Food TV

With the weather here in Vegas being so darn beautiful, I thought I would put up a nice light springtime menu. I know that at this time of year, some parts of the country are still freezing, but in the southwest, we have hit one of only two months of good weather we have. Our days are mid-seventies to low eighties and it’s the perfect time to have a nice chicken & pasta dish. Now I could go to the immense resource that is foodnetwork.com and get you a nice recipe that they give me, and that I have never tried, but I’m not going to do that. Instead I’d like to share with you a secret. I have always wanted to be on the Food Network. I want to have a show called: Cheap Fast & Easy, Ghetto Fabulous Recipes from My Kitchen. Today I’m going to give you one of those Ghetto Fabulous recipes. Maybe I can be the next, Next Food Network Star.

OK, here’s the story behind it. I was getting ready for dinner one night and I realized that I hadn’t gone to the store yet, but I did have a few things. So, what do you make for a family of five with 1 bag of frozen broccoli, about a half a package of angel hair pasta and 2 lonesome chicken boobies? Add a couple small things that you probably already have, and you make a fabulous and luxurious feeling dinner.

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Here at watching food tv, I’m glad to announce the birth of Giada De Laurentiis’ new baby girl. Giada, and husband Todd Thompson are the new proud parents of little Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson. Weighing in at only 5 lbs 13 oz, the poor things name is probably bigger than she is! Jade Marie was born at 4:38 pm EST on Saturday March 29th. My congrats go out to the proud mommy & daddy!!!

The Feasting on Asphalt Book Tour is in full swing with Alton traveling up the route of the River Run stopping at bookstores along the way. He has done signings so far in Chicago & New York City, just to name a couple. Unfortunately I am not on the River Run Route, so I have yet to have my opportunity to meet this fine gentleman, but I am hoping the day will come that he decides to visit Sin City and do a lecture on the Fine Art of Buffet Food or something.

Food Network is premiering a new show called Cooking For Real with Sunny Anderson. It will premiere on April 6th at 10:30 am, so set your DVR’s, I know I have. The first episode will be Noshin in N’Awlins, where Sunny will be covering snack-ish type foods from the Big Easy. Tune in to find out how to make pot pie with a different twist, a spicy/sweet shrimp pot pie! And don’t forget the Sazarak Cocktail. It seems Sandra Lee isn’t the only one who thinks a cocktail is a good thing!!! By the by, according to Dictionary.com Sazerak is a cocktail made with rye or bourbon, bitters, Pernod, and sugar, stirred or shaken with ice, strained and served with a twist of lemon rind. Sounds yummy and potent to me, somebody pass the Bourbon will ya?

Chefography Week is coming back to the Food Network, with new shows airing April 7-13. The new episodes will feature biographies of such renowned food personalities as Julia Child and Wolfgang Puck. There will also be an episode about the entire Ace of Cakes Crew, and one on the Food Network itself. I can’t wait for that one!!! Chefography has already showcased Food Network Stars, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Tyler Florence, Paula Deen, Sandra Lee, and more. It’s great to be able to look into the lives of those people that we know and love from TV and see how they became the people they are.

Well that’s about it for now friends. Drop me a comment and let me know what show is your favorite, or if there are any recipes you would like posted. I am happy to do it for you!!!