On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:18:45 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>After almost losing my breakfast catching the last of the Rick the
>Dick show on PBS, I was delighted to see a new (to me) Latin cooking
>show, Daisy Cooks. Whatta hoot. Not only are the recipes intriguing
>(mostly Cuban, PR, etc), but Daisy Martinez is fresh breeze. She's
>funny, candid, and cute to boot. Some quotes:
>
>On chopping:
>"I have to watch when I'm chopping. I can't not look like Jacques
>Pepin. I like my fingers. I'm very attached to them."
>
>On handling habanero peppers:
>"The oil stays on your fingers so you have to be careful. You
>don't want to touch you eyes or nose or mouth ...heaven forbid you
>should have to go to the bathroom...."
>
>I think the show is a keeper.
>
I watched her show for the second time today and, as last time, found
her to be quite likeable. She comes across as being quite at ease and
to really enjoy what she's doing. Also seems to have a wicked sense
of humor!