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i thought i couldn't like mike isabella any less, and then he claimed to have never seen seinfeld. unacceptable.

It really bothered me that Ariane won. That dish was not original at all. Ive made it and I have seen it over and over again in magazines and cookbooks. I understand why they choose her look at the group of judges but come on.

i finally watched the episode last night (it airs way past my bedtime on wednesday), and all i have to say is that Kathie Lee Gifford is one classless woman. seriously, who does that? it's not cute. not that i was ever a big fan of hers anyway. all that "cody this" and "cody that" when she did her show with Regis was enough to make me hurl. in private, with no camera showing, because i am not that crass.

My Korean wedding banquet. OK, she had help, but I know her food and her organizational skills and so I can confidently say, she prepared this meal. And it was amazing and I will always remember it.

Her cooking and baking was so phenomenal, it's impossible to choose. She was always trying new recipes, especially from Julia and Jacques. I loved her pies and gratins.

Stuffed artichokes smothered in tomato sauce.. YUM.

Pot roast

my mom made the most awesome fried chicken :)

We always loved funnel cake from the local fairs and festivals and one year we were all too sick to attend and we were sad to miss the funnel cake. My Mom bravely attempted a funnel cake at home. It didn't look right or taste right but it was full of memories :-)

My mother was a fantastic cook. Raised during the Depression, she honed her cooking skills from her mother, a Swiss immigrant in a small mining town in Virginia. Her Swiss cooking was superior. What she excelled in was Hungarian cooking. She married my father, a first generation Hungarian American. They lived in a close-knit Hungarian neighborhood where the flavors of Hungary were reflected in their garden and kitchen. My grandmother took my mother under her wing and taught her to cook the Hungarian way. My most memorable dinner was her Chicken Paprika served over Hungarian spoon dumplings and accompanied by a simple cucumber and onion salad. The perfect ending for the meal was a slice of Dobes Torte, a rich Hungarian nut torte. This meal was reserved for special occasions. I worked in the kitchen with my mother to make sure that I could recreate these dishes. I am pretty good at preparing this meal. Of course, it pales in comparison to my mother's and grandmother's versions of these dishes.

Salami & butter sandwiches

The most memorable meal that my mother made for me contained anchovies. Need I say more! I am still trying to recover from that meal years later!

Mom's blueberry buckle fresh out of the oven. There is no better weekend treat!