Host on The View Program Slams Paula Deen

September 25, 2009 by Nancy
Filed under Food Fun

Barbara Walters, host on The View program, slammed guest Paula Deen on Tuesday when she accused her of pushing fattening foods onto children.

The out going and out spoken, Paula, appeared on “The View” to promote her new cookbook, “Paula Deen’s Cookbook for the Lunchbox Set.” The coffee table in front of the interview sofa was laden with Paula’s goods; strawberry cake, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, blueberry and oatmeal muffins to name a few.

Barbara almost stopped Paula cold when she said, “This is a cookbook for kids. Obesity is the No.1 problem for kids today. Everything you have here is enormously fattening. You tell kids to have cheesecake for breakfast. You tell them to have chocolate cake and meatloaf for lunch, and french fries. Doesn’t it bother you that you’re adding to this?”

Paula may have batted one eyelash but continued right on with a defensive statement about all things in moderation. The other View hosts continued to gorge themselves on all the goodies Paula offered. I think they had all missed breakfast.

I love Paula Deen. She may be out to make a dime but basically she’s just a good ole girl. As host on The View program, Barbara should have gnawed on her chicken bone and kept quiet.

Paula Deen’s The Deen Family Cookbook

Many of the bonds my family has were forged over the dinner table and through the sharing of recipes. Cooking is the way we express our love for one another….I feel so lucky and blessed by the strong support and wonderful memories — and the incredible recipes — that my family has brought me. They are the heart and soul of this book. — FROM THE INTRODUCTION Nothing is more important to Paula Deen than her family, and nothing makes that big family happier than sitting down to a meal together. In Paula Deen’s The Deen Family Cookbook, Paula and the Deens, Hiers, Groovers, and Orts share their recipes and memories. Paula’s beloved Aunt Peggy makes an Old-Fashioned Meat Loaf that’s as good in sandwiches the next day as it is for dinner. Baby brother Bubba Hiers brings his Beer and Onion Biscuits to the table, and his daughter, Corrie, makes a simple but luscious Lemony, Buttery Baked Fish that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner. (Her Carrot-Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are pretty tasty, too!) Son Jamie makes Huevos Rancheros, perfect for brunch, or try Bobby’s Whole Wheat and Honey Pancakes. Husband Michael Groover knows his way around a grill: try his Company’s Coming Grilled Steak and Veggie Supper for easy entertaining, and finish the evening with his Irish Coffee. Of course, there was no way The Lady herself was going to let her relatives have all the fun: Paula is, after all, Paula. She shares her recipe for the Ham and Chutney Biscuit Fingers she puts on the table at every family party as well as the Eggplant and Sausage Lasagna that went a long way toward getting the boys to eat their vegetables. And while there’s plenty of butter, bacon, and mayonnaise in these pages, you’ll find some of the lighter recipes that Paula enjoys, too: Seared Scallops with Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa is her first choice for a healthful but romantic supper with Michael, and Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts with Honey-Yogurt Drizzle lets Paula indulge in her favorite foods without guilt and with room for dessert. With more than 140 recipes and dozens of beautiful color photographs, there’s something here for everyone. So invite over all those aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, and treat them to some home cooking, Deen family style.