Ingrid's Answer: The need to get together with friends and family to have fun. That always means a pretty table... so that's really the inspiration. Obviously the most important part is to keep it simple so you can enjoy your own party or dinner.

Ingrid's Answer: I am leaning towards the DOVE® chocolate mousse.

Ingrid's Answer: For me...flowers are always what I find most romantic. You can use rose petals to decorate, and candy, of course. And some vases, bud vases or shot glasses filled with red M&M'S®. Perhaps you can spell the name of your loved one with candy on top of the bed sheet?

Lately I have embarked on a total pink M&M'S® kick. What I do is get M&M'S® in baby pink, in a pearlized pink and in magenta, and have filled little bowls with each color placed around the table. It looks very pretty if you add bud vases with pink and purple flowers to make it different, instead of the typical red.

Ingrid's Answer: Popcorn. Try some nuts, too. Also, those little cheeses that come in individual wrappers.

Ingrid's Answer: Use it to decorate anything in the shape of a heart. Or do a green and red Valentine's Day.

Ingrid's Answer: A fun one is a Tres Leches Cake, which has been posted on BrightIdeas.com. Very easy, and it's a lot of fun. It's actually a shortcut Tres Leches, not a long version.

Ingrid's Answer: Thank you so much. It's always a pleasure to know that people get things out of watching the show. Getting together with a few of your best friends on that difficult day and doing a singles party is a good idea. Maybe find out what her favorite cookies are and make them for her. Making her some comfort food will always help. Keeping her busy, and a good hug!

Ingrid's Answer: The DOVE® chocolate mousse or Fondue for Two. They're very easy to do, and everyone will think you're a top chef!

Ingrid's Answer: Make mom's favorite cookie recipes. Make them together and possibly give them away with a pretty little note "in memory of" to your best friends. Or perhaps "celebrating mom's favorite cookie today, from me to you", or something to that extent. This way everyone will get a memory of mom and it'll be a pretty and sweet memory.

Ingrid's Answer: She would probably love the Tres Leches Cake on the website. It's playful, with Skittles on top.

Ingrid's Answer: Definitely bake something all together. The family that cooks together, stays together. You can even try Share the Secret Cupcakes on the website. There are hidden messages inside. :-) It's on BrightIdeas.com.

Ingrid's Answer: Make it about celebrating your friendship. Try doing fortune cookies, where you can take out the messages and make your own, really fun messages, and insert them.

Ingrid's Answer: Yum! That sounds good! One way I find is to take many M&M'S® and crush them, then roll them and pass them through white or dark chocolate. Or use nuts, peanuts, or anything with texture that would make for a fun bite.

Ingrid's Answer: Basically the DOVE® chocolate is what I love using. We have a Fondue for Two on the website that's really versatile and you can use it for many different things. I find that DOVE® is a really high-quality chocolate.

Ingrid's Answer: When it comes to sweets, anything with lots of chocolate! Sometimes when it comes to savory also… a chocolate mole, which is an authentic Mexican traditional dish. There's a very easy and simplified version in my cookbook. For dessert, try the DOVE® chocolate mousse on BrightIdeas.com. I like eating it with bananas.

Ingrid's Answer: Hmmm. It's hard to pick a favorite dish from my book. In my 42 years of life, many of my favorites are in there. Arroz con Pollo is good comfort food. And also my Caribbean Salmon, which has a guava barbeque sauce. That is made on top of a bed of black beans and mango with veggies. And for dessert, it would be my churros with some melted DOVE® chocolate, which is in the book too.

Ingrid's Answer: You can do a white chocolate fondue and have an assortment of all different fruits to dip in. Also try ladyfingers and balling fruit with a melon baller and putting fruit in a glass with tall skewers. Then in the center, a bowl of white chocolate for a pretty presentation. You could also have marshmallows, and cubed brownies.

Ingrid's Answer: You can make meringue, and mix the topping when baking with a some peanut butter and crushed peanuts. Spread over the cooked meringue topping, cook a bit more. And then let it cool. You can serve it with a scoop of ice cream. There is also a Peanut Butter Munchies recipe on BrightIdeas.com which looks really elegant.

Ingrid's Answer: Yes you can. You pretty much follow the system...start by using flat-bottomed ice cream cones. Crumble aluminum foil and wrap around the bottom of each cone. This will make sure that the cone stays standing up. Place them in a muffin pan. Pour the cake mix evenly, filling the cones halfway. Then bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let them cool, and then frost. And then eat!

Ingrid's Answer: Probably undercooked. All ovens work differently, so you have to bake them longer, probably, than what you have been doing, and at a lower temperature. You might also want to have your oven calibrated. Sometimes that might cost a lot of money, so a good alternative is to buy a separate oven thermometer, then place it inside of the oven, to check to see if that is the same as what your oven temperature shows.

Ingrid's Answer: NEVER imitation for me personally. What's the point of saving a few pennies, when the real has great flavor and doesn't taste fake. With a good recipe you'll take away the greatness by using imitation. It's a synthetic substance...why have that when you can have the real thing that's organic and healthy, with great flavor?

Ingrid's Answer: Most of them, generally, yes. It might depend from recipe to recipe, but mostly yes. If the recipe calls for leavening, in that case, don't do a substitute. That's an indicator that the substitutes will not work.

Ingrid's Answer: Stick toothpicks in the tops of the cupcakes and then cover with foil. Generally when I travel with them, I take the icing separately then remove them onto a platter, which always calls for a messy, sticky situation. So if you go with your icing and piping separately, that's a good idea.

Ingrid's Answer: Make sure you dry your fruit really well. DOVE® always works great for me. Either the dark or milk chocolate. Use a double-boiler, or a microwave. Be careful with the microwave, chocolate burns fast. Every 20 seconds, give it a stir. That should do it. Sometimes you can add a bit of butter too, for moisture, if needed.

Ingrid's Answer: That's a tough one. You can start by cutting a stencil out on top of wax paper. And then try cutting the dough, but it's difficult, unless you do it in a mold.

Ingrid's Answer: Depending on what you use the chocolate for, but generally, yes. You can add different extracts to give the flavoring you want. Almond, orange...

Ingrid's Answer: There are many recipes for diabetics. In many cases you can use fruit juice or artificial sweeteners to compensate for sugar. Or, you can try sugar-free pudding or gelatin with fruit.

Ingrid's Answer: A sugar substitute is the first thing that comes to mind.

Ingrid's Answer: Yes! Try the Sweetheart Cookies on BrightIdeas.com. Replace the egg with 1/3 cup applesauce.

Ingrid's Answer: Margarine, or shortening.

Ingrid's Answer: So you can control the amount of salt.

Ingrid's Answer: You can use one box of sugar-free instant vanilla pudding, mixed with 1/2 cup milk and 3 cups heavy whipping cream. Mix with electric mixer until pudding dissolves. Increase speed, and it will reach the consistency desired.