Hopefully Ice Cream will forgive me for the post title - but ’tis true, just about everyone loves peanut butter. It seems that some of the best things in the world spring from a jar of pb - Peanut Butter cookies, Peanut Butter Fudge (Probably my biggest weakness of all desserts), Peanut Butter, Honey and Banana bagels, Peanut Butter cups, etc……..

I had a link e-mailed to me recently telling me about a hot new website. The sender thought my readers and I might be interested in it. And how!

I love eggs muchly - deviled, scrambled, poached, in omelets, fried…any way they want to dress themselves, I’m there to applaud.

As luck would have it, the link is all about eggs. The title was my first clue…….

Choosing nutritional foods to eat can greatly reduce your risk of ever looking down the barrel of cancer. Scientific studies have proven that most vegetables and fruits have certain nutrients that fight off carcinogens, or cancer-causing substances. That’s why the American Cancer Society recommends eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day. —-

If there’s a chef on the Food Network - I’m more than a little familiar with them. Food and cooking are, to me, what sports are to the average male - I pretty much immerse myself in them. And the Food Network is really a wonderful place to get inspired and motivated to take your cooking to a new level. I watch it every single day and, even as much time as I spend in the kitchen - I learn something new every time I turn it on.

In my opinion, one of the most knowledgable cooking personalitites (can’t really say chefs since they aren’t all chefs) is Giada De Laurentiis of Everyday Italian. She may not have the level of popularity as some of the others….you know, the ones who’ve become household names…. but she’s got game! ———

Tonight’s $40 a Day Episodes - one in Cleveland and one in the Windy City - offer up deliciousness and originality…….

Recipe for Pumpkin Pie———

Below’s a link to a great sounding - and even more beautiful - recipe: Country Pear Dumplings. It involves pastry, so the skill level and time frame jumps up there a bit, but for Thanksgiving or Christmas entertaining - it’d be more than worth it…..

Recipe for Amish Broccoli Salad………………

Don’t forget, Rachael Ray’s new talk show premieres tomorrow —-

Due to a multistate outbreak of E. coli, health officials warn that we shouldn’t eat fresh bagged spinach. This outbreak has killed at least one person and made dozens of others sick. Eight states are reporting at least 50 cases………….