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I Was At A Party, And Some Squiggly Looking Dude With A Bow Tie Came Up And Said, 'how'd You Like To Be On Tv?' Turns Out He Was The Programming Guy At The Food Network. They Had Me Come Into The Office, And I Did A 'ready, Set, Cook' With Emeril Lagasse, I Believe.

I Think Tabasco Brings Me Pure Heat And Southern Kind Of Familiarity, Along With The Vinegar And The Barrel-aged Spices.

When I Was In College, I Used To Write Little Ditties And Short Stories And Poetry For My Friends. Writing A Book Is Another Thing. It Is So Much Different From My Traditional Day Of Dirty Fingernails And Greasy Hair And Hot Pans.

The Chinese Five-spice Works Really Well In The Quantity That I Used. It Makes It Almost Imperceptibly Just A Little Bit Sweeter Without Making It Really Sweet Or Really Even That Asian Flavored.

There Are Two Activities In Life In Which We Can Lovingly And Carefully Put Something Inside Of Someone We Love. Cooking Is The One We Can Do Three Times A Day For The Rest Of Our Lives, Without Pills. In Both Activities, Practice Makes Perfect.