Completely Different

Food Network and I have bonded!

Mopac and I have watched every possible episode over these past four weeks! I can't believe I have to go back to work on Monday:(

My favorite show is "Restaurant Impossible."

Randy and I are hooked! I love Robert Irvine and his toughness as he tells people their restaurant is crap and their food sucks! The premise of the show is that a restaurant is about to go under. Robert Irvine is their last attempt to turn things around. He comes in and assesses, gives his review (often brutal, yet hilarious), revamps the menus, trains the cooks, and redesigns the whole restaurant with his design team. They show an end clip with an update such as "four months after the show, blah blah."

It is fabulous!

Right now, I am watching "Giada at Home." She is making a "simple" kid friendly meal for her daughter's music class who is coming over to bang on instruments as they call it music.

Her kid friendly menu is completely different than what my mom served my brother and me.

She's serving wagon wheel pastas with pancetta and peas.

My mom served us fun wagon wheels too. But she topped ours with chili and cheese! Man, I miss that meal!

Giada is also just throwing together mini lamb chops and homemade ketchup.

I have never had lamb to this day. We never had this at Little Bo Peep day care either. Oh and the ketchup thing, remember that green ketchup? My mom was cool enough to let us buy that gross stuff. Thanks Mom!

Lastly, Giada is rounding out the meal with pbj crepes. The whole toddlers and crepes combination is just as common as toddlers and cheerios!

I didn't know what a crepe was until "Talladega Nights" came out. Thanks Will Ferrell!

Man, what little kid wants to go to her daughter's birthday party?
I'm guessing it won't be at Mickey D's!