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Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: Hungry Girl’s FROZEN WAFFLE FRIES
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Ridiculous Food Network Recipe Of The Week: Hungry Girl’s FROZEN WAFFLE FRIES
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Yes, you read that right. Frozen Waffle Fries (translation: a frozen waffle cut into strips to look like french fries).
I’m sorry, but if this isn’t the worst “recipe” since “Dark Chocolate As A Snack,” I don’t know what is.
This truly is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Who is this “recipe” for? A 3 year old? I simply refuse to believe any self-respecting adult would actually do this.
And oooh, we can dunk them in syrup if we like. WELL THANKS FOR THE FUCKING PERMISSION, HUNGRY GIRL.
I’ll sit tight and wait for your next recipe, frozen pancakes as coasters. Just think of all the calories you’ll save by NOT EATING THEM.
(Thanks for the tip, Aisha!)
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67 Responses
They’re not even fucking trying anymore.
What next? A recipe for toast? Ice cubes? Cookies and Milk?
Remember the comedian Stephen Wright’s joke, “I had a packet of instant water; I didn’t know what to add.”
I especially love the goofy picture of the orange cat, made me laugh OUT LOUD! Thanks for a good Monday morning laugh!
Cannot stop laughing. Thanks so much for this one!
Considering that the source for this is the Hungry Girl, I would say this “recipe” is a real step up for her “intelligence”. There are so many “hosts” on FN now that are so lackluster and inadequate that it boggles the mind. I could name at least 10 of them and their total IQ still wouldn’t accumulate to a double digit number.
I LOATHE Hungry Girl and her craptacular recipes. I would seriously rather have Sandra Lee prepare my birthday dinner than eat anything that HG cooks up with her chemistry set. I have seen a number of her recipes that don’t have ONE SINGLE unaltered, real ingredient in them! Bleh. And people think this chick is AWESOME. *gag*
There are a lot of people out there who equate low-fat, calorie, and/or carb with healthy. I guess for some, it’s easier to eat more bad food than less good food.
I seriously do not consider sugar-free “syrup” as FOOD.
Yuck. Fail on several levels.
OMG I cannot stand Hungry “Girl” either. Her “recipes” are totally stupid, she is completely OBSESSED with food to the point of insanity and it’s gross food at that. I’m sorry but how is eating a bunch of processed crap food better for you when it’s just filled with chemicals? She demonizes calories and fat and sugar when none of those are problematic if you are eating healthy REAL FOOD.
Did she have a hankering for Burger King French Toast Sticks and convince herself this was somehow similar? I mean seriously.
Wow, Hungry Girl is actually stepping up her game with this recipe!
This woman couldn’t cook a healthy meal if her life depended on it.
Who is this Hungry Girl person anyway? I’ve never heard of her, but then I havn’t watched anyone but Ina Garten for at least the last six months.
You haven’t missed anything. I can sum up her show as follows: The gates are down and the lights are flashing, but the train isn’t coming
I used to do Weight Watchers, and Hungry Girl was like their goddess. Basically, fake EVERYTHING. If your idea of a diet is less “eat less fucking food” and more “pretend you’re eating real food by covering everything in Splenda and fat-free cheese,” she’s the woman for you. (which, admittedly, if that’s your thing, whatever, but it always grossed me out that people at my meetings would just talk about her stuff non-freaking-stop like it was the best thing to happen to dieting since the scale.)
Think: the grace and fashion sense of Rach, Scamdra’s seasoning packets. And all under 300 calories! You’ll lose weight because you won’t want to eat this crap.
This isn’t the stupidest thing ever; the actual Hungry Girl show already nailed that down.
But wait! She failed to give directions on how to toast the waffle strips.
What am I to do?
I just added a review of the recipe. It was easy. We should all do it!
I’d never watched Hungry Girl until last Sunday, when my husband was flipping channels and landed on it. I didn’t see the entire show, but in one segment, for a healthy snack, she was showing that gross, slimy, gray, overly processed, sodium steeped, sliced turkey that’s in the deli aisle of the grocery store – the kind that’s been compacted and pressed and bears no resemblance to actual turkey that has been sliced off of the breast. If that wasn’t bad enough, she wrapped it around a dill pickle. This was what she considered a healthy, low-calorie, low fat, nutritious snack. It looked as gross as it sounds, and must have tasted worse.
mmmm…imitation turkey-flavored processed food-like substance analog product.
That’s good eatin’
I’d never watched Hungry Girl until last Sunday, when my husband was flipping channels and landed on it. I didn’t see the entire show, but in one segment, for a healthy snack, she was showing that gross, slimy, gray, overly processed, sodium steeped, sliced turkey that’s in the deli aisle of the grocery store – the kind that’s been compacted and pressed and bears no resemblance to actual turkey that has been sliced off of the breast. Then she wrapped it around a dill pickle – blech! It looked as gross as it sounds. This was what she considered a healthy, low-calorie, low fat, nutritious snack. Really, this is what it’s come to? Wrapping deli meat around a pickle and calling it a recipe, and a healthy one at that?
I watched once, and that’s all it took.
As a “healthy alternative to pizza” she put pasta sauce, cheese, and pepperoni on a chicken breast. Apparently, she served it to her husband and “he couldn’t tell the difference. He thought it was real pizza!” Right, he must be used to some pretty craptastic pizza if he mistakes chicken for pizza crust.
I think her husband doesn’t get out much ….
o_0
Waffle fries made from an actual waffle? I’d stay clear of her recipe for Spotted Dick!
hee!
Ina Garten Davida – you’re my hero for your user id!
The HG show has caused my spouse to cancel her email notice subscriptions to the HG website. She said she thought some of her ideas on her website where actually pretty good, but after seeing her in person she gagged and canceled.
actually, this is a very dangerous way to make “fries” in a regular pop-up toaster.
if you cut it FIRST, you’ll probably get a nice fire going if the guard inside your toaster is wide enough.
should be cut AFTER toasting.
where do i send my lawyers after hungry girl for not giving me that warning????
Not to stand up for hungry girl, but she said toaster oven and not toaster.
I know, that’s why I qualified with ” regular pop-up toaster”
This makes no sense.
Imagine this conversation:
Person 1: “I love making a fire in my fireplace!”
Person 2: “But if I make a fire in the floor, it’s a terrible fire hazard.”
1: “Notice that I said the fireplace.”
2: “I know, that’s why I qualified with ‘the floor.’”
As much as I love the snark of this website, it doesn’t really make sense to criticize the elements of the recipe that you add yourself.
I think I found the reason for the madness. Direct from the job pages of scripps.
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They don’t have a tester. That’s all it is
Something tells me that the Food Network website gives recipe quotas for their harassed interns or something. They’re either running out of ideas or they’re in on the joke, but the joke isn’t a very good one.
I just posted a review of the recipe. I don’t know how long it’ll stay up, so here’s the full text in case it’s taken down:
I don’t have a toaster oven. I have a toaster and a regular oven. I didn’t know how to cook the frozen waffle without a toaster oven so I put the waffle in the toaster, pushed down the lever, and put the toaster in the oven at 500 degrees (the highest it can go. I didn’t know how long to let them cook so I waited and waited. I noticed this weird smell coming from the oven so I opened the door and saw the toaster was on fire. Unfortunately, the waffle still wasn’t crispy enough for my liking so I closed the oven and let it cook some more. To cut a long story short, three hours later after the fire that engulfed my house was extinguished, the waffle still wasn’t crispy. I’ll never make this recipe again.
lmaoooo, too bad they took it down. I would have deemed that as helpful. lol
Wow, loved it. Yeah, bad FN for Swiffering the review. Heck, they even Swiffer honest reviews if they reflect negatively on a recipe, especially any by Sandra Lee.
Thanks for saving your review for prosperity here, though.
I received an e-mail saying my review violated their ToS or some crap like that
That recipe violated my ToS. (Terms of Stupidity)
Hungry girl cooks the food of the devil. She is a proponent of using Japanese shiratake (I think that’s right) noodles instead of healthier grains. They are mountain yam and tofu, and cone packaged in some funky goo that you have to rinse and dry off like three times before using. And she rarely uses spices or herbs, even though they are lo-cal. But she will do 100 things with a highly processed frozen flatbread she sells at Wal-Mart.
It looks like some idiot actually wrote a longish serious review for this. I certain it was someone from here. I’d like to know how someone tis simple minded can even use a toaster.
Don’t they ever get tired of treating home cooks as if they are stupid. I watch FN because of the variety of recipes, but I know how to cook. They seem to think they have to explain the simplest of methods because unless your a ‘celebrity chef” you can’ t possible know what to do. Too worried about their promotions and book deals I guess.
I blame Brooke Johnson (who has admitted that she can’t cook), Susie Fogelson (Medusa) and Bob Tuschman (Kermit) for the dumbing down of Food Network.
This is why PBS cooking shows are a godsend. They actually assume their viewers know what “deglazing” is – can you imagine?!?!
You think that’s bad? Take a look at some of her other recipes! At LEAST half of them are that stupid. I’m not even talking about the over processed ones…just pathetic shit like Jillian found.
Um… I never thought I’d see worse than Rachel Ray or Sandra Lee, and here it is.
I just HAD to make an account there and on FNH to talk about posting a confused comment about making a frozen waffle. Jillian, you are hilarious!
I’ve been perusing FNH for a year now, and it really pains me to see Food Network posting stupid crap and hosting idiotic shows. I REALLY miss Good Eats, when Alton Brown taught me about food and the science behind it!!
Hungry Girl makes me sad. :(
Level: Easy. Oh really? How about a new level, FN: ObviDUH for something as obvious as a baboon’s ass.
Someone actually posted a real review which explains the mentality of the rubes that watch her show:
“Tried eating my waffle this way and enjoyed it. Was fun. Just like eating fries and ketchup. I cut the waffle into strips, poured some sugar free syrump and dunked and ate them in front of the television set.
I actually found this recipe helpful because the amount of calories we are suppose to be getting for ONE waffle is given. I try to get the products recommended by Hungry Girl because they offer the best calorie deal. There are so many different varieties of waffles, and the lowest one I could find was in the 70-80 range.
At first, I wasn’t sure if it was too high in calorie or not. After seeing this recipe I know I’ve chosen one that is in the right calorie ballpark and can enjoy it with peace of mind!.Thanks Hungry Girl.”
YIKES. I mean really, YIKES
The saddest part if that if the writer just honed in on the words “in front of the television set,” she’s probably realize the source of all her discontent. But that would be asking way too much of the FN viewership.
Oh for crying out loud!! This is the same woman who tries to convince her fans that a can of tomato soup poured over sauteed coleslaw mix is an excellent “swap” for pasta with tomato sauce!
For real? I could accept using a spaghetti squash and marinara (this can be very tasty, done correctly), but tomato soup and cabbage?
Hmmm, sounds like the recipe for that ubiquitous cabbage soup.
If someone ever tried to make me eat coleslaw covered with tomato soup, I’m pretty sure I’d leave their house and eat dinner somewhere else. The thought of that combo makes me want to hurl.
WTF is wrong with her? Why not just eat organic whole wheat pasta with some homemade veggie sauce?
I would think it would be easier to cut the strips after toasting the waffle. Less pieces to mess with. At least she didn’t tell us to just buy frozen waffle sticks.
She lost me when she put yogurt in guacamole. Nasty.
lol…Glad I stopped watching her after 2 episodes..I’d have stopped at 10 minutes, had that been the first thing I saw her suggest..
It was fun adding my own review to this recipe. A couple of others had the same idea. The FN got wise and blocked attempts to review such Frozen Grapes and Fiber One Waffles.
Thank and may the farce be with you.
I bet Sandra Lee is kicking herself for not thinking of this first.
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I have only had the displeasure of seeing this woman once. She uses so much processed food, its sad. It’s like her life mission to ensure you die of cancer caused by preservatives and previously undiscovered chemical compounds (as opposed to obesity!)
Just an aside – If you ever wanna see really excellent low-fat cooking, get Appetite for Reduction. That book is like the opposite of Hungry Girl – its all real, whole foods (but be warned, it is vegan).
Hungry Girl’s husband created iCarly, the show that introduced us to delicacies like spaghetti tacos. I think that explains things.
Why not just toast the waffles and call it a day?
Here’s my review:
“I didn’t have any waffle fries, so I used a petetoe insted. And I was fresh out of syrup to, so I just used ketchup. Tasted just like real fries and kechup! Will def make again.”
Everyone knows that 1 waffle is never enough for a hungry girl …. that’s why there are 2 slots in a toaster.
I really wanted to try this new recipe but didn’t have any frozen waffles, it didn’t indicate weather fresh made waffles could work here so to test it I decided to use bread just for a test run. My good cutting knife was in the dish washer so I decided to toast the bread first before cutting. Turned out great. I am not into sweets so till I could run to the store to get the syrup I decided to substitute some mayo. The dish washer was still running so I decided to just smear it on the toast, I saw I had some sliced turkey just sitting there as I was putting the mayo away that needed to be used so I put it on the toast, had one piece of swiss cheese left over so just added that as well. It turned out great. I think I will submit this to the FN they will love it. I am going to call my new recipe Turkey and swiss stuffed toast. For more recipes like this look at my responce to Dark chocolate dipped pretzels and Dark chocolate as a snack. Damn I need a show on FN. hehehehe
This can’t be a Hungry Girl recipe…it doesn’t have a wedge of Laughing Cow in it!
I absolultely love Hungry Girl. What’s wrong with these people who hate her – I bet they are obese and stuffing their faces with fried chicken and butter. By using her recipes my husband and I have lost a total of 85 lbs. Fatties out there, what do you say now. I hope Foodnetwork keeps her as this countries obese really need her to thin themselves down.
I have to say I laughed long and hard when I found this site. I admit the first time I saw the HG site I was pretty excited. Then I tried one of her recipes. I’m sorry I wasted money on the ingredients. This only ingredients were cake mix and canned pumpkin. It was the worst thing I’ve ever eaten in my life. Did anyone even test the recipe? What annoys me is that the site puts up all these recipes but nowhere to rate the recipe. Most large scale sites that post recipes do that so people can provide feedback. Maybe it was a fluke and the rest of her stuff is awesome, but I was so disgusted that I never gave her another chance.
Frozen waffles? How about some frozen water and melted ice as a beverage with that? Can I substitute the syrup for melted ice cream and pickles? I don’t even eat COLD waffles, much less this garbage. Although maybe some frozen garbage sticks would be more preferable…