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Michelle Obama actually appears on Rachael Ray's show today.

I saw a preview a couple of weeks ago of Michelle's appearance on Paula Deen's show. It was weird.

Wow! No half-moon pies? That's just not right. A square Hostess fruit pie is like a trapezoid-shaped pizza.

I remember the pudding-filled pies, especially lemon. My favorite pies were cherry and peach. Back in the day, Dolly Madison and Hostess were not owned by the same parent company and Dolly Madison pies were actually better.

@kj415...Jeff Dunham is exactly who I was thinking of.

@Teri...I'm glad those tater tots were as good as I imagine they would be.

@maryn...Thanks for the link. I can't help humorously thinking that Puff Daddy on a stick sounds a bit cannibalistic, as if Sean Combs is being served up as fair food. ;)

A great corn dog is my favorite food on a stick but after looking at the Minnesota State Fair lineup, I'm definitely wanting to try some new things that would likely supplant the corn dog on my list:

1. "tator tots (hash browns formed with cheddar cheese, bacon, green onion, sour cream) deep fried on-a-stick"

2. "cajun seasoned alligator sausage on-a-stick"

3. "deep fried smores on-a-stick"

Just wondering about two items I saw...does anyone know what these are: "Puff Daddy on-a-stick" and "Thai One On sausage on-a-stick"? I don't know what they are, but I got a kick out of the names. :)

I'm also in the non-sugary camp when it comes to cereals. Even as a kid, I hated the way the sugar would moult into the milk. Sugary milk is one of the grossest things to my tastebuds and I cringe inside when I see someone spooning sugar onto their cereal. Not being judgmental of the folks that put sugar on their cereal, it's just a little stomach-turning for me.

I was the weird kid that liked Grape Nuts, plain Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran, Cheerios, and Corn Flakes. I'd eat Froot Loops but only without milk. I begged my mom to buy Cookie Crisp once but was shamefaced at how much I hated it after pouring on the milk. I ate the rest of the box dry and never again lusted after any sugary breakfast-in-a-bowl products.

I liked Malt O Meal hot cereal. You wouldn't believe how many of my youthful peers had never heard of Malt O Meal after sharing what I'd eaten for breakfast on any given day. "Malt O Meal! What's that??? Ewwww!!!!...." So glad to be a grown-up now.

Before I found out I had Celiac, my favoite was a sandwich of homemade bread, homemade mayo, and a nice, thich slice of just-picked-from-the-garden beefsteak tomato. *swoon* -- If I found out I had an hour to live, this would be one of the things I would choose to eat, and damn the Celiac! LOL!

These days, though, I'm loving for locally-grown corn-on-the-cob, steamed or grilled, and served with with flavored butters or oils, and grated cheese.

Also, I don't know if this is considered summer or not, but I love a big soft baked sweet potato eaten with some coarse salt. It's like candy.

BLT with Miracle Whip on 12 grain bread the way my mommy makes them; sushi and a cold beer; seafood enchiladas - scuse me, I have to go find a drool rag...

oh wow.... many things come to mind that say summer. everything from key lime pie and limeade to steamed littleneck clams, good old Hebrew National hot dogs with mustard or a nice juicy cheeseburger fresh off the grill. And how can you forget Ice Cream? Ben and Jerrys New York super fudge chunk or chunky monkey.

When i used to work in New York City i'd go over to the farmers market over at Union Square for heirloom tomatoes of every color and pick up some of the fresh bread as well. you really can go on and on with summer foods.

i just bought the M&M premium chocolate almond candies and i have to say they are better then a hershys chocolate bar with almonds.
you get a full almond in every one and they are sooooooooo very addicting.
now if they would only bring back the WHITE CHOCOLATE M&Ms back!!!!!!

anything hot off the bbq with cold salads like pasta salad or coleslaw.