The Domestic Goddess

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Copyright © 2004 by Jennifer Hamilton

13 May 2004 - Feeling Crabby Again

The other day I was meandering around the internet and came across (honestly, I can't recall where, and I appologize to whomever linked to it) a quiz to find out which Food Network personality you most resemble. Well, never one to refuse a quiz (seriously; I take them all: Find out what kind of wife you are. Find out if you are a demanding girlfriend. What Apprentice star you are most like. What animal are you? I'll stop there), I immediately took it.

Okay, go ahead, take the quiz. Then come back and read the rest of this entry. Go on...did you go? Are you sure? Promise? Okay. So, who were you? C'mon, tell me!

It turns out that I am most like Jamie Oliver of all people. Of course it was from a small group -- only six chefs I think -- and of those six I think I probably am most like that cute, funny (naked) chef. Here's what it said:

"You are JAMIE OLIVER, host of "The Naked Chef"! Youre all about the simple things, including dressing things down and not hiding the taste of your food in heavy sauces or spices. You have a slight cult following among anglophiles and gay men, not seen since Two Fat Ladies! Very laid back and easy going, you take pride in not letting things get to you. Cool and Confident. Youre so cool you make other people sick."

Um. Yeah...sounds just like me.

Anyway, thinking about being Jamie Oliver caused me to think about his contract with TFAL (I can link just about anything to kitchen ware...try me!), which reminded me of the recipe cards I received in the mail from TFAL when I signed up at a department store for more information at Christmas. Thinking about them made me want to use one of them to make dinner from and so...well, I did. I had also been wanting to try out Elise's Crab Mango and Avacado Salad recipe that I have been drooling over for a while now and so...I combined the two. I had an almost-bland crab cake recipe from TFAL and a salad recipe; I had crab, avacado and mangoes in the fridge...and whipped up these Crab Avacado and Mango Cakes with Spicy Avacado Sauce.