She can't keep pushing mac and cheese and deep-fried Twinkies when she is hawking a diabetes drug.

I don't see why not. I know so many people who take drugs for their diabetes and are completely self-indulgent when it comes to diet.

I'm surprised her arteries aren't clogged.

Had lunch in her restaurant, a few years back, and her hoe cake was dripping with butter.

but we forget it's HOW you use the butter, lol...look at julia child, and she lived to her 90's?

Or, is this just a way to get a million dollar deal?

Sue

I'll promote their drug for them for a couple mil. haha And thankfully, at least not yet, I don't have diabetes. I sure hope I don't either. But hey, I'll do a commercial
for them!

I think her food is gross. I've seen her a few times and almost gag at the fat and sugar, so no surprise. And she smokes too??

I enjoy her recipes and use them quite frequently.

My family loves when I prepare her jambalaya!

BUT I make a better hoe cake than she does :o)

Glenda..can you email me her jambalaya recipe please?

I wondered, if behind the scenes, she and her family really ate the way she presents her recipes to the world.
I know that's real southern cooking, but didn't a study, years back, state that, the most unhealthy meals were made in the south? I always thought she cooks like that, but she herself didn't always eat what she made.
It really depends on your genes though. Eastern European folks used lard every day, and other unhealthy foods, and lived a very long life. (my DH's family)

Glenda..what's a hoe cake? Never heard of it. The PA Dutch have some really bad for you foods too..like scrapple and pudding(something made with organs, I think) and heavy pies. Years ago people ate like that but worked it off. Today they sit all day and still eat like their ancestors.

A hoe cake is basically corn bread that is fried.........some people use a regular type cornbread recipe and some make it more of a cornmeal, seasoning and hot water recipe.

I saw her talking about the way they eat and she said she and new hubby had decided that even though overweight, they would not give up the flavor of southern cooking in order to lose a few pounds.

I think the real old southern foods where made the way she cooks but people these days no better.

I think diabetes often runs in families like many other diseases.

I would be careful about touting a new prescription drug, considering how in a few years some are recalled after doing harm to a lot of people. Just see all the TV ads from all of the ambulance chasers,
And if Paula wants to lose a little weight, she could take of a couple pairs of the false eyelashes she wears. The would take care of a pound or two. LOL

If Paula stays low carbohydrate she can have butter....but not the sugar!

I doubt she'll actually take the drug.

I don't think she eats like she cooks on the show. Sure, she's overweight but more than that, she's an excellent marketer. She knows her audience, knows what appeals to them and she capitalizes in on that.

She laughs her way to the bank as we debate whether she does in fact eat 3 sticks of butter a day. All the speculation adds to even more publicity and exposure to her recipes. Even in this thread about her developing diabetes, her recipes are requested! It shows the power that she has in marketing herself as an indulgent chef.

My guess is that an announcement that she has diabetes will help her. Maybe something like this...

"Oh, this article says Paula Deen has diabetes. What a shame - she really shouldn't be cooking like that."

"This recipe link next to her announcement here looks really highly rated. I wonder if these people realize how bad this is for..."

"ohhh my goddd that looks SO good! I'm making it tonight!"

LOL Chi83--you're probably right.

Watching one of her reruns, this afternoon, and TWICE if not more in that one show, she and Bobby both said they don't eat like that every day :o)

HOE CAKE: I fry cornmeal mixed with warm water, just the right consistency, on my cast iron griddle, with bacon grease if I have it, or else oil. Have my special technique to flip it, then brown on the underside.

Mine is one flat cake the size of my griddle. Then buttered, and sliced in wedges. and ever so good with homemade vegetable soup or chili. Yummmy! What make it so special is it's crisp and lacy on the edges.

Sounds real good. Till today , I had never heard of this. How did it get named?

country_bumpkin_al there are two Jambalaya recipes on her web site.

Glenda, which one do you use?

Moni

Here is a link that might be useful: jamabalaya recipes

I've seen her asked in many interviews if she eats the way she cooks. Her answer is usually "no, can't do that everyday".

I agree with Chi, Paula is excellent at marketing herself. She will no doubt incorporate the diabetes into her shows and launch new cookbooks, products, etc...

I sent this one yesterday to country bumpkin and it's the one I have used quite a few times.

Smoked Sausage Jambalaya
So very good, so Louisiana style good. You are not going to believe how easy this dish is to prepare.
Serves: 6
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Smithfield Product: Dinner Sausage
Ingredients
1/2 pound Smithfield Smoked Sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 1/2 cups water
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 beef bouillon cubes, crumbled
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup long-grain rice
1/2 to 3/4 pound medium, fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined.
Steps
In a Dutch oven add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce. Add dry ingredients, smoked sausage and rice. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Add shrimp and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until shrimp are pink. You do not want to overcook the shrimp.

A tip from Paula: Never cook the shrimp before you add it to the jambalaya. You want all of the wonderful shrimp flavors to cook into your jambalaya and cooking it before would make the shrimp overcooked (rubbery). Shrimp cooks so quickly, it is best to add it at the last few minutes.

Hoecake The origin of the name is the method of preparation: field hands often cooked it on a shovel or hoe held to an open flame. Hoes designed for cotton fields were large and flat with a hole for the long handle to slide through; the blade would be removed and placed over a fire much like a griddle.

Whether she's diabetic or not, she should watch how she eats....BUT, like others have said, and I have a very dear friend, if they take their medication, they can pretty much eat anything they want.....

My dear late mother in law would acutally take a slice of butter and eat it like candy....She passed away at 99 and was healthy up until 4 weeks before her death......