Paula's Home Cooking

Well Max T......If you don't like Paula and the way she cooks CHANGE THE CHANNEL! Where are your southern manners, if you don't have nothing nice to say, don't say nothing at all. I'm not from the south but I sure to like her. She is one person that would draw someone to the south. Don't be judging people you don't know.

Max T., I couldn't disagree with you more. I am a Yankee, but my mother has Southern roots and I have family who still lives in the South. I also attended law school in the South. Paula Deen hasn't a hint of having let it go to her head. If you've seen her in person, you'd know that. She is the most calming and comforting presence on Food Network. The meals she cooks are traditional foods that I grew up on, given that my mother's roots are Southern. If you don't like how much butter she puts in a dish, cut it back or substitute canola oil or olive oil. If you prefer your foods not be fried, don't fry them. Frankly, Paula's food in moderation and in variety is probably a lot healthier than what most people are eating at fast food drive thrus and grabbing on the go every day. My mother cooked this way and not a one of us is overweight. It's about portions, moderation, variety and moving your butt. I believe that the fewer steps an ingredient has taken from the earth to my table, the better it is for me. I'll eat butter over goofy margarine any day. I can't believe people are still referring to the Mason-Dixon line. Paula Deen is doing what she does best, and she's living authentically and lovingly. While doing that, she is keeping a tradition going of great food, and the comfort of sharing it with family. Perhaps what you've suggested is a great idea for some young whipper snapper, to modify the traditional Southern recipes to taste like they used to but provide less empty calories and more nutrition. Frankly, the entire country with few exceptions could use a little moderation in what we all eat for our health's sake.Healthy food can be in the eye of the beholder. Some things are clearly unhealthy, like fried mac n cheese, but there are many Paula favorites that are nutritious and just as tasty! Our mothers and their mothers told us if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. Would you be embarrassed of that as well?Paula Deen can change my day and my mood. She makes me smile and she inspires me to do one of the things I do best, cook. We should all be cooking and sharing our kitchen with family.Best dishes! And Food Network, please allow full episodes on Hulu.

Matt T what the heck are you talking about? "Old southern cooking?" You aren't even from the south are you? If so, then you should really come over to my place for dinner , or hell, go to anyones home who lives in the south and you'll see people still cook this way. Fried chicken, and mac and cheese ain't old south babe. It's just...southern. Like cornbread and collard greens! It hasn't really changed much. and you say she doesn't give "credit" to southerners trying to change their diet? It's like you're saying theres some diet craze over the south. guess what? theres really not. Plus..you could say that for a lot food network stars...Paula just gets dissed for it because she deep frys and over uses butter and shes not afraid to say she likes it!...but half of the other foodnetwork cooks don't make the most healthy entrees either. So...Yeah...stop being a pansy and be proud of yer southern roots. and southern cookin. =) like she says, she ain't your docotor, she's just your cook. ha ha