In the crazy world of cable television, there are train wrecks...and then there are train wrecks!
Every once in a while, my gay college bud visits & we throw back a few brews, bust open a bag of chips, & settle in to watch 'Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee'. If you've never seen this almost-cultish culinary catastrophe of a show before, immediately highlight it in your TV Guide. Aired on the same network that features really great cooks like Paula Deen, Giada de Laurentiis, & Ina Garten, it truly defies programming logic (my friend theorizes that Sandra's sleeping with a high-level FN exec). Chef Anthony Bourdain once described Lee as "Betty Crocker after a weekend of huffing crack."
My favorite segment of 'Semi-Homemade' is the closing - which always includes a very stiff, yet somehow unappealing, cocktail recipe, followed by the cheesiest 'tablescapes' you'll ever see.
Look, I'm no James Beard Foundation Award winner, but my god.... Granted, on occasion, Sandra will (disappointingly) come up with an appetizing entrée, but it's usually a dish that's difficult to f*ck up, like steamed clams.
But hey, she's got her own cooking show...so here's to you, Sandra Lee!
Ciao4Now.
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OMG, dressed as Cher while baking... and Semi-Home made in general. I'm going to come up with my own cooking show and show off all my stoner snacks while dressed up as... I can't think of a cool enough gay icon.
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