This is a woman who started her "cooking career" with nothing, so if she seems unduly preoccupied with money, I certainly don't blame her. I do not use Smithfield products for the reasons stated, but the degree of envy posted here sounds far more unhealthy than donut enrobed burger. Y'all some ugly people round here.
I live in Asheville, often known as the Berkley of the South, but while we have some great local ice cream, gelato as such, does not exist. We are so removed, here in Asheville, this comment software is also unaware the Italian treat, as it underlines in red as I write it, as though I were stupid one and not the software. Perhaps anyone aware of a great gelato (stop it, damn it!) that ships, I would be deeply in debt for the info.
All I know about growing artichokes is to keep the dog away from them. Apparently dogs love to gnaw on artichokes. While I deny my border collie little of what he wants, he will never get another shot at an artichoke plant. Our relationship is so full mutual understanding, with each of us going out of our way to please the other, it seems a shame we should come to blows over a mere thistle. So be it. I have spoken my last of it. Yes, I'm talking to you, Oreo.
When baking or preparing anything in the kitchen, being organized is paramount. Having my ingredients lined up and ready for inclusions helps prevent inadvertent omissions and helps to keep the kitchen clean.
I don't eat smithfield pork because of their treatment of employees
as for paula, i used to love her until i heard she went INTO plants and tried to talk employees out of voting for a union
I like Paula Deen, I like her cooking, I cannot cook like her because it's not what I can serve at our home. The "Paula started from nothing" thing is also a topic. She was operating an illegal catering business out of her home. That is fact. No health inspection, no insurance, no safety net. If someone got ill she would have started with much less of nothing and a legal mess.
To hold Paul Deen up on a pedestal is asking for someone to come along and knock it down. Hero worship doesn't always convey well on here. You are free to worship anyone you want. I choose to worship people who did things the correct and legal way. Not selling food out the back door.
She is a story alright. She is the story of what you should not do. Doesn't matter if she was successful or not. Same with the Smithfield endorsement, her manager should have represented her a little better.
I do not begrudge anyone making a living. Just don't shove the beatified Ms Deen down our throats. We know the score and it was not a win win.
My own snarky comment was tongue-in-cheek, doodoolemonque. Some of the other's comments may have been also.
Your own post just shifted from commentary on the topic to a direct attack upon the other commenters though - which is crossing a certain line.
Paula is not all that important in my life that I would want to follow Sharpton, Jackson, Sarandon, and Glover into a fray against her. It is interesting that this is happening, though.
I don't buy Smithfield. The reason being that the products suck. No more, no less.
As to workers rights and violations of those rights, thank goodness this country has an excellent record of addressing these sorts of things. I can't remember when the activities of celebrities on either side of these sorts of issues made any real difference in the actuality of the corporate behavior, though. Usually it just brings about media attention for the celebrities who have chosen to attach themselves to an issue. Good for them, though. An open and free society is an excellent thing to be able to participate in - and there are many fashions and options to do so.
Smithfield is a publicly owned company. Who owns it? The stockholders. Therefore it is the stockholders who theoretically could ask for answers on these reported worker violations. Maybe they have, maybe they haven't. Knowing how many small investors (including anyone with a pension plan managed by a third party) do not have any idea exactly what stocks may be in their portfolio bringing them profit or loss it could be possible (and I think even probable) that many people who might want to speak out as stockholders of the company i.e. the owners of the company don't even have a clue that they are owners of the company. The downside of the sort of big-ness that yields corporate profits can be anonymity. Sort of like on the internet. Secret handshakes can be everywhere even without intent. :)
As for her diamonds, that was a reference to another thread. I do think she loves to flash that bling. I think it's sort of cute, myself.
I'm off to the Farmer's Market to see what's really local this week and then decide whether (as a single mother who must decide whether this dollar will go towards her children's education or a nice vacation or for this head of lettuce) it is worth it to pay twice as much for the goods that the farmers bring. I know I'm supposed to support the farmers but lurking in my mind is the thought that first of all I better support my own family. Maybe when I get to the point where I too own a farm I too will become political and righteous.
Until then, msn nicely provided me with my quote for the day, right there on my homepage:
Politics is opposed to morality, as philosophy is to naivete. - Emmanuel Levinas
ChristineB -- I was about to say Cafe Istria too! I just love it. My college dorm is only a block away. All of their baked goods are great too.
I third Capogiro -- I actually went there tonight. It's incredible.
Well...we got 6 viable plants from a pack of 30 seeds, each in their own peat pot...1 block into Maryland...across the street from the District of Columbia. And this last summer was hot, baby, and dry. With careful watering, 5 of the 6 did great and I anticipate a good crop of 'chokes next summer. I know that they're in too much sun, but we have almost no shade in the garden. We love the plants and hope to get some 'chokes, but if not, then we've got some cool plants.
I haven't been impressed with Dolcezza at all. The Gelato Bar in the National Gallery of Art was surprisingly good, though. Maybe my expectations of Dolcezza were just too high.
Frost Gelateria in Tucson, AZ is pretty good.
I had pretty good gelato at the Espresso & Gelato Bar in the National Gallery of Art (East Building) in Washington, DC. They offer 16 flavors of gelato and a full espresso bar.
I wholeheartedly second Capogiro in Philly. Made fresh daily and absolutely delicious! In fact, our weather is unseasonably warm today and I think I might swing by on my way home for some. I can't wait!!
There are places that serve gelato on practically every corner in Little Italy of San Francisco, so you could keep trying until you find something authentic. I've never had 'real' gelato before, but I enjoy gelato when I can. There is even a pizza restaurant in downtown Stockton, CA that serves pretty good gelato!
And to flood: I'll have to try that place in Eugene, Ore., next time I'm up there!
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Favorite foods: Comfort foods, of course, followed by a glass of freshly made lemonade. On the morning I awake in heaven I expect to be greeted with a glass of freshly squeezed honeybells and a cup of freshly roasted Sulewesi.
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