It is stained too. Don't think I would want it for my collection (if I had a collection).

Man, I'd like to have that cookbook. I'd probably give $5 for it at a yard sale.

I don't see anyone jumping to bid $2000 on it tho. Talk about wishful thinkin'!!!

Paula has gotten to be a bit too much on her shows. Quit watching her.

I used to really like her but lately not so much. She's kind of full of herself it seems & on one show she was just ogling the young men like crazy. It was a bit much to watch & made me kinda sick. She was definitely over the top. I do love some of her recipes but they're not the healthiest for me (which is why I love to watch her make them).

I'm not a big Paula Deen fan either. I can understand book collecting, but I agree is this one is pretty ridiculous. Note that, at least so far, the seller has 0 bids.

Note too that this is the first auction for that seller....or I should say, she has no feedback as a seller, but has one as a buyer.

Sue

Well good luck to her.....I doubt it will sell. I'm going to watch this one! I love to watch Paula's reruns, I do agree with you she is getting a bit giddy and just too goofy lately. I can't watch her Party show on Fridays anymore because of her silliness, but her older shows are still good for me. I'm reading her biography right now and I'm finding it really entertaining!

No way, no how. A book in that condition is not worth that kind of money. The seller is a newbie too, so they obviously don't know better. I've gotten over Paula too. She's just a little too much for my taste.

I'll just stick with Allen.(Alan?) I never tire of his banter.

I stopped watching after I realized that I started counting all her annoying "y'alls" and missing the recipes! lol

I still like Alton and Next Food Network Star.

On Paula's party on friday night she has gotten too raunchy, and like someone else said she is all over the men, she is trying to act sexy but that is hurting her shows. In the past I would not miss any of her shows but lately I do not even want to watch.

I meant Alton...how could I forget his name?

Sue

I like most of her recipes, but she carries that "y'all" way too far. DH's family all lives in Georgia and, of course, they all say y'all, but not every 5 seconds. Sure would love to have her house!

Alton Brown, I just love him!

Paula Deen is an interesting person. I admire her overcoming her phobia - I understand at one time she was afraid to even leave her house. However her food is something else - fatty, greasy, unhealthy food. My DD and DSIL live in Savannah and so of course had to take DH and I to The Lady and Sons restaurant for southern style food. This was about 5 years ago and I had never heard of Paula Deen, but the food was pretty disgusting to me. It amazes me that her recipes/cooking is so popular. She has accomplished and overcome a great deal - that part of the story is fabulous!

I'm another Alton fan :)

I love her magazine, but will not watch the shows. I think that she is nasty talking about the men and acting very crazy over them. I would totally never do that, but if I ever did, I would feel as if I were disrespecting my husband so much.

I heard that her resturant burnt a few days ago.I wander if it is true.Ashley said she heard it on the news.Its the one that is in Savannah GA.I wander how we could find out.It am sorry if it did happen,because hate to hear of sad news.I like her two sons.I agree she has got way out of hand on her show,like kissing the men that comes on her shows.She really kisses them in the mouth,wander how her husband feels when she does that.Too me I would be so shame the way she lays one on them.All to their own but she is too much for me to watch.Even though her son Jamie is a cutie.LOL,

Catlady, it did burn but not a lot of damage. They reopened in a couple of days. The fire was put out without using water??? GO figgure!! Only a little smoke damage. I don't watch her show anymore either!! Yeah Alton!!

I am interested in some of her recipes but I too can't stand her drawling so much. That's more of an act and it really bugs me.

But when I saw her making the breaded, bacon-wrapped macaroni & cheese that she then deep fried.... I just kinda had to laugh some more!

Here is a link that might be useful: USA Today on the fire

Cynic, I just saw that episode....deep fried, bacon wrapped mac n cheese....OMG....talk about a heart attack waiting to happen!

I'm getting tired of her too....maybe she'll read this thread and get back to her old self!

When someone affects a real over-done southern drawl, we call that "magnolia mouth". lol And ya have to drag out the "maaaaouth" part.

I've never even been tempted to make one of her recipes.

When she first came to the Food Network, I really enjoyed her shows. Paula's Party, I can't bare to watch. I think she truly embarrasses her guests. When I saw her sticking her tongue into a chocolate fountain, then saying something with a sexual innuendo, that was it for me. And I am not a prude in any way. I just felt bad for her guest. He was obviously embarrassed. She also had chocolate on her finger and has an audience member suck it off her finger, while she gets all dreamy and big eyed. I think she may embarrass her sons too. I am not so sure I am convinced of her phobia either. JMHO

When she first started it was not bad, but I really don't care for that all gushy stuff. Maybe if we write to her she may realize where the show is going. I just don't watch it.
Cookbook==too expensive and it appears to be from out of US and is it a real autograph?
Guess I have been watching too much Antique Road Show.

I loved the first season or so of her Homecooking show, but now........nope, don't watch any of her shows anymore. She's just embarrassing to watch!

I went to Savannah two years ago and ate at her restaurant. Bobby, sigh, was there.
Not that crazy over her food.
Loved the Pirate's House, better.

IÂm no linguistics expert, but I have been around over the years. Georgia has an accent all its own. Texas has at least 5 distinct regional dialects. And then there is the deep South of Mississippi and Alabama. PaulaÂs problem is she cainÂt seem to decide which one to use, so she uses a number of different ones.

This leads me to believe her accent is made up, or at least greatly exaggerated from her normal tongue. And for that reason, I have never watched her shows. And I agree, Paula Deen seems to be very full of Paula Deen.

I love her! I don't watch her on a regular basis though. I've tried lots of her recipes. Some really good ones. But yep, not the healthiest and now DH is supposed to avoid most of what she cooks! LOL I do want to try her Chicken Florentine recipe yet. I just can't tell DH it has spinach! LOL

454 people have looked at that listing - it would have a bid on it by now if it was worth anything.
I would doubt that even in immaculate condition that particular book would be worth anywhere near that kind of money.
Suzan J

What a greedy seller, it would serve that person right if the book company would re-issue it, perhaps as a Special or Anniversary Edition. I hope Paula Deen would agree, she seems like a down-home person, not taken with her fame. Or is she just acting a part?

LOL...I am in the middle of her autobiography right now and she is talking about when she wrote and published this book herself. She kmade a comment that she saw one on ebay a few ago that sold for 270.00 (approx.)!!

Wonder what she'd say to this one?