I miss martha stewart!

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i LOVED her holiday specials!

she always had a fabulous costume for Halloween... and special food and craft ideas.

her T-day usually had all the usual suspects but often in unusual/novel ways.

her house/kitchen at Christmas-time was always out of this world.

was/is she pretentious? sure! snobby? absolutely! condescending? for sure! but wish she was still on TV over ANY of the cooking shows. food network has gone so far downhill.
 

Martha Stewart has that stuffy, East Coast look, complete with the pull over sweaters, she can bring elegance to hot dogs and beans. 😅
Actually she's a breath of fresh air, compared to Paula Dean's sometimes embarrassing over-the-top behavior.
Martha Stewart did some commercials...Tareyton's "Smokers would rather fight than switch!" cigarette advertisements back in the day.
I don't hold her criminal conviction and subsequent prison time(5 months) against her,insider trading doesn't attract prosecutors like it used to.
 
That attitude of hers as likely due to being a Jersey Girl as to actually being a snob.
I am more concerned about our elected officials who have profitted from vagaries of stock market then a Stewart, and wonder why more of them haven't been prosecuted, but this very successful woman was.
I actually gained some respect for her due to how she handled the sentence.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Martha isn't a really warm, cuddly, friendly person. But she does know her stuff. On TV today, if you can figure out which end of the bottle ketchup comes out of, half of the time, you're a "Master Chef".
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"Martha isn't a really warm, cuddly, friendly person. "

From Jersey. That's about as close as you get to warm and cuddly coming from Jersey. But she never seemed like any sort of monster to me. I have to agree with feywon on this one, if we are going to send someone up the river for that, I'd like to see it be a Congress Critter in place of Martha Stewart.
 
Back by popular demand (oh, c'mon, SOMEBODY's demanding it.....), the Martha Stewart Holiday Calendar:

December 1: Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas Cards.

December 2: Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine.

December 3: Using candlewick and handgilded miniature pine cones, fashion cat-o-nine-tails. Flog Gardener.

December 4: Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in ecru, with mocha trim.

December 5: Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.

December 6: Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration.

December 7: Debug Windows 10

December 8: Decorate homegrown Christmas tree with scented candles handmade with beeswax from my backyard bee colony.

December 9: Record own Christmas album complete with 4 part harmony and all instrument accompaniment performed by myself. Mail to all my friends and loved ones.

December 10: Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.

December 11: Lay Faberge egg.

December 12: Erect ice skating rink in front yard using spring water I bottled myself. Open for neighborhood children's use. Create festive mood by hand making snow and playing my Christmas album.

December 13: Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for decorative pie crusts.

December 14: Install plumbing in gingerbread house.

December 15: Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case tires are shot out at mall.

December 17: Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.

December 19: Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same height when sitting at his or her assigned seat.

December 20: Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner's sugar to add a festive sparkle to the pasture.

December 21: Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks.

December 22: Float votive candles in toilet bowl.

December 23: Seed clouds for white Christmas.

December 24: Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are.

December 25: Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.

December 26: Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.

December 27: Build snowman in exact likeness of God.

December 28: Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.

December 29: Hand sew 365 quilts, each using 365 material squares I wove myself used to represent the 365 days of the year. Donate to local orphanages.

December 30: Release flock of white doves, each individually decorated with olive branches, to signify desire of world peace.

December 31: New Year's Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country.

(I don't know who wrote this, but I am prepared to worship at their feet.)
 
Martha, aside from being a stockbroker was also a model in her early days.

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jujube said:
Back by popular demand (oh, c'mon, SOMEBODY's demanding it.....), the Martha Stewart Holiday Calendar:

December 1: Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas Cards.

December 2: Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine.

December 3: Using candlewick and handgilded miniature pine cones, fashion cat-o-nine-tails. Flog Gardener.

December 4: Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in ecru, with mocha trim.

December 5: Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.

December 6: Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration.

December 7: Debug Windows 10

December 8: Decorate homegrown Christmas tree with scented candles handmade with beeswax from my backyard bee colony.

December 9: Record own Christmas album complete with 4 part harmony and all instrument accompaniment performed by myself. Mail to all my friends and loved ones.

December 10: Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.

December 11: Lay Faberge egg.

December 12: Erect ice skating rink in front yard using spring water I bottled myself. Open for neighborhood children's use. Create festive mood by hand making snow and playing my Christmas album.

December 13: Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for decorative pie crusts.

December 14: Install plumbing in gingerbread house.

December 15: Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade "holiday scents" in case tires are shot out at mall.

December 17: Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.

December 19: Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same height when sitting at his or her assigned seat.

December 20: Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner's sugar to add a festive sparkle to the pasture.

December 21: Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks.

December 22: Float votive candles in toilet bowl.

December 23: Seed clouds for white Christmas.

December 24: Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are.

December 25: Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.

December 26: Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.

December 27: Build snowman in exact likeness of God.

December 28: Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.

December 29: Hand sew 365 quilts, each using 365 material squares I wove myself used to represent the 365 days of the year. Donate to local orphanages.

December 30: Release flock of white doves, each individually decorated with olive branches, to signify desire of world peace.

December 31: New Year's Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that country.

(I don't know who wrote this, but I am prepared to worship at their feet.)
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Hilarious!
 
Around the time of the jail conviction there were stories that she made a habit of taking recipes she was sent, making the most minor modification and claiming them as her own and treating her staff badly. I never liked her nor her endorsements or stuff. Those tv cooks just don’t interest me.
 

@wcwbf​

i miss martha stewart!​


Do you get "Dabl" channel on tv cable? Her shows are on for a few hours at a time, I think it's Sunday afternoons.

I haven't checked Youtube, maybe you will find her shows on there?

Martha is not for everyone. I remember one show where she had the actress Bonnie Hunt assisting her in the kitchen. Bonnie stopped scraping the bowl's mix into the tin and Martha told her that there was at least one more serving left in the bowl.

Bonnie thought that was funny and Martha told her how frugal she had learned to be from her mother.

I haven't seen or wanted to see Martha's shows, but every once in a while something will get my attention on her show. She has experts and craftspeople and those are worth learning from.

This "Jerseygirl" hopes you find and get your fill of Martha Stewart shows. Warm and caring runs deep in Jersey people.🔥🥰💓
 
I don't think I've ever watched her show. I did take an interest in her insider trading conviction. But what interested me most was why they didn't find most all of Wall Street guilty of anything, but instead, nailed an inconsequential player. I guess the authorities just wanted us to know they were keeping busy.
 
feywon said:
That attitude of hers as likely due to being a Jersey Girl as to actually being a snob.
I am more concerned about our elected officials who have profitted from vagaries of stock market then a Stewart, and wonder why more of them haven't been prosecuted, but this very successful woman was.
I actually gained some respect for her due to how she handled the sentence.
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I was in Jersey from 6th Grade to 10 months after graduating HS. Never really fit in, but like some from NYC there's a bluntness, brusqueness about them that annoys some people who don't listen carefully or pay attention to what they do, how they are with people.

Meanwhile southern accents sometimes lull others to thinking someone is kinder than they are. When a Southener says "Bless your/their heart." it often means they think the person they are talking about is not very intelligent, has made a foolish decision. Which is funny because many hear a southern accent and assume speaker is not too bright
 
Only purchased one thing with her name (endorsement) on it and we still have it and use it after 12 years.
Definitely got our money's worth. Tall bar chairs still like new and the Bar is showing a little age,
but no real problems. Glass has nice designs on the underside.
Great Powder Coating on the metal parts.

It's been outside, under the Gazebo, for the last 8 years.

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Owlivia said:

@wcwbf​

i miss martha stewart!​


Do you get "Dabl" channel on tv cable? Her shows are on for a few hours at a time, I think it's Sunday afternoons.

I haven't checked Youtube, maybe you will find her shows on there?

Martha is not for everyone. I remember one show where she had the actress Bonnie Hunt assisting her in the kitchen. Bonnie stopped scraping the bowl's mix into the tin and Martha told her that there was at least one more serving left in the bowl.

Bonnie thought that was funny and Martha told her how frugal she had learned to be from her mother.

I haven't seen or wanted to see Martha's shows, but every once in a while something will get my attention on her show. She has experts and craftspeople and those are worth learning from.

This "Jerseygirl" hopes you find and get your fill of Martha Stewart shows. Warm and caring runs deep in Jersey people.🔥🥰💓
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The first thing in bold: There probably was. i always use a flexible spatula to scrape batters from bowls into baking dishes.
The second thing in bold: Tho she grew up in upper middle class family being Mom to 4 daughters (3 of them entering their teens when they came to us--my half sisters from Dad's first marriage) kicked her practical nature into high gear. My Mom could pick any poultry carcass (chicken, turkey, duck) so clean you'd think nature's scavenger/cleaners had already been at it. i've never had the patience to do it quite as thoroughly.
 
Martha was one of six children, the parents were teachers. Back then, I don't think teachers income would put them as upper middle class. Her father changed careers to be a salesman, so that may have upped the income, I don't really know.

I think Martha appreciates the details and that can come across as frugal. These days more people may be trying to stretch a dollar although there have always been people who were of the want not waste not realm. I sometimes step into that group, too. Although, I do not like turkey soup, so no carcass boiling after Thanksgiving for me.

I know that Jersey Girl is a red flag reputation, don't know who started it, but painting millions of women with one broad brush is not fair. We, from everywhere, every state, every country do not all think or behave the same.
 
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