Those food shows make me hungry!

One of the few things my husband and I can easily agree on watching is cooking shows. It never fails… when we both end up in the living room after the kids have gone to sleepy land, we each strive to pick up the remote first. (Because we all know that she who holds the remote, controls the evening.) Will it be more boring WWII stories on the History channel, ridiculous comedy like Family Guy (I really just can’t comprehend why that woman is with the dog?), completely sappy movies on Lifetime, or something we can both agree on: shows that make us hungry on the Food Network.

Are we the only ones who search our cabinets for crazy ingredients like clam juice and saffron threads just because Emeril tells us too? Me thinks not It’s all about branding baby! And being in the business I am, I gotta love it.

So when Alton Brown pretended to be stuck on a deserted island last night, playing in his kitchen with mounds of mango and pineapple, it’s really not surprising that I immediately went to the store to purchase several of these items, right? And I already had some pork thawing for dinner anyway, so of course it was easy to switch gears and make Alton’s Sweet and Sour Pork for dinner (which, by the way, was absolutely fabulous! Much better than the chinese buffet serves down the street - and definitely something I will serve guests!). Thanks Food Network!