Thread: The NY Times takes on Sandra Lee

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:14:35 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hint: Ms Lee does not come out on top.!!
>
>http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...st/?ref=dining
>
>my favorite line is where the Times calls her cooking "all shortcuts
>all the time".....
>
>
>oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.

I like the comment...
“That's not how you make a lasagna,” Mrs. Cuomo said, gently (but
firmly).

It certainly isn't, but when you've five kids, a job, home, husband,
you need to cut some corners to make something for your family. But
not this lazyagna.

Stu wrote:

> I like the comment...
> “That's not how you make a lasagna,” Mrs. Cuomo said, gently (but
> firmly).
>
> It certainly isn't, but when you've five kids, a job, home, husband,
> you need to cut some corners to make something for your family. But
> not this lazyagna.

What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
*tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??

ImStillMags wrote:
>
> oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.

Hear that, Stu? Another recipe for your web site.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:

> Stu wrote:
>
>> I like the comment...
>> ´That's not how you make a lasagna,¡ Mrs. Cuomo said, gently (but
>> firmly).
>>
>> It certainly isn't, but when you've five kids, a job, home, husband,
>> you need to cut some corners to make something for your family. But
>> not this lazyagna.
>
> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??

i'm guessing that would be more expensive.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:14:35 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:

> Hint: Ms Lee does not come out on top.!!
>
> http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...st/?ref=dining
>
> my favorite line is where the Times calls her cooking "all shortcuts
> all the time".....
>
> oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.

i wonder if they deliberately made the photo less sensuous than usual.

your pal,
blake

On 2010-06-20, ImStillMags <[email protected]> wrote:

> oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.

The Times article explains a lot. If she was raise on Campbell's soup
based cooking, I can now understand. She started to make a perfectly
good speghetti sauce, much like mine, then added C's soup. Gack!

nb

On Jun 20, 10:23*am, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> On 2010-06-20, ImStillMags <sitara8...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.
>
> The Times article explains a lot. *If she was raise on Campbell's soup
> based cooking, I can now understand. *She started to make a perfectly
> good speghetti sauce, much like mine, then added C's soup. *Gack!
>
> nb

I'm one of those people who was raised on campbells soup cooking. I
got over it. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple of recipes that
use condensed soups that I still use because I really like them. I
don't diss everyone for using a can of soup once in a while. My
problem with Sandra Lee is that she has taken the all shortucts all
the time thing way too far. Nothing wrong with a shortcut when
you are a wife, and a mother and a breadwinner too, but......damn,
learn how the real thing tastes.

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:

>> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
>> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??
>
> i'm guessing that would be more expensive.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I'm not sure how much jars of sauce cost, but they're a lot bigger than
cans of tomato soup too. So it ought to balance out, cost wise. Right?

On Jun 20, 9:26*am, Goomba <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Stu wrote:
> > I like the comment...
> > “That's not how you make a lasagna,” Mrs. Cuomo said, gently (but
> > firmly).
>
> > It certainly isn't, but when you've five kids, a job, home, husband,
> > you need to cut some corners to make something for your family. But
> > not this lazyagna.
>
> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??

i've been waiting for you guys to review the article. 8-), Mama
Coumo was extremely polite in her comments.

harriet & critters

On Jun 20, 12:26*pm, Goomba <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:


> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??

Because Campbell's doesn't make a spagetti sauce...and that is the
brand she is hawking, at the moment. I do hear she has cut ties with
the company.

On Jun 20, 10:51*am, "Mr. Bill" <bb0...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Because Campbell's doesn't make a spagetti sauce...

Prego is a Campbell's brand.

"ImStillMags" wrote
notbob wrote:

>> based cooking, I can now understand. She started to make a perfectly
>> good speghetti sauce, much like mine, then added C's soup. Gack!

> I'm one of those people who was raised on campbells soup cooking.

I wish! Mom was and is a *lovely* woman but a cook? She'd need lessons
from SD.

Don't get me wrong, she had hot and healthy food on the table in plenty as a
divorced lady with 3 kids. No complaints other than we prayed for TV
dinners and school lunches. Other than the cooking area not being her
skill-set, she was and remains a model of perfect Mom.

> I got over it. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple of recipes that
> use condensed soups that I still use because I really like them. I

Me too.

> don't diss everyone for using a can of soup once in a while. My
> problem with Sandra Lee is that she has taken the all shortucts all
> the time thing way too far. Nothing wrong with a shortcut when
> you are a wife, and a mother and a breadwinner too, but......damn,
> learn how the real thing tastes.

Agreed. Takes time but as I look over her recipes, some really are not that
bad. They work for a working Mom tryng to do a bit more than TV dinners or
spagettios. What she does, is upscale that crowd. If it isnt Mario Batale
(sp?), thats ok.

On 20-Jun-2010, Goomba <[email protected]> wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:
>
> >> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> >> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??
> >
> > i'm guessing that would be more expensive.
> >
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> I'm not sure how much jars of sauce cost, but they're a lot bigger than
> cans of tomato soup too. So it ought to balance out, cost wise. Right?

I made lasagna last night, using sauce from a jar. The major regional
supermarkets (Schnucks, Dierbergs and Shop'nSave) here (STL) sell jars of
pasta sauce from all the most popular, local Italian restaurants and
regional chains. I bought a 26 ounce jar of one of these pasta sauces for
$2.99 plus tax; if that is more than two cans of Campbell soup, it can't be
very much more

For those who might care, it was spinach and mushroom lasagna. The cheeses
were ricotta, freshly grated parmesan and mozarella - all from Hautly, a
regional cheese company headquarted here.
--
Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

On Jun 20, 11:10*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:14:35 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
> > Hint: *Ms *Lee does not come out on top.!!
>
> >http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...ng-sandra-lees...
>
> > my favorite line is where the Times calls her cooking "all shortcuts
> > all the time".....
>
> > oh, and the lasange recipe sounds like ....well, ****.
>
> i wonder if they deliberately made the photo less sensuous than usual.


Well, she at least still has big tits, blake...

Food TV has joined the Fashion Network in my "Most Vapid Teevee Cable
Channel" department...

--
Best
Greg ==>> actually liked _Jerseylicious"

Goomba wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:
> >> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> >> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??
>
> > i'm guessing that would be more expensive.
>
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> I'm not sure how much jars of sauce cost, but they're a lot bigger than
> cans of tomato soup too. So it ought to balance out, cost wise. Right?



The whole thang is that you can make yer own tomato sauce MUCH cheaper
than you using any canned/bottled sauces
Campell's, etc...

When I saw the NYT article I thought "Someone is joking"...


--
Best
Greg

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:08:55 -0400, blake murphy
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:
>
> > Stu wrote:
> >
> >> I like the comment...
> >> ´That's not how you make a lasagna,¡ Mrs. Cuomo said, gently (but
> >> firmly).
> >>
> >> It certainly isn't, but when you've five kids, a job, home, husband,
> >> you need to cut some corners to make something for your family. But
> >> not this lazyagna.
> >
> > What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> > *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??
>
> i'm guessing that would be more expensive.
>
The article said she was a spokesperson for Campbell's at the time. I
imagine they paid her to create that recipe.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:20:27 -0700 (PDT), KevinS <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Jun 20, 10:51*am, "Mr. Bill" <bb0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Because Campbell's doesn't make a spagetti sauce...
>
> Prego is a Campbell's brand.

Maybe they wanted her to use soup, tomato soup in particular.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Jun 20, 2:04*pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:

> Maybe they wanted her to use soup, tomato soup in particular. *

I don't care what she used or what they wanted her to use. I was only
clarifying Mr. Bill's assertion that the company doesn't make a
spaghetti sauce.

On Jun 20, 2:48*pm, "l, not -l" <lal...@cujo.com> wrote:
> On 20-Jun-2010, Goomba <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > blake murphy wrote:
> > > On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:26:49 -0400, Goomba wrote:
>
> > >> What I don't get is that if you're going to use a couple of cans of
> > >> *tomato soup* in lasagna, why not at least buy jars of prepared sauce??
>
> > > i'm guessing that would be more expensive.
>
> > > your pal,
> > > blake
>
> > I'm not sure how much jars of sauce cost, but they're a lot bigger than
> > cans of tomato soup too. So it ought to balance out, cost wise. Right?
>
> I made lasagna last night, using sauce from a jar. * The major regional
> supermarkets (Schnucks, Dierbergs and Shop'nSave) here *(STL) sell jarsof
> pasta sauce from all the most popular, local Italian restaurants and
> regional chains. *I bought a 26 ounce jar of one of these pasta sauces for
> $2.99 plus tax; if that is more than two cans of Campbell soup, it can't be
> very much more
>
> For those who might care, it was spinach and mushroom lasagna. *The cheeses
> were ricotta, freshly grated parmesan and mozarella - all from Hautly, a
> regional cheese company headquarted here.
>
That sounds good. WAY better that using condensed tomato soup.
Sandra Lee is the celebrity version of our own Stu.

--Bryan