Watching Rachael Ray

Fist things first - how cute was that dress?! I’d never wear horizontal stripes across my behind, or, well, anything like that outfit, but it is totally adorable on Rachael! Nice job Wardrobe Folks!

Rach had to bring everyone’s favorite redneck, Jeff Foxworthy, out immediately because he had everyone cracking up backstage and the laughter was so loud! Speaking of loud, Rachael’s voice is much better as well. Musta drank a gallon or two of tea before the show!

Jeff’s newest Redneck Dictionary is out and he’s teaching us to “Talk gooder more fastly” and they chat a bit about his definitions (Hey honey put YouTube-top on, we’re goin out later!) and how he comes up with his ideas. His main idea behind everything in his jokes is that he figured if he saw it, he thought it, he noticed it - so did everyone else. He just is the one pointing it out. He thinks everyone has the same thoughts comics have, they just don’t write it down!

And how cool is a guest that brings his own snack of the day for the whole audience?! Jeff Foxworthy has his own brand of beef jerky. Yum!

They of course spoke about Are you smarter then a 5th Grader and some of the great things that are coming out of that. While I at first (as much as I adore Mark Burnett!) felt a little apprehensive about the show, it really is doing some great things - it’s making it cool to be smart again, and encouraging 5th graders around the country to study. Kids love it, because they can prove they’re smarter then adults, and adults love it because we all secretly can do it - but we can’t! As he says “If they didn’t give me the answers, it’d be the shortest show on television! You don’t know? Me either! Goodnight!” He’s gotten letters from several teachers, and a 5th grade teacher in the audience concurred that her whole class watches the show, and they discuss the questions and answers and the show itself the next day. The producers of the show are working with people to try and find easier ways to get the show into the classroom as a direct result of such dedication!

Then, our DIY girl Kristan is around to help one of the RR Show producers who’s due to have a baby any day now, finally put together her nursery. Gender neutral, sophisticated, beautiful and a room that can grow with the kiddos - as well as be transformed back into an office/guestroom later one! It’s a beautiful transformation with some great tips! And since Robin refused to allow the show to pay for any of it, they will give it all away to one lucky viewer, plus a consult from Kirstan herself! Check it out and enter here!

Kristan stuck around for another segment, and gave some awesome tips for framing and using wall paper as accents for some dynamic looks for little cost, and then of course, it was back to the kitchen to see what’s for dinner. Tonight? It’s Meat & Wild Mushroom Eggplant Rolls with Tomato Gravy, or Chicken Eggplant Roll Salad.

And hey - want some awesome crafty Christmas Card ideas for friends and family? Check out what Jummy’s doing over at Getting Crafty!