The effort-to-output theory of cooking
I heart eating, but I completely can't stand the process of preparing all the bits and pieces! In all honesty, I like things that cook themselves or can be trusted to boil quietly away in the next room while I'm busy! Sigh...I liked the content of your piece, there was some nice writing and some fun insight into your personality.
Good luck to you!
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"All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy" - Spike Milligan
sounds like a super fun show!!
Layna Berman
Your Own Health and Fitness
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Actually I love cooking as much as eating.. despite the fact I'm also quite lazy. Good stuff, and good luck!
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I'd rather eat than cook any day. Keep guarding your good taste and your time! Good luck!
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A first kiss, a dental emergency, identifying the Big Man on Campus and talking back to Punky Brewster.
Casual and easy to listen to. I enjoyed it... and... I think I'm hungry.
and yousound great to boot.
Steve
I’m an egocentric spec at the center of totality. My personal existence is forged by the cosmic chain of events, and all I can do is go along for the ride.
Really enjoyed your very natural style and sound. Only thing I would have loved to hear in addition was a story about something you cooked or tried to... just for flavor.
{And I hope this is the last of the puns ;-)}
The concept is grand and forward thinking. I can see its synergy and windows of opportunity to engage all media, you could definitely have a blog section for the program, as well as a streaming video to accompany the show.
And yes, cooking and being a control freak have a correlation. I should know:)
Nice job.
your piece made me realize that with the advent of the foodTV (aka The Food Porn Channel) people don't really discuss food on thr radio anymore.
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I have a post on this subject on the forums- the Food Network gets all the cooking show talent that used to go to PBS, and now the PBS shows are somewhat lacking, in my opinion. Everyone knows that Julia Child was all over PBS in her lifetime, but who knows that Rachael Ray also got her start on her local upstate NY PBS station?
There are some kitchen shows and segments on NPR (Splendid Table, Hidden Kitchens), but nothing on commercial broadcast radio. I don't have satellite radio, but Martha Stewart Omnimedia has a channel on Sirius, and I bet they talk about food at least some of the time.
Your personality really shines through. Funny and clever-- now I've gotta go eat, thanks! : (
Excellent repast you've served up! Now let's hope we get seconds, yes?
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"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about" - Oscar Wilde
I really enjoyed your entry. Your voice is warm and interesting at the same time.
I thought your story was engaging. Cheers!
Jimmy
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Great voice and diction! Your entry made me think about my childhood memories of family dinners around the table. I fondly remember exchanging recipies. I treasure my grandma's recipies in her handwriting. Wonderful entry!
I'd never thought about how my culinary decisions are affected by my economics studies before, but that's exactly what it is.
Actually, hearing your piece made me think that maybe you're a future me. And that I need to get going and start cooking more. What is your favorite dish to prepare? The most economical (or most value for time/money and taste)?
What are you a graduate student in?
Thanks for putting that piece up--I really dug it.
I am glad you enjoyed it!
I have a sweet tooth, so when I am looking at a new cookbook, I naturally gravitate towards the dessert section! One of my favorite dishes to make is Ina Garten's tiramisu. It is incredibly easy and always blows people away. Ina Garten has the best recipes; they ALWAYS work. Always, always, always. It is amazing!
My mom is Armenian, so some of my favorites for eating are stuffed grape leaves (hot, meat stuffed, not cold vegetarian ones) and tabbouleh. They are incredibly labor intensive, though, so I only make them on special occasions.
I am not that great about cooking on the cheap. I am not very, very extravagant, but some folks really work the coupons and supermarket sales big time, and I am not one of those people. Sometimes I will buy extra of something if I notice that it's on sale, and I have gone through phases where I have tried to pay attention to the supermarket fliers, but it never lasts. I do have a couple of really cheap recipes, both vegetarian, and from an out-of-print cookbook called Lean Bean Cuisine. One is a traditional vegetarian chili made with red kidney beans called "Big Bowl of Red," and the other one is Brazilian Black Bean Feijoada that uses liquid smoke to give it the smoky flavor you would normally get with smoked pork. The Feijoada is my favorite of the two, I think. We make the Big Bowl of Red using canned kidney beans, so there is very little prep time required, but I actually soak dried beans for the feijoada, so I have to think ahead. But both those dishes are incredibly cheap, don't require that much work, and are really tasty.
I'm a graduate student in organizational behavior, so I should be fighting with economists! I do disagree with them to a certain extent, though, even though I have some economist tendencies, and most of them definitely disagree with what I do! I talk a smidge more about my research in my profile.
I, too, can create meals better than restaurants. I love cooking and the enjoyment of consumption. The advantage to the restaurant is the dishes magically disappear. Enjoyed your entry - yummy.
i'd really love to hear you in the kitchen, making something really yummy.
You are going to be a new radio personality, loved it.
I like this. You've chosen a topic that a lot of people can connect with, and it makes me want to hear more about what you have to say.
You have a great voice. Nicely read. The work was very well composed as well. I enjoyed it.
Good voice, good writing...and persuasive. Makes me almost want to dust off the stove. Ever thought of submitting this as a commentary?
You mean as talk rather than entertainment? I definitely debated about which category to pick. Since I don't have a definite show idea (I have two or three, but no concrete, definite concept), I felt that entertainment was the most versatile of the categories.
I really appreciate your positive feedback!! There are so many good entries here, and I was surprised how easy it was to make a decent-quality recording. I used a $15 microphone and the Microsoft sound recorder that came standard with my computer.
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