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This was the perfect sorbet after a hearty meal like Dan Raviv’s tome against Wall Street greed. I actually finished this one in a little more than a day. I was just too lazy to come online this weekend to write about it. Yeah, sorry about that. <\/p>\n

I must confess that I do enjoy watching some of the shows on Food Network. I’m by no means a culinary aficionado. I boil a mean pot of water and I’ve been told that my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are to die for \ud83d\ude09 Okay, that’s not completely true, but I’m not really a fan of cooking. I do, however love some of the Food Network stars. Chief among the elite is, of course, Paula Deen. I like real women. I think Paula falls smack in the middle of that category – either that or she’s a better actor than Elizabethtown <\/em>revealed her to be. <\/p>\n

This memoir, It Ain’t All About the Cookin’<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, while a quick read, was packed with the intimate details of how Paula Deen went from small town Georgia girl to the queen of all things Southern food. And when I say intimate, I mean intimate, right down to a joke about spitting or swallowing. Oh yeah. <\/p>\n

She’s funny, self-deprecating, honest, and bawdy, and if you’re looking for a great summer beach book, this should definitely make your list. Plus, she ends almost each chapter with a yummy recipe, so it’s like confessional and cookbook all rolled into one! <\/p>\n

Final score: 3\/5.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next on the reading list: Calculating God<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, by Robert J. Sawyer. <\/p>\n

P.S. – Paula, honey, don’t think that you were ever foolin’ anyone about the fact that you smoke(d). That glorious nicotine-soaked laugh of yours gave you away from the word “go.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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