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Definatel Toll House Cookies. Also, the only pumpkin pie recipe I ever use is the one on the Libby's Pumpkin Puree can (NOT to be confused the the Libby's pumpkin pie filling).

When I was a kid, mom always gave us orange push-ups. Nowadays, I love fudge bars. My husband is obsessed with Dip-n-Dots.

New Orleans is such a fantastic town for eating. Everyone who has visited has their favorite spot. Make sure you leave time to find your own hole in the wall place with the best whatever it is that you had there. I was there for a couple of days and we really ate well. The shrimp anywhere we went, any way it was fixed was fantastic. Not frozen even for a second and everyone seems to know how to cook it properly. I agree that the Pimm's Cup is very, very refreshing. Our first morning there, the tour guide dropped us off in the French Quarter at 10:00 a.m where we promptly got Bloody Mary's to go at the nearest restarant and sipped them while enjoying Jackson Square. Have a great time!

The problem with asking people where to eat in New Orleans is that you get so many different recommendations. I think it is because everyone has had such good meals there, no matter where they went. I, personally, am still obsessing about the lunch I had at Napoleon House in the French Quarter. Really fantastic shrimp remoulade on an perfect avacado half.

For me, I love hot and sour soup -- tons of vinegar and garlic and red pepper to really relieve congestion. Also, besides the teas with honey, I also drink Cup O Noodle soup. It is very salty but the salt is good for soothing sore throats and chasing away any lingering bacteria that are waiting to strike after the viruses take their toll.