I never thought it would happen to me.

I just watched an entire episode of Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Cooking. I vowed that I would never do that but I have clearly moved into the Food Network portion of my sick day. Once the show came on, I was like a deer in the headlights. I just couldn't stop staring.

She is like an 8th grade cheerleader. She had Reggie, who was runner up on The Next Food Network Star, and is totally gay. Sandra Lee and a big black gay guy. I was fully amused. I mean, she was bouncing around. Literally. The amount of pet names being thrown around was more sweetening than the sweet potato pie with pecan topping. Wow.

Now, my dad has a bit of a crush on Sandra Lee. I like to tease him about it. What kills me about it is that my dad does not cheat at all when it comes to cooking. Store bought anything just simply will not do. Yes, I know, the apple did not fall far from that tree. I think my whole opposition is that Sandra takes all the fun out of cokking by doing the cheating. I understand that many people don't have the time or inclination to do lots of prep work. I am not one of those people. To me, there is a weird zen to chopping vegetables. It's my favorite part of making anything. I'm not happy unless I get to play with knives. Why onEarth would I want to buy a bag of chopped shit? Seriously? It's unnatural.

I wish I would have started taking count of each time she mentioned cocktail time. Sandra Lee's love of the cocktail is about the only thing that makes me even like her. I hate the food she makes but I would SO have one of her cocktails. As a matter of fact, I may start a new drinking game in which I invite friends over and we make one of her cocktails and then watch her show. Everytime she says "cocktail time" or even just the word cocktail, we drink. We would be under the table by the end of the show! Let me know if you want in...

Comments

[Kelly O]

Maybe the cocktails are what keeps Sandra so perky? Or the anticipation of the cocktail time?

The whole matchy thing is what kills me about her. I have an appreciation of matching things, but geez man. My cocktail does not have to match my plates, which is good I guess when we have beer.

[islaygirl]

You know she's known as the Semi-Ho, right?