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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Too bad I didn't like Amy's cooking! :-)

I don't think Nipa will win this thing... She'll have to tone down her Indian "thing" quite a bit. I love Indian food, and I cook a lot, but even *I* have problems finding some spices required (like curry leaves, for which I have to go to an Indian grocery store). If her recipes don't have items that are readily available, no one will ever cook anything she shows. (And sorry, but her kabobs did NOT look tasy... they looked dry on the outside where the spices were packed on but the juices from the meat never made it thru.)

That said, if she actually concentrated on vegetarian Indian food, she may be more successful. (Many more Indians are vegetarian than not, in my experience.)

Anyways, I thought Kevin was the right choice to go this week. He totally sabotaged his team, and even if the judges didn't know that, he needed to go. The bit about the olive oil (putting the can back so what's her name couldn't make her dressing, but then taking only a squirt bottle with just enough for what HE needed!! Geez!!).

Still not crazy about Lisa but glad she stopped that 3 C's thing. Yuck. (Her eyes also bother me... one second they are wide open and the next second they are squinty little slits. I can't figure out if it's only when she smiles, although it doesn't seem to be consistent. And since I don't know what a Romulan is, I can't comment! :-))

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 4:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Yeah, what Costa said.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 5:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
There is a vegetarian Indian restaurant in town that is VERY popular!

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 6:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
Amy's interview kind of bugs me in the fact that she admitted TV wasn't for her (and she just sounds arrogant in general). She should have realized this during the season and pulled herself out of it. Instead, she took the winning spot that could have and should have gone to someone more deserving who would have been honored to have that spot. It's like she wasted an entire season of the show. I'm thinking the higher-ups at the Food Network aren't any too pleased with this woman.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
Romulan woman - just to be helpful

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Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
lol at first I thought Lisa looked like Katie Holmes. But I was wrong ... she is Romulan woman! Thanks for setting me straight Weinermr.

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 6:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Gurliegirl - It kinda makes me wonder if that may be why the first challenge this season had to do with the tv personality side of the competition rather than the food.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Lisa may have a niche with the vegetarian crowd.

My son and his wife are vegetarians and cook a lot of Indian foods and eat out a a variety of Indian restaurants. He lives in Chicago and there are a ton of Indian restaurants available to choose from. Some are strictly vegetarian.

Indian food has become somewhat trendy so FN might want to jump and that bandwagon?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I eat Indian food all of the time, and cook it, too. The problem, though, is that some of the ingredients are not that easy to come by. I can't see a whole series based on Indian food. I think Nipa is a bit one-note about that.

I haven't seen Lisa be vegetarian. Vegetable dishes do not a vegetarian make (and a vegetarian cannot live on vegetables alone). There is a completely different way of looking at food when you are a vegetarian. Personally, I'd love it if FN would do a whole series on vegetarians... I get really tired of watching people like Bobby Flay or Guy Fieri doing nothing but meat of some sort!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 11:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I'm kind of thinking Lilfair got the names mixed up and meant Nipa above. But I could be wrong.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
If so, Nipa's not done much in the way of vegetarian at all, either. She did that potato curry (that did not look at all appetizing). And lamb this week. (To be perfectly honest, I wasn't impressed with the LOOK of either dish.)

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
damn, I missed it again. I give up. Thanks anyway to the two people who tried to help me.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Jodied75, this is what you do. If you are hanging around the house on Sunday night and you think to yourself there is nothing on TV, just flip the channel the Food Network. That way you won't miss the show.


Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
Lexie, I was asking if it was on in Canada, Nick gave me the link to the Canadian Food Network.

Nick, thank you! I see now that it starts here on Wednesday June 25!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Roxip, you are so right. I had Lisa (from TC)on the brain. So sorry.

On the FN and vegetarian food:....for as many years as I've been watching I don't remember seeing a show strictly on vegetarian cuisine. As a matter of fact it seems heavy on meat and proteins in general.

I'm not overly fond of Indian food in general but do eat it especially when going out with the son and dil. We are an eating out kinda family and that means the son is usually there for special occasions and Indian wins out more times than not....except for moms day and dads day ;) thank goodness.

I think FN is serious about finding good talent and a new good concept and I think a host devoted to vegetarian cuisine is brilliant especially if they share knowledge on related health issues.

Again sorry about my Lisa mindfart.

Unfortunately Nipa doesn't give off a warm fuzzy feeling which would be a prerequisite for getting an on air show. I highly doubt she'll make it far in the show plus I don't think she'd be willing to only do vegetarian. I'd like to see someone who lives it.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Exactly, Lil! I'd totally love a completely vegetarian show. There are far more of us around than there used to be, and I do get so tired of either trying to figure out how to modify meat-based dishes to vegetarian, or just changing the channel.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, June 13, 2008 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
On Home Made Simple the other day Rory (last seasons' final 2 on TNFNS) made some dishes using tofu that actually almost looked good enough to try...LOL!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Just a reminder it is on tonight. I guess I will tape it since there is a new show on HGTV opposite that I want to see.

Tamaracsb
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07-12-2007

Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 10:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tamaracsb a private message Print Post    
Is it me, or does it seem like Susie makes it CLEAR she does not like Kelsey?? She even mentioned it to Martha at the table. It was irritating.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 10:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I kind of agree with Susie...Kelsey comes across as very reheared and fake. She seems to have a little too much personality. Too much like a cheerleader.

I was glad Mr. "Forget about the food - its all about me!" left. Salt? GIVE ME A BREAK.

Jennifer still is irritating me. Just because she has a 4 year old doesn't mean she has to wear her hair like a child. She needs some spark. Shane is the same to me...not enough personality.

I like Aron the best, with Lisa running a close second.

And Nipa still just makes me go MEH.

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 4:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Kelsey is "too much" for me. While I appreciate her concept of keeping things simple and cost effective, I couldn't watch an entire show with her as host.

Aaron is my favorite, but Lisa is starting to grow on me. She's toned it down quite a bit since the first episode.

I don't get the Nipa love the judges seem to have. To me she's a "one trick pony" - curry, curry, curry. I still predict she will win this, but I don't think her show would be a hit.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I don't understand the Nipa love either Bombaycat??? Her personality comes across, to me, as stale. I had an Indian neighbor and we became good friends. They cooked a lot and trust me there is so much more to Indian food than curry, which Nipa seems to make as her spotlighted ingredient. Can you have a FN show that revolves around curry, I don't think so...especially when not everyone likes curry and I'd go as far as saying just as many people stay away from curry as people who like it. I spent many hours in my neighbors kitchen helping her cook (tons of food) for grad parties, birthdays and the like...curry was used just as am ingrediant and no in every dish, at all!

I understand that personality is very important for people when they look for a show to watch and there is NO WAY Nipa has a personality that attracts people.

Kelsey doesn't bother me too much. I definitely find her a bit over the top with perkiness but she's endearing and I believe that can be curbed. I'm thinking she'll make it to the end. I don't see any other personalities in this cast.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I also didn't like that Nipa had to take ALL the curry...why? It just seemed to me that she wanted to make sure that none of the other contestants could use that spice.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I think Nipa's hogging of the cayenne pepper was due to poor planning. They had to make 50 jars of their product, so she needed a lot of cayenne pepper, but she didn't calculate how much. She could have, however, made an much more interesting spice blend than some cayenne and sugar you toss with peanuts. Plus, i have no idea what was in her potato dish. I still can't get over her not finding turmeric last week. I can find that in my dinky little grocery store here.

I wish Lisa would stop squinting. She doesn't do it in her confessionals, but her eyes disappear otherwise. She is growing on me, though.

Part of the problem I see with Kelsey is she has on camera experience, and it shows. She looks so much more at ease on camera than the others, that it ends up looking rehearsed. I think they were way too hard on her, though.

And I'm sorry, but Ms. "I don't eat that sort of food" Stewart doesn't impress me.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Monday, June 16, 2008 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
she really did come across as elitist. I mean, c'mon...who doesn't eat a sloppy joe... i'm sure they had similar food in prison.

of course, i'm no big Martha Stewart fan anyway.