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Haylie Duff wears many hats: actress, producer, food blogger and mother of an active 1-year-old daughter. Now she adds to her resume host of her own foodie/travel series, Cooking Channel's "Haylie's America." Premiering Thursday, Sept. 8, the 30-minute program takes the 31-year-old Houston native to various locales around the country to visit with friends, explore local food scenes and go on adventures. "It's a mix of places that I love and wanted to share with people and places that I always have wanted to visit ...," she explains. "One of the things I really love about this new series is that I'm kind of getting to share favorite cities and also explore places with the audience as well." Over eight episodes, the host of "The Real Girl's Kitchen" samples gourmet ice cream in Denver with former "7th Heaven" co-star Beverley Mitchell, dines on poke burritos with actress Alanna Masterson ("The Walking Dead"), has a pre-concert "Coffee Talk" with Trisha Yearwood in Las Vegas and goes on an oyster excursion in New Orleans. In Thursday's series opener, she heads to Santa Barbara, Calif., with actor and fellow foodie Jonathan Bennett ("Cupcake Wars") for an epic cheat day in which they devour beer-batter-and-cheese-infused waffle sandwiches, smoked tri tip brisket and a triple chop sandwich and, of course, bake cupcakes. "I did a chocolate and wine (cupcake) because I was trying to keep it a little classy," Duff says. "And Jonathan, of course, his cupcakes were filled with bourbon because he's never to be outdone, of course. We did a little 'Cake Wars'-style competition." "I'm not really known for my baking skills," she continues. "That's one thing that I have always sort of shied away from, like I can never really follow directions – in the kitchen or in life in general – so baking has never been my thing, my strong suit. So for me when the task is to bake them, I'm like, 'Oh great.' But I jumped into it because Jonathan put me up to the challenge, so I did pretty good. I'll let you see the episode to see who wins the cupcake war." BY GEORGE DICKIE What book are you currently reading? "Sad but true, when Ryan was first born, I was able to read so many books and then now the books I'm reading, it's almost like I'm starting from the beginning. I'm reading 'ABCs.' I'm reading all the basics with Ryan. The last book I got to read for myself was 'The Girl on the Train,' which feels like a long time ago now. When you have a 1-year-old, your free time really isn't so free anymore." What is your next project? "I just started working on my book proposal, and hopefully the second season of 'Haylie's America.' " What did you have for dinner last night? "Airplane food. Isn't that sad? I had a salad on the airplane. (Laughs)" When was the last vacation you took, where and why? "I have been traveling for the show, so that's more like work. I guess the last vacation I took was last Christmas and New Year's, and I went to Kauai with my family. I went with Matty (Rosenberg, her fiancé) and Ryan for New Year's." Duff travels the country on her stomach in 'Haylie's America' Page 8 September 5 - 11, 2016 Hockey THURSDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Hock- ey World Cup Exhibition — Team USA vs. Team Europe. From Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Québec. (N) MARtiAl ARts FRIDAY 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 Kick- boxing Glory 33. (N) olyMpics WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. NBCSN Rio Paralympics From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (N) THURSDAY 2:30 p.m. NBCSN Rio Paralympics From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (N) 7:00 p.m. NBCSN Rio Paralympics From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (N) FRIDAY 11:30 p.m. NBCSN Rio Paralympics From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (N) SUNDAY 7:00 p.m. NBCSN Rio Paralympics From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (N) Rodeo SUNDAY 5:00 p.m. WSBT 6 PBR Bull Riding PFIWestern. com Invitational: 15/15 Bucking Battle. From Springfield, Mo. RugBy MONDAY 9:00 a.m. NBCSN Pre- miership Rugby Wasps vs. Exeter Chiefs. SUNDAY 2:00 p.m. NBCSN Pre- miership Rugby Exeter vs. Saracens. (N) socceR TUESDAY 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Sweden vs Netherlands. (N) SATURDAY 9:55 a.m. NBCSN English Premier League Soccer Teams TBA. (N) 10:00 a.m. CNBC English Premier League Soccer Stoke City FC vs Totten- ham Hotspur FC. (N) 12:25 p.m. NBCSN English Premier League Soccer Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC. From Anfield in Liverpool, Merseyside, En- gland. (N) On or Off - Site Catering All Occasions Dine under the glow of gas lanterns Breakfast and Lunch Meals also available Open Tuesday through Saturday

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