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cookies. you have to accept them if you are going to log in to the Trib site. I hate cookies.

Boy, I hate it when the voice of reason interupts a rant.

Sorry. Did that horse die on me? Damn, I hate it when that happens.

how many people are registered members of this site? 16,000 or so, right? How many more people are out there besides that 16k? Maybe another 20,000? Not much of an audience there.

This is bullshit, and these people clearly don't know what the hell they're talking about. My wife bought a Pampered Chef pan at one of those stupid shows they do. It sucks. In every way. Plus, this pan, which has a lifetime warranty, already has bubble marks on the no-stick. I'd throw it away, but my wife bought it from a friend, who shows up periodically to make sure we still have it.

Clothier, long time no see. You're going to move out of Michgan? Hey Michael, nice to see you too. Nah, I'm staying put. NO has lots going for it, but I bet you can't get a decent coney dog there. and I'd miss the michigan weather. it was sunny and 80 last Thurs, but we had an inch of snow this morning. Welcome aboard e-gullet!

Pineapple upside down cake. Tons of stuff with jello (tryjello homepage) and my wife's easiest dessert recipe: pie dough (she uses Pillsbury) spread out on a sheet pan bake it for 5 min. less than it calls for. spread over it whatever canned fruit you have, drained. Toss it bake in the oven for that 5 more minutes. Meantime, make a glaze of powdered sugar and evap milk, or sweetened condensed milk. Pull it out, let cool for a few, pour glaze, and you've got dessert pizza. I know, I know. But try it. And it beats saying to your guests, um, sorry, nothing to serve you.

My Mom always told me you salt for 2 reasons. 1) flavor 2) it raises the boiling temp of the water, and pasta tastes better and cooks faster in hotter water. She could be wrong, but I'm not going to argue with her.

Boy, I'd love to be the the room for that pitch meeting. "hey, we've got this idea. there's this hard core group of foodies out there, and we think there's enough of them, and they are the right demographic group, and, well, we think we can make a network go based on what they want to see." OK, actually I'd love to be in the meeting when the laughter stops, and they throw them out on their ass.

why on earth would you stop eating cheetos?

you're kidding, right?

Get a grip, people. It's just food, and there is never going to be channel dedicated to people who are serious about it.

Hmmm. How do I phrase this without being insulting? Can't do it. We are not F.N.'s target audience. Ms Johnson doesn't give one hoot about e-gullet, or any other website. It's about the ratings. And selling ad space. And that's all. Not content, nothing else matters but how much money they make. And there is nothing wrong with that, it's the American way. But you are fooling yourself if you think you know how to "fix" food TV. Her job is to deliver the 18-42 demographic.

I can't tell you how thrilled I'd be to be served a lemon nap. thrilled. One of my co-workers had difficulty with one of his clients (the red stripe in the gray suit was just "too" red, in spite of my partner's many warnings that it would be very red.) After much discussion, my partner told the client he was: a) keeping the suit and b) was not ever doing business with us again. Two weeks later the client called to apologize, and placed an order for $30,000 worth of new clothes. Sometimes, you just gotta stand up for yourself.

This is barely on topic, but since it is a seasonal treat, just not a edible treat. The first roller coaster ride of the season. The Blue Streak. Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH. That'll be me at the front of the line on May 7th.

Stop the presses. Let me get this straight. Not only do you have tremendous writing ability, not only do you get to live and eat in New Orleans, but your wife is hot too? Man, you are living the charmed life.

having an un-clean grill has never made sense to me. You clean your pans when you are done with them on the stove, right? You wouldn't make some lamb chops in your cast iron skillet, then make a tarte tartin in the same pan without cleaning it? So clean your grill!

They only thing could could make them better is when some enterprizing soul decides to enrobe them with chocolate.

Coke slurpee. ahhhh.

Sorry. It's half iced tea, half lemonade (or in my case, pink lemonade). Arnie's favorite, and it's mighty tasty.

that's it. that's the last straw, I just can't take it any more. I'm moving to N.O.

club sandwiches with Plath's bacon, and turkey left over from the grilled turkey on Sunday. On store bought white bread, like God intended club sandwiches to be eaten on. with chips and dip. Arnold Palmer's to drink. I love spring.

I'm #5.

the lovely Mrs Clothier hates it when I send food back. So I avoid it if at all possible. That said, I don't think the line between snobbish and disconcerning is small at all. I think it's huge, and it's all about the attitude that comes with it. Julia Child- disconcerning but never snobbish. make sense?

what's demerara?