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Paula Deen Says Diabetes Is a ‘Blessing,’ Makes Healthier Choices

Paula Deen refuses to heed her haters, quickly dismissing them in an interview Friday with Al Roker for the the Today show.’ In fact, the Food Network star, famous for her deep-fried, buttery recipes, says she feels it’s a “blessing” to reach an age where she even has to deal with diabetes.

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Pass the Butter: Paula Deen’s 9 Most Gluttonous Recipes

Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who announced she has type 2 diabetes, has often been criticized for her calorie-laden, over-the-top concoctions. Here are nine of the most excessive delights ever cooked up in Deen’s kitchen.

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Butter Connoisseur Paula Deen Admits Type 2 Diabetes Battle

The celebrity chef with an affinity for butter, sugar and salt is battling a health disorder that is exacerbated by foods like butter, sugar and salt.

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Green-Bean Casserole: Why Do We Eat It Just Once a Year?

Believe it or not, green bean casserole was a concoction of Campbell’s, created in 1955 to use ingredients that almost everyone already had.

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Reading While Eating for November 9: In Real Time

Wednesday’s links look back at history and ponder the future.

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TIME Video: Learn to Cook, via YouTube

If you’re anything like NewsFeed, you could easily burn water. But YouTube is here to help.

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Inner Child Gone Wild: 8 Summer Camps Made for Grown-Ups

Silly kids. Camp is for grown-ups, too.

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What Actually Goes On at Olive Garden’s ‘Culinary Institute’ in Tuscany?

It’s not a good week to be Olive Garden.

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Top Chef Masters Premiere: Are the Judges Being Too Nice?

TIME’s Josh Ozersky and Kat Kinsman, managing editor at CNN’s Eatocracy, watched the debut of Top Chef: Masters last night and exchanged their thoughts via IM. It was late but there was much to discuss. (Beware of spoilers!)

Spanish Queen Sofia holds a six-month-old panda, one of the twin pandas born at the Madrid Zoo & Aquarium March 29, 2011. Twin pandas Po and De De were born on September 7, 2010 conceived through artificial insemination in a joint effort by Spain's National Research council and scientists from China.

Reading While Eating for March 30: Study Hard

Wednesday’s links bring you back to school, with scary mascots and tough classes.