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Lemon chicken with cole slaw.

Ahh, kids. Gotta love em. Mine once puked at Chuck E Cheese. But then again, that probably happens twice a day there.

That is creepy indeed.

These are great with any of your favorite spices or condiments. My fav is the juice of one lime and Adobo seasoning, for a Mexican flair. Since I rarely have bacon, I've also wrapped them in thinly slice ham and proscuitto. I cook them on high heat (400-450) for 25 minutes or so. The heat of the jalapeno is tempered in the oven. I don't use gloves either, and typically end up rubbing an eye, especially since the cleaning process makes me choke and cough. Last time I made them, my fingers burned for 24 hours.

She's coming to a bookstore near me in December, so I'll buy her book. By the way, does this woman really homeschool a gaggle of kids, cook, sew, decorate and photograph, maintain a blog on all of the above, and tour the US for her new book? Or is she cloned?

We watched the first show (taped, it's on at a bad time), and my husband pronounced it a failure because she is trying to be sweet when she is so bat-sh_t crazy mean on Chopped. But he dislikes a lot of the Chopped judges for that reason, "inexplicable cruelty." (Don't get him started on Arron Sanchez). Anyway, I thought it was weak as well, not only for her attitudinal about-face, but for her simple recipes and quaint stories of short cuts that we all know from our mothers and grandmothers. It was really a basic cooking show. Probably won't remember to tape it again.

Nutmeg

yes, it was Beth. Late! Time for bed!

Once I lived in California, and was in a ladies group that met regularly. They asked what the theme would be for the next meeting, food-wise, and I suggested all appetizers, meaning lots of finger food involving cheeses of all kinds, dips and chips, lady sandwiches. They were horrified, it being the 1980's when they were giving their kids only papaya juice and rice cakes for snacks. They accommodated me, but they thought I was weird, being from Texas and all. Suspicious glances all around. Can't eat like that anymore!

Oh, yea! Great Chefs of (fill in the blank). That was a good show, just a memory.

FN is more about entertainment than education. You are not missing anything. But did I hear that Fine Living Network is changing its name to a cooking related theme? Maybe there's hope there.

We were there for a week a couple of years ago, right about this time. We toured the Biltmore on Hallloween day. The highlight of our eating out was at fig bistro in Biltmore Village. Great truffled mac n cheese and other good stuff. For NC barbeque, Little Pig's was recommended and we thought it was very good. We ate in the downtown area one day but it seems to be pretty run of the mill burgers etc. There's a great chocolate shop there! We sat outside at a cafe next to a hotel and who came launching out the front door and down the street to buy beer, but Anthony Bordain, or someone that looked JUST like him! Almost choked on my martini. We had a kitchen in the cabin we stayed in and we really mostly raided that lovely farmer's market they have in town and dined on local ham, heirloom tomatoes, the local cheese, brick oven breads, fresh pastas, and more, all available at this time of year. Enjoy your trip! Asheville is such a great place to visit, I can see why you make return trips.

Karyn, you are correct, I have breached the food/politics line. Mea culpa. Peace.