re: What do you have cooking for Mother's Day?

I just don't get your point in this thread...

Do you feel insecure because of what Mike is cooking? And, FWIW, I believe Mike's brother is an actual chef, so...

This being my first post, I doubt I'll get too much respect here, but this is some funny stuff.

First of all, total respect to the OP for such an ambitious menu. I sucessfully pulled off grilled ribeyes and twice-baked potatoes but that's about as far as I can go at this point.

But Rag has a point as far as some of the posts on this board in general go. Sometimes simple food is just the way to go. If one has the ability to make a restaurant-style meal at home then by all means, go for it, but not everyone has the capability or desire to go that far.

Eating well and taking time to prepare a great meal =/= being a food snob

To me, it seemed like you were being a bit condescending. Who cares if people try out new, out of the ordinary, and difficult to prepare dishes? I like trying things out that I wouldn't normally do because cooking is what I do for money as well as something I enjoy. That doesn't make me a food snob



And I laugh at myself all the time

We had ribeyes for lunch that required an infrared thermometer, cast iron skillet on grill, real butter with homemade bleu cheese sauce with a brandy base and cream. Now for dinner I opened cans, browned a pound of 80/20 beef and made taco soup. So am I a food snob or lazy cook?

Come on, don't act ignorant.

We all know Mike is a bit passionate about food. I don't need to link one of his multi-paragraphed rants for evidence. It is not a shock that Mike took offense to your comments. You knew he would, thus your comments. It's your MO.

I think Mike should be commended for having a passion for something. People aren't passionate about enough things these days. It should be encouraged, not mocked.

i think you've taken more offense than mike did .. i think mike took it for what it is .. unlike gris gris and to some degree, you ..

alright dude

carry on being the self appointed BS officer of TD

no .. i get that .. but some of them claim to cook like this every night .. sorta like the "what was your ACT score" or "were you an all-state athlete in high school" threads on the OT ... it's the same game of one upmanship that you see on any of these boards actually ..

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the perfect appetizer utilizing beets and sea bass that permeates the food board ..

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Sound like an entree, but in the end, beets are just root vegetables like potatoes, and fish is fish isn't it? Both can be had at the grocery store if you want them. I really don't know why that is seen as so fancy smancy.