i love you flipit. my house doesn't have any tv right now, so i've been keeping up on top chef through the brilliance that is your recaps.

and you're right, they should just start project runway already. the mediocrity of the remaining chefs is overwhelming. i seem to remember comments on the show about these being such TALENTED chefs with more experience than previous seasons. bullshit. give me season 1 any day.

"...and who doesn't like Nora Jones? She's so cute and palletable."

Like, you wanna put a fork lift through her? LOL!

How about "palatable".

I will refrain from commenting on "hoursdevours" as I'm sure you're just baiting the trainspotters.

Funny co-incidence, I actually attempted 'duxelles' this week (Howie's mushroom poop) and mine didn't look like crap at all. He didn't need to puree it into texture-less mush, that's all.

I dug Hung's fanciful smurf village. And yeah, Troll Patch gets the best aisle of the lot -- canned meat and seafood -- and he goes for spam?! I think he won for sheer audacity (and for actually making that stuff edible, which it probably is if you treat it like pate... maybe...)

I loved Hung's rant. Could he have done better, sure -- with more than 20c to spend per person. Dumb challenge! I wish they'd give these people a chance to shin with some real money, ingredients and facilities.

Can someone else please write these recaps?? This is awful. I can't get through it, what with the cutesy nicknames and "witty" (non-funny) comments.

Bippity-shut it! Pack your lame ass comments and go home.

DMG-I have an B.A. in English as well, if this was Flipit's thesis are his Merry Old England speech I may scour for grammatical errors, what I am trying to say is who gives a shit.

Flipt-Laugh out loud recap. I liked how Howie got churlish this episode-at the judges. Finally he directed his anger about having Gatorade commercial type perspiration at the judges and not his fellow "chefs." I liked Tranny Wheels smurf village, it is nice to see the contestants realize that the quick fire is worthless now that there is no immunity. Can't wait for next week's recap.

^ yeah, what is the point of the quickfire challenge?

I know pointing out spelling and grammatical errors is a crashing bore, but that one was so silly, I couldn't resist!

thanks for reading guys!! you make me a happy man. those quickfires are just ridonkulous at this point, but whatevs. the thing about my spelling is i spell check with google and there are like 500 people who spell words the same as me. hahah

i just like to keep you on your toes, dmg! and how could you make those mushroom things without them looking like poo?

anyhoo, LOVE.

Aw, pipe down Bippity2!

Great recap, as usual.

The only thing you missed was when they said "Fashion Designer" and Howie said "Do I LOOK like I care about fashion?" pointed to his shirt and said "This is from Target."

Had me rolling on the floor!

Well, Flip, do ya really wanna know?

Duxelles are a finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in wine. It is a basic preparation used in stuffings and sauces (notably, Beef Wellington).

If you puree it, as Howie did, and then put it in an open puff pastry shell (aka a vol au vent) you will have the undesirable result he achieved. He would have gained a more appetising-looking result if he had simply omitted the puree process and dressed it with chopped parsley or finely chopped tomato.

I cooked down my minced mushrooms and shallots first in peanut oil, though you are supposed to use olive oil. Then I wilted some baby spinach in the same pan, then I combined all of that with some ricotta, finely grated parmesan and one egg. I pureed the lot and then piped the mixture into round wonton wrappers which I folded in half and sealed with egg wash.

I now have about 45 ready-to-go agnolotti (half-moon shaped ravioli) in the freezer. Three mins in boiling water (from frozen) and bathed in sauce and you have a nice homemade lunch or appetizer.

hmm, this posting sign up looks different, could it perhaps, after my long winter of isolation, finally work . . . ?

Yay, yay, yay!!!!!!!!! HEART tvgasm God's who heard my plea's!!!!

Okay, first, bippty2--who are you and why do you think we care . . . hmm . . . don't you see the Jenius of Mr. Flipit witticisms and nicknames . . . hmm, hmm, Can't you see we all worship at the altar of Flipit, rubbing our hands together with glee at moments we know our FAVORITE recapper will skewer in the next post, hmm--what have you to say for yourself . . . yeah, I thought as much.

Now, LOVE to all of you, I feel like I'm in a Summer's Eve floral scent commercial running through a field of wild flowers in my flowing white dress and the sun is shining on my flawless skin just so . . . but enough about me.

I've been loving reading all your comments all this time, and I've managed to reach a few of you on Flipit's page, thanks for the recipe DMG, keep up the good work, maybe you'll inspire Flip to give us the frito pie one.

LOVE popo, had I not been able to post, I'd have had much joy in your handling of the b2 situation!

Now I just wish the show was worthy . . . as it's not, and I'm withdrawing from lack of Project Runway--it's worse than running out of clean needles . . .
I can safely say I was pretty done with Howie, never hated on him like everyone, and maybe still have a sweet spot, that I should pierce and try to kill, but anyway, I'll keep watching anyway to see which lammo left gets to be TC!

"Alright. Who gave the cat human food?" Priceless. There is no better caption for that picture. Love ya, Flipit!