10-year-old Sydney McCoy from Apex is sharp enough in the kitchen to have landed herself a spot on Wednesday's "The Rachael Ray Show."

Sydney will make her special "taco cake" recipe (it looks amazing) in her segment of Wednesday's show, which is a special "Rach Jr." episode spotlighting talented young people.

The episode also features a 19-year-old designer and a 17-year-old smart shopper, but since cooking is the nearest and dearest to Rachael Ray's heart, Sydney is billed on Ray's website as "a 10-year-old who could be the next Rach!"

Raleigh parenting expert Amy McCready will be all over your TV next week.

First she'll appear on "The Rachael Ray Show" on Monday to give tips on how to deal with your kids when their grandparents spoil them. Then on Wednesday, McCready will do a segment on the "Today" show.

McCready is the founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, and travels the country giving speeches and conducting seminars. She has previously appeared on "Today" show to talk about spoiling your kids and to weigh in on the spanking vs. time-out debate.

"Rachel Ray" airs on WTVD each weekday morning at 10am. "Today" airs from 7am to 11am each morning on NBC-17.

Cheryl Baum, a 31-year-old bride-to-be from Cary, started off making a Rachael Ray recipe per day to impress her fiance Prav, but she ended up impressing Rachael Ray, too.

"This is the most flattered I've ever been in my life," Rachael told Cheryl on the show that aired today. "That food looked better than when I cook it."