Text 2693, 125 rader
Skriven 2013-07-22 08:37:00 av Dave Drum (68619.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 2634 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Food Channel was Mario, n
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> That would have been fun; Food Network must have had a decent sized
 RH> budget or been really wanting some shows to get viewers to do a show
 RH> like that.

 DD> Back in the day it was a *much* different network than it is today. It
 DD> was really about cooking and teaching people how to cook and to eat -

 RH> So when/why did it change?

You've seen me say this before - and not being cynical - the answer to the why
is, as always, money. The bean counter department trumped the quality
department as it seems to do with increasing frequency in this world.
 
 DD> unlike the cheaply produced crap that is there today - the thinly
 DD> disguised reality shows masquerading as cooking shows, the game show
 DD> format stuff like Iron Chef, etc.

 RH> Iron Chef was originally a Japanese show. We saw it in HI, in Japanese.
 RH> I forget if they used sub titles, dubbed into English or how/if they
 RH> translated it but it was fun to watch.

The original shown on TVFN was the Japanese version featuring (I think) some
guys named Morimoto, Nakamura and Sakai. When Scripps bean counters figured out
they could do the show on-shore and even import Morimoto to be an Iron Chef
without sending royalties to Japan they did so.

We have our own Iron Chef right here. He is the current moderator and has been
known, at picnics (probably elsewhere, too), to be presented with surprise
ingredients and expected to some up with something tasty. Personally, I druther
eat Michael's output than some of the stuff I saw win the day on Iron Chef.
 
 DD> trattorias and cooking at the drop of one of his red clogs.

 RH> I thought they were orange clogs, looked that way to me anyway. Maybe
 RH> they faded by the time I started watching. (G)

 DD> Or he may have changed colours. I have a vivid memory of him wearing
 DD> red clogs to match his red scooter. The camera zoomed in on them
 DD> several times. A search via Der Bingle shows a line of Mario Batali
 DD> clogs with orange prominently featured. Of course my memory may be as
 DD> suspect as my gall bladder ... it has been nearly 20 years since that
 DD> Italian trip show aired.

 RH> Are there any Youtube video clips possibly available? We saw that for
 RH> the first time in HI also; I recall one segment showing how to skin a
 RH> (cooked) potato.

I seldom do U-Toob or any on-line video at all. So, I haven't looked. But,
given the ubiquity of people re-posting copyrighted material (with or without
let from the copyright holder(s)) it's probably there somewhere.
 
   >>TRIM<<

 DD> But, Fleming was the founding host of Jeopardy, just as Bob Barker was
 DD> the original host of Price is High and Hugh Downs was on
 DD> Concentration.

 RH> I remember watching Concentration at my grandmother's house when I was
 RH> a kid. Saw the new version years later and wasn't that impressed with
 RH> it. Remember Alan Ludden and Password, Gary Moore and I've Got a
 RH> Secret? (I think he was a replacement.) I've forgotten who was the host
 RH> of To Tell the Truth, another oldie.
 
TTTT was originally hosted by Bud Collyer, followed by Gary Moore and then by
Joe Garagiloa. Secret was originally hosted by Gary Moore and he was replaced
by Steve Allen. Then there was the "(Insert Amount) Pyramid" hosted by Dick
Clark who should have stuck to American Bandstand. There were a lot of those
mindless babble panel shows on the glass teat back in the 50s and 60s, indeed
up until I pretty much quit watching TeeVee several years ago.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Aztec Pyramid Avocado Dip
 Categories: Dips, Fruits, Cheese, Vegetables, Dairy
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      3    Avocados; peeled
      2 ts Lemon juice
      1 c  Cream cheese; softened
      2 c  Dairy sour cream
  1 1/3 oz Pkg taco seasoning mix
      2 c  Sharp Cheddar; shredded
      3 c  Fresh tomatoes; fine chopped
      5    Green onions; sliced
    1/2 c  Black olives; pitted, sliced
 
  
  LAYER 1: (Bottom) Mash the avocados and blend in the lemon
  juice, mixing well, and spread evenly in a bowl or on a
  serving plate to the edges of the dish. 

  LAYER 2: Beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
  Blend in the sour cream, mixing well, and blend in the
  taco seasoning, blending well. Spread over the avocado
  layer.

  LAYER 3: Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the cream cheese
  mixture. 

  LAYER 4: Distribute the tomatoes over the cheddar cheese
  layer. 

  LAYER 5: Spread the green onions over the tomato layer. 

  LAYER 6: Top with the black olives. Serve at room temp.

  Makes about 10 1/2 cups of dip.

  SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Tortilla Chips, Bell peppers, Lobster,
  Jicama

  RECIPE CLIPPED by Michael Prothro
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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