Michelle Obama joins Food Network's Paula Deen to fry shrimp for cooking show

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[mnehring]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) _ Michelle Obama took a break recently from the campaign trail to get her hands messy breading shrimp as she helped prepare a deep-fried dinner with the Food Network's first lady of Southern cooking, Paula Deen.

The wife of Democrat Barack Obama got cozy with Deen in the kitchen during a recent taping of the Savannah celebrity cook's TV show "Paula's Party," scheduled to air on the cable network Sept. 20.

Michelle Obama and Deen swapped stories about their families' favorite meals as they cooked fried shrimp and french fries at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., where the network converted a cafeteria into a TV kitchen.

"She was getting her hands dirty," Deen said in an interview Friday. "I think they are like us — they like real food, not a bunch of prissy food."

Obama told Deen her husband's personal favorite is a steaming bowl of chili, and the first meal she ever cooked for him was a seafood gumbo. Deen, one of the Food Network's biggest stars, traveled to Norfolk for the taping three weeks ago.

[LibWhacker]

I won’t be watching that show, y’all.

[Tidbit]

Read the entire article. She’s also invited Sarah Palin and The McCains to be on her show. Honestly, I doubt that Paula Deen’s audience is a bunch of liberals.

[icwhatudo]

She can take time off to cook shrimp on TV, but not to attend the 9-11 ceremony or cook food for people in Texas?????

HUH? Its not Cindy McCain???

O , never mind then.

-The MSM

[4yearlurker]

Michelle is just a stand by your man kinda gal...just like Hillery.

[Dr. Ursus]

Not showing up to the 9/11 ceremony to be with her children
was a shot at Palin.

[IndianPrincessOK]

Why isn’t she at home with her daughters?

AND why is it she could make it to a cooking show but not the 9/11 event ??? HMMMMM you think maybe she thinks America is a downright mean country!!

[mancini]

Missin’ that one.

[mnehring]

I thought it was bacon.

LOL, maybe that is the reason they don't go on Emeril.. too much pork fat.

[GoSarah]

Paula Dean is overrated anyway. She takes your heart-clogging comfort food recipe and then makes it even more heart-clogging purely for the shock value. She does not care about the taste at all--just about shocking you.

I submit this recipe as evidence. Paula uses lard as a hot dog topping

[GoSarah]

Paula Dean is overrated anyway. She takes your heart-clogging comfort food recipe and then makes it even more heart-clogging purely for the shock value. She does not care about the taste at all--just about shocking you.

I submit this recipe as evidence. Paula uses lard as a hot dog topping

[Alouette]

Test-driving the new Stepford Michelle.

[bcsco]

Wonder if Dean knows anything about moose stew?

I think she travels around some. She might.

[Charles Martel]

Paula Deen must like her fried shrimp and french fries.

The woman has a bread pudding recipe that uses glazed donuts from Krispy Kreme. She must have a high metabolism, otherwise she'd look like Paul Prudhomme by now.

[philled]

Obama told Deen her husband's personal favorite is a steaming bowl of

Not surprising as he is trying to sell a steaming pile to America. For their sake, I do hope that they managed to edit out the parts where Michelle calls her "Paula Dean Saltine".

[mnehring]

Paula uses lard as a hot dog topping

I think I'm going to be sick.

[IndianPrincessOK]

Not showing up to the 9/11 ceremony to be with her children
was a shot at Palin.

I disagree. That was the EXCUSE that the Presidencial Candidates wife, Michelle Obama, used for NOT showing up with her husband at the 9/11 event, although the Republican candidate and his wife was there.

[angcat]

She once put a over easy egg on a bacon cheeseburger. I almost puked when I saw that episode.

[353FMG]

“..isn’t it amazing Michelle Obama has time to cook but NO TIME to go to the 9/11 event!!!!!”

She didn’t feel too particularly proud of her country on that day.

[JZelle]

Is she the one that discovered deep fried twinkies?

[tina07]

new ‘do’ for MichellemyBelle?? Bangs over to the side, haven’t seen her do that. Her look when Obama first starting running was much different...