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Aristus

(72,089 posts) Sat Aug 24, 2013, 02:39 PM Aug 2013

Has anyone tried Paula Deene's recipes? Are they any good? [View all]

I haven't tried them, and am not interested in doing so. But I figure: if you put enough butter, salt and sugar in it, you can make anything taste good.

So I'm curious as to any real skill or talent she may have.

Not that I'd care otherwise. If she falls into utter obscurity, it would be simple justice, and nothing else...

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Has anyone tried Paula Deene's recipes? Are they any good? [View all] Aristus Aug 2013 OP

she is disgusting and so is her food Skittles Aug 2013 #1

No, I haven't. murielm99 Aug 2013 #2

Yes, some are very good. I grew up on versions of some of them. But many are upscale poverty food. nolabear Aug 2013 #3

Oh Lawd!!! Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #7

Sorry, Baby. And I didn't even bring UP fried catfish and hushpuppies. nolabear Aug 2013 #9

And, grits are groceries, and absolutely delicious! juajen Aug 2013 #40

I did use a pumpkin cheesecake recipe of hers. temporary311 Aug 2013 #4

For some reason, they all taste like butter. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #5

Yes, she actually does have some good recipes, if you like that style of food. Tanuki Aug 2013 #6

Wow look, no butter in this dish! JVS Aug 2013 #26

mmmmmmm. chicken and dumplings. yummy loli phabay Aug 2013 #41

I grew up on that kind of cooking, that doesn't mean I want to eat it now. dem in texas Aug 2013 #8

Me too. I'm not sure it's as good, but good enough, and I'm alive! nolabear Aug 2013 #10

Have you ever seen her donut burger? cbayer Aug 2013 #11

It would take a lot for me to pass up a glazed Krispy Kreme... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #14

Looking at that brings a tear to my eye. Autumn Aug 2013 #15

I had a Krispy Kreme burger at the County Fair a couple of weeks ago Link Speed Aug 2013 #22

Mmmmm.. sounds really good actually. cbayer Aug 2013 #23

It was fantastic Link Speed Aug 2013 #24

Not sure I would make it, but I would taste it if offered. cbayer Aug 2013 #25

Steak and donut sandwich please. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #29

That's a big thing right now. xmas74 Aug 2013 #38

First off understand that nothing she does is actually traditional southern food 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #12

Surely you've heard of her English peas recipe. nyquil_man Aug 2013 #13

canned peas?? shanti Aug 2013 #34

No, and I turn to Fred Thompson of Raleigh, NC (and NYC)... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #16

I gotta say her fried chicken recipe is the easiest Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #17

Absolutely not. Are you nuts? Brigid Aug 2013 #18

Elvis did. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #19

My grandma from Arkansas made the best fried chicken. Cleita Aug 2013 #20

Southern cooking, right? LadyHawkAZ Aug 2013 #21

No, not really. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #28

I like to take her corn salad to pot lucks. charmay Aug 2013 #27

I stole her secret recipe, works for all her meals: NuclearDem Aug 2013 #30

I was looking for a bacon-meatloaf recipe I used to have... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2013 #31

I like her version of over-the-top comfort food. Frankly there are a lot of talented artist with Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #32

How foolish. She is a wonderful cook, and her cookbook sales prove it. juajen Aug 2013 #33

Wonderful is subjective Incitatus Aug 2013 #35

Paula Deen's are almost as bad as Martha Stewart's to me bhikkhu Aug 2013 #36

I like her grits and shrimp recipe. aikoaiko Aug 2013 #37

The Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding is fantastic. n/t tammywammy Aug 2013 #39