Girl Meets Farm

Molly is adorable, maybe to adorable. The baby talk and overly cheery energy detracts from what she does well. A little goes a long way. I want to like the show (I like her blog) but Girl Meets Farm Is truly difficult to watch start to finish.

I like some of the recipes and ideas but her unusual behavior detracts from her useful content. What is likely intended to be a small-town girl persona comes off as immature and silly. Maybe get the food network writers to give her some scripted content and tone down the little girl voice a bit, so that her actual skills shine through.

Nothing about these recipes look tempting, and the over the top bubbliness is a lot to take.

Molly Yeh's recipes are often quite good, flavorful and easy to make. I've used a few of them myself and loved them. But then too many of them are larded with fat or cheese or prepackaged supermarket garbage, making them as useless as a Pioneer Woman recipe. It's Molly's nasal, girly super-perkiness, though, that grates the most. Perhaps producers have goaded her (or indulged her?) because it has gotten worse over the seasons. You can hear her speak in a normal voice every now and then, and I wish the show were more of that person. Also, her husband and his family give off pretty creepy vibes, as if they were from a religious cult that kidnapped her years ago.

This show is so happy, cheery, and adorable! Additionally, it is approachable for a variety of viewers with various levels of cooking experience. Molly's show inspired me to start cooking more because she is great at explaining how to make things without unnecessary jargon or pomposity that is sometimes present in other cooking shows. Basically, she shows us all how cooking should be a fun experience! Love it!