you off, but put on your asbestos
>> underware, pull up your hip waders, and wade into the foray. And
>> offer a recipe if you have one
>>
>> Jill
>>
> You've got to be kidding! Dang, I make a little joke and people get
> the panties in a bunch. Chill a little, and try to take things as
> they were intended. I said I liked Giada, which I think is what
> Courtney was looking for. Or maybe she was looking for people to say
> the hate her, because she does... I don't know, she never said what
> SHE thinks about Giada.
>
> Larry T

I don't have cable television so I have no idea what to think about Giada or
Rachel Ray or Alton Brown or Iron Chef(s).

"LT" > wrote

> You've got to be kidding! Dang, I make a little joke and people get the
> panties in a bunch. Chill a little, and try to take things as they were
> intended. I said I liked Giada, which I think is what Courtney was looking
> for. Or maybe she was looking for people to say the hate her, because she
> does... I don't know, she never said what SHE thinks about Giada.

I know you were joking. And I still don't know what it was about.

nancy

Nancy2 wrote:
> Alexis wrote:
>
>>Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>>Larry wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Could you really be Giada incognito, checking what RFCers think about
>>>>you.?
>>>
>>>If it *is* Giada, I have a question: When you use eggs in a recipe, why do
>>>you put the empty shells back into the carton with the uncracked eggs? Are
>>>you saving them for some reason?

I can't answer the question, but speaking of Giada, did anyone hear the
article on NPR's "On The Media" this weekend? It was some guy that wrote
an article for Harper's Bazzar magazine that equated some of the food
shows on the Food Network to porn.

He supposedly researched this with a cinematographer that has done like
300 porn movies, and the cinematographer noted that the way certain
sounds are used, certain shots composed on-screen, and how certain foods
are presented is just like the way sex is presented in porn.

And Everyday Italian was most definitely discussed.

If anyone's interested, you can check out the piece at:

http://www.onthemedia.org/

The link is under the heading "Pornucopia".