en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/623445 Comments by rosesherwood http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-finale/#IDComment30165592 Melissa's show was well done and very smooth. Only one tiny culinary error--in making a torte, quiche or savory pastry using cheese and wet ingredients--layer the cheese in first--this prevents the bottom crust from becoming soggy. This is what is taught at the CI A and not a tip that I came up with and it does work. Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:25:54 +0000 http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/07/ask-susie-finale/#IDComment30165592 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment30155240 I hope that I am not coming across in a mean spirited manner. I will not castigate anyone! Idon't know you and we all enter dangerous territory when demeaning comments are made. There are bloggers who have been quite assertive with their point of view, including spiltmilk and Sue but all opinions are important for dialogue to happen. I will not be intimidated by others because I lose --and it affects my freedom to write and speak freely. We can all blog with civility towards each other. I have never, in my posts indicated that I would boycott Melissa or FN. I agree with others who want more in the way of cooking shows. Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:45:11 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment30155240 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment30153579 Thanks for responding to the corundrum of lobster and bluberries. Ice cream could work if the liasion ingredients go with both star elements. I enjoy thinking out of the box! I liked your comments about FN reaching out to people who love to cook. We are not food snobs. We do not know it all We simply wish to be inspired! Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:27:15 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment30153579 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29966962 I responded because I felt that some of the comments are turning into the mean-spirited realm. I assure you that I am rosesherwood and not Sue A. I started bloging only after my family won the B. Flay limerick challege. Thought It would be fun but when it becomes too much an attack then I have to question myself as to the worth of all of this. I do not know you and you do not know me. Sue has positives and negatives in her messages--just like I do--it is as simple as this. I hope that FN will read the comments and know that there are people out here that are not being reached. Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:01:19 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29966962 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29941796 Oh, I forgot I am excited about taking a boot camp course at the CIA. There are people out here watching FN that really want a little more to be inspired by and have skills and knowledge to want to go further. How is FN going to reach these people? Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:48:35 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29941796 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29941179 When people are commenting under a cute name, it is easier to make snide, rude and downright nasty comments. I have enjoyed reading Sue A's statements. She is thoughtful about FN being more in tune with the home cook who wants to reach for more demanding techniques and recipes. I am not overly upset about Melissa being chosen and it does seem that there are plans to use Jeffrey--terrific. But for the seasoned home cooks out in the world (I am well-seasoned--sweet, salty,peppered, but not sour or bitter as I have been stewing--in my own juices for almost 60 years), there has to be something more. I think that everyone who has blogged should come up with a recipe for lobster and blueberries (a fascinating corundrum). Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:40:24 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/susies-answers-finale/#IDComment29941179 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29804944 Great comment! And a well researched one as well! I could not have said it better. I am not oposed to Melissa but I know that this show will not fulfill my creative standards. We need shows that showcase excellence and raise us to greater heights with our own home cooking. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:54:56 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29804944 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29801162 Thank you--I'll check it out. Those two women were marvelous! So humerous and bright. They were the "Paula Deen" of their day. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:39:33 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29801162 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29722639 I hope that you are watching Anthony Bordaine. His show "No Reservations" is on the travel channel. It is an amazingly intelligent show and the narrative, written by Bordaine is edgy and at times poetic. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:12:55 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29722639 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29722281 Ah! Someone who remembers the "Two Fat Ladies",Clarissa and Jennifer. Now that was a classy, informative,endearingly funny production! I miss them and wish that I could get a hold of some of their shows so that I could revisit them. FN really has to strive to produce a similiar show. Thanks for the memory. They were hilarious and smart. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:07:38 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29722281 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29717148 I do agree with your comment! Unfortunately, Jeffrey was dealt a difficult task with surrounding mechanical and time management issues that were not helpful in any way for him to be successful. I think that there has to be culinary way to combine lobster and blueberries--this has become an interesting combination that forces creative thought and action and it has been fun to think about. __The bigger question though, is-- did some of the first contestents eliminated have the "creative edge" needed?--we'll never know. That's why the show would be more interesting if we were given more about each person before the eliminations proceeded. __I will, when I can afford it, experiment with a couple of ideas that I have about combining lobster with blueberries. I don't think that it will be something that Melissa's new show will be able to do, however. __ Thu, 6 Aug 2009 12:45:47 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29717148 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29648507 Jeffrey had time to assemble a lobster pot pie! He had time to kill,split and use the oven to cook those lobsters--boiling is not the only process that could have been used. You missed the entire focus of the comment. Being creative in the present moment was really what I wanted people to think about. Thinking out of the box quickly is the skill that I wanted to see from all of the contestents Solving real problems in real time. Also FN has to become more responsive in creating the shows we watch. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 03:14:54 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29648507 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29534559 Thank you for speaking up about creativity! Jeffrey was the more creative cook. Melissa knows the technique. FN's idea for Jeffrey was more creative. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:39:23 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29534559 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29533572 You are also assuming that the meat had to be chilled! Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:25:05 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29533572 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29533315 Jeffrey had time to assemble a lobster pot pie---so, he could have killed the lobsters and split them, Julia Child way and put them in the oven and used tne tail meat. Prep takes the time the actual cooking doesn't. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:21:19 +0000 http://stageblog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2009/08/sneak-peek-melissas-new-show/#IDComment29533315