Sandra Lee as a frugal chef?

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Kev - I've got tons of Italian cookbooks - and it cracks me up to see some written by Irish authors, etc.

Which ones are your favs, mama? I also have one by Sophia Loren that's quite nice.

 

[jpshaw]

Be careful about those Irish authors. Our best Chinese restaurant in town has a Mexican cook. Never can tell anymore.

 

[jglass]

The entire staff is Mexican at the best Italian restaurant here in town.

 

[ricksrealpitbbq]

I guess not having TV in our house, I miss all the drama

I used to watch the food network a few years ago and I sort of enjoyed it. I can't remember names of shows, but the only ones I really liked were the ones that showed normal ingredients and normal cooking. If I need to make trips to specialty stores for ingredients, count me out.

 

[jpshaw]

. . the only ones I really liked were the ones that showed normal ingredients and normal cooking. If I need to make trips to specialty stores for ingredients, count me out.

I will ditto that statement. I used to watch Rachal Ray a lot since she cooked normal food with usually normal ingredients . . plus she's just cute too.

 

[Mama Mangia]

Kev - you won't believe my favorite cookbook - which unfortunately is in storage because I was going to move and haven't yet - but that is another story -
it's a Tuscan cookbook - lists all the ingredients and not one measurement, length of cooking time or cooking/baking temperature!

It's great!! It's so Italian -

(what do you mean how long do you cook it? you cook it till it's done.........) LOL