Crazy for Cooking Shows

Okay, I’ll be the 1st to admit, I’m food obsessed. Cooking obssessed, baking obsessed, cookware obsessed. If I even let myself sit down for a few minutes and come upon a cooking show, forget it. It just happened yesterday. I was taking a break and sat down to relax a few minutes and came across “Lydia’s Italy“. She was making this gorgeous peach tart and a classic Italian dish. The guest chef was cooking the radicchio entree in what looked a beautiful enamel cast iron dutch oven. All that I know was that I was getting hungrier by the minute.

Next came Rick Bayless making seafood. Now, I’m not a big fan of seafood, but I really do need to learn to enjoy it more. It was still fun watching him prepare for a gathering in his beautiful, woodsy kitchen – and I love how he never measures. It was a good thing some non-foodie show came on after Rick’s or I might have lost my whole afternoon watching TV. Both shows got me jazzed to make something special for dinner, and I think that’s why I love cooking shows so much – they always inspire me to try something new.