Hah! Beautiful post.
You’ll notice the health Nazis are not going after Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. I wonder why? Could it be that she’s a Northeastern, East Hampton hostess-with-the- mostess whose husband has a fancy job at Yale? And I’m sure poor Jeffrey must be pre-diabetic with all the high caloric food she’s been dishing out at him! (And I speak as a fan who has all her books.) And Bourdaine is an absolute jealous creep who has been trying to bring Deen down for years now.
Paula Deen is a working-class woman who came up from nothing. As a relentless baker, I admire her talent with cake making. She’s a genuis at making beautiful cakes. I envy her talent. And her talent for making money. I hope her diabetes does not effect her business.
Today, I’m making Nigella Lawson’s “lemon polenta cake” with 14 (count ‘em) tablespoons of butter.
See you on the Saturday food thread, mom!
The lemon polenta cake sounds “melt in your mouth” delicious!! Ina Garten is certainly not a size 4. Personally, I believe you should never trust a thin chef (LOL!). Nigella isn’t known for making organic salads, either. We all know how to steam broccoli and serve it with lemon juice. That is all fine and dandy but sometimes we want a good bowl of stew, soup or a nice slice of pie or cake.
Paula Deen’s story is truly inspirational. Left by hubby number one with two small boys, she didn’t have work skills. I remember her saying that the only thing she knew how to do was cook so she started selling/catering homemade lunches. People can say what they want about her but she pulled herself up by her own boot straps and made herself successful. Personally, I admire that in a person and I don’t need to judge someone based on their cholesterol reading or their waist size.