Salmon Chowder
This is from Michael Smith's Chef at Home. This dude is almost as much of a ham as Raray. The concept of the show is probably one of the more contrived ones I know of. His secret is "Cooking, without a recipe" -- ie., he pretends to have no idea what to cook, but somehow manages to pull out a perfectly matched starter, main course and dessert just from "random" things he finds in his fridge and pantry. He tends to say things like "Oh yeah, I made this the other day! I think I'll use this" a lot.
I'm not saying the guy couldn't pull this off, but as a home cooking show, it's a tad unrealistic. The whole thing reminds me of this crazy cookbook written by some British Baroness (or whatever title it was), that actually included sending your game warden out for a couple of pheasants.
Well, enough bitching -- it doesn't matter if the concept is contrived, as long as the show is instructional -- and it is. So if you can stand the scenery chewing antics, it's not too bad... This salmon chowder was really easy to make, and tasty -- and I easily found time to make the biscuits that accompanied it.
I'm not saying the guy couldn't pull this off, but as a home cooking show, it's a tad unrealistic. The whole thing reminds me of this crazy cookbook written by some British Baroness (or whatever title it was), that actually included sending your game warden out for a couple of pheasants.
Well, enough bitching -- it doesn't matter if the concept is contrived, as long as the show is instructional -- and it is. So if you can stand the scenery chewing antics, it's not too bad... This salmon chowder was really easy to make, and tasty -- and I easily found time to make the biscuits that accompanied it.
