I agree with Jason! I was about to mention them myself and be surprised they were not on the list. Great coffee and the baristas really care about what they're doing and who they are serving. I don't get to that side of the city as often as I like but it is a great place for coffee.

I adore sno-caps! I rarely see them in Atlanta so I stock up whenever I am north of the Mason Dixon.

@aem8770: Apology accepted. And I sure hope you don't kicked off for one comment either! That would be totally against the theme of my party! Its about recovery!

@suburbanfoodie: Maybe I'll just make some stew or chili with beef and call it possum stew since I'm anti-diseases, hehe. Good idea!

Loving all these ideas! Thank you so much! It should be so much fun! I will definitely show these to her so we can decide.

@aem8770 My friend was screwed over in a divorce. She wanted out of the marriage since he'd lost his mind and the only way to get it done was to take on the debt that HE had charged up. I really only want to respond to you in order to defend her. I do hope you will resist judging her further and that you never have to go through anything similar. I would not wish it on anyone.

Cheez-its. It is the one food I will absolutely devour with no self control. I will down the box in 1 or 2 sittings easy and then I can just about feel it add the pounds on the next day.

@Cary - explains why they never before told me about maybe needing to puncture it, thanks!

Funny on the chestnuts and green chilies.

Oh but very good to hear they can roll around and still not explode. I just know when it started I was seeing my stove covered in red pepper, plus I really didn't have time to go out and buy another pepper.

I grew up in Ohio calling it Pop. But after 14 years living in and around Atlanta everything has become Coke.

I learned to cook during Rachael Ray's first initial step into the lime light. I wanted to do it but wasn't sure where to start. Her recipes were easy and her taste buds just matched mine. So I started there. I travel A LOT for my job and rarely have more than a stove top so I continued to use Rachael Ray's cookbooks because they are perfect for that. Plus, I never had more than 30 minutes to make dinner when I was on the road.

Then I did a 3 day cooking class in Atlanta to really learn the basics. Since then, I've just been kind of learning as I go. But I bought the cookbook, "How to Cook Everything" and recently Cooking Light's new cookbook. Both have been great. So far I haven't burnt anything when friends were coming by somehow, and I made some decent cookies and cakes over the holiday season, but I definitely still consider myself a beginner getting ready to earn my novice badge. Oh, but lately cooking blogs have really been a great place to learn. I keep a notepad by my computer because of that.

When I was a teenager I worked at KFC and it literally scarred me for life. I was taking a corn bath just finished out of the microwave when the top loosened and the scalding water fell on my arm. It was a 2 inch by 2 inch circle. It hurt like well... words not appropriate for a public forum. The manager on duty was only a year or two older and my friend so we decided to just ice it down, and I kept a wet rag on it all night. These days the scar is can barely be seen but I can still find it.

I keep to the farmer's market as much as possible as well as doing my best to eat organic. When on the road sometimes I can only do so much, but if I have a stove I try to at least cook my own meals more often than I go out.

Spinach, red pepper relish, and some kind of cheese, dependent on my mood.