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Amy wins it all!  A brand new Food Network show and a place in all of our hearts, or at least a shot a winning a place in our hearts.  She wasn’t my favorite, but I’ll give her a shot. 

She won fair and square.  While it is true that JAG dropped out of the competition, which probably led to the chance for either of the girls to win, she still won.  People voted, and she got the most votes.  Tah Dah.

I know a lot of people have strong opinions on this subject, and please feel free to voice your opinions here.

Let it out. Let it all out.

It’s down to two, the writer mom, Amy and the wannabe restauranteur, Rory.  Both are very qualified for the job and have both attended culinary institutes.  Bout only one will end up the winner of their very own Food Network show.

They both have their appeal.  Amy is a little reminiscent of a more American Giada, who incidentally is her favorite chef, and will fit in well with the rest of the ladies.  She has class, but is still approachable.  She does seem a bit pretentious to me, but what do I know about actual chefs.  Her major downfall in my eyes is the fact that her favorite food is eggplant.  Yuck.  I don’t want to watch a lot of stinky eggplant recipes.

Then there’s Rory.  She’s spunky and firey.  She’s kind of like one of the boys, but she’s a girl.  I think I like this one the best.  She’s more unique than Amy and I think she’ll be more fun to watch when she has her own show.

What do you think?  Am I way off base?  Please feel free to add your opinions and don’t forget to cast your vote in my poll!

The winner will be announced this Sunday, July 22nd at 9pm.

Cole slaw has a special place in my heart.  No, I’m not kidding.  When I was 4, I was in the hospital over Christmas due to some asthma complications.  I don’t really remember much about it, or anything really, except for one nurse and one special night. 

The nurse came into my room one night, and my dad was there with me, so he can attest to this story’s authenticity.  She asked me if I wanted anything to eat and with a smile said, “anything you want, we’ll get for you.”  So naturally, being the weirdest kid ever, I said that I wanted cole slaw.  I kid you not.  She said, “anything,” and I said, “cole slaw.”  And by golly, she got me that cole slaw and man it was delicious.  So, in an ode to that, and because it’s summer, I bring you Bobby Flay’s version of cole slaw.

Weekly recipe attempt: Napa Cabbage Slaw

This recipe caught my eye because it was cole slaw with an Asian twist.  Instead of salt, there was soy sauce.  Instead of hot sauce, there was chili oil.  Instead of red wine vinegar, there was rice wine vinegar.  It was a fresh little salad to have with my hot dog. 

I have to admit, I used green bell peppers instead of red because the green were on sale, and I had regular peas so I used them instead of snow peas.  I know regular peas taste nothing like snow peas, but I like regular peas and I’m the one making the salad.  You can use snow peas in your own salad.

I give this recipe a 7.  I liked the fact that it didn’t use a lot of mayonnaise, so it’s pretty healthy, but it didn’t hold a candle to that bowl of cole slaw I got in the hospital when I was four.  But then again, maybe no slaw ever will.