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Frankly, if either one of those "stud muffins" had asked me out I would have turned into a lesbian on the spot. And if I'm going to go the other way, it had better be because some babe was totally hot, and not because Tom C. and Anthony B. were such ... gah. Who can say what the word is for "unattractive on all counts guy?" Really, girls -- why do we bother with these lame items at all? I know they grew up to be good chefs and writers, but in high school, who cares about cooking or writing? In high school who cares about anything but whatever will quell your desperation at at the moment?

I'll be a "Joy of Cooking" dittohead, and add Julia Child's "The Way to Cook." Julia's "Mastering" has been in my kitchen since it first came out. Her "Julia's Kitchen Wisdom" is wonderful to have on hand when I have a senior moment on some essential, such as what temperature to bake a quiche, etc. My life wouldn't be the same without Julia. Oh, how I miss her.

Like most of you I didn't hear anything for at least two weeks after I signed up. I received a recipe on Feb. 1 for Bok Choy and Egg Noodles with Spicy Beef Sauce. I was a bit insulted when I discovered that it is a very slight modification of a recipe they published in 1998. If it was good then it's good now, if it was bad then it's bad now, so what's the point? It's not a very good recipe in any case. It will be interesting to see what the future holds.