Folks, below is the original posting from Paula Dean along with 10 questions gathered over the last 5 weeks. I’d love to say that Paula is a regular visitor, but she’s only been here 3 or 4 times since we got up and running the week of Thanksgiving. Hope she comes back to answer our questions. (She’s got the coolest stuff at her online store!)

Harry, your blog site is just too funny honey! Your stories are simply precious! Love your writing style. I’ve told several of my friends about it, hope they visit you and post some comments. One of the ladies on my staff says that you’d like to do an interview on something called Skype. I don’t really know what that is, but I think the idea sounds fun,(I usually get paid for stuff like that honey. My manager would have a fit!). Maybe you could just send me some questions and I’ll answer them when I get a chance. But you have to promise me you won’t tease me like you do your poor fruitcake brother! Y’all need to stop picking on him like that. I think what he’s doing with your aunts recipe is wonderful (although a little bit gross!) I wouldn’t try that fruitcake for all the tea in China! Is he really gonna eat it live on the youtube thing? I don’t know if I have the stomach to watch something like that!

Loved your story on Culinary Racism. I might be guilty of that myself, but when I do it, it’s all in fun, tongue in cheek sort of thing. Of course you’re right on anybody cookin’ anything no matter who or where they come from! Keep up the good work Sugar!

Your Friend Paula D.

Paula!!! Great to have you back again! Couldn’t help but notice that your post was in the “Who’s your favorite food network star”, come on now…you were lookin’ weren’t you? – where you placed, huh? Come on now. . . (hey, I voted for ya!) Skype is simply an Instant Messaging program that you can have a live feed video of all the people signed on to participate in the interview I wanted to do. I understand all the legalities you have to put up with to do something like that. Your staff member Erica sent me a nice email explaining it to me, and we’ll take whatever we can get. I’ll ask the readers for their input on what questions to ask you and get them to you asap. Thank you SO MUCH for your participation here at Rattle Them Pots And Pans! – Your cyber cooking buddy’s, Harry & friends.

Paula: Answer away my dear. Here are the 10 questions submitted by our readers that you said you’d answer… (you’re my hero!)

Questions for Paula (as of 1/12/10)

1. Your Host asks: Is it true that you once said that you approve of cussing in the kitchen, that it helps relieve tension?

2. Dee L. asks: How’s the head after getting hit with that ham? Hope you’re OK, it looked like it hurt a lot!

3. Joe C. asks: Paula, do you want my aunts Fruitcake Recipe?

4. Wilma W. asks: Paula, do you have any inside info you could share with us for any Paula Deen shows, programs, books or stuff like that? My husband and I just love you to pieces!

5. Daniel K. asks: Are you married? If not, will you marry me? (border line stupid Daniel)

6. Julia W. asks: Did you go to any culinary school, or are you a graduate of “old school”?

7. Wilma W. asks: Are there any Hollywood movie offers for you? I think you’d be great in the movies!

8. WarsawN asks: How far in advance of the holidays do you actually film your holiday shows?

9. WarsawN asks: Do you ever eat at fast-food restaurants and, if so, what’s your favorite?

10. Dee L. asks: I LOVE your recipes, and am a BIG fan of butter myself, but….. Have you had your cholestrol checked and if so, was it high?

Come on now folks, serious questions only. I’ve had a lot of stupid & goofy questions (you know who you are!) posed that I’ve had to ignore, knock it off and gimme some good questions!

Dee L.-You should take # 5 off Harry. If Daniel were a REAL Paula Deen fan, he’d know she is married to the love of her life, Michael Groover. She has 2 sons, Bobby and Jamie, a grandson named Jack and an Aunt Peggy whom she adores. Any true Paula Deen fan knows this.
Umm, Dee, I wouldn’t exactly say ol’ Danny boy is a ‘true’ fan of Paula in the cooking sense, more in the way of a . . . umm.. . .a lustful sense. And we’ll go ahead and leave it right there. (it was the closest thing to a decent question I could get out of him)
But thanks for answering Paula’s questions for her. (!!!)