Paula Deen

[NicksWifey]

Paula Deen is awesome. When I lived with my parents, I would always DVR her episodes and Paula's Party whenever humanly possible, haha. I would often find myself rewinding them and dying in laughter at her funny faces and the things she says.
I hear she is just as funny & sweet in person.

 

[ms.marymac]

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Originally Posted by Bernadette I desperately want Paula Deen to adopt me and be my Grandma. I think she's adorable! I love Food network and Giada is my favorite .

Meeeee too! She reminds me of people I knew growing up. I would love to hang out with her and fry up a bunch of food in butter! "Put some more salt on it, honey!" lol That sandwich sounds like something my husband would make, sans the doughnuts.

 

[frocher]

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[urbanlilyfairy]

OMg this thread makes me want to cry ..I used to watch Food Network religously ..I love all the shows pretty much ...but now i live in Italy and will be here till 2011 and Italian Tv has no such thing as food network ..ahhh god i miss US CABLE so much.....=P

 

[Winthrop44]

LOL Great thread! I am a HUGE fan of Ina and Giada, love them both to pieces and I have all their books. Paula Dean, Rachel Ray and especially Sandra Lee could leave tomorrow and I'd never miss them. I think Paula is fun and entertaining but I feel like her food is enough to kill a person in less than a week. Ellie Krieger makes some nice healthy dishes and I find myself looking at her subtle eye make-up alot...it's kind of like what they use on the Greys Anatomy women.

 

[Willa]

Ya'll!!!!!

Speaking french as my first language, sometimes I just can't understand what she says

She's using WAYYYYYY too much butter, cream and greasy stuff in her receipes... I'm not the healthiest girl, and I just wouldnt eat that. My bf and I watch her show just too see how much fat she's going to use from time to time.

We have Food Network but the canadian one, so there's some shows we don't have

My favorite cook is Tyler (and he's sooo cute!). Giada... she's good, but wow... she cooks soo often with mascarpone cheese. Out here it's too pricy! So I can't make her receipes.

 

[MACATTAK]

^^ That's how I feel about Emeril. Great looking food, but ingredients that are way too pricey for everyday cooking.

 

[euphrosyne_rose]

A friend of mine went to Savannah recently and she said that her family tried to go 3 nights in a row to Paula's restaurant and every night the wait was over 2 hrs!!! Can you believe??
Then, someone I work with that is from that area said she had been to the restaurant and she thought it was NOT worth it. Hmmmm.... wonder what Emeril and Bobby Flay's restaurants are really like....

 

[Willa]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK ^^ That's how I feel about Emeril. Great looking food, but ingredients that are way too pricey for everyday cooking.

Exactly
It's sad because it looks so good

Here in canada, all milk based ingredients are so pricey...

A cheese you would pay 2$ in France, here it cost about 9-10$.
A simple 500ml of mascarpone is about 12$

 

[fafinette21]

Aha! So true about the mascarpone! My bf hates the way she pulls out the Italian accent when she says "mozzarella" so I usually imitate her just to annoy him heehee.
I still like most of her stuff though. She did an amazing dessert where she got apricot or peach halves and put butter and crushed up cookie in the middle and then put it in the oven. It looked sooo good!
I like Barefoot Contessa and Nigella (who I think is gorgeous).

Way back in the day I loved Delia Smith and James Barber, anyone remember those guys?

 

[euphrosyne_rose]

The only thing Giada talks about that I have issues finding is pancetta. I think ONE of the grocery stores here sells it and it's not TOO pricey. I still haven't tried it out yet. One of my favorite recipes I've tried is her Beef and Lentil soup. It's GREAT during the winter and very filling.
I think Nigella is gorgeous too and I just love the fact that you can tell she enjoys her food and doesn't care who knows it!

 

[fafinette21]

According to my mom, Nigella when she was younger was a crazy wild child always out partying and getting into trouble and stuff! I was like no way! She is totally motherly now and looks like the sweetest thing. Surprising how much someone can change.

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by euphrosyne_rose The only thing Giada talks about that I have issues finding is pancetta. I think ONE of the grocery stores here sells it and it's not TOO pricey. I still haven't tried it out yet. One of my favorite recipes I've tried is her Beef and Lentil soup. It's GREAT during the winter and very filling. I think Nigella is gorgeous too and I just love the fact that you can tell she enjoys her food and doesn't care who knows it!

Ahh me too! I have never EVER been able to find that in a store. When a recipe calls for that I just use regular bacon. I believe it's essentially the same thing.

Oh by the way..great thread! I'm so glad we can talk about all the cooks on Food Network, not just Paula Deen he he

 

[euphrosyne_rose]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK Ahh me too! I have never EVER been able to find that in a store. When a recipe calls for that I just use regular bacon. I believe it's essentially the same thing. Oh by the way..great thread! I'm so glad we can talk about all the cooks on Food Network, not just Paula Deen he he

It just so happened that I watched Paula that day b/c I usually don't watch her that often, but I HAD to talk about that freakin' sandwich!!! None of my friends watch Food Network and my boyfriend acts like he's going to start bleeding from the eyes if I turn it on, so it's good to have people to talk about it with!!!

 

[tara_hearts]

My mom cracks me up. She told me foodnetwork is one of the most watched channels in prison, and she said "You know Giada ain't wearing those low cut tops for me and you!" haha

Sandra Lee gets on my nerves cause she always says "Ohhh this is SOOOOO cute." She talks so drawn out.
I watch Paula but her sons get on my nerves so bad, I couldn't handle someone that big of a mama's boy.

 

[euphrosyne_rose]

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Originally Posted by tara_hearts My mom cracks me up. She told me foodnetwork is one of the most watched channels in prison, and she said "You know Giada ain't wearing those low cut tops for me and you!" haha Sandra Lee gets on my nerves cause she always says "Ohhh this is SOOOOO cute." She talks so drawn out. I watch Paula but her sons get on my nerves so bad, I couldn't handle someone that big of a mama's boy.

I totally agree about Sandra Lee. She thinks everything is "so cute" or thinks we'll just "love this". I think her "tablescapes" are pretty cool but honestly, who has that kind of money to buy all that crap?? I don't think I've ever seen her do the same scheme twice and I know it's part of the show, but if someone wanted to do more than one of those schemes, they'd have to be made of money and have nothing better to do!

 

[makeup_queen81]

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Originally Posted by Simply Elegant I've seen her shows and it's just ridiculous to me that she has to use so much bad stuff. I don't mind a treat now and then but the meals she makes are just so over the top and I'd rather keep my weight down than eat like that.

thats the way we cook in the south...lol...we like our butter and bacon..

 

[*Stargazer*]

Alton Brown is my hero. I love Good Eats. I don't watch many other cooking shows on FN, mainly the specials and Challenge. But I like Paula Deen, she makes real food. None of that frou-frou crap.

 

[reverieinbflat]

Pfft Alton Brown is where it's at.

 

[CantAffordMAC]

I like the Neelys.