I still like Nigella. Even though she eyefucks the food a little much and is big with the Nora Roberts metaphors, she looks and more or less sounds like a real person.

I love Nigella. She really enjoys food and isn't afraid or apologetic about how she makes it.

Paula Deen is just too exuberant and also scares me.

I like her. She would be fun to hang out with. Her food is sometimes scary, but she's cool.

The Neelys are fun.

HATE the Neelys. Their "we're so in love" schtick really drives me bananas. And they have their little cutesy things that are sick making, like "the spice fairy". I wanted to support the black cooking show, but I hate them.

No crust. Baby spinach on the bottom, then a bit of onion, then some cheese, then egg mixture

Awesome. I will totally make these! I'm going to end up with a freezer full of muffin-size meals.

Sometimes I think that her recipes are MORE work (and definitely more mess and ingredients) than just making it from scratch.

Not just more work, but more money and more WASTE.

She has multiple recipes that instruct you to buy a premade pie, scoop out the filling, and throw away the crust. She has at least one recipe that calls for the powdered cheese packet inside a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese as an ingredient!

If that's not proof of being evil incarnate, I'm not sure what is.

Not just more work, but more money and more WASTE.

But for the love of god, don't forget the cocktail and the tablescape.

tablescape

I'm sorry, I must have blacked out with rage for a second. What were we talking about again?

She has multiple recipes that instruct you to buy a premade pie, scoop out the filling, and throw away the crust.

That is my favorite thing ever. You know, in a horrible and terrifying way.

I also want to hang out with Paula Deen, and don't mind the Neelys.

The only two shows I'll watch semi-regularly on Food Network are Ace of Cakes (Duff's great, but I really love Geof and Mary Alice) and Good Eats (Alton is becoming ubiquitous on the network, but he still gives good food science).

I'm sorry, I must have blacked out with rage for a second. What were we talking about again?

Cocktails, honey. Cocktails. Don't we like them (when we're not pregnant, that is)? Aren't they tasty? Mmmm, cocktails.

Oooooh, cocktails. I have a neighbor that makes some pretty stellar mocktails, too. (He did a lot of experimenting the first time his wife was pregnant.)

She has multiple recipes that instruct you to buy a premade pie, scoop out the filling, and throw away the crust.

But...but...you already have a pie, why would you want to change it into something else?