Paula Deen

On the Money: Paula Deen, Sandra Lee shares tips for hosting on a budget. TV cooking star Paula Deen's holiday dishes may be rich, but they're not costly to prepare.

NEW YORK (Mediaweek) - Struggling sophomore talker "The Bonnie Hunt Show" will stop production at the end of this season.

Maybe she should have ducked: Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit in the face by a ham in Atlanta. Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham ? across her face. The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Jamie and Bobby Deen have followed in the footsteps of their mother, television cooking personality Paula Deen, and launched their third cookbook.

Here, about 50 flat-screen televisions hang from the wall, a 60 percent increase in recent months. Trained sales staff approach customers about their electronics needs and offer home installation and consultation services for computers and entertainment systems. It all feels very much like Tweeter or Circuit City, two of the major electronics chains that shuttered over the past year. While other merchants have gone bankrupt or struggled to survive during this recession, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is growing its empire and capitalizing on the holes left behind. The discounter behemoth has embarked on an aggressive remodeling effort known as ``Project Impact'' that focuses on an easier shopping experience and an expanded selection of products in electronics, home goods, and fresh foods. ``There's an opportunity for growth in these areas - it's a trend we're seeing in the stores due in part to the challenging economic times,'' said Wal-Mart spokesman Steven Restivo. A dozen of the 50 Wal-Mart s

QVC, Inc. is recalling about 51,000 sets of Paula Deen cast iron cookware. The recalled cookware can crack or shatter, posing burn and laceration hazards to consumers.

Wal-Mart will promote locally grown apples in October and offer discounts on apple products. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Friday it will offer discounts on apples and apple products on four days in October and promote locally grown apples.

Smithfield Packing, union agree on contract at huge NC plant, schedule vote next week. Smithfield Packing Co. and the union that worked for years to organize one of the world's largest pork slaughterhouses said Friday they had reached a tentative agreement on their first contract for the plant just four months after starting talks.