Watching Rachael Ray

Wow - Rachael looks GOOD today! Love the outfit - she actually got it right today. So we go to viewers homes today, for “Theme rooms”. There’s a Fishing room, a penguin room, a Betty Boop bathroom, and a Wizard of Oz room too. But the clear winner is Adam’s KISS room. He says it represents who he is, he’s been in love with the band since he was four. Stacie, his wife, calls it ridiculous. The dude has EVERYTHING KISS, right down to chapstick and calogne. Stacie, being the good wife she is, allowed him to have ONE room in the house for all his KISS. They choose the Office because it was smile. Adam says his wife does what she needs to do in there and goes away really fast. She’d like to share the space, of course.

Kristan Cunningham is on the scene to do a makeover and she says it was her absolute favorite makeovers of all. Stacie and Adam say that it’d be functional with a place to read and relax and Adam says “Just without getting rid of all my KISS stuff!” Adam grabs some stuff to take with him, and scoots out so that KC can get to it. With IKEA in her pocket (…not literally, of course) she gets the office under control, complete with a closet shrine that plays KISS as the closet opens. Four days later and it’s time for the big Reveal.

Adam admits that he was nervous, especially when KC touched the first thing and it broke - a Gene Simmons action figure. Rachael says “you broke the mans DOLL?” and is quickly corrected “ACTION FIGURE!” - geeks of the world unite! Adam and Stacie are both thrilled with the finished result, of course! It’s a good mix of function, with a lot of the KISS memorabilia visible there - easily hideable with sliding doors. He of course LOVES the closet Shrine, with flame lights and auto playing music when the doors open. He says opening those doors was like entering a portal into KISS world. Both are thrilled, and Stacy says it’s fun now, she likes paying bills in there now.

Rachael tells Adam they feel bad that they broke a piece of his memorabilia, so have a replacement, and out comes Gene Simmons with a KISS Lamp, and Adam is starstruck as Gene gives Rachael a spin and hugs KC. He then trades glasses with Adam, and the tongue flicking happens, and Adam is ALL SMILES. Gene says it’s a wonderful thing when a Women sees that a man has passion for her, and his thing, and supports him. She knows he’ll never stand between him and her shoes! Nice.

After a break, Gene joins Rachael at the Kitchen Table, and he pulls over RC (the warmupguy) to show off his KISS tattoo. Adam says it’s not every day he gets to meet his hero. Gene tells him he’s jealous about the love he has from his wife, he’ll always been number two to her. KISS is going on tour again, their 35th year, and Helsinki sold out in 7 minutes. He says he’s doing t because his mother wants a bigger house and he loves his mother. He promises that when you go to a KISS show, even if you don’t like the music you’ll walk out saying it’s the best show ever.

They talk about Family Jewels that’s coming back. He says he never has a clue what’s going to happen on the show, and he points out that Rachael doesn’t use cue cards, and adlibs - it’s the same for him. So they show a clip of the show with him and his mother, and Gene is clearly touched by it. He takes a lie detector test in an upcoming show - to prove that he’s been with thousands of women. He’s been with his partner for 25 years, and they have two kids. Everyone is curious as to what he’s done before settling down, and tonight we’ll find out. He does say that he turns the tables on Shannon because he wants tot know about her too. Rachael calls us who don’t watch the show losers. Whatev’ Rach. Not everyone’s a KISS fan. (grin) But if you are, hit up the behind the scenes parenting advice from the legend himself.

Then it’s a what’s for dinner throw down from the winner of the burger contest in the Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine. Jerk Pork Cheseburgers with Green Apple Slaw and Rachael’s South Beach Burger with Mango Slaw.

PS - Both Wednesday and Thursday’s shows were repeats. You can catch my original recaps of them here and here.