Who else loves Giada De Laurentiis?

Her recipes kick ass, she's beautiful, and the cinematography on 'Everyday Italian' rawks! Who doesn't want a hot close-up of her washing her hands? :D









And the latest recipe I wanna try: Pollo Frito

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to3 lemons, depending on size)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 (3 1/2-pound) whole frying chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups olive oil (approximate amount)
1 cup all-purpose flour (approximate amount)
Lemon wedges, for garnish
6 sprigs fresh Italian parsley, for garnish

In a large casserole dish, whisk the lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and salt to blend. Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day, turning the chicken pieces occasionally.

In a large cast iron frying pan or other heavy frying pan, add enough oil to come 1/3-inch up the sides of the pan. Heat the oil over medium heat. Meanwhile, drain the marinade from the chicken. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with pepper. Working in 2 batches, dredge the chicken in the flour to coat completely. Shake off the excess flour and then carefully add the chicken to the hot oil. Fry until the chicken is golden brown and just cooked through, turning occasionally, about 25 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a paper towel-lined plate to drain the excess oil.

Arrange the fried chicken on a warm platter and serve with the lemon wedges and parsley.

:bounce:

She comes across as too "good" to me. She needs a wart, or a few extra pounds, or maybe she needs to say something annoying.... once in a while.

aka the devil...she's a lil chunky, says many annoying things...and she sucks :D

:)

I like her recipes, though she's not as energetic as other tv chefs/ cooks.

:P

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I've tried a couple of her recipes and have had good results. :) She's also beautiful!

what is not to love; she's beautiful, sweet and can cook! kind of reminds me of DU's own Italian goddess.

i recently tried her recipe Chocolate-Hazelnut tart. Yummy!

come to mind when i think about her.

she really is wonderful.

oh yeah -- and she can cook --

:D

I'm a sucker for great hands. :D

but perhaps I will check out her show now.

Silvana Mangano:



Just forget Loren and Lollobrigida ...

I'm not into cooking shows so I haven't seen hers.

She SCARES me with her HUGE teeth, and the OVER EMOTING she
uses when pronouncing CHEESE names, especially MOZZARELLA.

I CANNOT ABIDE her.

She MUST be related to someone famous, because WHY ELSE is
she on TV, cooking food she OBVIOUSLY NEVER EATS?

I'm done now....

Thank you for listening....

I admit that her pronunciation of "fettucine", while probably correct, is a little intimidating. :D

:P