Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, has a one-half hour cooking show on the Food Network. It airs on Saturday mornings, so if saw it tonight you saw a re-run. This is her second season doing it, and it looks like there will be a "next season," too. I think it's fun how she includes her family and friends, and that it isn't just "another chef spending the entire time in the kitchen."

You mean the blackberry cobbler?

I like Ina as well. A very classy lady and an excellent chef. Her recipe books are very well done, beautifully illustrated, instruct on classical techniques and have a huge range of wonderful recipes. I have tried many and have liked them all. I also like Ree Drummond and many of her recipes as well, but a completely different sort of cooking. I have trouble with Giada - looks like she overdid the botox and what's with that phony Italian accent?? And I don't honestly understand the logic behind other celebrities with cooking shows - what makes Trisha Yearwood, Patricia Heaton or Valerie Bertinelli qualified to host a cooking show??

I wanted to try this but realized I didn't have any chocolate chips. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out without the chips. So, I looked online for a recipe that didn’t require chocolate chips and made it for my husband. I didn’t want to make two just in case it was a bust. He really liked it and saved two spoonfuls for me. I thought it was good too. Instead of chocolate chips mixed throughout the batter, it called for a blob of Nutella or peanut butter or Biscoff Cookie Butter plopped in the center. I used peanut butter and reconstituted whole milk powder. I only cooked mine for 65 seconds since my microwave has more wattage than the blog writer’s. I got distracted and didn’t get around to serving it to my husband for about 10 minutes. So, it wasn’t hot. But it was still moist, and the peanut butter was still a bit warm. All in all, I was really quite pleased. It went together quickly and was a tasty treat. My husband thought it was a cross between a chocolate cake and a brownie. The blog writer has other mug cake recipes that I might try too. I like the fact that it was quick, easy, and made a single serving. Thanks BBSTX for reporting on your experiment. https://www.tablefortwoblog.com/the-moistest-chocolate-mug-cake/