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Get Thee Behind me, Paula Dean!

by Michael Nolan

Paula Dean stands for everything that I am against.

She cooks pauladeaneverything with a pound of butter (which at least is better than margarine), adds everything but the kitchen sink to everything she makes, and I see her face on everything from toasters that make incredible breakfast egg sandwiches to thick cut peppered bacon taunting me from the meat aisles of the local Sam’s Club.

She infuriates me but the fact is that I love her. Adore her, in fact.

I am making it my personal mission to take her recipes apart and turn them into plates full of deliciousness that have all the taste with less fat and for less money. That will make me the anti-Paula I guess, but there’s no denying that she is the Queen of Food Network and I am but a lowly princess relegated to reigning over my own kitchen and sharing the occasional triumph with my lovely readers here on Frugal Mania.

The first on my list for reconstruction is a recipe that my new roommate told me about after he returned home from being out of town for a few months. Now I should tell you that this roomie won’t eat anything that isn’t a hot dog, fast food burger or candy. Or Absolut, but that’s a story for another blog.

The recipe in question is for Paula’s Deep Fried Mac and Cheese and even I have to admit that it sounds pretty darned delish. I will work my frugal kitchen magic and report my findings back here soon!

This should prove to be really interesting. I just wish I had a video camera in the kitchen so you could see how comical my trial and error efforts can be.

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4 Responses to “Get Thee Behind me, Paula Dean!”

  1. Randi Says:

    I can’t say as I’m a huge Paula Dean fan (something about her occasionally annoys me, but not NEARLY as much as Rachel Ray), but that recipe looks yummy! It’d be a good way to use leftover Mac and Cheese that the kiddos didn’t eat the night before - now THERE’S frugality :)

  2. ConsciouslyFrugal Says:

    DEEP FRIED mac & cheese? Seriously? I know it’s so wrong, but I bet it’s sooooooooo good. But then again, you could fry an ant and it would be delish.

  3. Michael Nolan Says:

    Deep Fried Anything is a plus in my book, and mac & cheese is one of the best comfort foods EVAR.

    When I get home from vacation, I am going to make this ASAP!

  4. Darell Grimes Says:

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