Semi-Homemade

Have you ever seen the show Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee on the Food Network? It's an interesting show. I LOVE the concept - she shows you how to make food using ingenious shortcuts. That is perfect for me!

The only problem is, I can't stand the show.

The woman drives me batty. She just seems so fake to me. Nobody could really be that excited about food all the time. I know it's her job, but come on, be real. If everything you made was really that good, you'd look more like Paula Deen than a stick.

Here are the things that most annoy me about the show.

1. Every episode she color coordinates EVERYTHING. From her dishes to her cookware to the curtains hanging over the sink. And they are different every episode. How ridiculous is that? Nobody in the real world can do that. And why would they? Sometimes she even color coordinates the food in the meal she's cooking. Seriously. I've had the same curtains in my kitchen for the last five years, and I'm totally okay with that.

2. She uses the word "Tablescape" about forty times an episode. That's the stupidest word I've ever heard. If I am having guests over for dinner, I want my table to look good. But I'm NOT going to go out to buy coordinating decorations that go with the food I'm putting on the table.

3. She dresses like she thinks she's still young. The episode I saw the other day when I was flipping through the channels about put me through the roof. She was wearing some gross blouse with a boustier on the OUTSIDE of it. That's not a good look for anyone at any age. But it would be far more reasonable on a twenty-something clubbing with her girlfriends than a forty-something on a cooking show. (Okay, I know forty-something isn't that old, but it's way too old to dress the way she does!)


I may give her another chance, because her method of cooking is perfect for me, but I'm not holding my breath.