“Prepare this healthy, delicious meal in seventeen minutes,” the host of the television cooking show claims. Yeah, right. Why did it take me ninety minutes, and why did my meal lack the color and glamour of the one on the screen? Don’t you love to watch celebrity chefs produce picture-perfect entrees? And have you noticed they’re not standing on their heads retrieving a misplaced sifter or lamenting over the carrots they forgot to buy? How do they do it? Although I’m sure Emeril and Rachael have extensive training and experience, part of the answer lies in the preparation. Sous-chefs purchase,…
