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Yup...it just looks too slippery to me😧

I tried a 12 week trial subscription of the NY Times (& it wasn't even free--just at a reduced rate). Toward the end of 12 weeks, I contacted the phone # provided to say I did not want to subscribe. The woman I dealt with went through some gobbledegook reason of why I was now fully subscribed, that I hadn't contacted them in time to stop the paper. It made no sense. Something just made me feel I was dealing not with the NYT but a contracting company. So I called the NYT directly, spoke with someone in customer service, and was told not to worry, that this would be taken care of. And it was. I'll never try any of these "deals" again.

I made that recipe that's making the rounds on Facebook--Chicken & Rice Burrito Bowl. Totally forgot about Cinco de Mayo, but I guess this dish was sort of appropriate

I can't handle that voice. It's a vocal fry to the extreme! The sad thing is, she's a decent cook (chef?) but it's unbearable to listen to her. A while back she was on a Bobby Flay show and made deviled eggs with fried oysters sitting on them. I was so interested that I had to stay with the show, endure that vocal fry, so that I could learn how to make the whole shebang. Someone at FN needs to tell Sunny to use her indoor voice 😣

I've noticed over the years that a lot of chefs & cooks on TV do not use pot holders. They use towels. Why is that? How can towels protect your hands from the intense heat of a roasting pan? Pot holders are much more protective. I wondered at times if they felt pot holders looked uncool. Maybe their kitchen towels are way thicker than the type we buy? They don't look any different to me. ATK chefs use towels (but Ina uses pot holders--sometimes *huge* pot holders!) Just curious + I always worry that the towel users will burn their hands.

Great photo(s). It's easier for me to recognize skaters in the color photo. Petr Barna is next to Artur. Yikes! Zhulin? I don't recall his hair being soooo blonde. Those were the days of very interesting competitive as well as pro programs.

All I remember is DD had a show that featured a variety of guests, and he always wore a lavender shirt. Keith's show, in its early days, was a lot of fun...especially when he went after O'Realllly. Then Keith's anger got the better of him.

I do brunch...that leaves me a lotta leeway as to when I "rise & shine for the maritime" (my dad used to bellow that Navy call every school day morning at 6:45 AM)☺

Most excellent observation re: the two suck-up interviewers of '15-'16. Who started pronouncing nuclear as nu-ku-lar? Can we blame Jimmy Carter?

I love the comments from all of you. I don't watch Morning Joe as I'm not a morning person (I tried to watch back in early 2016 and was appalled at the way they tossed softball questions to Trump and had him on so many times). So now, I "watch" the show via your posts. Thanks for the chuckles and the updates.

I dislike cauliflower. It has a nasty taste, like maybe a bad onion? Hard to describe. Brussels sprouts also has that strong nasty taste (it's not so bad when roasted). And anise, in Italian sausage, brings back a memory of a miserable night of food poisoning. But I do love raw & fried oysters & clams, steamed mussels & shrimp, & lobster. I should live at the beach. Oh Lawdy, I forgot one item that is so awful to me that I run away if I smell it: Romano cheese!

And wasn't there always thunder & lightning? I can still hear the music for the opening credits.

We had Ina's Eggplant Gratin w/ angel hair pasta + extra sauce for dinner. I tossed in some fresh mozzarella to make it interesting.

I only went to see this cause I was living in Raleigh at the time & NC was making a *huge* deal over the film. It was awful, IMO. Back then, we thought it was crazy to imagine such an idiot becoming president.

Those early Italian cooking episodes were the shows that I enjoyed. Once Giada's OTT grinning began, I watched a lot less. R & G must have aching jaws by the end of their taping sessions.

Jennifer to Venus as he walks in the door for a job interview at WKRP: "Are you Earth, Wind or Fire"?

Being so swift with the correct questions, you should apply to Jeopardy. Maybe you'll be the one to beat James.

Part of the enjoyment of watching a show like Jeopardy is playing along with the contestants. I'm pretty sure a lot of viewers get a kick out of yelling out the right question before the contestants do. Now, viewers watch just one player plow through almost every "answer", instantly giving the correct question. IMO, that's no fun. So now I tune in for FJ to see if I know the answer. And that's Jeopardy for me during the reign of James.

I think Alex only has to look at the other two contestants each night, see the expressions on their faces as James races around the board while they just stand there, and realize it's a one man game now and could be forever. This isn't good for Jeopardy.

I tried to watch tonight but the fun of Jeopardy, for me, is gone (as long as he's there). I returned to see what the FJ ? would be and was dumbfounded. Who doesn't know it's the Bermuda Triangle? I bet when he's gone, they'll have a # of games limit (*if* he ever leaves!)

In addition to some vitamins, I take D-Mannose each day. Since I began taking them, I have not had a UTI. At first I was buying it at Whole Foods but each bottle was $29 (they had recently raised the price). Now I buy it at Wegman's for $16/bottle.

Double Crunch Garlic Chicken & a tossed salad. Glad I doubled the sauce cause it was delicious.

Maybe it's just me, but ever since I started watching ATK, I've noticed she slips a little dig into either CK or Julia. She did it on Saturday's show when they were doing the intro for streusal & how if you just breathe over it, it flies all over you. Julia said yes, it ends up all over me and Bridget smirked and said, "So I've noticed".

And this is what bugs me about a lot of these reality shows. They start out ok, but then you notice them starting to behave like show-off kids (e.g., Chip Gaines, Ryan on Maine Cabin Masters, etc). So it's the producers egging them on. Back to ATK: I'm sad to see Julie reduced to her new role as sidekick to edgy Bridget. I haven't seen the new ATK much but are their roles ever reversed in the new CK-less show?

Gloria Borger. I remember back in the day when she'd be on Washington Week in Review. In her younger years, she was interesting to listen to and attractive. Today? I dread seeing her on Wolf's show because once it's her "turn" to talk, she goes on and on and on. And I know this is petty, but her recent plastic surgery has caused her mouth to tip sideways at times when she talks...almost cartoonishly. It's really distracting (and quite weird). But they must like her at CNN cause she's almost always on one panel or another.