Dear Pioneer Woman,
I'm enjoying your new show on the Food Networkkinda. I think Sarah Betsy, the make-up maven behind Botox is the New Black, is your biggest fan; it was nearly impossible to talk to her and NOT watch your show. So, I watched 2 episodes, and I have some feedback for you if you'd like to hear it. Well, I guess I have feedback whether or not you'd like to hear it, so here goes.
Listen, I get that you're the new Paula Deen or whatever. That your recipes use way too much butter and almost no fruits and veggies, and you really like it that way. And if I'm in the market for a cinnamon roll recipe, or a recipe to make for the sole purpose of pissing off my doctors, then yes, I'm coming to you. The problem is, though, I watch Food Network for the cooking. I could really do with a little more cooking on the show and a lot less ropin' and corralin' and slingin' things around. Fewer cows and horses. See, I'm a city girl who just wants simple, delicious recipes, and I know you got the goods, Ree. I see the way you add a little brown sugar to your vinaigrette, the way you add eggs to your mac 'n' cheese. I want to know more about these techniques, but I have a dog who gets easily ticked off by a TV with lots of moving mammals on it, so frankly, your show is hard to watch in my house the way it is now.
I'm thinking maybe the producers are just trying to justify all the butter you use by showing us how early in the morning your family gets up and starts work on your farm. Maybe they're trying to say to your viewing audience, "Warning: don't try these recipes at home unless you work from sun-up to sun-down in a very physically demanding way that involves chaps and way too much manure." I get it. They need to protect themselves from the criticism of people who say we Americans are an obese people, due in no small part to the kind of cooking you love to do. Hey, at least you're using whole foods that came from the ground or had parents. Maybe now you just need a second show. On Animal Planet.
Sincerely,
FabuLeslie
I'm enjoying your new show on the Food Network
Listen, I get that you're the new Paula Deen or whatever. That your recipes use way too much butter and almost no fruits and veggies, and you really like it that way. And if I'm in the market for a cinnamon roll recipe, or a recipe to make for the sole purpose of pissing off my doctors, then yes, I'm coming to you. The problem is, though, I watch Food Network for the cooking. I could really do with a little more cooking on the show and a lot less ropin' and corralin' and slingin' things around. Fewer cows and horses. See, I'm a city girl who just wants simple, delicious recipes, and I know you got the goods, Ree. I see the way you add a little brown sugar to your vinaigrette, the way you add eggs to your mac 'n' cheese. I want to know more about these techniques, but I have a dog who gets easily ticked off by a TV with lots of moving mammals on it, so frankly, your show is hard to watch in my house the way it is now.I'm thinking maybe the producers are just trying to justify all the butter you use by showing us how early in the morning your family gets up and starts work on your farm. Maybe they're trying to say to your viewing audience, "Warning: don't try these recipes at home unless you work from sun-up to sun-down in a very physically demanding way that involves chaps and way too much manure." I get it. They need to protect themselves from the criticism of people who say we Americans are an obese people, due in no small part to the kind of cooking you love to do. Hey, at least you're using whole foods that came from the ground or had parents. Maybe now you just need a second show. On Animal Planet.
Sincerely,
FabuLeslie
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Funny, I was thinking about writing on the same topic. She has to cook that way to feed her family and the ranch hands (see how skinny they all are?), but nobody ever mentions that. If she is ever going to have a regular show (and I suspect she will), she's gonna have to cut down the butter (and the heavy cream that she puts into the sliders).
ReplyDeleteBLG, You are so right. I forgot about the cream in the beef for the sliders!! Perfect example that I thought was over the top! So funny.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to watch her show, but I already have some doubts about the truthfulness and credibility of it all.
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