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The Pioneer Woman Cooks is one of my favorites, which is why this post grabbed my attention. Someone on a message board posted a link to her Crash Hot Potatoes, and I was hooked. Ironically, my other favorite is Vegan Lunchbox, which couldn't be more different. I think I love both for the beautiful photography. Thank you for the terrific offer!

When I was 16 or 17, I had some friends coming over for a Valentine's Day party, including a boy I had a crush on. I baked a heart-shaped cake, but when I put the layers together, the top started to crack. I tried to cover it with more frosting, but the crack got bigger and bigger till the whole cake just broke in half. We ended up with "broken heart" cake, I guess. Thanks for the interesting offer!

I'd like to can marinara made from scratch with fresh tomatoes from the garden. I tried to make it a couple of times for the freezer, but it didn't work out well. Thanks for the offer!

Outside the south I go for Quincy Street in Oxnard, California. Thanks for the offer!

My first pulled pork barbecue sandwich... with coleslaw! Thanks for the offer

Quincy Street in Oxnard, California is the best I've found outside the south. Thanks for the terrific offer!

Our family loves pork. When my baby sister was six months old, she looked on with longing as we ate pork chops for dinner. Our great-great aunt handed her a pork chop, and baby sis gnawed all the meat off the bone... Thanks for the terrific offer!

Tri-tip grilled over an open fire and served with fresh salsa is killer! Thanks for the terrific offer.

I think my single most used ingredient is marinara sauce. If it isn't, it's a combination of tomato products, because I use them almost every single day. I never seem to use up all my cilantro before it disintegrates into green sludge. I only use it for two dishes, so I suppose I should look for some more. Thanks for the offer--the book sounds fascinating!

I am torn between a pan of made-from scratch fudgy brownies (still warm from the oven, of course) full of melted semisweet chocolate bits, or...

An entire torte made with dense dark chocolate cake and filled with an orange-flavored chocolate mousse. Can you top that with ganache, please, and then decorate it with rosettes of whipped ganache?

Either way, if I can't have chocolate again, I would like a big pitcher of icy cold milk with that, please! Thanks for the offer of a really terrific sounding book.

I drink ice water most of the time, and crave it, but for a treat I love real lemonade (pulp and all) or herbal peppermint iced tea. Thanks for the offer--the book sounds like great way to get back to my roots.

Alton Brown. OK, he's not exactly a talk show host, but he talks a lot on Good Eats, and hosts Iron Chef. He's funny, smart, and makes good food. We'd eat whatever he'd like to cook with me. Thanks for the offer!

It may seem strange to others, but I am V*E*R*Y S*L*O*W in the morning, and getting ready for work, or church, or whatever I have to do in the morning takes twice as long as it would if I were doing it in the afternoon or evening. To deal with that, the night before I lay out my clothes and morning meds, pack my tote or backpack, gather breakfast items, pack a lunch if needed, and line up my toiletries on the bathroom counter in the order I use them. That way, when I feel like a zombie, I can just go through the motions--and still make out the door on time.

I apply the same principles when preparing for dinner guests, or just a family meal when we won't have a lot of time before, after, or between commitments.

Thanks for the offer!