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I don't think the training in Germany or knowledge of classical cooking techniques is what caused him to never be named again. Yes, we even have children and family recipes and all the rest of it. Good riddance.

No disdain here. I just tend to gag on anything that's shoved down my throat. Especially with the implication that it's the only "real" thing out there. The 3/4 of the United States that are not The South have their own cultures and traditions and do not wish to be Southern. I was soooo glad that Joy got the boot. I don't especially like Ana and don't see her winning (I also don't see Bobby having The Hots for her), but Joy has served up mediocre food on more than one occasion, and she's had problematic presentations besides. And she's always come across as fakity-fake to me. My vote for next to go - Jernard. I really don't want to discuss baby-making or laying down by the fire or making sweet love while watching someone make a meatloaf. Or really any time I'm not watching retro South Park and expect Chef to come onscreen.

Nope. Definitely not just you. <Snort> Is there a good way?

That show might be better than this one.

Oh, good to know! I was going to give this a try but I'm not big on BBQ. I do love the kids challenge shows on FN, though. I'm one of a dozen people who actually watches the Kids Baking Championship, and for exactly the reasons you describe. I will definitely try to catch this one.

Re: Damiano, I am also developing an outright dislike of him. He does seem either arrogant or stupid - he certainly didn't "get" the challenge or the joking - and on a shallow note I want to shave that stupid James Dean wave off the top of his head. A couple of times, I swear I heard some of the other contestants call him "Dumb-iano." I want to believe that's his nickname on set.

As Pallida said above, savory bread puddings are eggier. Strata is considered a savory bread pudding. Certainly more of a bread pudding than a hush puppy. Which if Joy knew anything about cooking, she would know.

Ever hear of strata? http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/savory-bread-pudding http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/savory-bread-pudding-with-mushrooms-and-parmesan-cheese-236494 http://allrecipes.com/recipe/85714/savory-rosemary-bread-pudding/

When Joy got the kimchi and then bread pudding, I was actually thinking that wouldn't be too hard a combination. As backformore said, a savory bread pudding with flavors to complement the "spicy sauerkraut" qualities would have worked. But no! Yuck! Ick! Kimchi!! What does anyone even USE kimchi for?! Joy is completely annoying and I was so hoping she'd go home. Since when do women wear their boobs on the outside of their bikinis? That plate was something I truly didn't get. And how hard is it to incorporate radish into an egg benedict? Why go the full-on crab cake route? So many mysteries with Ana's performance, none of them fun. Just like Ana. The Chef of Love (did he work at South Park Elementary at some point?) can just go too. Every time I hear 9 kids, 32 kids, even 5 kids, all I can think about is overpopulation and get all judge-y inside. I don't like when I get like that. My husband and I used to enjoy watching this show as light Sunday summer viewing. But sadly, last night my husband informed me he is out. He will no longer watch, even to snark with me about it later. :-( Damn you, Food Network! Damn you! I have to say, though, after hearing Bobby Flay give Tregaye props for not letting the "fleek nation pledge" question throw her - "she just made one up!" he exclaimed admiringly - I might have to quit soon too. It might be too much. Good Mythical Morning + watchable Food Network Star. Will it? The answer is "No."

Dr. Phil is also a joke, just apparently a well-qualified one.

Well, Dr. Phil made a fortune doing just that. Of course, he does have some sort of psychology degree . . . I think. Tregaye. And you just know she'll be on fleek. I can only hope it's because someone realized how completely ridiculous it was that Damiano won. Maybe between Giada's over-enthusiastic "Brava!!" and the over-pronunciation of his name, someone in editing got confused, and wrongly awarded him with the win. Because, really? Essentially an unstuffed cream puff resting on squirted raspberry puree, and then-a snap-a-chat-a video-a that-a no-one-a could-a understand-a? That's the winner? Oh, but it has. Check out the bowling shirts. ;-)

Was this ever confirmed? I know it was a rumor based on the ratings, but given the direction the FN seems to be going in, I don't know that assumption holds.

Those markers do smell delicious. But who smells like their farts? I mean, I don't, my husband doesn't, and heavens knows our cats don't. Why would a banana fart smell like banana?

He didn't ask if it was imitation crab salad. He asked if it was imitation seafood salad. It was actually quite tasty, and as you say, held together nicely in cubes. I'm sad about what I just learned about what whitefish actually is . . . but even so, it was tasty.

All I will say is that Ree's cottage cheese lasagne is why traditionally no one in the Northeast believes that anyone in the South can cook Italian. Or really, anyone outside of the Northeast. To quote Henry Hill at the end of Goodfellas - "I ordered spaghetti and marinara, and I got egg noodles and ketchup."

I had NO IDEA who Jesse Tyler Ferguson is. None. I would have been the perfect contestant in this challenge, I guess. I would have treated him like the annyoing little twit he was. I wished they had all gotten as drunk as the YouTube woman seemed to want to get. Drunk dialing! That would improve this shitfest.

Well, no one knows what velociraptors sounded like as they left no recordings. :-) But I wouldn't be surprised if the makers of Jurassic Park based their sounds on the modern day raptors, aka birds of prey.

Re: the McFish discussion. I worked in a deli and we had an offering called "Seafood Salad." One day a guy comes in and asks if the seafood salad was "real" or "fake." "Real," I assure him. "What are the ingredients?" he asks. Confidently, I retrieve the tub from the back and read the ingredients. "Pollack. Haddock. Whitefish. Mayonnaise. Celery. Salt. Pepper. Crabmeat. Lobster. . . " His answer? "You've just read me the ingredients of fake seafood salad." Ummm. Other than the "dressing" ingredients - how is that NOT seafood salad?? You order something called "seafood" or "fish", or heaven forbid "McFish" - you get something that spent its life swimmng - I think the deal was not broken.

As others have pointed out, the defining attribute to this allergy is "tree nuts." So probably not.

I don't think many penguins are vegetarians. And being as they ARE birds . . . and raptors are birds of prey . . . well, yeah. "Everybody crochet tonight!"

I would like this 10,000 times if I could. Fine, you've not been exposed to pad Thai or whatever. But at least have the self-awareness and humility to understand you've likely missed out on something you should know. That others around you know. Don't double-down on the whole "I've only ever been exposed to cooking by my family and neighbors but I think I deserve a national food show" idea. I don't care how much you drawl or how deep your dimples are. You're a culinary idiot.

Cialis for daily use commercial : When the moment is right, why pause to take a pill or go to the bathroom? How about pausing to find someplace more private than a restaurant, public beach or patio, and take your pill or use the bathroom on the way? Seriously, horndogs, you can wait to be out of other people's line of sight before getting busy.

This is adorable, and I love penguins. But I am so jaded, I just assumed that she is the penguin equivalent of a Yogurt Bitch, turning down the thermostat and then berating her stupid husband for standing in front of the refrigerator to cool off.

I don't know how old they're supposed to be, but they better stay off my lawn! I suppose I should be ashamed to admit this, but there is no way I'm going to be able to look at any fridge camera and see that I am out of anything. Not unless they are 3D cameras that you can somehow manage to maneuver around all the things on my shelves. And dig through all the bags of stuff in my produce and fruit drawers. Forget about the freezer.

Norman's Mother is not Norma. She's a figment of his imagination, albeit based on a real person. She's not a fully realized individual with conflicts and foibles and a unique point of view. Norma is dead. Mother is not the same. I continue to be sad about that.