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Last night's episode was excellent. Just bare bones, THIS is real cooking. Wonder if the sales of Food Savers will go up after this.

This show is so below Gordon. There was almost nothing about the actual food, and more about him having to babysit that moron. The British version is far superior. I'll give it another shot, because first shows of any genre are typically horrible.

Bourdain's blog about this week's show is the funniest thing ever!

Excellent episode, the husband now wants to visit HK! Loved the fight scene. Said husband asked if he'd actually run up the pole like that. I said " The way he smokes??? " I actually spent all day watching the marathon. Really enjoyed Peru, until the guinea pig thing, and was REALLY distressed by the alpaca reference. I think I'll just be in denial about that one.

Funniest episode ever. After the porn comment, I was no more good.

Yes, there seemed to be a great emphasis on prepackaged, quick fix meals.

IMO, Food Network has too many shows where they TALK about food, and not enough of actually preparing it. And when each host has 2-3 shows, they all kind of run together. The novelty has definitely worn off for me. Now I'm watching PBS or other cable channels for some variety.

Yesterday, I made the husband do a run to the mushroom farm. I am now the proud owner of approx. 8 pounds of fungi- mostly white button, with some creminis thrown in for good measure. Tell me some of your favorite mushroom ideas.

I've tried using salt mills to no avail. You're right, there's nothing like your hand to measure out salt. And really, how in the world can you get a " pinch " of salt out of a mill?

Obviously, tomatoes and mozzarella strawberries, melon, etc avocados

My favorite quick pastas: Carbonara olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, parsley, Parm Sauteed mushrooms, butter, cream, Parm olive oil, anchovies, garlic, breadcrumbs Ahh, comfort food!

Who won the street bowling? My 18 yr old daughter and I have now decided we want to go to Ireland and play.

If His Excellency Mr. Ambassador has ANY pull at all at Amstel, could you see about getting Amstel Bright sent over here to the U.S.? We had it in Aruba, and it is now our favorite, and we can't get it here. Thanks a bunch.

Chicken and waffles is really big here.

The chocolate Bundt cake with the coconut tunnel was unbelievable! It was so moist, and I really miss it. I have a copycat recipe for it, but I'm almost afraid to try it. If it sucks, I'll be really depressed.

I make coffee at home, and have a cup or two before I leave for work. Must grind beans fresh. Then I make some the second I get here. Ideally, I love cream and sugar in mine, but I'm trying to cut down on the sugar, so I've been putting soy milk or soy creamer in there. It's ok. Favorite coffee, believe it or not, is Dunkin' Donuts.

vinegar and Old Bay. Hey, I'm from Maryland! It's what we do.

Can't believe I'm gonna post this. It's so anti-everything you'd normally want to eat. Spaghetti, with butter, garlic sauteed in butter until crispy but not burned, Kraft Parm ( green can stuff, NOT real ), red pepper flakes, and Frank's Hot Sauce. Comfort food I will eat until I am sick.

EVOO. Especially if you're going to say it as a time-saving device, and then go ahead and explain what it means. EVERY FREAKIN' TIME! -another one who races for the remote at a certain time of the day. Except I can't watch Sandra either.

I go through phases. Whatever cuisine I'm interested in at the moment. I also read cookbooks like novels, so I tend to go for the narrative ones.

I feel a sick day coming on....

THIS is so true. And it's interesting to see the ways in which we comfort ourselves. Be it cooking, or sitting down to a bowl of mac & cheese.

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a very long time.

Hialeah- try Koky's Barbecue Steak Ranch. California Steak with fries, fried plantains, or yucca, bread and a salad for $4.95. Back when the track was still open, there were some jokes made about where said $4.95 steak had actually come from, all in good fun, you understand. Hey, we ate there all the time, joking or not.

Wow. Very powerful and thought provoking stuff there. Thanks for sharing that.