The lemon polenta cake sounds “melt in your mouth” delicious!! Ina Garten is certainly not a size 4. Personally, I believe you should never trust a thin chef (LOL!). Nigella isn’t known for making organic salads, either. We all know how to steam broccoli and serve it with lemon juice. That is all fine and dandy but sometimes we want a good bowl of stew, soup or a nice slice of pie or cake.
Paula Deen’s story is truly inspirational. Left by hubby number one with two small boys, she didn’t have work skills. I remember her saying that the only thing she knew how to do was cook so she started selling/catering homemade lunches. People can say what they want about her but she pulled herself up by her own boot straps and made herself successful. Personally, I admire that in a person and I don’t need to judge someone based on their cholesterol reading or their waist size.
I am a home cook who only knows how to make comfort food. So I am naturally drawn to those particular tv shows (Julia Child being an exception) that feature homey-type cooks. I just bought the entire dvd series of the “Two Fat Ladies” and am having the time of my life watching those two great broads dish up bacon-larded recipes while quoting Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. What a hoot!