It has very quickly become my go-to channel when there's nothing else on and I don't really want to sit and watch something avidly, but need background telly.
I discovered Rachael Ray when I was on holiday in the States in 2007, and I'm really happy to have her 30 Minute Meals on now. I like her, and I really like her ideas for cooking - they're interesting and tasty and I like that they're flexible and easy to adapt. I make quite a few of her things.
I really REALLy hate the little advert things they have in between the programmes though, where they have some cheesy voiceover about how my wife's sticky toffee pudding is gorgeous but takes ages to get ready just like her, where they have the text appearing on screen as they say them. HATE them. Gah.
I have never watched Ina Garten or Giada thingy before, but I quite like them. Giada looks like a lollipop with her tiny tiny body and giant Cheshire cat grin, but the food looks nice. I do NOT understand Iron Chef America though - it's sheer madness!