Since its debut as a humble, tip-sharing newsletter for ladies who lunch, Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP has slowly oozed into a Web presence that looks a bit like the beginnings of a Martha-style domestic empire. Her website now boasts style tips, relationship advice, book recommendations, and music playlists — many submitted by celeb pals like Madonna, Madonna’s manager (Guy Oseary), and Madonna’s former producer (William Orbit). You know, the gang.
And now we have the inaugural episode of "Cooking with Gwynnie" (title ours), in which the luminous Mrs. Martin shows off her excellent knife skills and perfectly toned arms while whipping up a "fast food" meal of roast chicken with potatoes and a farmer's market salad of greens and blanched veggies (estimated prep: 30 minutes, cooking: 40 minutes). Perfect for working moms, she says, although the jury's still out as to whether or not shooting Iron Man 2 qualifies a person for the club. And while the video doesn’t exactly teach us how to cook the meal (you’ll need to consult the accompanying recipe to pin down details like, say, how long the potatoes need to boil), we certainly learned a few things from watching it.
1. Proper attire for cooking includes an asymmetrical grey blouse and a Kabbalah string; hair should be worn in a loose but precise chignon.
2. Apparently, potatoes can be "fuzzed," a mysterious process that seems to involve shaking the cooked taters in a large saute pan until one falls onto the table.
3. Boning a chicken is a relatively intuitive task: “Simply follow the bone and let your knife do the work for you.”
4. Gwyneth has a lot of time on her hands. Just saying.
What do you think, PopWatchers: Is Gwyneth on her way to becoming a jet-set Rachel Ray? Or are you just grossed out by GOOP?
I love GOOP!
So because she manages to shop for food, then prepare that food for her family that means she has too much time on her hands? Hmm, I guess she she just let the nanny/assistant/chef care for her family.
lol those colors are gorge!
I like GOOP and Gwyneth. I know she’s a little out of touch with regular people, but she’s endearing. She’s not as out there as some. She is actually cooking for her family.
i thought she was a vegitarian? i don’t trust a skinny chef…
I love GOOP. She’s just trying to be helpful. How does this hurt anybody? If you don’t like it, just don’t check it out. Stop being such a hater.
3 of these comments were from ‘mike,’ so I’m going to assume that there aren’t really THAT many people who think this is ok. GOOP is the most pretentious pile of crap ever! Gwyneth lives in a world apart from normal people, and it’s up to us to let her know that. By NOT checking out her website and by NOT commenting (at least, positively) on it, the message may eventually get through that just because you have a voice and a platform doesn’t mean you should use either. Stick to acting.
Their is a lot of satisfaction in watching her prepare and even taste yher own healthy food espically if she was in a corset.
Well, jaded, counting the mikes as one, you’re still outnumbered. I’ve never been to GOOP but this video is a nice little recipe I’m gonna try out.
Hmmmm…not as annoying as i thought it would be. Although GOOP is totally annoying and pretentious. But that recipe does look good and she was a little more endearing then I expected. She sure is in love with her herbs and veggies!
I’d cook for Chris too! I don’t get why people hate her so much. The repetitiveness of beautiful lettuce and beautiful carrots and beautiful this and beautiful that is a bit comical. Gorge colors!!! LOL, indeed! Just need “delish” and we have another Rachel Ray. Awww, she’s allright…
Actually, grossed out. They needed to show her washing her hands well after prepping the chicken. The video makes it look as though she went straight to the lettuce…after working with raw poultry. I did find the potato tip interesting (shaking them in the pan to give the edges some texture. Although why not just wash them well & leave the skins on? The majority vites and min’s are in the skin…shrug?
You think that is gross, slaughter methods of Chicken and improvement in meat type has lead to a higher consentration of blood left in the meat. Blood, once depleted of oxygen has been likened to dirty fish tank water. But those legs still look pretty good to me why, as a matter of fact, they remind me of ahhh…Madonna legs. Madonna legs for dinner.
Can’t wait until she does Salmon.
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First off, this is hilarious article! Props to the writer!!
Secondly, I am a huge fan of GOOP and Gwyneth. People always like to fault her as too perfect and pretencious but I think her blog proves them wrong. Yes, she is darling and put together and seems to have it all but she also is sharing all her great secrets with you!! GOOP makes everyone Gwynnie’s BFF and who wouldn’t want that title – seriously?