There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.

What Is Your Most Ridiculous Food-Related Story or Experience?

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"I don't think I'll ever top my cat taking a nap on a cooling cake destined to be served at someone's wedding. Yes, I served it." —CatBoy

Out-of-Town Guest Disappointment

"Never take someone you hardly know to someplace interesting. That was a nice gesture but it was presumptuous at best. Stay with safe for a first outting. Not everyone is us Trav. How can they be? You are however very cool and if she doesn't get you, sucks to be her." —JerzeeTomato

What to Do with Extra Pizza Dough?

"Oil a ziptop bag and then dump the dough in--it freezes for a lot longer than a week. just take it out in the morning and let thaw in the fridge when you want to use it...pull from fridge two hrs before you want to bake to let it rise." —BananaMonkey

What's Your Culinary Secret Weapon?

"To be perfectly honest my secret weapon is to make sure I am in the mood to cook. You know the old cooking with love gig. If I am in a good mood my food taste pretty decent. If I am in a pissy mood it's a crap shoot." —chardonnay

Cukes Overload! Needing Some Help!

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"Make agua fresca. It's delicious and will keep you refreshed during the hot summer. If you have an ice cream maker, make a sorbet. Chilled cucumber soup. Raita/tzatziki" —Saria

Strangest Dish You've Made?

"I didn't make dinner or go grocery shopping, so I came home to find my husband eating a bowl of kidney beans with hummus stirred in. he had a really unhappy look on his face and said that this is what happens when I don't care of him!" —billyburgwife

I Just About Died Eating the Beer Cooler Sous-Vide Chicken

"And here I was expecting a food poisoning story! Glad you lived to tell about it." —baltobetsey

Secret Food Pet Peeves That You Keep Pent Up

"People who think they know what's best. Like, my boyfriend likes his steak well done. I think that's gross, but whatever. That's the way he likes it. He's eating it, so I don't care. I'll make it for him like that. It drives me nuts when other people are around and give him crap for it. Or the time when I was out somewhere and ordered a steak rare, and my dining companion told me I was an idiot because you have to cook steak to medium rare to get the fats to start melting and really get the flavor of the meat, and that I was just ordering it rare to look macho. Guess what, I don't care. I like rare stea, first of all, and second of all, I was pretty sure that when I ordered it rare it was going to come out medium, because with he exception of nice steak houses, that's how these things usually go.

"Ugh, I hate people who tell other people how to eat!!!" —Aya Kristen

Recipe Suggestions: Sangrita?

"Marcela Valadolid from Mexican Made Easy did a sangrita recently in her show... I like her because she's really authentic. Her recipes is exactly what I have learned from my Mexican friends and my travels there... http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/3-shot-cocktail-bandera-and-sangrita-recipe/index.html" —MadelynRodriguez

Cheap/Creative Party Food Ideas?

"Mini slices of baguette spread with goat cheese, topped with a tomato slice and basil leaf...

"Antipasta kababs, skewer cherry tomatoes, tortellinis, thick sliced salami, mozzarella/provolone cheese, olives, and peppers

"Homemade hummus is always a hit

"Spring rolls, dip rice paper in hot water, then fill with clover sprouts, cilantro, thinly sliced cucumber/carrots, and a few deshelled/detailed shrimp" —wednesdayvail