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Last Chance is also on on You Tube

Agreed! I fast forwarded through most of this episode. More good cooking, less gimmicks. I'm almost done with this show

Over the weekend I acquired the audiobook of Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw. On the way home I listened to the chapter on the recovery of what used to be unusable beef to be sold as ground beef. Two hours later the same process was described on Food Revolution. I may just have to make the time to grind my own...

That may have been the worst Quickfire challenge ever...

I'm sure the oven became a great carbon monoxide risk. Hope no one dies replicating that task...

Cuisinart 14 cup food processor $20

Loved the Top Gear Blender! My recently acquired VitaPrep has paid for itself in not going to Jamba Juice anymore. And now I am discovering the joy of homemade hummus. And savings as well!

I just bought I VitaPrep Tuesday. I made gazpacho without even bothering to seed anything. It came out fabulous! I think washing the vegetables was the longest part of the process. Then today I made stock with a roasted chicken carcass. Just tossed the chicken with a few carrots, celery, and a peppercorns. On impulse for some reason after I strained the stock I tossed in a potato or two until tender. Then put the stock and veges in the blender! Wow--it was fantastic. I sliced some of the chicken put it in the bowl and added the soup. Tossed with a dollop of sour cream...

I cramped a little when I heard Toby's name. Is he even needed? He adds nothing but but contempt IMO. What was with Eli claiming Robyn only won because she was a cancer survivor? And finally, that Caesar salad looked a little like Keller's in the French Laundry cookbook.

I think they made the right choice last night. Given that Robin and Mattin's dishes were equally bad, at least Robin realized that hers was bad and acknowledged that fact. Mattin seemed like "Of course it was good! I made it!" Tim Love seemed pissed--I wonder if he really was ill from his fish. Plus Mattin got bit in the ass by Kharma after lying at judges table regarding the asparagus and Ashley.

I found that odd too! Perhaps Mr. Bourdain is finding that children are expensive...

Words and phrases I never thought I'd hear on FN: "Crap" I forget the reference. And yesterdays "Thunder Thighs" when referring to duck legs! Why is a show this good stuck in a Saturday AM slot?

Le Bumb Soopreeze!

I caught part of the Russia episode flipping channels. The video quality was lacking to say the least. My old recordings looked much better.

When I was teaching in Guam a lady in our school made some that were filled with minced chicken and rice. The filling was a golden color, as if saffron were in the recipe. I think she liked how much I raved over them she made a batch twice a month for me to take home. Now I am hungry!