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For the Love of Food - 3 Must-Try Recipes - Deidre Pujols joins Paula to make recipes, including pulled pork quesadillas and coconut whoopie pies with marshmallow filling. Paula’s Best Dishes, Season 10, Episode 8.
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1:31 South Meets West Quesadillas Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/south-meets-west-quesadillas/
7:44 Empanadas Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/empanadas/
14:51 Coconut Whoopie Pies Recipe: https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/coconut-whoopie-pies/
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0:00
- I'm in here today with one of my favorite people,
0:03
little Deidre Pujols, isn't she precious?
0:06
Today Deidre is sharing some of her favorite dishes
0:10
and the adorable stories.
0:12
Y'all this girl gets cuter with age, it makes me sick.
0:15
Starting off it's quick and easy,
0:17
"South Meets West" Quesadillas.
0:20
What a great fast meal is dillas?
0:23
Followed by empanadas and aioli dipping sauce
0:25
made with Deidre's own homemade dough y'all.
0:29
- I could eat these without nothing else.
0:31
- I know
0:32
- Finally, I'm fixing Deidre my coconut whoopie pies,
0:35
so let's get going y'all.
0:36
- 'cause the quick we get it done
0:38
the quicker we goin' get to eat 'em.
0:40
(upbeat music)
0:50
I am in here in my kitchen today y'all
0:53
with one of my favorite people in the whole entire world
0:57
Deidre Pujols, and i bet you're saying,
1:00
how do I know that name?
1:02
what the hell would you think?
1:04
- My husband yeah, he's been the talk of the town.
1:06
- Our Albert is as dear and sweet as Deidre is
1:10
and he's one of the world's greatest baseball players.
1:13
My children think he hung the moon
1:15
(Deidre laughs)
1:16
and I kinda think Deidre hung the moon.
1:18
- Thank you.
1:20
- Look how adorable she is y'all,
1:21
now this girl's got four children.
1:24
- Yes, ma'am.
1:25
- And look at her, and she still has a chance
1:28
to get in the kitchen and cook for these kids.
1:30
Well, we are fixing to make "South meets West" Quesadillas.
1:36
So Albert is from the Dominican
1:38
so you do a lot of this style of cooking, don't you?
1:41
- Yes ma'am. - For Albert
1:42
- and you're from Kansas city.
1:45
- Yes
1:45
- My husband's always singing that song, Kansas city.
1:48
I'm going to Kansas city and get me a pretty woman.
1:50
(Deidre laughing)
1:51
- That's what we are.
1:53
- I said go ahead, big boy.
1:54
(both laughing)
1:55
- Just buy a one way ticket it's all I got to say to you.
1:58
(both laughing)
2:00
- All right, now you have diced up a purple onion.
2:03
- Yes ma'am
2:03
- Now we're gonna put it in a little olive oil
2:06
and saute it off until it's soft.
2:08
So you can go ahead and put that in Deidre.
2:10
- I was gonna ask about your onion glasses
2:12
'cause I'm already about to cry.
2:13
- Oh my gosh!
2:14
Dee Is it too late?
2:16
- It's too late.
2:16
- 'Cause I keep 'em, I keep them right there in that drawer.
2:19
- Yeah, you know I bought a pair
2:20
after I left here last time.
2:21
- Did you really?
2:22
- That's 'cause of you, wooh.
2:24
- If you'd told me,
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I'd have sent you home with mine.
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(laughing)
2:27
I'll watch that.
2:29
And if you'd come over here,
2:30
we've got some Jack and some cheddar cheese over here.
2:34
We've got some cilantro so-- - Okay
2:37
- If you don't mind chomping on that, I'd appreciate it.
2:40
I'll take care of the onions
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and Deidre, I think I backed you all the time.
2:44
- Oh, thanks.
2:46
Since I left here,
2:47
some of the funniest things have happened.
2:49
- Like what?
2:49
- We were at the All-Star Game in Anaheim last year.
2:54
And now we're on this red carpet in the back of a truck.
2:57
And as we're driving, I'm not kidding you,
2:59
probably a half a dozen people would scream out,
3:03
"We love you, I saw you on Paula."
3:07
- No.
3:08
- I'm like, they don't care about Albert.
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(Paula laughing)
3:12
No, nothing that's happening with baseball,
3:14
they're excited about cooking.
3:15
You know why they love you?
3:16
- Why?
3:17
- Because you don't pretend to be somebody you're not.
3:19
What you see is what you get and everybody asks me that.
3:22
How is she?
3:23
How is she?
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I'm like exactly what you see.
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- Yes, thank y'all.
3:28
All right, so before I cry,
3:32
(upbeat music)
3:35
I found out something about Deidre,
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she grew up a big Wonder Woman fan.
3:41
When she was a little girl
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she used to dress up like Wonder Woman.
3:44
And I want you to throw your leg up here sister.
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Look at this,
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she has gone and got her a Wonder Woman tattoo.
3:52
Look at those,
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look at those cute little toes and I'm gonna do mine--
3:55
- Wonder Woman in blue?
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I'm gonna do mine in blue next time.
3:58
Guys, if y'all can look at this,
4:01
she brought me a Wonder Woman cookie jar.
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Jack is gonna adore it.
4:09
- I can't wait till he sees it,
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I wish I was here when he saw it.
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- Jack is gonna adore Wonder Woman.
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All right, now, Deidre these are nice and soft.
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So I'm gonna take 'em out
4:19
and I've got some leftover pulled pork.
4:22
(upbeat music)
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and I'm just gonna heat it up a little bit.
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Look how good this looks.
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Just run it around in the pan
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and now I'm gonna pour it back in the bowl.
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Do your kids get in the kitchen with you Deidre?
4:38
- Oh yeah.
4:39
- They do.
4:40
- Yeah, not unless I'm making something big,
4:41
then I make everybody get out.
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(laughing) - Yeah.
4:43
- My husband has a problem when I'm cooking,
4:45
he'll lift the lids on my pots,
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especially if it's rice, I like it nice and tight.
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And he takes it off and never put the lid back on right,
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so I do not let him in while I'm cooking.
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(both laugh)
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- And inner skillet, I'm gonna add a little butter
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and I've got a flour tortilla.
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I love flour versus corn.
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- I love flour tortillas especially--
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- I do too, so--
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- Homemade one.
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- I don't know how to make 'em homemade.
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- I want to show you in next episode.
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- Come back and we'll do it.
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- My grandmother who has since passed away
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probably about six years ago,
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We used to make homemade tortillas--
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- No, Was it hard?
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- No, it's made with lard so you know, it's good.
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- Oh my goodness with lard?
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So put us some cheese in there, baby girl,
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and a little cilantro.
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(upbeat music)
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- Now I'm gonna just fold that over Deidre
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and you know what?
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I'm gonna put a little bit more butter in there
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and I'm gonna get my little pig press
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and just put it down on it
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and it won't take but just a minute or so.
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- That looks--
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- What a great fast meal is dillas!
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Ooh, look up there Deidre.
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- That is so perfect.
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- That extra little butter helped.
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All-righty
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(upbeat music)
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- Looks delicious.
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All right, now there's one for you.
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- Thanks ma'am
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- and if you'd give us a little sour cream
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and I would like more right there please, thank you.
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(both laughing)
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(upbeat music)
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Perfect for the children.
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Pretty good.
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- Cheese isn't in there.
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- Mh, hmm, you like it.
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- It's awesome, that pork is delicious.
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- It ain't good, do you think Albert would like it?
6:31
- Mh mh,
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- I do ma'am.
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- and I am so excited that you shared this with me,
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but I cannot wait to show you what I do for Albert.
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I'm gonna show you how to make a homemade empanada.
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- Y'all
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- Up next, it's time for Deidre's special
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homemade empanadas y'all.
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- There is nothing like, fresh tasting.
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- I can't wait.
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- [Paula] And later,
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- Let's make some whoopie.
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- [Paula] with our coconut whoopie pies.
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I so hope y'all are enjoying the show.
7:05
And if you do.
7:07
Be sure to click like, subscribe and
7:10
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7:14
And we'll be right back after the break.
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(upbeat music)
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- I'm in here today with one of my favorite people,
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little Deidre Pujols, isn't she precious?
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And she is wife to Albert Pujols
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which I'm true you recognize the name,
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huge, one of the best baseball players in the world today.
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And so she has to do a lot of cooking.
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And one other thing she's gonna show us next,
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is her homemade empanadas.
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- I'm gonna mix the dry ingredients.
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- While I give you the wet ingredients to mix,
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and it's so simple.
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But I'm gonna have you do 3/4 cup of chicken stock
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- Okay
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- With one egg - Okay
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- and you're gonna just whisk that together
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- Whisk that together?
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and that's a yeah.
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that's all for the wet ingredients.
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- I can do that.
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(upbeat music)
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- And while you're doing that,
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I'm gonna scoop me three cups of flour
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- And that's all purpose flour Deidre?
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- This is all purpose flour.
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- Okay.
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- Next we have baking powder, We use one tablespoon.
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- Okay.
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- And this gives it an incredible fluff,
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when it fries.
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- Yes. - And we know you like to fry.
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- I do like the fry.
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- We have a pinch of salt that we'll go in here
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- Okay.
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- and two teaspoons of sugar.
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- So it's gonna give it just a little bit of a sweet taste.
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- Now we're gonna add a 1/2 a cup of vegetable shortening.
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- Okay.
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- [Paula] After Deidre cuts in our shortening,
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I'm just gonna add our wet ingredients.
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- That was one egg y'all
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and 3/4 cup of chicken broths.
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These must be really delicious for you to make them
9:06
from scratch, why don't you do that?
9:08
- Making them from scratch you know,
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you make anything homemade, it's gonna be better.
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But there's a good store about stuff out there.
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but I think it's, it's worth it.
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When you have something that tastes this good,
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you wanna make it.
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- I can't wait.
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- You wanna make it homemade?
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- I can't wait to taste these.
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- So now I'm just gonna grab it,
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and I need it in the bowl
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because of the pieces that are on the side.
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- That's the only true way to get it really mixed up is
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just get in there with your hands and sit in it.
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- Yeah, you're gonna want it a chilled
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because it rolls out so much nicer.
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- Yeah, if it's--
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- You try to do it when it's like this,
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you're gonna be too sticky.
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- All right, now the hardest part of this recipe,
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it looks like y'all is unwrapping the plants to grab
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(both laugh)
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There we go.
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(Paula laughing)
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Looks so good.
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(bowl screeching)
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- So sorry.
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- Excuse me.
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- So drop that on there. - Okay.
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We'll wrap it up.
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- Throw that bad boy in the fridge.
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- Okay.
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- Just stick it right in that refrigerated drawer.
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- And we're gonna let it chill for about an hour.
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- So Paula, I'm gonna pull our dough that we made
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reach down the cool tunnel. - Okay.
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- And we'll start rolling out our dough.
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- Y'all, this girl gets cuter with age, it makes me sick.
10:30
- Alright, so we have our dough
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and I'm not like any kind of specialist
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with the roller here, you're a better roller than I am so--
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- Okay, we'll move out of the way and I'll roll for you.
10:39
- We want the dough rolled out to be about
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a 1/4 of an inch thick.
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- Now, now Paula,
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you could also break the dough in little balls.
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- You know when I think that's what I'm gonna do Deidre,
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deal is we've only got so much space,
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so I'll throw that over there.
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And that'll give us a little bit more room.
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- And these are a great size cutter for
11:02
if you're gonna do like an advertiser.
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- Yes 'cause by the time you fold 'em over, you know,
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they're gonna be T 90.
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Is that about right you think?
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- That's perfect?
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- I think that looks like a 1/4 of an inch,
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- We can get quit a few out of that.
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- All right, let's see there she won.
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- Now the nice thing is,
11:22
Paula is that the store-bought empanada dough
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is very decent, it's very good.
11:26
- It is.
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- and if you don't have a lot of time, that's the way to go,
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I understand.
11:30
But there is nothing like fresh tasting homemade dough.
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- I can't wait.
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(upbeat music)
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- You know what, I think if it's worth eating,
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then it's worth doing yourself.
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- And y'all Deidre's got
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some of her spicy beef filling that's made with peppers,
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onions, chili powder, and other spices,
11:50
along with tomato paste and beef.
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Now you can find this recipe at foodnetwork.com
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or just use your own filing with this amazing dough.
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- You just put it in there like so and fold it over.
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(upbeat music)
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- We're working on tight borders.
12:06
- Yes we are.
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- But I love being close to you.
12:08
- Do you know we got this whole kitchen
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and she and I are right up here
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almost like we were attached at the hip.
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(both laugh)
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- Yeah. - Yeah, it's good.
12:20
- Look at this empanada y'all.
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- That is so pretty.
12:23
- You can imagine, once it fries and puffs all up, yum,
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don't go anywhere because you're goin' get to
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see me and Deidre eat these.
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(both laugh)
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Wow, we wish I was here.
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- [Paula] up next,
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We get to taste this amazing empanadas.
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Do you hear that cross just bare to the bone?
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- [Paula] And later our coconut would be
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pears make for the cutest dessert.
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- Looks like snowballs dough.
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(upbeat music)
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I hope y'all are enjoying the show
12:58
and I want to hear from you.
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Tell me what recipes or videos you'd like to see me
13:03
make by just leaving a short comment below.
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Now, let's get back to the show, y'all.
13:11
(upbeat music)
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- We are dropping Deidre's homemade empanadas.
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- Yes, we are.
13:21
- In to the basket ready to go in the fryer,
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we got it set at 350.
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- These are beautiful.
13:28
- So perfect.
13:29
- And you know, I bet you--
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- Put that drop in that basket.
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- I bet you could put these in the freezer roll.
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- If you have extras and wanna have 'em for later,
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put them in a bag and throw them in the freezer.
13:38
- All right now, I see you got something to dip.
13:41
- Yeah, well, what I've made here is a little aioli sauce.
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It's an aioli. Oh
13:46
- An aioli, yes. - An aioli
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I can't...
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- An aioli sauce.
13:52
- I think she's smart mouthed than me.
13:54
- Never.
13:55
(Paula laughing)
13:56
- I have about a couple mayo,
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two tablespoons of Chipotle and the lime juice I have.
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- Yeah, and you got some lime zest on top.
14:06
this is beautiful dough Deidre.
14:09
- It is.
14:09
- Okay, I can see
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why you make your dough from scratch.
14:16
- Yeah, these are nice.
14:16
- 'cause this is pretty, pretty dough.
14:19
(soft upbeat music)
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- So look at that.
14:24
- look at that crust y'all.
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- Oh my gosh. - Oh whoo
14:29
- I can't wait,
14:32
Oh my gosh,
14:35
that I only sold for so little.
14:37
(soft upbeat music)
14:40
- Deidre that cross just bared to the bone may be, wow.
14:45
- Makes me excited
14:46
- The real fest, I could eat these without nothing else,
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- I know.
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- [Paula] But before we fill up,
14:52
let's get started on our coconut whoopie pies for dessert.
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- You ready?
14:57
- I cannot believe like when I think of whoopie pie,
14:59
I think of you.
15:00
- Dare you!
15:01
- So I wanna make some whoopie.
15:03
- Okay, let's make some whoopie.
15:05
All right, if you'll start with the dry ingredients,
15:08
we need 2 1/4 cup of all purpose flour,
15:13
half a teaspoon of salt,
15:16
two teaspoons of baking powder.
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So while you're doing that,
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I'm gonna come down here and in my bowl,
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I'm gonna add a 1/2 a stick of butter,
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3/4 of a cup of sugar.
15:30
And I'm gonna measure out three tablespoons
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of vegetable shortening.
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You know, this is for people that can't make up their mind
15:40
If they like vegetable shortening or butter.
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So you just use both.
15:44
You ever had a daylight hangout?
15:47
- I have a lot of days like that.
15:49
- Now I'm gonna beat this.
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(mixer whirling)
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So I'm framing this up,
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and if you would, why don't you go ahead
15:58
and measure out a teaspoon of vanilla
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and add it into our 3/4 cup of coconut meal.
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And if you would break me one egg in the, here,
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and then I need just the wine to another egg
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- or sure.
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(soft upbeat music)
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and I'm gonna go here and dump in all the egg.
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(soft upbeat music)
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Now we're just gonna alternate our flour
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along with our meal,
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so you can put about 1/2 of that dry in here.
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- There you go.
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- I like your pink mixer.
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- It's that pretty.
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All right, now, if you just pour that coconut milk Deidre,
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and then do this bachelor thing,
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- We do a lot of coconut in our house.
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- Oh, I bet I love coconut, adore a coconut.
16:53
- When you're in the Dominica
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and you can just be driving down the road
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and these coconut trees are everywhere.
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- I never will forget the first coconut cake I ever made.
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I went and bought me a coconut and I got out my hammer,
17:05
I beat the hell out of that coconut.
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He wound up in the street, in the neighbor's yard.
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And for some reason
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I couldn't get my grandma Paula on the phone.
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I kept calling her
17:18
and finally I got her on the phone and she said,
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"Paula Ian, you have to put 'em in the oven and eat 'em up."
17:23
- Ah! I've never heard that
17:25
- Yes.
17:26
(upbeat music)
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All right.
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Now I'm gonna come back here
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and I'm gonna get our baking sheets
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and I've got them lined with a silicon sheet on this
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so they won't stick.
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So what we're gonna do is put, let's see, I think maybe six.
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- I love the ice creams--
17:47
- We'll be right.
17:48
Yes, isn't that perfect?
17:50
(upbeat music)
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- Oh my gosh!
17:53
- We're gonna put our coconut,
17:58
- Oh let's top--
17:59
- on top of that butter, looks like snowballs denton.
18:03
And so, and we're gonna bake these at 375
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for about 12 minutes.
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And we can get about two sheets worth of this butter y'all.
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Mh Let's take it.
18:19
- Get it girl.
18:21
(scoffs)
18:23
- I'm not gonna look at it yet.
18:24
- I'll look, I'll put it for you.
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- I'll get the vote when nobody's looking.
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(both laughing)
18:31
- [Paula] Coming up, we may just forget our manners,
18:34
when we taste these whoopie pie y'all.
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- Oh, I'm Molly, do you think it's good?
18:42
I so hope y'all are enjoying the show.
18:45
And if you do.
18:46
Be sure to click like, subscribe and
18:49
notification bell so you'll never miss a video.
18:53
And we'll be right back after the break.
18:58
(upbeat music)
19:02
Hey y'all, we got our whoopie pies out of the oven.
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They look wonderful, don't they?
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Look how big they made, that's gonna be a big pot Deidre.
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- I can't wait.
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- All right, let's hurry up and get this filling
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'cause the quick we get it done,
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the quicker we goin' get to eat 'em.
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I've got 1 1/2 sticks, softened butter
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if you just throw that in my bowl,
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and I'm gonna measure out a 1/2 a cup of marshmallow cream.
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Now I'm gonna just beat this until it's kind of smooth
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and if you throw in a cup of confectioner sugar
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and a 1/4 of a teaspoon of coconut
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and 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla flavoring
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and two tablespoons of our light coconut milk,
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and I'm gonna turn this sucker up
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and whip it like it stole the salt.
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(Deidre laughing)
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and then a 1/2 a cup of light coconut.
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Alright, let's talk, girl.
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- I'll come to heat that.
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- Deidre and Albert are just fun, good people.
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And they do so much work to help in the Dominican Republic.
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Tell everybody what you and Albert do.
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- Well, we go on behalf of our foundation,
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which is called the Pujols Family Foundation.
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The mission for the foundation is to encourage families
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who have children with down syndrome
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and to help impoverish communities,
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and so we've been able to do that for the last,
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almost seven years now.
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And it's been quite incredible.
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- That's just wonderful.
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(upbeat music)
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That is beautiful Deidre. - oh
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- That is beautiful.
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All right, so like there's your 1/2
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and here's my 1/2 and look at here.
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- I like that you put coconut on the top and bottom.
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- Yes all right, Turn that thing sideways.
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(upbeat music)
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- Cheers, I had fun, thanks for having me.
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- I always have so much fun with you,
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Oh, Oh Molly.
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(Dee laughing)
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You think it's good?
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- I don't think we should share it.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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