Giada's book, "Everyday Italian", is the best! Her recipes work great and my family actually likes them.
As for Rachael Ray, I can't watch her any more - too put on. Also, I just don't understand the tie-in with Dunkin Donuts. It doesn't make sense to link the two together. But, if she grows the brand enough to get a DD in Richmond VA, then I'm all for it (we only have 1 store and it's too far away for me).
Guess I'm the only one who has not seen RR on tv. But I agree that a young woman is a strange tie in with Dunkin Donuts. She doesn't look like a donut eater and certainly not a dunker. I liked the older man they used to have. If anything she strikes me as anti-donut.
I read it too; I love all her recipes in it. I'm not much of a baker, but she had some good dessert recipes that I made and they turned out really tastey.