Watching Rachael Ray

If you’re one of those types who actually have salsa left in the bottom of the jar, you can stretch it into a nice salad dressing, easily! Me, I just scoop it out with another chip. (grin) You can also use it over fish, or heat it up with some chicken.

Joan Allen of Nixon, The Contender and The Crucible - and of course the three Bourne thrillers - joins Rachael at the kitchen table. She gives her a recap of the typical day and she jokes she likes to e-mail her sister with “I spent three hours kissing Daniel Day Lewis!” Such a rough job, that!

They show off some high school pictures, where she was acting even then. She’s worked with Kevin Costner, and many other leading men and is now working on a film opposite Richard Gere. The new movie out is Bonneville includes Cathy Bates and Jessica Lange as well. It’s about a road trip with three friends, and a character study of their friendship and how they grow even closer. The big hit, of course, was her Oscar Story, when she went to the show and her dress was so big it spilled out into the Isle - and Tom Cruise stepped on her dress, much to her sister’s excitement! The interview ends with the February Favorite - a $100 gift card from AMC Entertainment - hit up the giveaway button on the sidebar to enter for your chance to win!

Up next - everyone is thinking about hair loss, and today’s Human Lab has three viewers testing some of today’s remedies - one is Jim, who is going bald (and who I sorta kinda know about through a blog friend of my moms…) Jim wants his hairline back with the HairMax Laser Comb that claims to grow more hair. Antoinette has plucked her brows so long that they’ve quit growing, so is trying the Talika Lipocils Eyebrow Conditioning Gel that says it will stimulate growth. Corinne is hoping for thicker eyelashes with DermaQuest DermaLash.

Dr. Phillips is on hand to answer questions and if there’s any general health rules people can follow to inspire hair growth. A healthy, well-balanced diet and exercise matters, of course but if you notice a lot of hair loss in women, get iron levels tested which will help.

But did the products work? After 6 weeks, Jim said it really worked, and after 4 weeks his mother-in-law told him his hair looked darker. Antoinette said her product worked as well, and she is thrilled with her new eyebrows - as is Corinne who also said it took a month and a half for it to make a difference, so it takes time, but it did work! Rachael tells Jim that a sexy guy is sexy hair or not, but Jim is happy with what he feels is an improvement in his hairline.

Then, it’s time for dinner: Winter Greens Pasta.