Molto Mario. Mario Batali's short lived cooking show. Makes alot of traditional Italian meals. You don't have to make exactly the same meal he makes, but I've based alot fo meals off of ideas from his dishes. Plus, the dude is cool as hell. He likes metal and rock & roll; plus is perverted as hell.
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Edit: Just saw the word simple in the OP. Got a deep fryer? Try
Paula's Home Cooking. Personally, I don't like watching her, i'm not a big fan of how they work up her Southern Accent. These are clips of parts of her meals.
You said you want simple, but you are watching that jackass Gordon Ramsay. All of his shows I've seen have been trying to make hardcore meals. I don't know anything about his new show. Is he doing simple shit now?