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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 2:51 pm
Ahhhhhhhh... nice 'n easy title! Thanks Jimmer! (I think we always just whine to y'all in the threads cuz we know you come in and check things out or participate and will catch it eventually! )
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 3:47 pm
Yes, there are some that tend to whine in the threads. I'm not whiney - I'm just too damned lazy to click on Questions to the Moderators.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 5:51 pm
Posted a comment that actually belongs in the Top Chef Masters thread - all these new food shows have me confused! Elated, but confused!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 11:51 am
I finally got a chance to catch the first episode yesterday. My first impression was that I found this group of contestants much more likable than last season's group. Those little BLT blasts, or whatever they were called, looked interesting. I love BLTs! The male team leader did remind me very slightly of Adam from last season. Not sure why, but he just did. Is this show popular enough to get a banner? I'm still working on getting everybody's names straight!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 11:30 pm
I thought for sure the nutritionist (Katie maybe?) would go home tonight for sure after the head judge said that he didn't see a Food Network Star in her at all. Guess they decided to give her another chance. I'm wondering if part of the reason that let the guy go tonight had to do with him bringing up how they helped the mother or she wouldn't have finished her dish in time. Some of them sure seemed to get a better shot at the holiday challenge than others...April Fool's Day...Groundhog Day?? I guess you could think of something, but dishes might not be as obvious as say Mardi Gras, Halloween, etc. They needed Richard Blais there to pull something out of his bag of tricks for April Fool's Day. LOL I think the judges' favorites seem to be Debbie, Jamika, and Jeffrey right now.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 4:23 am
Katie can't cook a meal without bringing up trans fats and antioxidants.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 6:31 am
I thought Katie would go, too. It sounds like her food is always bland. You can make healthy food and make it flavorful, too. I wondered the same thing about the reasons behind letting Brett (I think that is his name) go. He seemed a little bitter that what's her name did well since he had helped her.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 6:32 am
I'll do a banner. Just haven't quite got to it yet. 
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 6:46 am
Thanks, Jimmer. I guess that would help all my "what's his or her names".
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 8:23 am
Do you know if any of their recipes are available online? I would love to have that egg recipe, since it sounded fairly simple and the judges all loved it.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 11:45 am
I looked on the Food Network website and it looks like they only have the winning recipes from the challenges listed on there right now. Here's the link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-food-network-star-featured-recipes/package/index.html
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 1:29 pm
I THOUGHT I programmed my VCR for this show AND Chopped! This morning it seems that I have 1 hour and 13 minutes taped. I haven't watched yet, so I don't have a clue what I have!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 2:09 pm
Google "baked scrambled eggs". There are tons of recipes out there. Technically, I don't think you'd need one though. From what it looked like, it was basically a baked fritatta. Put the stuff you want in the baking dish (veggies, meat, cheese), pour scrambled egg mixture over, season, bake till done (probably 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the baking dish).
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 3:33 pm
I only caught the last five or six minutes of this show - WHY???? Only the VCR gremlins know - Could someone please post the next rerun time(s) so that I can either view the show or make another attempty to record it?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 4:15 pm
Looks like 9pm PDT on Thursday. Check your local listings.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 7:05 pm
Thanks, Costa! It is very helpful to know which day's listings to look on! Does "man-friendly" food sound like the right topic! TVCHer's are the BEST!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 7:29 pm
Yes, the first challenge was to create something suitable for Esquire magazine.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 9:16 pm
I am surprised the health lady didn't go home either, she just comes across as boring or crying. I don't know what I think about the guy "tattling" on the mom (sorry I really don't know names yet) I was thinking from the get go they should not have helped her. I like her but this is the second week in a row that I am not convinced she would have really finished if she didn't get help. She needs to get it together and they need to stop stepping up. But, if you are going to willingly step up then I am not sure I get the telling of the judges.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 5:31 am
I watched the rerun of this last night which left me a little confused. Yes, we have seen help with plating on other competitive cooking shows - to the best of my memory - particularly when dishes are going out as courses. I didn't see or hear Mom asking for help, but she may have done so. It seemed like the two guys - will they ever have names in my mind? - just saw that she was behind and jumped in to help. Was that an intimidation tactic? I hope not - I was glad to see that the judges didn't buy the put-down but instead sent home the putter-downer!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 6:09 am
I think those guys don't think a sahm can be a 'professional'. They were patronizing. Unless alot was edited out, they assumed she wouldn't be able to get her dish out on time.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 6:55 am
I kinda got a patronizing vibe, too. I did NOT see her ask for help, but once they offered, she did take advantage of it. I think she'd have finished on her own, but maybe would've had to leave off garnish or something. At any rate, she'd have been stupid to refuse the offer of help and likely would've been dissed for that too (by the guy who threw her under the bus and who apparently thought he was so good that there is no way should could have finished without him helping her to PLATE for gawd's sake and so had to make a big deal out of it and I dunno if that helped but it sure was satisfying to see him get ye old boot out the door!).
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Mgmriver
Member
04-27-2009
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:26 am
This isn't really a "cooking" show like Top Chef. They are looking for personality first I think. You can be an excellent chef but leave people cold with your personality and they won't get this gig. Of course bot qualities of great chef and personality is what they want but personality will always win out here. So once the throwing under the bus began I knew it was over for him.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 5:13 pm
The chipping in was done for ulterior motives and the judges knew it. Do you want that kind of personality working for you? The judges didn't. It was a good firing ;0)
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:13 pm
Jimmer, here's the contestants names and pics: http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-food-network-star-season-5-finalists/package/index.html
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 8:12 am
Thanks Twinkie. 
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