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Sexy chef = technique, final product, then looks
The ultimate food master Masaharu Morimoto
Wolfgang Puck - he is old, but the way he handles food is sexy!
Same for Jacques Pepin
Tyler
Alton
Martin Yan
Jacques Torres
and just love Fabio Viviani - somebody give him an show!!

Barley as a breakfast cereal w/ a bit of butter - really good

If Leah doesn't go home next - I'm boycotting! - Like anyone would care :) . I do like Toby's dry humor - he's not such a bad guy - love the movie references.

lamora - free yourself and Stop Bringing the Chickens - you don't have too! Just bring the same type of items that everyone else is bringing and you won't be so stressed. Yes - they will complain, but after a few months go by it won't be such a big deal. They'll say ' hey remember those chickens you used to bring?' your answer: 'Yeah - so what do you think about the weather?'

My worst experience was a potluck at someone's home who cooked "curried chicken" that tasted like mothballs!

Vince looks like he was just released from Rikers last week. Love when he disassembles the gadget - he's too cool for school. But I can only do this for 20 more minutes.

That's great - you are so lucky. You are going to love using it.
How did you win it?? Is the contest still going on?

Grabbing the handle of skillets that have been in the oven - that was me last night.

My kitchen disaster occurred when I was making my marvelous chocolate cake w/cooked fudge frosting for a bake off contest. I was filled with much pride because I just knew that I would win. I went out and bought heavy square pans so my cake would not be round and boring. It was a hot day in August w/no A/C, so I put a fan in the window for circulation. When I took the cake out of the oven, I tried to remove it from the pans too soon, and it cracked a bit but I thought it would be OK and that I would still win!! Then - kerplunk - the fan fell onto the sink faucet and the faucet cracked off. I was still determined to win!! On to the cooked fudge frosting - a masterpiece of course, I poured the hot frosting into my trusty Kitchenaid - it was coming together nicely - then I decided to add a bit more butter. I threw the butter into the frosting and because it was hard it caught in the beater and blew out the motor. (Ouch - lost my Kitchenaid). I still tried to frost the cake, but it fell apart while I was applying the frosting. I never even entered the bake-off. Goes to show you - pride goes before a fall!!

There is a really good one in the Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House cookbook. I don't have it on me right now - but you might want to check it out - uses cream cheese. It tastes great - the only problem is that your oven must be a the right temperature - it's kind of delicate.

This makes me wonder - if so many of us hate Miracle Whip, including myself - who IS consuming this gloppy, crappy concoction?

May I add:

2. boiled peanuts
3. fake butter
4. potatoes in a box
5. fake vanilla
6. fish in a jar
7. cake mix
8. frosting in a can
9. gravy in a pouch, jar, can, or powdered
10. cheap chocolate

Has anyone ever made it using a bit of Rose's Lime?

A hot T-bone steak, slightly charred on the outside - the part that is nestled in the "T" part of the cut next to the bone, with a bit of charred fat on the edge - that is all the steak I need!!

I would love a Top Pastry Chef show as well

Hey - did anyone every wonder how the cakes from Charm City taste? I love Duff and the entire staff and all of the creative things they do, but it seems like the cakes sit around for days on end!!!