My folks felt sorry for us because our business has been hit so hard by the recession that in January they bought us a new tv and Dish TV to watch on it.
Well, I've become addicted to the Food Network and love just about all the shows especially the competition ones.
But what has become the highlight for us is to watch Iron Chef and hear the co-host yell out the secret ingredient.
I don't know why but we get the biggest kick out of that. He gets all buggy-eyed and yells it out. We play it over on the DVR because it cracks us up so much.
Is there something wrong with us?
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on March 20, 2009, 08:51:42 AM
I don't know why but we get the biggest kick out of that. He gets all buggy-eyed and yells it out. We play it over on the DVR because it cracks us up so much.
Is there something wrong with us?
Carolyn
I don't think so. I also love Iron Chef but my wife
always looks at me funny when I watch it. She
just does not understand the creativity in cooking.
Now I feel better knowing that I am not the only one
watching.
Ross
What we starting a couseling group here? Hi my name is ________________ and I really like to watch Iron Chef.I'm addicted to Iron Chef.
It started to loose it's luster for me when they brought on Michael, and it has lost more luster for me when I heard that one of the chef's is pregnant and so is her partner. It had always been a struggle for me to watch it, because my wife did not like it at all - something about eating fish eyeballs or something - I dunno. And she rules my house.
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Quote from: Tenpoint5 on March 20, 2009, 11:07:15 AM
What we starting a couseling group here? Hi my name is ________________ and I really like to watch Iron Chef.I'm addicted to Iron Chef.
:D :D :D :D :D :D
I think I'm addicted to all the competition shows!
I even like the one where they have different pastry chefs make cakes for a client.
I am amazed with how quickly the chefs get down to business when they don't know what the "secret" ingrediant's going to be.
Chopped is kind of like that, too, with up and coming chefs.
I like Axe Men and Ice Road Truckers, too! :D
Carolyn
Caribou I am right there with you. I like watching the Iron Chef Japan the best because the mystery ingredient was usually pretty exotic.
Ax Men, Dirty Jobs, and Ice Road Truckers are locked into the DVR as well!
Now I'm all new to this Iron Chef show and I know the one I'm watching is the American version.
Where can I watch Iron Chef Japan?
I that on the Food Network, too?
Oh, I like Dirty Jobs, too!!!
Carolyn
Quote from: Buck36 on March 20, 2009, 07:25:22 PM
Caribou I am right there with you. I like watching the Iron Chef Japan the best because the mystery ingredient was usually pretty exotic.
Ax Men, Dirty Jobs, and Ice Road Truckers are locked into the DVR as well!
And don't forget about the Deadliest Catch. But I really enjoy Mike on Dirty Jobs. Oh and Man vs Wild OH, Oh, Oh, and Storm Chasers and How It's Made.
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It is my feeling and only a feeling that the chefs on Iron Chef have a general idea what the secret ingredient is. When it is announced there is no hesitation or discussion on what to make. They just go at it full force. I do like the show.
Brad
Brad,
Yeah, they seem to jump to it don't they! I would spend the entire time trying to decide what to do with ingredients! :D
Oh Caneyscud,
I love The Most Dangerous Catch, too!
Carolyn
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on March 20, 2009, 11:07:15 AM
What we starting a couseling group here? Hi my name is ________________ and I really like to watch Iron Chef.I'm addicted to Iron Chef.
Hi.......... My name is Maudy Fricker, and yes I too am addicted to Irona Cheffa (That's how they say it right)? He he he. ::) :D ;)
;D ;D ;D
Pat, glad to see you around, hope things are starting to thaw out up there. Things are tougher in Alaska eh? ;)
Quote from: Caneyscud on March 20, 2009, 08:11:55 PM
Quote from: Buck36 on March 20, 2009, 07:25:22 PM
Caribou I am right there with you. I like watching the Iron Chef Japan the best because the mystery ingredient was usually pretty exotic.
Ax Men, Dirty Jobs, and Ice Road Truckers are locked into the DVR as well!
And don't forget about the Deadliest Catch. But I really enjoy Mike on Dirty Jobs. Oh and Man vs Wild OH, Oh, Oh, and Storm Chasers and How It's Made.
Shakespeare
The Bard of Hot Aire
Pontificator Extraordinaire'
And have you seen "American Loggers" its on Friday night on Discovery
I'll have to watch that.
I've learned a lot about logging from watching Axe Men.
Logging is a huge industry here in North Idaho so it's nice to know more about what goes on.
Carolyn
Quote from: pensrock on March 21, 2009, 11:03:05 AM
;D ;D ;D
Pat, glad to see you around, hope things are starting to thaw out up there. Things are tougher in Alaska eh? ;)
Still cold up north Pens but at the house it's getting around 25 now. Heat wave. :D Job freeze big time up here right now. Bummer.
My favorite shows are Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. I just love it when Gordon Ramsay tears into somebody. Course, if he did it to me, we'd be throwing fists but that'll never happen to me so I enjoy him doing it to other people.
I also love Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, Gangland and a myriad of other shows where I learn something I didn't know. I like the throwdown with Bobby Flay and DDD with Guy Fieri as well. Oh and there's just something about Giada. I'm not really sure what her shows are about but she is, mmmmmmmm captivating.
QuoteOh and there's just something about Giada.
Yes there is! :D
Quote from: pensrock on March 22, 2009, 06:51:07 AM
QuoteOh and there's just something about Giada.
Yes there is! :D
:-* OH YEAH :-*
SD, you love GANGLAND???? I love that show! Iron Chef too - both the American and Japanese versions. I also like Ice Road Truckers, Forensic Files, and Operacion Repo!
Scott thinks I'm crazy, but I guess I never really was much of a "Friends" fan.........
And I know you guys love Giada, and that's cool. I love her too, but not the same way you do!
I love Michael Simon and Masaharu Morimoto the way that you love Giada!
You have your cheesecake, and I have my beefcake!
The Mrs...... ;)
:D :D :D :D ;D
Where's Arcs.... Oh, there he is...
I'm drinkin' at a distance with Arcs on this one... :D
Mike
Quote from: carnie1 on March 22, 2009, 08:27:38 AM
Quote from: pensrock on March 22, 2009, 06:51:07 AM
QuoteOh and there's just something about Giada.
Yes there is! :D
:-* OH YEAH :-*
I think if a man doesn't think Giada is beautiful he needs to have his hormones checked!
;)
Carolyn
Did you know her father is the Italian director Dino de Laurentis? She had a baby not too long ago, didn't she?
Quote from: seemore on March 22, 2009, 05:13:08 PM
Did you know her father is the Italian director Dino de Laurentis? She had a baby not too long ago, didn't she?
Yes and I'm still angry about that. The fact that she was cheating on me in the first place is bad enough but flaunting the baby is just downright cruel ;D ;D ;D
Memory serves me correctly, the family wasn't very happy that she became a chef. I think she could have gone into about anything and would have been successful. Going into the sacred bond of matrimony with me would have been my first pick but sadly, she didn't consult with me on it. ;) :D
Yea, I love Gangland and all different types of shows. They sometimes run shows on different mob leaders that's pretty good as well. I watch anything dealing with La Cosa Nostra.
Quote from: seemore on March 22, 2009, 09:37:29 AM
I love Michael Simon and Masaharu Morimoto the way that you love Giada!
You have your cheesecake, and I have my beefcake!
The Mrs...... ;)
Glad you cleared that up there - I was a wondering.
Don't know about Giada - her head is too big for the rest of her..........nnnaaawwww I'd be more of a blubbering fool it she spoke to me! I'd faint! But I respect her for her recipes, her ironclad knowledge of cooking techniques and how she can keep her nails and lipstick so perfect. Does anybody know what her last dish was or was everyone just looking a the front of her shirt?
I don't watch much TV - I've never heard of some of them shows that ya'll like!
Not too hot on the contest shows anymore. Sorta like the "how to decorate a whole house for $100" type shows that are on HGTV. The concept is fine, but give them enough time to do a really good job rather than half way done. The Daughter was home last night and had the tube on and I saw Chopped for the first time. That was an odd show, but kinda stereotypical. Judges were.....well I'd call them strange, but that wouldn't be nice. The host has his schtick but I guess it is aimed to a younger audience. Then the baskets of 4 or 5 incongruous ingredients and only a few minutes to prepare something. Just the few minutes I watched it, more than one dish did not get done, and others could not properly do other ingredients because of the time. Why would I want to see badly prepared food, I can go to lots of restaurants around here and see that. Oh, it's about the people! duh!!!! and the thrill of competition!!! This is a food network, I go to it to find out about great food and how to prepare it. It's been Vannatized. I don't want to see some screeching Paula Deen eating on a rooftop in Paris. Nor do I want to see a show, that has dumb enough judges that they can't tell the difference between a properly cooked low and slow rack of ribs and a oven cooked rack with smoked salt. What is the appeal of seeing people fail?
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The Bard of Hot Aire
Pontificator Extraordinaire'
Quote from: Caneyscud on March 23, 2009, 07:18:37 AM
Quote from: seemore on March 22, 2009, 09:37:29 AM
I love Michael Simon and Masaharu Morimoto the way that you love Giada!
You have your cheesecake, and I have my beefcake!
The Mrs...... ;)
Glad you cleared that up there - I was a wondering.
Don't know about Giada - her head is too big for the rest of her..........nnnaaawwww I'd be more of a blubbering fool it she spoke to me! I'd faint! But I respect her for her recipes, her ironclad knowledge of cooking techniques and how she can keep her nails and lipstick so perfect. Does anybody know what her last dish was or was everyone just looking a the front of her shirt?
I don't watch much TV - I've never heard of some of them shows that ya'll like!
Not too hot on the contest shows anymore. Sorta like the "how to decorate a whole house for $100" type shows that are on HGTV. The concept is fine, but give them enough time to do a really good job rather than half way done. The Daughter was home last night and had the tube on and I saw Chopped for the first time. That was an odd show, but kinda stereotypical. Judges were.....well I'd call them strange, but that wouldn't be nice. The host has his schtick but I guess it is aimed to a younger audience. Then the baskets of 4 or 5 incongruous ingredients and only a few minutes to prepare something. Just the few minutes I watched it, more than one dish did not get done, and others could not properly do other ingredients because of the time. Why would I want to see badly prepared food, I can go to lots of restaurants around here and see that. Oh, it's about the people! duh!!!! and the thrill of competition!!! This is a food network, I go to it to find out about great food and how to prepare it. It's been Vannatized. I don't want to see some screeching Paula Deen eating on a rooftop in Paris. Nor do I want to see a show, that has dumb enough judges that they can't tell the difference between a properly cooked low and slow rack of ribs and a oven cooked rack with smoked salt. What is the appeal of seeing people fail?
Shakespeare
The Bard of Hot Aire
Pontificator Extraordinaire'
The same reason I watch Cops.....to make me feel better about my life, why else? ;D
I had no idea that she could cook!
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk250/smokinsoon/Giada_DeLaurentiis_lscan1.jpg)
To me, she's cooking in that picture. I know I feel like a steak on a 475F grill........I'm sweating! :o ;D ;D
O H
Does she cook???????????//
You know whats funny Carney? My wife used to say her head is too big for her body. I guess she was right.
She's got a head? :P :o ;D ;D ;D
Duck, just in case.....keep some safety glasses handy, I hear twirling noises....not too sure
Quote from: Smokin Soon on March 24, 2009, 06:01:13 PM
Duck, just in case.....keep some safety glasses handy, I hear twirling noises....not too sure
Lucky for me, SS, I was born with ninja reflexes and honed those reflexes at an early age. My mother could pick off a fly at 50 yards with a shoe and I was able to dodge many size 6's while I was growing up. ;D
Quote from: Smoking Duck on March 24, 2009, 07:12:45 PM
Lucky for me, SS, I was born with ninja reflexes and honed those reflexes at an early age.
I don't know why Marc, but all I can think about is Kung Fu Panda when I read this!
;)
Carolyn
Marc is the spice ninja :D
nepas