cooking show excess, but no produce

if you're disappointed there's no pretty picture of fresh produce, so am i that i saw the usual dead plants instead of a produce box when i ran to my porch this morning in anticipation. the delivery guy had trouble finding our house, which i have to admit is a bit tricky to find, since we're actually on a corner, and our door faces a different street than the one on our address. so, it looks like i'm waiting until monday, not knowing what will arrive, for them to redeliver. we usually get groceries over the weekend, and i was hoping that if we didn't get everything we needed in the box, we could supplement with a trip to the farmer's market. looks like i'll be going on faith and possibly to the grocery store on tuesday.

to gear up for our produce box that was scheduled to arrive this morning, i have been engaging in marathon cooking show watching. you would be surprised by the number of cooking shows there are on pbs. by tues, 38 programs had been tivo'd, which means i'm going to have to be more discerning about my cooking shows. we don't have cable, and apparently, don't need it. thank goodness for public tv.

already, i'm noticing that personality does matter to a certain extent. there's a vegetarian cooking show that i was really looking forward to, but discovered was the most pedestrian show due to the hostess not making eye contact and putting me to sleep with her slow stirring and banal kitchen. honestly, i don't think i need to watch a woman stirring veggies for ten minutes, not when i have several episodes of america's test kitchen and made in spain.

the emphasis on cooking fast in a number of programs is telling. even jacques pepin is jumping on the bandwagon. with a busy schedule, i like to learn techniques to make the process quicker, but some programs put too much emphasis on that part of cooking for my taste. i prefer to be excited by flavor combinations and food culture and history. well, with all the shows to go through, i'll be prepared when my box arrives.