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Yum. I haven't tried deep-fried Oreos, but I count deep-fried Snickers and deep-fried Twinkies among my favorite decadent treats. You could deep-fry brocolli and I'd eat it. (Well, maybe not...)

I have to pick just one? Though this may get routed to spam, I'll simply provide links to two stories of my kitchen stupidity:

Leaving a pot of boiling soup on the stove while going to pick my wife up at the airport: http://www.foldedspace.org/archives/003685.html

A bad baking experience: http://www.foldedspace.org/weblog/2004/03/my_husband_the_chef_by_kris.html

What happens when you don't plan in advance: http://www.foldedspace.org/archives/002312.html

Ah, yes. I can prepare food well when I put my mind to it, but sometimes I'm just stupid.

My wife and I both enjoy cooking, so we split the duties evenly. On most nights, we eat different meals. But a couple times each week, one of us will prepare something. When we host dinner parties -- which we frequentl do -- we split the responsibilities. She does far more of the planning for these events, but that's not my choice. It's hers. She's a little bit of a control freak when it comes to entertaining. :)

Oh my lord. I am fortunate there's no deep-fried pizza place (that I know of) in Portland. I love stuff like this. Deep-fried Twinkies? I'm there. Deep-fried Snickers? The rodeo wouldn't be the same without them. Yum.