Rachel overRAYted
Posted in Blah Blah Blah by Donna on July 30th, 2007
I don’t blame myself. I blame Rachel Ray. Last night, Rob and I made dinner. I was about to choose something from Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less but I decided I would be better off with a more in depth recipe so I headed off to the Rachel Ray section of the Food Network’s Web site. I clicked around, yelling out different recipes to see what intrigued Robert. Finally I came upon Halibut Fish Tacos with Guacamole Sauce and Rob said, “I like fish and you like Mexican– let’s try it!” The recipe is very simple, completely un-intimidating. We got the ingredients together and as Rob grilled the fish, I made the Guacamole Sauce. Once finished, I was quite impressed at how much it looked like real Guacamole! Just like from a Mexican restaurant. We sat down to eat the beautiful fish tacos. Rob took a bite. I took a bite. Rob took another bite. I took another bite. Something wasn’t quite right. The Guacamole sauce was tasteless! Utterly tasteless. Rob kept eating it but I couldn’t bear it. I did everything to a T! The only answer is that Rachel Ray posted a recipe that was easy to make, produced a great looking dish but has no taste! This isn’t the first time this has happened with a Rachel Ray recipe. One Thanksgiving we made her Stuffin’ Muffins– they were salty. Then there was the Not-sagna Pasta Toss that just was blah. I think I am calling it quits! No more Rachel Ray recipes for me!
Kozaburo says:
Eh, I just get irritated by the way she pronounces “liqueur”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Donna says:
How does she pronounce it? I can’t ever recall hearing her say it incorrectly– heck, I can’t recall every hearing her say it at all. I don’t watch much of her– I just make her recipes according to the Food Network’s Web site.
July 30th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Harry Gumby says:
From a purely male perspective, her recipes may not be great, but she’s not hard to look at.
Rachel Ray’s photo layout in FHM was memorable.
July 31st, 2007 at 10:26 am
Kozaburo says:
On the internet, nobody can hear you pronounce… lol
July 31st, 2007 at 10:43 am
rosalie says:
Come on Kozaburo, give it a shot. Here are a few possible ways ‘lick er or li cure or lic ure or lik coor. I, too, have never heard her say liqueur. But now I’m curious. Her recipes are frequently disappointing but I love her bubbly personality.
August 1st, 2007 at 1:49 pm
armywifetoddlermom says:
I cannot stand Rachel Ray, and I am a foodie. I think people either LOVE her or LOATHE her…I happen to loathe her.
Opening a box of macaroni and cheese and adding tuna is not my idea of cooking!
August 4th, 2007 at 1:05 pm