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Where does the Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding factor in? Which segment contains that particular diabetic coma? I don't think it's actually her recipe but I saw her make it on TV and got nauseous.

This was the talk of our house for days. We love Velveeta -- I mean, you can't make a better cheap-ass queso dip than a block of Velveeta, a can of Rotel and some Wolf chili -- and God knows our local food critics love Velveeta (Robb Walsh, anyone?). But Velveeta in fudge? Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.

That said, I'd love to hear from someone who actually tried the recipe.

I saw her do this in an Iron Chef battle teamed up with with Cat Cora. I remember them being goey/drippy- not firmed up like PB balls. Maybe the Velveetta hardens up- like in your arteries? I was surprised they didn't have EMT's at the ready for the inevitable heartattacks the judges might have from these.

Obviously, Paula's recipies are only to be made occasionally. It's her fun-loving personality that's makes her show enjoyable.

Did they once mention that this thing is probably 1000+ calories of fat and sugar. Did you see the size of those things! Maybe one or two nut sized candies like this would be reasonable for the holidays (like a truffle or two won't kill m), this thing was the size of a freaking baseball!
This sort of food - large doses of pure processed sugar and fats - is seriously dangerous to many people's health, especially many people at home watching TV during the daytime. I know much of my family does not really understand the damage something does to their boderline diabetic systems. I can't imagine anyone would make binge drinking look like so much healthy fun on daytime television, but its probably equally toxic.

I dunno. Her sons Jamie and Bobby seem not only to have lived through her cooking but to have come out looking like cutie-pies too.

Ne fatties pas either.

I enjoyed Paula much more before she got all...I don't want to say slutty, but...frisky? All she does on her "live" show is flirt with men and make crude jokes.

Here's the nutrition info from Velveeta:

Calculated for 1 serving (28g)
Recipe makes 64 servings

Calories 129
Calories from Fat 65 (50%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 7.3g 11%
Saturated Fat 3.6g 18%
Polyunsat. Fat 0.7g
Monounsat. Fat 2.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 11mg 3%
Sodium 100mg 4%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 16.3g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 2%
Sugars 14.6g
Protein 1.5g 2%
Vitamin A 148mcg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.0mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mcg 0%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 3%
Iron 0mg 3%

Note the recipe calls that this makes 64 one oz. servings! Paula's were at least 4-5x that size, which is how people at home will make it after watching her. I'm all for individual freedom, to mislead people into thinking that those giant balls of sugar and fat are "fun" is reprehensible. That sort of serving is toxic for many people, and someone should have said so. You wouldn't show how much fun drinking a liter of vodka or smoking a pack of cigarettes are without showing the consequences, but encouraging people at home with serious weight issues to gorge on 1000 calories of processed fat and sugar is fun?

best parts of the video are 1) the fact that she was on iron chef and won, thus negating any credibility of the show and 2) the disgusted look on ellen's face.

One Sunday morning another club member and I were both using the treadmill at the gym. Paula Deen was on the tv above us. She added something to her dish and both of us gasped. And upped the intensity of our workouts.

What no mayo in the recipe?!

I doubt that fudge made with any ingredients is going to wind up healthy.

Weird as it may seem, it's not that bizarre to consider velveeta in a fudge application once you think about it: the flavor is quite mild, but the texture is in the fudge spectrum: smooth, creamy, soft-set at room temperature.

Knowing nothing about making fudge, I wonder what it's substituting. Would the quantity of Velveeta traditionally be filled by butter? Or something else?

I don't often watch Paula Deen, and I rarely make her recipes (if ever), but she's got one thing that a lot of us lack: she doesn't take herself too seriously.

I saw this book pre-publication and tried the Velveeta fudge recipe -- my coworkers devoured it in 10 minutes flat and no one had any idea there was Velveeta in it. Nor did I tell them -- I cut the slices way bigger than the serving size, I'm sure! The Velveeta just gives it a super creamy texture. If you're a purist, obvs. avoid, but as people have said above, come on, this is fudge we're talking about, who wants it to be healthy anyway?

The city of Philadelphia actually has a vast underground reserve of Velveeta.

Fact: it's wildcatted with the very same methods they use for crude oil.

Ms.Dean always seems like she has half a load on, my hope is that's really true.

This is surpassed only by deep fried Twinkie.

Life is too short to spend a minute watching gomer pyle in drag on tv.

By accident, I did happen to see Dean's show and couldn't believe my eyes: an over-weight, middle-age "kind of trampy" woman with a nausea provoking syrupy southern accent cooking some of the unhealthiest stuff ever!!! Is the Food Network insane? They dropped Emeril but Paula is still promoting heart disease.

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Paula Dean can simply say the word "mayonaise" I practically burst into flames. She is unbearable, her recipes are down right irresponsible (and nasty). Have you seen The Lady's Brunch Burger recipe? Bacon and a fried egg, on top of a burger w/ a glazed donut serving as the bun.

I am not making this up.

Don't eat the damn food if you don't like the content! You are not being forced to make these recipes, nor eat the food. YOU eat what YOU like and the rest of us mature adults will eat what WE like. I am sure that you have eaten a hamburger, french fry or doughnut in your lifetime....well, guess what, you have just eaten a fried cheese and butter ball. It's all the same thing, just a different flavor.

Remember, it is people like you and me who made her famous, not to mention her scrumptious recipes. There is no harm in eating food like this if you ingest in moderation.

OMG, I haven't laughed so hard in years as I did at the ranting in this thread. Diatribes on punctuation, food police, psychological syndromes, sexual harrassment, and alcohol abuse, all thanks to one recipe. Paula must be laughing her diamond-encrusted, butter swilling, slightly smarmy, half schnockered wide-glide butt to the bank! I know I am (sans bank deposit slip). Thank you, all!

Paul Deen is an interesting character. That this women has not had a heart attach with all of her high fat recipes simply amazes me!!

Where do I start?? First of all, the obviously faked souther accent gets a little old. I have heard her pronounce the same word a couple of different ways, For example, I have heard her pronounce "shrimp" as a one syllable, clipped work. On other occasions, I have heard her pronounce it "shrrrrriiiiimmmpp", with an obvious warping and almost making it a three syllable word!! Cute, Paula!!

Secondly, the woman cackles when she laughs!!! She should get a part in a witch movie!!! Or maybe, working a haunted house on Halloween.

Thrid, Paula, if your gonna wear fake eyekashes, make them reasonable length! Those fans you wear could cool downtown Atlanta in August!!

Fourth, watch Paula sometime when she tastes her food. She shoves in a bite that is probably about four times bigger than the average human being! And the sounds she makes--I swear the woman is having an orgasm when she wraps her lips around some of the hi-cal grub!!!

Fifth, Paula, on magazine covers, don't have them go so far wit the retouching. I have seen a cover of her and her husband when I did not know at first glance who they were!!! Her turkey neck completely disappered, and Michael's eyes almost looked like they were open!!!

I could go on, but I won't. My wife loves the food channel, and occainally watches Paula. But, hey, to each their own!!!