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We love Ellen, there's no denying it -- she's caring, funny and, well, blunt. Giada De Laurentiis was recently on Ellen's show to share some of her holiday recipes and to promote her line of cookware and kitchen equipment now available at Target. While they were making Giada's Orzo with Smokey Tomato Vinaigrette recipe, the food processor turned on automatically, prompting Giada to say, "Wow, it started by itself, who knew?" We couldn't help but laugh when Ellen jokingly responded, "Well, it's yours, you should know how it works."

Marinated and then glazed with a sweet and savory mix of balsamic vinegar, honey, soy sauce and brown sugar, these chicken drumsticks are über-moist finger food.

Although we often think of Asian cuisine when we hear sesame chicken, this recipe, from Everyday Italian's Giada De Laurentiis (and photographed by jpellgen, who cooked it up himself), pays tribute to Italian flavors not only with the balsamic but also the rosemary and parsley. A scattering of sesame seeds adds nutty flavor, and gives the tender meat a nice crunch.

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All those rumors of a foodie feud between TV's perky cooking-show hosts are false, according to a new report.

Giada De Laurentiis tells Redbook magazine that she and Rachael Ray get along, though they're not best friends.

"Do we hang out all the time? No. Are we best friends? No," De Laurentiis told the magazine for its June issue.

"We laugh about it," De Laurentiis said. "We do these festivals together, and she'll say to me, 'Oh, we'd better take a picture together and smile, because if we don't, God only knows what's going to get written about us.' She's a lovely person."



[Via Us Weekly]