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Gldnlvr
Member
08-03-2007
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 7:13 am
Count me on the Morgan train too . . I LOVED his dress - so hot. and that little clutch bag. But I must admit that I find Zack very entertaining. I'm still pulling for the baker guy too - I felt bad for him last night and he lucked out with the 2 girls with the veggie dresses (what were they thinkin??).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 9:39 am
I had liked Zac at the beginning, but his diva act is starting to get on my nerves. And I'm not seeing a top chef lately outta him. So I'll stick on the Morgan train! I have loved his last two wins! And I would've loved to have tasted his "hot" petit fours!
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 9:40 am
The one girl on Team Diva reminds me of Ivy on Project Runway. She acts like she is such a superior chef, and is constantly critical of the other chefs work, and pouts when she does not win. Just an ugly personality. And to think the first week, she was one that I thought I would like. But when she was on the team, she was the one who wanted to do the big item and then when Morgan won, she was mad at him because she claimed the time factor caused her dessert to suffer. Classic case of wanting to be front and center and then pouting when it does not work out. And then blame someone else. I loved Morgan's dress. Although at the time, I liked a couple of the dresses, I find I cannot remember any of the others that I liked. But I can remember Morgan's in detail. That tells me something. I also think making the purse might have been the thing that got him the win. It was just the right finishing touch. I agree about the vegetable dresses. What is it with these people? Don't they even listen. These two women seem to have forgotten what show they were on. Several times in the quick fire challenge, someone has just ignored the whole point of the challenge and done their own thing.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 10:34 am
Yeah, that team challenge was when I decided I didn't like that Heather at all. She had such a poor loser attitude. SHE was the one who was all "I want to do the showpiece" and she even said she'd ask for help on her item if she needed it. Did she? I didn't hear her ask for help? Did you? The ones who've ignored the challenge(s) are those who don't know how to do what the challenge is. Like Zac making a "souffle ice cream" instead of a baked souffle? Um, yeah, that's a souffle? The whole thing about a souffle is getting the chemistry right so the thing rises, and then doesn't fall, yet still tastes great. Ice cream does not a souffle make. (Or rather, excuse me, a FROZEN souffle! LOL!)
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 4:12 pm
I have never heard of a frozen souffle. Does such a thing exist outside of Zac's mind?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, October 15, 2010 - 4:36 pm
Yup. Basically meringue with whipped cream and whatever flavoring/fruit you want, then frozen. Supposedly it's lighter than ice cream, more like a frozen chiffon type of thing. Me? If I'm gonna eat something frozen, give me full fat decadent ice cream, thankyouverymuch! Either way, there is no real cooking involved in a frozen souffle. You cook a sugar syrup to make the meringue but other than that, you mix it all together, put it in cups, and freeze it.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 12:06 pm
Is there anywhere I can watch this online?
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 10:56 am
Not to correct anybody with regard to this silliness, but their clique is actually called "Go Diva," a play on Godiva, not Team Diva. For what it's worth. And I agree with many of you in prefering Morgan over Heather and the clique. But I do like Zach. And the baker.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 1:06 pm
Found episodes 1 and 4 at Hulu - is there anywhere I can fill in the blanks?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 2:42 pm
Bravo ran a marathon today - and I saw up through the create a dress challenge. Actually I saw about 3 episodes while grading, so I didn't pay tons of attention. Two things I noticed: Sean drove me nuts in about 3 seconds flat; Heather C is a regular witch.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 2:44 pm
Morgan's dress was H.O.T.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 4:19 am
So I decided this weekend that I am a goddess in the kitchen. When I was on Maui this summer, I had the lilikoi quark cheesecake from Surfing Goat Dairy. So my plan was to try to recreate the passion fruit cheesecake. I finally decided to try it this weekend. I ended up making my own graham cracker crust. Then I used the Philadelphia cheesecake recipe as a base, but totally doctored it up (eliminated sour cream, added 3/4 cup of fresh passion fruit juice -- seeds and all pureed in my VitaMix). And topped it once it cooled with a passion fruit gelee. O.M.G. Damn, it was totally passion fruit cheesecake and it was absolutely delicious. I had no idea how it would turn out, considering I was making things up as I went along. And it was worth it. I'd been buying fresh passion fruit (the purple variety) at the farmer's market for the past couple of months. As soon as they were "ripe" (super wrinkled), I'd scoop out the juice/pulp/seeds and freeze 'em. I've probably got about 10 cups of passion fruit pulp in my freezer. But I decided to make this recipe using all fresh passion fruit. Again... O.M.G. I rock! 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:19 pm
Gonna' e-mail us all a slice, aren't ya'? 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:36 pm
LOL!!!
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:39 pm
Costacat, I am looking forward to getting my (from QVC) Vitamix at the end of November. I want to make lilikoi/li hing shaved ice.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 7:22 pm
Pdx- you'll LOVE the vitamix! I used it tonight for our potato leek soup, and we use it all the time for smoothies and other sauces. Eventually we want the dry mix blades, too, but that's for another paycheck! 
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 5:09 am
Teach, I am excited to receive it. I get local vegetables through a CSA delivery, and until I get used to eating all of it, I can make smoothies and drink them until I learn how to cook and like them without mass quantities of butter and cheese. I am determined to make use of it on a regular basis.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 7:00 am
I love my Vita Mix and dunno what the heck I did without it. Smoothies are insanely smooth. And the green smoothies? You can't even tell there's veggies in there unless you know what you put in! Two people I work with went and bought one after I got mine (mine was my b-day present to myself). One of the guys (yes, a single guy) uses it daily for smoothies, and makes crepes in it on the weekends. I'd totally date him if he lived down here! Hint: If you live alone, be sure to get the 32 oz wet container. It's also useful for smaller amounts, like the five passion fruit I pureed this weekend. Question: Pdx, do you have REAL lilikoi? Or are they purple passion? I've been trying to figure out how to get the yellow lilikoi here so I can grow it and eat 'em!
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 11:40 am
Costacat, I have only the generic lilikoi, and only have the real thing on the islands. Stupid question: since the Vitamix liquifies the food rather than just extracting the juice, does that mean that the veggie smoothies will retain all the fiber as part of the smoothie? I can't wait to have some liquid chard, broccoli and squash flavored with some carrots and apples to help make the medicine go down.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 12:09 pm
Yup, pretty much. I'll make a fruit smoothie with a carrot and cabbage (and berries) and can't tell what's in it other than berries. The green smoothie I make has spinach, cabbage, carrot, pineapple, yogurt, and apple. And it just tastes like apple and pineapple. Get protein powder and amp up your smoothies (I use a soy protein powder that I like since it doesn't really have any flavor). Follow the directions (turn it on low, then high, then crank the variable setting) and you'll have liquified smoothies. For thicker or colder smoothies, be sure to add something frozen. I don't like using ice, so I freeze fresh local produce (berries, peaches) or buy frozen fruit in bulk from Costco, and use that instead.
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:29 pm
Thanks for the advice! I am hoping this is a big help in my personal health crusade. There is only so much broccoli mountain one person can eat. A fruit disguised shake of it seems so much more palatable.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:35 pm
Hi PDX! That looks like something I might want, too. I love smoothies. When I used my juicer, I would add apples to everything. It would sweeten things.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:44 pm
Well, I was already a super healthy eater (eating lots of fruits and veggies). So I can't personally speak to how healthy you'll be, but I guarantee you WILL be adding lots more fruit and veggies to your diet. Do beware, though, that fruit does have calories. As does anything else you toss in. So I use about 1/4 c of yogurt (a half a container) and about 3/4 of a scoop of protein powder. And remember that the shakes should essentially be meal replacements. I've heard of people gaining weight, but I think if you make shakes morning, noon, and night, AND eat three squares, well... One cool thing... you can make ice cream. With fresh fruit and ice. The more frozen stuff you toss in, the more likely you end up with an ice cream (soft serve) consistency than with a smoothie. So remember that if you're making smoothies. You may want to add less frozen stuff, or add a bit of liquid (juice, milk, water) to thin it out. And ENJOY! I swear by mine! I mean, it totally pulverized the passion fruit seeds into itsy bitsy little pieces!
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Pdxtransplant
Member
07-09-2010
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 5:04 pm
Twiggyish and Costacat, I am looking forward to this experiment. I envision lots of near calorie-free, or at least, low(er) calorie shakes of kale, swiss chard, carrots and an apple. Or maybe frozen peaches. I will add some non-fat yogurt for variety, and I will for sure try the ice and fruit sorbets. I am certain that a pre-dinner healthful shake will take some of the edge off those hunger cravings when I get home from a long, stressful day at work. Thanks much for the ideas and encouragement!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 5:06 pm
PDX - we were part of CSA this year, too - but our season is done. I have soups, veggies and fruit galore in my freezer now! Hmmm -- I'm thinking a melon smoothie of some sort would be just the thing for my sore throat tonight. Does that count as a dessert?? Oh - and NEVER put the frozen stuff on the bottom.
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