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    Why do you watch cooking shows?

    It seems like a simple question but someone asked me this last week and I found myself really thinking about it. I’ve always watched cooking shows. As a kid I watched Julia Child, the Galloping Gourmet, Jack Favier (on a...

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    Baked potatoes

    They’ll hold in the turned-off oven – I would go 45 mins at 450, squeeze them to see if done, and go about my other prep. I like to scrub mine, cut a sliver off the end, and salt the skins lightly (adheres to wet...

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    New DVR- What cooking shows do you record for future viewing?

    , Just Cook This (I just found this show – not sure if I like it or not). Soon Top Chef will be back on that list when the new season begins. I search for random Julia Child and Galloping Gourmet airings too!

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    Elmer Dills, 1926-2008

    Aaah. I have fond memories of waiting with my Grama, to watch Elmer Dill’s food commmentary. The weekends always revolved around watching Julia Child, The Galloping Gourmet, Great Chefs of:, and that Cajun-Cook guy, and...

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    San Marzano Tomatoes

    Pascale Gourmet at Yonge and Eglinton currently sells them for $3.99 a can.

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    Jack Kerouac Dinner? What to serve!!

    a Graham Kerr recipie as Kerouac was alleged to have become ill during and died shortly shortly after watching a Galloping Gourmet episode. I tried to find the menu for that episode but didn’t have any luck.

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    Food from the 70's!

    ... Galloping gourmet - late 1960s to 70s... I never saw a chocolate fountain in the 1970s – guess it depends on your milieu. (We weren’t disco types). Devilled eggs and especially TV dinners are 1950s food, though of...

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    Back to basics...how to cook rice perfectly?

    Many many moons ago (1975 to be exact) jfood, recovering from knee surgery watched the Galloping Gourmet every day. Kerr approach was typical Kerr, hey the rice knows what to do. He did not measure the water but made sure there...

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    Is a wooden spoon just a wooden spoon?

    I bought two sets of Galloping Gourmet spurtles from Crate and Barrel on Michigan Ave in Chicago in 1978 for $1 a set. They still reside in my “plastic” utensil drawer (as opposed to my “metal” utensiol...

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    Esca/Cello/Any others?

    . Fois gras and lobster were meant to be together. You know that feeling like you have to put down your fork and chew and make faces like the Galloping Gourmet? That. Catherine had the crab cake, which was very fragrant,...

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    My Favorites (Union, NJ area - Union County)

    : Bread, Hamburger, Mozzarella, Potato Sticks, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Corn, Banana and Mayo It’s a lot of fun. The place also has some Brazilian dishes. Not gourmet, just in the vein of really fun fast food. Enjoy! +++ Best Thai...

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    Do you ever have enough cookbooks?

    cookbooks too. My Graham Kerr "The Galloping Gourmet" cookbook sits in a proud place in my kitchen, with Graham looking out at me in that debonair way of his that originally got me interested in food.

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    Food Network pan

    's Frugal Gourmet series... I was a tv junkie as a kid and cooking shows were one of my favorite things to watch. Julia and Graham Kerr were the first shows I remember seeing. The Galloping GOurmet series was hilarious but I...

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    Notable names in cooking show history?

    I remember my mother watching Chef Tell and the Galloping Gourmet along with Julia. I began watching when Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet, was hitting his stride. In my mind, THAT was when the genre’s popularity exploded.

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    Guy Off the Hook

    Well, the Galloping Gourmet used to get a bit schnockered on air. But at least he taught you something BEFORE he got tipsy. :::hic:::

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