After a high powered career, who would have ever thought that one of my favorite activities in my retirement would be watching television cooking shows. Paula Deen, Ina Garten, Gida De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay became good friends. We hung out together and traveled the world through a variety of tasty dishes. I didn't realize something was missing until I met Pat and Gina Neely as they did a guest spot on "Home Cooking" with Paula Deen.
