Is anyone else as tired as I am of all the freaking "foodie" recipes that are pushed by people who have nothing better to do? "Cilantro infused, lemon curd, blah, blah sauce" Give me a break! I want plain recipes. Easy dishes that we can make after a long day's work. I see the recipe title and think "That sounds good"
Then I read the ingredients.

And, while I'm at it, what is with mags like "Woman's World"? EVERY freaking week their cover has:

"I lost 500 lbs in 3 weeks" (ok, so I exaggerate. Sue me ) and
"The miracle exercise for your ....butt, hips, thighs or whatever"

THEN under those screeching headlines:

"Fantastic 1 million calorie desserts to make in minutes"
"Super fudgy chocolate cake with bourbon icing"

See the disconnect? The irony? I used to read it religiously until I finally noticed.

Hmph! I'm ready for some real recipes that an average person who doesn't have a 1000 bottle/container collection of herbs and spices, or "infusions" can make. I'm ready for mags to be honest. "This diet/exercise is crap and eating any of our desserts will just make you fat, but go ahead. Life is short."

I'm with you Rose.
My typical approach to cooking is to take a recipe and figure out how to make it simpler and easier. Over-complication is the bane of good tucker!