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Right? I'm always happy when they merge. I can start trying to remember who's who now. There were several tonight I swear I haven't seen before. I was sick of Reem on day one. She's the one that won't leave.

They aspire to instant wealth. The more difficult it is to move up the ladder naturally, the more attractive "magic" wealth is. Inequality breeds this.

Honest to god, I've been sad all season because of Elliot not being Elliot, because I missed him so much. To get real Elliot back, and then Q/E? Icing on the cake!!

That sounds like her branding for Walmart! So glad I found y'all again.

@Lura, thinking best thoughts for you! Agree 100% - never cream of any kind or egg yolks - wtf? Her desserts are nauseating.

I got sick for a few weeks and thought they deleted this forum! HATE the one thread. They've done this other places too where it makes even less sense - UK Masterchef is now one thread for 3 distinct programs. Ugh. She could keep eating every stinkin' burger bun she wanted if she'd just leave off half the candy/sugar toppings she puts on desserts, most of which, I'm sure, you can't even taste.

Well, that's just ridiculous. They are 3 entirely different programs.

He'll be fine doing that. He's good with people.

Joe is a comedian and I just adore him. I think he'll do just fine.

Teaser!

To me, you put dressing on something and serve it then. These aren't served until they've been in the fridge for several hours (if not longer). The green beans are only blanched, not cooked through. The, um, marinating in the fridge is what softens them nicely.

I'm glad you all feel the same about "one fourth cup". Sometimes she'll say "a fourth cup" which actually sounds like there should be 3 cups preceding it. I just watched her low carb bites. Per usual, everything looks good until she has to add the last 4 or 5 ingredients. Dear Ree: you don't need EVERY herb in everything. It obliterates the flavors and just tastes muddy. And the episode following is the appetizers for "The Merc." Jesus wept, a whole bottle of whisky to 2 liters of Dr Pepper (which she calls "Nectar of the gods" but never mentions by actual name and the label's covered). And then to say it should have something else in it, there are some fruits in there. It sounds DISGUSTING.

For what it's worth, we have a family recipe of Italian green beans marinated. They're yummy! But they're meant as a cold side dish in the summer. I need to dig it out. I think it's olive oil, wine vinegar, red onions, garlic, and beans. @londonfroglet to add to what everyone else said, Ree's blatant co-op (cough) of recipes from books of local recipes. SO many over the years. Less these days but yeah, so many.

CharlizeCat - I had to look up the recipes when you said that about the casserole. It is DISGUSTING. It's real. Cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, adobo sauce, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, pimientos, and suggested garnish: drained raisins, sriracha, walnuts, cranberries. SO gross. As soon as I saw the picture for it, I *knew* that she mixed more sugar in with that cream cheese. Sure enough., there it is. Let's not forget the Pumpkin "Tiramisu". On the other hand, can we?

I may vomit. Good god, was it a contest to see who could be the biggest sycophant?

She cooks ham. And other things. To put in panini-toasted bread. Which, if she'd put it in the bread and THEN put it in the panini press, wouldn't need cooking. (and you don't cook eggs in a panini press anyway wtf.) She broke my brain.

She's photoshopped to hell and back, in a very not-good way. She looks as plastic as her Barbie. Dang, y'all. $45 for about $5 worth of plastic and manufacturing, if that. SO gross. Barbie has a flowy shirt that she doesn't need. (caveat: I too am a little fat woman who needs flowy shirts, but I own it.) The bit at the end of Ree's video is Barbie's new mantra: Barbie can be anything - a vet, doctor, lawyer, whatever. Apparently she can be a schlockmeister!

One way you can tell if someone's doing it to be "on trend" - if they say "I'm going gluten-free to cut back on carbs" as if the only thing that has carbs is wheat. So many of them replace the gluten with high-carb stuff! As a carb-counting diabetic, it annoys the hell out of me, because people are always saying "Have you tried going gluten-free?" argh.

Thank you, everyone. @peacheslatour, she sent me her recipe box a couple of years ago when she went into assisted living - and her baking pans, pyrex dishes, great old pots, etc. I'm lucky in that I was making recipes and calling her to tell her about them when I did. She was 93, and post-stroke. It wasn't unexpected. But she sure picked a day to go where I'd never forget!

Yes, this. Exactly this. My mother died on Mother's Day this year, so around the same time. I can't imagine something like this. Also, all tv shows have people (crew, cast, etc) pass away - it's just statistics that it happens. You don't see these kinds of episodes for them. It's really distasteful. It's not what I'd expect to see on Food Network. You don't turn on your food show on Saturday morning expecting to see a funeral.

Yeah, but I think that Ted Allen, and a fair number of the regular judges there would have some "read between the lines" snark that she's not smart enough to notice. They're good at that. I remember they once showed the instructions. They said "Make a genoise sponge. Bake. Make creme patisserie. Fill." and the finished result was something that was supposed to be a very specific design.

omg, yes to all of this. I know about cooling pastry like filo or puff that has butter layers in it, so that the butter doesn't immediately run out during baking. The rest? Meh. Waffle makers: fad. I love those "try a pinterest idea" videos - there've been a lot of "oh fail" with waffle makers. Not everything's meant to be a waffle! YES ON CLARIFIED BUTTER. Basting with oil = greasy eggs. Oats in meatballs? GTFO. Barf. Prunes are just dried plums! What's even better is if you rehydrate them in a bit of booze - not TOO much, but some. Such yummy stuff!

I haven't watched in ages but watched a little tonight. My god, it really highlights how little chemistry these 2 have - and they never had it. And they're so wooden.

She is not a designer. She has no design ability. God, I miss Sarah Richardson.

Oh yes, I forgot about that! He was SO BAD. And they even did a dance where his brother joined in. Awk. Ward.