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Re: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Cheat’ Without ‘Eat’

quazilateral — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:08:59 -0000

I knew that Gordon Ramsay would be outraged at Delia. You can't blame the man for he's more devoted to his field.

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Re: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Cheat’ Without ‘Eat’

Noel — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:49:22 -0000

Delia Smith is the Martha Stewart of Britain.

Re: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Cheat’ Without ‘Eat’

Jessica Lee — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:11 -0000

Another notable food network "cheat" is Robin Miller, who cooks one main ingredient (e.g. a pork loin) and then makes three different meals out of it.

Re: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Cheat’ Without ‘Eat’

JD Burke — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:43:51 -0000

To be clear (cause I can be a little dense)...

The outrage aimed at folks like Lee and Smith is basically the falsehood in their recipes (Semi-Homemade! just read the sauce label, and all will be explained!). I'm OK with that on face.

But the a relevant point (aside form the dinner party angle) that the article tries to make but misses for me is the idea that on a given Tuesday night, after I get home from work, after my son's t-ball practice, I don't really have time to spend an hour or more in the kitchen just cooking. Sometimes my Spam fried rice recipe (really quick if you cook the rice ahead of time) is awesome for moments like that. It's not that I'm lazy per se. Its that I'd like a little downtime between eating, kids and bedtime.

Of course, I've gotten around some of this by making meals at home on the weekends, and freezing/keeping them for the week nights.

BTW awesome site.