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I actually think I eat more around other females. Being thin, I feel criticized by other women who wrongly assume that I constantly diet or worse. Other females are more likely to make comments like, "Have another slice. You can use the extra calories, and I can't." Guys, on the other hand, will happily take that last slice from me.

I'm totally with mochateri: I've got to go with Dave Lieberman. I thought he was adorable. Jamie Oliver is #2, and Aaron Sanchez at #3.

Friends don't let friends drink white zin...and definitely not Boone's Farm. It's certainly a phase a lot of us go through, however.

There's a recipe for red Mexican rice in a Bayless cookbook. Basically, you just add most of a bottle of salsa to your uncooked rice in the rice cooker, cutting the amount of water a bit. The result is amazing!

Over a year ago, Mario Batali had a recipe here on Serious Eats for chicken cooked in a tomatillo sauce. It's an all-time fave at my house. I'd make batches and batches if I were you.

As a child when my dad would order chicken fried steak, I really thought that somehow parts of a chicken were flattened enough to be wrapped around the steak and then fried. Sounds like a Paula Dean concoction, perhaps?

I'm also really disappointed...another network should snatch Jeffrey up. I'm thinking the Travel Channel, where he could actually show the ingredients in their traditional setting before cooking with them. His concept is much more interesting and original, and he's so much easier to watch.

When I made apple butter last fall, I was lucky enough to simply ask a large apple stand at the farmers' market for the best blend for apple butter. It was a combo of several kinds, all local and at peak freshness. If you have access, give that a try.

A Tom Collins is basically lemonade, right? gin, simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, club soda. So refreshing!

My favorite find at the Logan Square Market this weekend was asparagus for $2. That beats Stanley's prices for most weeks! I definitely buy much more at Stanley's than the farmers' markets, due to budget constraints. It is nice to shop the markets occasionally, though.

I grew up eating Superman ice cream in south-central Indiana. I definitely thought it was just vanilla with food coloring, though. The three colors never had distinct flavor to me, although may my ice cream shop was just not as authentic.

Best thing I ate in Memphis: barbecue spaghetti from Neely's Interstate barbecue.

This is my absolute favorite dish from Thai restaurants. Looks pretty easy to make at home, too. Can't wait to try it!