That's a much harder question to answer than I initially thought it would be. After some deliberation and reading the thoughts of others I'm down to a tie:
Bobby Flay - I love to grill and I'd love to grill with him. I think I'd take so much away from the experience.
Jamie Oliver - His food is just to comforting and satisfying, and I think the dinner discussion with him would be fantastic.
BBQ chicken using my grandmother's family recipe for the sauce: sherry, butter, lemons, and paprika. Unexpected but the best grilled chicken you'll ever have.
I've found that flank steak is very popular with the younger set, and if you buy it at your local warehouse club it's very affordable for a crowd. I've found this Soy-Marinated Flank Steaks recipe a flavorful option that works well when you aren't sure what everyone will like. I'd serve this with corn on the cob with regular and herb butter, and a nice pasta or maybe even a panzanella salad (depending on the crowd).
For dessert a make your own ice cream sandwich bar is always a treat. If you have time you can make the cookies and ice cream yourself, something a teen host might like to help with. But if you're pressed for time as most parents are, you can buy all of the fixins at your local grocery and still have a hit. Don't forget fun toppings to roll the sandwiches in - it takes them to a whole new level.
Seems that canned tomatoes are a recurring theme, but I have a particular favorite: Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes. The roasting gives a variety of Italian and southern dishes a different flavor that everyone always raves about.
Also, and possibly surprising but useful if you have an open mind, is Old El Paso Red Enchilada sauce. Now I grew up El Paso and learned how to make incredible red sauce from scratch, but who has time on any sort of a regular basis to reconstitute dried red peppers and run them through a ricer? Instead, I doctor up a can of Old El Paso to make pretty good enchiladas and carne.
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Jamie Oliver. What a cutie... I mean, his meals look delish! hee hee hee
They are all good cooks, but my favorite is Paula Deen. Love her show. Thanks for the contest!
So many fun choices! I'd love to have Paula Dean come. (She reminds me so much of the lady I grew up next to, whom I remember fondly.) Hey, Paula, bring the boys too! Of course, I'd also love to have Alton Brown or Rachael Ray. Oh, and Tyler Florence! (Could I make it a party with all of them? grin!)
Bobby Flay has my vote hands down! I love his personality and he is a great chef. I don't think anyone else could handle a dinner party as well.
Send Paula over to my house! The food would be fantastic, the conversation devine! She is welcome to stay as long as she likes. Heck, I'd even consider adding on a mother-in-law apartment if she'd stay long enough. I love her Southern cooking and her bubbly personality. Oh, the "Boys" are welcome to come along for an extended stay, too! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I would hire Rachel Ray. garrettsambo@aol.com
Send any of them; I'd love a fab meal I didn't have to cook myself! No, really, I'd like Bobby to whip up something unique on the grill; can't get over how many different dishes he prepares on it. And I wouldn't turn away Jamie or Giada.
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