Sandra Lee Cookbooks

[jglass]

lol you guys.

[KYHeirloomer]

Quoting feldwebel Schultz:

I see nuzing! I say nuzing!

[Mapiva]

Personally I don't find Sandra Lee endearing. I respect her concept of cooking and anyone that follows it. I don't consider myself a purist and have even tried some of her recipes and have been unsurprisingly disappointed. I have a lot of friends that grew up on chicken nuggets and canned foods and they seem to love her. But when you grow up with a Mommy who makes everything from scratch using herbs and vegetables she grew herself, well then Sandra's shake 'n bake style doesn't really satisfy your pallette. Of course who am I to talk - I don't have any kids to run around after yet.

But I would like to think that when I do have children I'd rather not get them used to eating stuff out of a box that contains hfcs and other gnarly things I can't pronounce. You have no idea how difficult it is to teach yourself to like real peanut butter if you grew up on Skippy.

[jglass]

I have some cookbooks from other FN stars but none of Sandra Lee's. Nothing she makes seems to push my buttons.

[jfain]

I've never really been a fan of Sandra Lee mostly because I'm against all the chemicals in most pre-packaged foods. There is a big difference between finding a good quality pre-made chicken stock to use in your pilaf made with brown basmati, fresh herbs and pine nuts the Sandra Lee version which would be to buy pilaf in a box and then "juszh it up" with canned pineapple and pare it along curry made with canned chicken. I would never say that you should shoulld buy a single pre-packaged item ever but I am against the school of cooking which goes "open 6 boxes, 3 cans add water and bake. That's just too much goop in your food.

Oh the other hand my sister gave me a Jamie Oliver cook book a couple months ago and I LOVE it! I have already made half the recipes.

[Mapiva]

Which Jamie book is it? I have Cook with Jamie and Jamie at Home and I love them both. I need all of Jamie's books! You know what a big fan I am jfain. Haven't come across a recipe that didn't work perfectly.

[jfain]

I have Jamie's Kitchen. I do think the recipes are a little heavy on the butter and oil for our taste. After the first few recipes I started cutting back on that a little but they are still fabulous.

[jglass]

I have Jamie's Italy. It is a good book except for the two graphic images of animals being slaughtered. I folded those pages down. I have a very weak stomach.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I've got the Jamie book with the baby blue front cover and the pink back one. I liked it but honestly, I've only made two things out of it- the banoffee tartlets and the individual tomato bread loaves baked in small 5 oz. tomato paste cans. Both were great...

[jfain]

I think you have the same one as me. I have both of those recipes in my book. I haven't made either since I would have to convert them to gluten free. I have made the grape and tarragon salad the Moorish apple salad, pan seared sole with polenta and capers, venison with blueberries and broccoli and I know I've done more of them than that but it's all I can seem to remember for the moment. Now that winter is coming I'll be diving into the chapter on braising. I can't wait!