For you Rachael Ray haters....

New at the supermarket! I saw it today!

:banghead:


x(

:nuke: :evilgrin:

this 'evoo' thing seems to be kind of trashy. All it makes me think about is it sounds like something an evil cow would say... "evooo" instead of "moo". Extra virgin olive oil used to have sort of a classy ambiance, now that she's 'evoo'ed' it sounds like something you'd find in the kitchen of someone who decorates in slate blue and mauve with carved wooden ducks that say "peg and bob" on them. :puke:

trashy? :shrug:

Olive Oil is what it is, oil.

How classy can oil be? :shrug:

some of which i'd have to take out a second mortgage to afford.

:thumbsup:

doesn't mean it's classy.

It's all oil.

I see nothing wrong with her calling it EVOO.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a mouthful to say...on the first reference she says it in full, followed by EVOO so people know what she is talking about.

I think it's mainly for time purposes that she does that.

The classiest restaurant on the planet, you'd get kicked out for talking that mess.

Let the bastids kick me out then.

or just a joke?

Homey got kicked out of Chez Whitey for not wearing a suit and tie.

Seriously though, I used to work in one of those stores where they carried the really expensive stuff.

It's freaking oil.

I never paid attention. I was a baker through most of it. She has to prefer extra virgin for a reason. When I was on the kitchen side in one of the restaurants I worked in, we used only extra virgin olive oil and canola. I can't remember what the deal is...all I know is that if you are ever thinking of making a red velvet cake and realize that you are out of regular vegetable oil, olive oil is NOT a good substitute, and you WILL be able to taste it over the food dye, vinegar and cream cheese frosting. :rofl:

Oil is oil.

:wow:

Er, no...

:)

At least with olive oils...of course olive oil is different that corn oil, etc....
But olive oil is olive oil.

See LostinVa's reply :)

:-)

It's like saying all beer or wine is the same.

so I can't say about wine


but most domestic beer tastes the same to me.

I could probably tell the difference between the imported beers though.

There's very discernible taste differences even among the shittiest of domestic beers.

Rachel Ray would kick your hiney.

Olive oil is olive oil.

Extra virgin olive oil is extra virgin...it's better.

for calling her slogans trashy.

and then make her say it right.

Come on, let's have an olive oil flame war...I think this is virgin territory, no pun intended.

my need to defend Rachael Ray makes me attack like a corba.

I just love her so much! :)

I'll pay to see you two fight!

she's kinda cute. I like 'em a little fleshy.

For me, it's the dumbing down of culinary arts...Yes, she admits (thank jeebus) that she's not a chef, just a cook, but I see no need for ridiculous acronyms for a classic and beautiful ingredient such as Extra Virgin Olive Oil...

That being said, I've said before, she's not as bad as Sandra Lee, but she is now just a brand and another attempt at mass-marketing real cooking to the unwashed masses... Yes, I understand the need/desire for "30 minute meals", but she just makes it feel so commercialized...Her cooking has no 'soul', as it were...

yep :)

I'll chip in. :evilgrin:

:P

:spank:

Another score for Rachael! :bounce:

another score for mediocrity...but, you and i have had this fight, so i'll stop there :)

on the we had this fight and the "i'll stop there" part.

We just have to disagree about Rachael, that is all.

I'm sorry but she's simply not a new Oprah type like her producers want to make her out to be. Her talk-show is horrible but her regular show is alright.

but I think her talk show sucks too.

She needs to stay with doing shows on the Food Network only.

In her house, where noone has to be subjected to her asinine self....imho, of course :)

maybe we should get her and that Giada chick to mud-wrestle naked in the mud-pit - a lot of guys, including me, would love that. lol

for Christmas (the "30 Minute Get Real Meals" one) and the recipes are so complex and sophisticated that I don't believe that any of them can be made in 30 minutes (unless you have about 12 minions working alongside you).

meals from the 30 minute books and all the ones she's tried could be done in 30 minutes

some of those recipes in her 30 minutes book are out of this world. And, as a plus, the kids loved them.

it would take me 30 days to find all the ingredients in this "30 minute meal"

tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
1 quart chicken or vegetable broth
1 fresh or dried bay leaf
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
1 tablespoon butter
1 small head cauliflower, chopped
1 eggplant, peeled and chopped (I leave on half the skin-I like the color and texture it gives the dish)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
One 14.5-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
One 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained
3 tablespoons mild or hot curry paste
3 tablespoons mango chutney
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 scallions, chopped, for garnish
Cilantro or parsley, chopped (a generous handful)
Slivered almonds or chopped cashews,
toasted, for garnish

:shrug:

on the Iron Chef America show she battled against Bobby Flay and is it Giatta something or another, sorry her name just escaped my mind. Anyway, Rachel did not wear the chef jacket and kept bringing up the fact that she was NOT a chef. At least she is honest

about her not being a chef...and her being honest...

And her and Mario kicked ass.

I liked how calm and relaxed Rachael was during that show. She wasn't her usual hyper self either. Very toned down.

Giada seemed more nervous and frazzled than Rachael did.

Rachael proved at least for an hour anyway that she can battle with the other hosts on that network.

Does she mean she didn't go to culinary school, or that she just doesn't like the label? I think the whole chef thing is WAY, WAY out of control, anyway. The way culinary students act sometimes is ridiculous, and the way famous chefs act...they really are all just COOKS when it comes down to it. Kudos to her for not being pretentious.

:shrug: I am confused.

does she not like the chef label, or is it because of schooling.

that her job before FN was working the candy counter at Macy's...Swear to Jeebus :)

I started watching the First 48 on A&E and never went back to Iron Chef

It was on mute and she even drives me nuts when I can't hear her voice. But I had to turn up the volume just so I could see what the hell she was making, based on the ingredients she was putting in the food processor.

And yes, it looked like canned cat food. :puke:

"It was on mute and she even drives me nuts when I can't hear her voice"

I've tried that, and it still doesn't work for me....and I saw that too... :puke:

:loveya:

ACK!!!! x(

I know what Starbucks Anarchist will be sleeping with tonight...

Heterosex.

She mentions it frequently :)

Starbucks Anarchist will be crushed...

you seem to know so much about her.

I watch Food Network practically 24-7 when I'm not in school..and she has multiple shows on there...So yeah, I see her quite a bit. Plus, my lovely and wonderful Momma gave me an RR cookbook for Xmas (:rofl:)...So yes, I do, thank you very much. :)

Chill out holmes...jeez

Enjoy your cookbook!

Does your mom know you don't like Rachael?

She felt kinda bad when I cracked up upon opening it (she gave me that, plus a Paula Deen and a Barefoot Contessa cookbook), but I assured her that some people, like you, have sung the praises of her actual recipes, and that I would cherish it.

And, I will say, I've perused it a few times, and some of the recipes look good, and I'll try them out. My issue is really her and her personality, and the commercialization/branding of cooking, not her food. So, I'll report back, once I try one of the recipes, ok? :)

My sister has made several recipes from her books and they turned out quite well. Very affordable and time efficient.

of course, like all celebrity books, it really depends on the person making the recipes and not so much on who writes the cookbooks.

My mom has a Barefoot Contessa book and she loves it.

The Paula Deen one is funny...it's one based on holidays, and one of the ones is Elvis' Birthday! :rofl:

But yes, I'll let you know how it turns out :pals:

Did I miss something? :rofl:

it's very unbecoming.

:P

:spray: :rofl: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I am craying!! :rofl: :rofl:

:rofl: :evilgrin:

:puke:

Got some EVOO stuck in my ears. :evilgrin:

I don't even want to know what fetish that is.

:rofl:

That glop gets everywhere!

:)

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:evilgrin:

(so shoot me, I like that show)

and she was talking about EVOO and said the kind she bought was whatever brand was ON SALE!

:rofl:

so chances are I'll try her brand if it's ON SALE

She seems nice enough, and I bet that she can cook better than anyone else on this thread.

We have some bad-ass cooks here on DU :)

It's really hard to compare the level of culinary skill, however. People just hate her because she's cutsie and perky. Hey, I don't care for too much perkiness either, but that's no reason to bag on somebody constantly.

What can I say? :shrug:

Although, I'd rather we all trash Ms "Semi-Homemade Sandra Lee" any day of the week :D

I don't hate Rachael at all, but even I rolled my eyes at the olive oil.

I tried to like her, really I did. :)

extra virgin completely sucks when it comes to sauteeing something! I use the extra light variety for any kind of frying. It all has to do with the viscosity of the oil..."EVOO" just beads up on a hot surface, and will not distribute evenly across the bottom of the pan. Extra virgin has the strongest flavor, but should really only be used for things like salad dressing just by the way it behaves. I know there's some controversy as far as how much the oil is processed when it's not extra virgin, but if it's a pain in the ass to cook with, why fricking bother...

Edit: maybe I should have addressed this to bigwillq - he said that "olive oil is olive oil"! :)

Not EVOO from Rachel Ray, would rather buy something that I know is good like DaVinci, Iliada or Barbera DOP.

:shrug:

oil snobs :eyes:

My gasoline is also Italian

and then sometimes she'll say, evoo and then extra virgin olive oil....make up your mind.please.

I'm always a little surprise when she says it and then I forgot what it stands for then I remember and then I'm bugged that she made up a slangy reference to it...and ahhhhh...I'm thinking about it and forget what's she fucking cooking and lossed in the step...fuck I changed the channel...awww Law and Order SVU....Mariska...pretty...