On Monday, John McCain took a detour from the typical campaign trail to make his special baby back ribs recipe on Rachael Ray's daytime show. Here are some interesting things I learned from watching him demonstrate his signature dish on TV:
- Apparently, the potential president gets his ribs from Costco. Rachael Ray seemed surprised: "I've been to Costco, [but] I just didn't picture you two with a cart!"
- To my surprise, McCain seemed very confident in his cooking skills. "Is he always this take-charge?" the host and chef asked Cindy McCain. Her answer was a definitive "yes."
- The senator even had some good tips, such as always grilling bone side down, which helps to cook the meat from the inside out.
The segment was a fun way to get to know the candidate outside of his usual element. To check out the clip of McCain cooking with Ray, read more.
Do you feel like you learned anything different about him? If you tuned in to watch Michelle Obama cook with Paula Deen this past Saturday, whose cooking did you prefer?
well i'm not the biggest fan of RR but i can understand the strategy for going on the show. he's definitely appealing to the female voters here and that's a good thing for his campaign.
i think that one of the other things that we can take from this is that mccain is more 'normal' and although he has money, he's still aware of the value of things. it's not all about the expensive stuff that you can get - but making sure that you're realistic about the way that you spend your money. maybe that's why he's managed to keep his fortune?
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