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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love food network don't always love their "stars" I had made some of her recipes and have to admit they were good but I have this thing where I cannot watch her, I hate to admit it. Something about her looks and that frozen smirk on her face with no matter what she is doing and then her voice. Am I alone?

My H is a "hobby chef" so its on 24/7 in my household![/quote]

I love to cook, its my thing and I am an especially great baker if I do say so myself. I had read all about her fakery and how she stole from and screwed over other bloggers to get to the top but hey she had the money to buy the resources and producers to get her to the food network, so what are you going to do?

I [i]do[/i] have a husband who is from the midwest and loves a dose of comfort food every so often so I have tried a good sampling of her recipes. I always follow a recipe exactly the first time around.

The good:
her cinnamon rolls are fantastic
the shrimp with vodka cream sauce was wonderful, but its a pretty universal recipe and the one she makes is her sister Betsy's recipe

The bad:
Almost universally her food is overly salty. If there is mustard or worcestershire in her recipe it is used so heavy handed that it becomes the prevalent flavor in the dish. Think yellow mustard beans or worcestershire salad dressing. Her cooking times are always less than they need to be. Especially on meat, even when cooking mid rare.
You can always half the butter/cream in a recipe no problem and still have a creamy rich tasting dish.

Most of her baked goods are rather meh. Always need some tweaking.

Don't make any of the three variations she has for beef dipped sandwiches, two were horrible and I didn't bother with the third because it was so similar to the others.

I have to wonder if she smokes, because anytime she uses tabasco or any type of heat it is WAY too much. Even to someone like myself who enjoys spicy food.

which brings me to...

The ugly:
Her chipotle pop pulled pork was so hot it ruined a beautiful piece of meat. We love hot and spicy food too. I followed it exactly against my better judgement and used the entire can of chipotles. The meat was so hot (and stringy because she has you basically braising it in 20 ounces of dr pepper.) that it was inedible. I made my own later with two peppers (seeded), onions, garlic, s&p and a bit of modelo negra and braised it all day then pulled it, degreased and blended the sauce and its now a family favorite for homey comfort food.

When I got to her recipe for marinara I just couldn't anymore with her. She made a fairly basic meat sauce (way too much [b]undrained ground beef[/b] - but thats pretty much her style) then she added a jar of store bought pasta sauce "It's my secret ingredient." Um... then why did you just bother with the onions, garlic and canned tomatoes??? Just buy two jars next time and call it a day!

Anyway, thats how I feel about her. She irks me too.

For good food network comfort food, try Heartland Table, everything of Amy's I have tried has come out perfect and delicious. Especially her maple toast with cheese for a treat!

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You sound like a wonderful cook and I am jealous:) I will try your pulled pork. As a side, WHAT is "undrained ground beef?"[/quote]

NP, not draining off the grease after cooking the ground beef[/quote]

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