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[johnnylexicon]

I've been performing this new poem lately called, "Fuck You, Mitt Romney and Rachael Ray At the Same Time." Performed it last night, actually. And now, apparently, I have to entirely change the title.

Now, if only Rachael Ray would get booted from the Food Network, I could happily retire that piece.

Yes, ratpackslim, I'm aware of your little perversion.

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[ratpackslim]

I'm watching her right now.

so what we've learned is that you like it slow and hard and i prefer it glossy and done in a half hour.

but seriously (I guess), I love to cook and I love the Food Network, but I'm kind of a lousy chef. RR's recipes may be Cooking For Dummies, but they've helped me bridge the gap between intimidating cooking and microwaving a TV dinner.

and she is cute as the dickens.

[johnnylexicon]

I think we've learned that I prefer voluptuous women with British accents who moan sensually when eating food cooked in duck fat, and you prefer perky cheerleaders who make recipes I could find on a Triscuits box and says "Yum-o!"

But seriously, I guess you disproved the point I made to smyley above about men not watching Rachael Ray. And it's a good thing to learn to cook. I guess, as someone who believes in food traditions and culture (recent convert though I am), my distaste for RR boils down to, "It's come down to this?"

[ratpackslim]

perky cheerleaders who make recipes I could find on a Triscuits box and says "Yum-o!"

i don't know if you knew this or were just being colorful, but the Triscuits in my home currently have a Rachael Ray Triscuit recipe on the box.

Gimme a Y!

[mskittieface]

Ok, but you have admittedly just come into your foody-ism recently, yes? Like in the last two years? So maybe you should not be so judgmental of people who aren't there yet? And maybe the fact that a channel like The Food Network even exists in the first place is a step forward regardless of some of the drivel that is on it? Maybe.

[johnnylexicon]

So maybe you should not be so judgmental of people who aren't there yet?

I will judge who I want.

And who said I am against the Food Network? There are great chefs and shows on the Food Network, and it's done tremendous things towards teaching people who might not otherwise dare to cook. However, Rachael Ray is not a chef. She is an ex-caterer who is relentlessly promoted because of her looks and her schtick. Making food easier for the public is a good thing; Julia Child brought French cooking into the American kitchen, and Martin Yan did the same for Chinese cuisine. But they made hard food easier; Rachael Ray just makes easy food. Julia Child never hawked convenience as a selling point at the expense of good taste; she made difficult cooking seem possible.

[johnnylexicon]

P.S. When you're ready to take it to the next level, check out Rick Bayliss' "Everyday Mexican." Just as easy to make, just as quick, and with ingredients you can find in any SoCal supermarket, but the food has balls.