Well you find Drama Diva's all over the net.... not me...I have too much drama at the moment heading our way with remnants of Gustav...Flash Floods and Tornado's....hope they don't stick around....just as the trouble makers that come here....see ya...don't let the door hit ya on your way out !
Thanks again Mama for a wonderful site that not only is a food site but one where we can laugh and kid around and leave the stress for a while.

Well, I finally went over there. Even for a new site there are some significant problems; not the least of which is: As of right now they have four members, two of whom undeservedly call themselves "chef."

First thing they need to do is learn that "chef" is a title you earn, not one you award to yourself.

KYH - you talk about the fine line between many cooking terms and they way they are used in recipes, etc.

Ditto with cook's terminology. These days I guess I am just classified as chief cook and bottle washer, but I come from a long line of executive chefs and pastry chefs that worked in 5-Star restaurants, restaurant owners, caterers, etc. so it's in my blood and I wouldn't want any other profession. I've worked my butt off and put in my time. And yes - it was worth it.

It's sad to think that someone can open a pull tab on a can or pop a frozen entee in the microwave and classify themselves as a CHEF.



Let's see - I think I'll bake a cake today - that would make me a pastry chef. And with a roast in the oven - well then I must be a chef - definitely. And then of course, I am the prep cook, and since I made hot breakfast on the griddle and stove top I must also be a line cook, and then I am serving the meal so I am the server as well and don't forget I am also the dishwasher..................and I'm a grill cook, fry cook, vegetable cook - LOL!

yadda, yadda, yadda...............

oh yeah - and don't forget - you know all those TV/FN shows that film them shopping for groceries they need to cook???? Heck - I do that too!

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where's the cameras when I'm shopping................................

hey - now I know where the cameras on when I'm shopping! Big Brother is watching us all - well I hope they enjoy watching me pinch, squeeze, smell and disrupt their produce counters to get what I want.

A friend of mine will stop under one of their little ceiling dome cameras and scratch herself in certain places - she says that she wants to give security a thrill from time to time.

OMG - I could never!

Tell her it's a wasted effort, Mama. Most of those highly visible security cameras are phonies, there to serve as a deterrent. Most places are too cheap to put in real security systems.

To be fair, maybe "frugal" is a better word than "cheap," because they are fully aware that 65+% of pilferage comes from employees, not from shoppers.