I’m finally coming to the realization the Everyday Italian show on the Food Network really appeals to the masses. Seriously. Why? It features easy to prepare Italian dishes which are light and delicious. The host Giada De Laurentiis is a skilled chef with extensive formal culinary training and impressive resume. Oh yeah, and she’s way, way, way waaaay pretty. She reminds me of Natalie Portman, but with boobs.

I’ve gone back and forth being a fan of this show. Giada used to annoy the hell out of me. I never liked they way she pronounces Italian words. Not that I’m being a prick and saying she shouldn’t conform to her family culture, but when you’re talking to someone in plain English, then bust out with a word using a profound Italian accent, it just seems fake.

Like all the movie celebrities who talk about the Cannes Film Festival. They pronounce Cannes the proper French way, like saying Can. OK, I get it, that’s proper. But these same phonies pronounce Paris the way it’s spelled in English, you know, Paris. Why don’t they pronounce it the proper French way, ‘Pahree’ with a guttural French ‘r’ and a silent final -s. You get the point.

Anyway, I’m really starting to appreciate this show much more than I have in the past. Today I watched the episode Island Hopping on my TiVo. Giada made two dishes that looked wicked, wicked good. I can’t believe I’m typing this instead of running to the store to grab the goods needed to whip this stuff up. Maybe I’ll do it today. Maybe not. I need to clean my place up. It’s a wreck. I need to get ready top go out tonight. I might be dressing up early for Halloween. And Ace Combat 6 for my Xbox 360 was just delivered by Amazon last night. That might keep me busy for a while.

The two recipes that caught my eye were the fresh Ravioli Caprese and a fresh mushroom, celery and pecorino salad. They looked soooo good and soooo easy. I make my own fresh pasta noodles from scratch all the time. It’s so delish. You can’t beat it, but it can be such a pain in the ass. The way she made the pasta from scratch looked pretty easy. I need to go out and get a ravioli cookie cutter thingy so I can do it right though.

Take a look at this episode and these recipes. Try them. I know I will. By the way, the top she was wearing looked freakin AMAZING on her. Oooooooh-yeeaaaaah! Yankees suck!