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Aw, have to pick just one! I'd surely cry if there weren't any sweet potato souffle on the table.

How long you simmer is up to your personal taste and the temperament of the peanuts, but usually 4 hours is as long as I boil them. I posted my recipe here: http://macandcheesereview.blogspot.com/2006/12/boiled-peanuts.html

If you're not in the South where raw or 'green' peanuts can be found in any Piggly Wiggly, look for them in Asian Markets. And, you put roasted peanuts in a bottle of Coke, not boiled peanuts, but nothings stopping you from putting boiled peanuts in Coke, except that they're so good that you wouldn't dare drop them in Coke.

white or yellow layer cake with chocolate frosting...for my birthday!

When sick, Mom would let me drink un-gelled Jell-o like it was Kool-Aid. Don't ask why I didn't just drink Kool-Aid, but it was very sweet of her to indulge.

pickled peaches

Biscuits.

Oh, my absolute favorite way to eat sunchokes (or Jerusalem artichokes, as I call them) is in relish form. It may be a little more labor than you're willing, but it is so worth it. I posted a recipe here:
http://macandcheesereview.blogspot.com/2007/03/artichoke-relish.html

Otherwise, I like them sliced thinly and eaten on a salad of fresh greens. Don't waste your time peeling them.

Pimento cheese

collards

mac and cheese

tomato cream sauce

Shoofly pie. Memorable because it was the first pie I ever thought was disgusting. In the trash.

pasta or a sandwich