Watching Rachael Ray

We get started right off the bat today, as Rachael introduces Olivia Newton John - who, believe it or not, is 60! Hell, I wish I looked that good NOW, let alone at 60! Not only is she a stunner at such an age, but she also just got married, eloping with longtime friend, John Easterling. They had two weddings, one in Peru where they met, then another in Florida, but no big weddings for her - they didn’t tell anyone, it was just them. He’s not a good cook, per se - but is fantastic with the sauces and bbq.

It’s the 30th Anniversary of Grease! The DVD is very cute, with a lettermans sweater cover. Olivia says it’s amazing that it just keeps going, and going. She says it’s amazing, that she has girls at her shoes, little girls in poodle skirts and Sandy outfits - accompanied with their mothers and grandmothers who are dressed the same. They chat about John Travolta - Olivia’s hubby had never seen Grease, and they watched it with John Travolta - on JT’s plane! Quite a special treat indeed! Hit up the giveaway button for a chance at a copy of the 30th anniversary DVD yourself!

Olivia was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 16 years ago, and calls herself a breast cancer Thriver, instead of a survivor - she’s not clinging to he edge, she’s Thriving instead, and feels it’s a more positive word. She feels she’s at the best place she’s ever been, and counts herself very lucky for it. She recently led a walk of survivors/thrivers for 3 weeks, walking the full 250 miles on the great wall of China, to raise money for a Cancer research center in Australia. Find more info here. She’s also thrilled to be involved in building a wellness center on the hospital grounds as well, to treat the mind as well as the body.

Not only that - there’s the Liv Breast Self-Examination Kit, which she helped design, to encourage women to check themselves at home. They’re giving them away for free at Curves Gyms, to help accentuate the touch, to help you discover differences before they get too big - it’s a great tool! Enter to get a copy of that, as well as the new album too - part of the proceeds of which will go to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Center as well. And if you want still more with Olivia - hit this link here for more of her backstage!

The Audience members get a chance to ask a couple questions too. When asked if there’s anything she hasn’t done yet, that she wants to do - she says she always says no, but then something occurs to her, and it just keeps going. She’s open to life and opportunities, it’s all icing on the cake. She doesn’t know what’s next, but she’s open to it! Karen gets down to the important question about those leather pants - she had to be sewn into them! The zipper was broken and they were so old, they didn’t want to fiddle with them, so they sewed her in, and it made for some very long days. And she still has them! What’s on Olivia’s ipod? She doesn’t know. She has one, but doesn’t know how to use it. So they use CDs, but her current favorite is Jack Johnson.

After a quick stop in the prep kitchen, where Rachael talks about Caramelizing your Meat, it’s time for some more Value ideas to stretch your food dollars. This time, it’s someone who buys about 70% of her groceries from the 99cent store! Even wine! There are times when you can buy seventy dollar bottles of wine for 99 cents just because they are close to their ‘expiration date’! The spices are the best deal, as well! Christiane Jory has even made her own cookbook, where she shows us how to make her gourmet recipes for discount prices!

Christiane explains that a lot of the time the items aren’t made with 99cent ingredients - it can be the packaging, errors that can’t allow them to be sold in the regular market, the wine could be a good brand, right now, but in 6 months it’d taste awful, and of course, the spices are better then spending 10 bucks on a jar of spices. Hit up the giveaway for your chance at a copy of the cookbook!

Her best advice? Don’t question it - just buy it! Can someone tell the difference? They pull up an audience member, to see if she can tell the difference between a steak diane made from the cookbook, or from a gourmet restaurant at a price of $25, vs. $3.99. Both are declared very good, and then she says she can’t tell the difference, and would eat both without a problem. Hurray!

All that, and what’s for dinner? Hula Joes!

Monday
Olivia Newton-John Elopes!

The new bride is stopping by to dish about her secret fairytale wedding and her reunion with John Travolta. Plus, she’s bringing all kinds of goodies that you can enter for a chance to win!

Then, Rachael puts a Hawaiian spin on the Sloppy Joe … it’s every bit as messy but has a sweet new kick.

Tuesday
At Home with Glenn Close

Glenn Close is inviting our cameras into her New York City apartment to prove that Cruella de Vil is a softie when it comes to real-life pups!

Then, see where the Rach to the Rescue RV is headed, get Rachael’s newest bottom-of-the-jar ideas, and check out her latest burger creation: chili burgers with bacon and cheese!

Wednesday
Amazing Animal Tricks

Meet the team of stylists that transforms ordinary people into Hollywood’s hottest stars, and see how they make over a viewer into a Nicole Richie look-alike!

Then, it’s a four-legged talent show when a xylophone-playing pig and a jump-roping dog show off the cutest pet tricks ever!

Thursday
“I Can’t Stand My … Booty!”

Gretta comes to the rescue of three viewers who can’t stand their butts! See how to make the most of your backside and find the one item that could work for you.

Then, the 11-year-old basketball prodigy who became a YouTube sensation gets a 7-foot surprise when NBA champ John Salley stops by to shoot some hoops and whip up his healthy avocado dip.

Friday
Felicity Huffman

The red-hot “Desperate Housewife” is coming by to talk about a mission that’s close to her heart, and telling you how to get involved.

Then, with Halloween just a week away, Rachael makes a frightening feast the whole family will love and Kristan has tips for turning your house into the spookiest spot on the block!

We start off in the kitchen today, for another idea for a value packed meal. Today’s Meals for a Steal are a New England Past Bake, and a Chicken Chickpea Curry Bowls. They price them out by using the national average, and both come up around $10 - for 6 people. Not bad, huh?

Next up, it’s Thandie Newton at the kitchen table, who has two movies out right now. She plays Condoleezza Rice in the new Oliver Stone movie W, as well as a powerufl woman in Guy Ritchie (the future x-Mr. Madonna)’’s RocknRolla. When told that Thandie is glowing and beautiful - she says that it’s because her husband is backstage, and the lunch was wonderful in the green room.

When asked how long she worked to become Condy Rice - it was an hour and a half in makeup, but there was alot of preparation and research before hand, for about six weeks. She did everything - Youtube, Wikipedia, Amazon, plus recordings of her when she didn’t know she was being watched. That’s how she discovered the postuer, the way she holds her neck, her shoulders, everything was different.

The movie is an overlap of familiar moments, with an Oliver Stone backstory, with all the moments in between. You’d expect it to be heightened, being Oliver Stone directed, but there was so much story there, it’s really quite simply what happened.

In RocknRolla, a movie on the totally opposite side of the spectrum, with a group of unique hilarious crazy characters, a bunch of criminals that she manipulates as their accountant.

She talks about her kids - Ripley is named for Ripley in Aliens, absolutely! Because she was absolutely amazing, and the other girl’s name is Mika. She admits that when she’s away, her husband lets them eat pizza in bed in the middle of the night!

She’s also worked with some of the big wigs. Of Tom Cruise, she says he’s lovely, and she’s never met anyone who tries harder to be a good person. Will Smith is “Ok, Willard.” He’s they type who would just invite you over to bbq. She declares herself very lucky to have worked with all of them. Her husband is extremely supportive, even with the group of hotties she gets to work with, and says Thandie “We have a good thing.”

Next up - it’s the age old debate in many families: Who makes it best? This family has been debating it for 30 years! It’s all over a stuffed artichoke dinner, and Jim says that mom’s are better, declaring his wife’s good, not great. His wife tries to keep it healthier, while Mama does it all the old Sicilian way. Jim says his wife is about a 6, but mama is a ten and a half. His wife Joanne says that he’s just a mama’s boy, his mother does everything right… but she likes her artichokes better then Mamas. Mama says what’s the difference? just brown the breadcrumbs, it takes 2 minutes! She’s just stubborn, and wants to do it her way.

Time to put the cards on the table - who’s better, once and for all. Rachael tells Jim he’s either the bravest man in the world.. or the dumbest. Did it ever occur to him to declare them both good, just different?! He says he’s in the middle, and Rach laughs and says no, it sounds like he’s on Mama’s side.

Joanne says that she makes it the same way her mama does, it’s the way she knows how it to be, and she’s pretty sure hers will never compare. If he wants it like mama’s, go eat it at mama’s! It’s not that she’s trying to make it like his mom, it’s the way she’s always made it. Caroline/Mama, says the recipe is just tradition, it’s the way they do it. It’s not printed on paper, and she doesn’t want it to skip a generation. The only way to judge the cook-off? Call in Mario Batali!

Rach wants to know what they promised him to get in the middle of it - he jokes “A new car!” He says he’ll be tasting blind, and give them an honest opinion, but they just should not lose their traditions. The loser? Gets a sandwich board that declares the other one the better Stuffed Artichoke maker while walking on the city streets. Loads of laughter - and Mama says “Bring it on!”

And they’re off to cook, while Mario gives a big announcement: the winner of his Ultimate Grilling Challenge! He announced the contest on the RR Show, and now he’s going to announce the winner. People sent in their videotapes of best grilling recipes. And the winner will be flown to tailgate at the Teas Motor Speedway with Rachael and Mario! The winner is - Jim Webster of Tampa Florida! He started out conceptually with turducken, and as they went trhough, he removed one and put pork in it’s place. So it’s pork wrapped in pork, stuffed with pork, which of course you cannot go wrong with at all.

Mario also has his latest endeavor - Spain: A Culinary Road Trip. It’s a PBS series, where he and Gwyneth Paltrow drive around Spain, with a food writer and Spanish actress. They tell them where to go, and it’s like a roadshow - no script, just talking about what they taste and see. What might we not know about Gwyneth Paltrow? She eats like a truck driver! “The way she stays so thin is that she exercises litterally three hours a day!” hit up the giveaway button for a copy of the book for yourself!

First, it’s what’s for dinner - Peperonata Stoup, and then FINALLY it’s time for that Family Cookoff result!

While Mario is trying them, the ladies get to taste Rachael’s family recipe, Emmanuel’s Artichokes. Mario says they’re both excellent, they each chose different races of artichokes. Both are cooked beautifully, fragrant, excellent ingredients, very tender, and he says if he was hubby, dude, he’d say it was a tie - but he’s not married to them. The winner gets to go to Babbo in NYC. And the winner is? Mama in law! But Mario does say they are BOTH excellent, and poor daughter in law heads out to the streets for her walk of shame with her sandwich board. Awwwwwwww! Outside, Mama in law milks it a bit “Cookoff, we had, she lost!” and there are smiles all around.

Cept maybe for Hubby when he got home that night. Just sayin’!

Rachael looks cute today! But we get started right off the bat, introducing new bride Beth Ostrosky, who’s on hand to give the exclusive on her wedding to the King of All Media, Howard Stern! Beth jokes that now? People won’t mispronounce her last name anymore - but she’s gone from BO to BS… couldn’t she have done better?

“How cute did Howard look?!” she gushed, and adds that she’s just this little girl from Pittsburg, and all these big names were there, and Howard was so perfect, so amazing. When asked what turned the tide from “I’ll never marry again!” leading to the wedding - they were so in love, and have been together for 8 years. She’d never wanted to get married, ever, and when he looked at her 2 years ago and said “What do you think about getting married?” She suddenly was excited and there was no turning back.

They talk about cooking, and she had started to cooking - and found a “He’ll fall in love with you” chicken.. and she made it for him and he gushed about it, and the next day on the air he describes it, and outed her for cooking him the engagement chicken by one of his listeners! The phone rings, and he goes “Engagement Chicken huh?” And she knew he was busted, but she had made it since it was a simple recipe! But it worked out in the end anyway. Today’s dinner, by the way, is dedicated to Howard - and Beth jokes “As long as it’s not Divorced Chicken!”

Beth gushes more about the wedding, including the cake that was elegant - with the likeness of her big bulldog on top in chocolate. It was a small family wedding, and perfect in every way, of course. There were no moments of freakout, the only unplanned thing was that Chevy Chase made an unplanned speech, Billy Joel serenaded them, which was so cool… John Stamos played the drums, so many cool things happened - it went perfect. When she talked about her decidedly sexy dress - she said “Why not look hot for your husband on your wedding day?” adding that it combined the sexiness with classy girlishness in a sophisticated way. She has great memories of her wedding - every moment was taken in, and personalized.

How is Howard at home? He’s shy and quiet, and insecure, a big mush of love - so opposite of what he is on the air. “He’s just my Howard at home. He’s a gem!”

Her next big event is to run the NEw York City Marathon as part of a team to raise money for the North Shore Animal League. Rachael surprised Beth with a $50k check on behalf of her Nutrish dog food line - and helped Beth reach her fund-raising goal! Check out more behind the scenes with Beth. The best part of running? She gets to eat WHATEVER she wants… bagels with butter, all the pasta in the world…

After a quick stop in the prep kitchen where Rach talks Turkey and how to keep it moist while cooking it all the way through, we’re back on set to talk to Robin Roberts from Good Morning America. She’s on the Whistle Stop Tour, traveling across the country by train to cover the election, traveling with Diane Sawyer in a new environment. Robin says it’s hard to keep up with her - she’s so fun, but she cheats at cards! They were playing rummy, and she’d call Gin, and say it with such conviction they’d believe her - when she was wrong! She laughs because they love their sweats, she gets in them faster then Robin, “I love this woman!” she says.

When asked for something surprising about herself, she says she doesn’t cheat at cards. Ha! She says what you see is what you get - and has had some challenges. She had just released the book, From the Heart: Eight Rules to live by, and was diagnosed with cancer. “Make your mess your message,” she says. Everyone is going through something, so find the message, find what the reasons are behind it, learn from it. She tries to spread hope, including walking down the catwalk shortly after finishing Chemo during Isaac Mizrahi’s spring fashion show. She said she was about to step out with her wig, and she decided “Robin, embrace who you are at this moment.” and took it off. It was a shout-out to all people who had walked that moment before her, and were walking with her as well, as she walked down the catwalk bald. Hit up the giveaway button for a chance at her book, and watch her answer some questions behind the scenes too.

They play a quick game of Going Too Far - is it or is it not? They talk about the ban on baggy pants in some areas - its a $500 and up to 6 months in jail, and 10 other cities are considering the law as well. Going to far? Audience member Rena says that she’s from NYC and for the law - she is tired of seeing butts wherever she goes! “I don’t want to see it!” Other reasons - it comes from a jail culture where they take thier belts, and they kids doing it don’t understand, and they’re good kids, but are treated like they’re in jail because we’re a judging society. Christi counters with the opposite side, saying it’s ridiculous - they think they’re emulating music stars, they’re just searching for their own personal style. Even in the 60s, people were against minis and people wear them now. Robin declares the audience amazing - then says she has a nephew who is always trying to be in style, and his pants were low when he visited one summer. So the arrangement she made with him is that in my house, pull up your pants. He had no problem with that, and respected her rule. It’s a little this, a little of that.

And what’s for dinner? Mini Cheeseburger Salad with Yellow Mustard Vinaigrette.

It’s time for a new series “I can’t stand my….” and today is the first nosy installment. Celebrity Makeup artist Mally Roncal is on hand to help tackle the problem. She says most women - and men too - think that their noses are their biggest problem, thinking that people see noses first - but we don’t. Most tend to focus on eyes first. Celebrities have issues with them too - like Amanda Bynes asks for makeup shading to minimize her already perfect nose.

Viewer Akiba, calls her nose her ‘little meatball’ because it looks like a bit piece of meat in the middle of her face. She hates that it’s wide, with large nostrils. She jokes that she can smell everything in the house - and she uses a closepin to clip her nose shut in hopes that it doesn’t expand so much, and she’s even caught her daughter doing the same thing, which worries her, because she feels if she had a Halle Berry nose, her life would be perfect.

Mally to the rescue - though she admits that Akiba’s lips are what drew her attention, because they’re beautiful. She shaded down either side of the center of the nose, then softened the nostrils with darker powder - which simulates a shadow and pulls it in. A touch of shimmering powder on the tip makes it more narrow.

I don’t see a difference -but Akiba’s happy. Mkay. Next?

Megan says she has a Hockey nose - one who’s been in several fights, and had it broken. She’s so self-conscious about photos that she covers her nose anyway she can - drink, her hand, someone else, turning away. She feels with a better nose, she’d be more confident - like a Cameron Diaz nose.

Mally steps in, and says that since she feels it’s a little bit crooked, they shade one corner on the end of her nose, the light plays with it and straightens the look of the nose. Mally admits that since we focus on it so much, we think other’s focus on it, which isn’t the case. Then Mally points out the no-no with the eyebrows that accentuated her nose - she has the ’sperm brow’ that are pushed down, so it closes up the corner of her eyes, saying HI! Here’s my nose! Mally softened her brow and asks that she grows them in, reshaping into a softer look.

Again, the before and after seems a bit more like lighting choices (poor ones) to me, but what do I know. Two down, one more to go. Libby, 22, doesn’t lack of bridge of her nose - she feels it makes her nose an island, randomly sitting in the middle of her face. She copes by wearing hats. Lost of them.

Mally steps in with her solution - softening up near the brow, in order to fake a bridge, making a contour between the eyes, starting up by the brow bone and gently coming down on either side. A bit of soft shimmer down the center to bring it all out, and gives the look of the bridge. Before, after, bad lighting choices for the before, softer for the after, and they seem happy, so that works I suppose.

Mally sticks around for some Q&A - how to hide the dark circles in the morning - use concealer and eye brightener like the new one out there that starts as a powder, turns to a cream for application, then back to a powder to last all day. When it comes to lashes - go for half sets to get started until give a bit of flirt without drag queen qualities. How to contour a round face? Mally pulls her up to the stage, and demonstrates some shading in the hollows of your cheeks, as well as along the jawline to even out the face.

Justin Kredible hits the streets then, to feed New Yorkers today’s snack of the day, Pop Chips - and some magic tricks. Check it out! A quick stop in the prep kitchen shows some Easy Party Snacks, before we head back to the kitchen table to chat with Kyle MacLachlan.

Right off the bat, he gifts Rachael with a bottle of wine, his first vintage, 05, called Pursued By Bear Wine. His newest role though, is that of Dad, and he claims he’s one heck of a swaddler, rolling the little guy up like dough. He also makes films about his Dogs, Mookie and Sam - where they teach little lessons through youtube. Rachael laughs and says now with the baby it can be his own version of Look Who’s Talking - which he loves.

Talking about Desperate Housewives, he jokes “I went to jail. for three years. It went by like THAT (snaps) though. Literally!” his favorite part of the new season is the Garage band with all the boys. The Audience then gets in on the fun with some questions. Jennifer asks her what he’s learned about women being around all of them - and he says the best thing is to be a good listener, that’s what he’s learned. He says he’s very fortunate, Sex and the City was great, he was a lucky man. He’s asked if he got any flak for being married to Charlotte and playing a guy who couldn’t get the job done? He says yeah, but he got lots of encouragement “It’ll be alright man! It’ll work!” So they were rooting for him.

Rachael asks what attracted him to his wife Desiree (EP of Project Runway) and he admits she’s not a good cook, that’s his department. Then he gets all mushy - she’s incredibly patient, supportive smarter then anyone he knows and has all the qualities he could hope for - that’s when you know it’s real. Here’s some extra backstage footage too, about the vineyard.

What’s or dinner? Colcannon.

We start off with a “Human Lab” again today, though this time, it’s all about the pets - a Human Lab that’s short on Humans! Brownie is a good dog, sweet and loving, but her breath stinks. Owner Jessie says it smells like rotten fish, even the other dogs don’t want to be breathed on! Lexi is a spoiled Chihuahua, carried everywhere by owner Erica. Yes. She dresses her too. Erica wants Lexi to have more air and freedom then she gets in her Prada bag. Last but not least, Pudgy Pugsley is a hyper chubster, and Lindsey is looking for a way to burn up his extra energy and trim down too.

Jessie and Brownie try out the Fortifido - a spirament flavored water that is said to cure bad breath. Erica and Lexi try out the PuppyPurse, which is a dog carrier - like a baby carrier. Lindsey and Pugsly try out the PetZen DogTread - a treadmill for dogs.

Do they work? Dr. Ernie Ward, Veterinarian, is on hand to talk about it all. He says there are a whole bunch of new products - anything you can get for the humans, can be gotten for the dogs now, including a doggy prozac. Nice.

Brownie gives the water a bit of a suspicious look, not wanting to drink it at all, and Jessie isn’t sure if it’s because she’s tired, or she just doesn’t like it. The puppy purse for Erica and Lexi, they’re a little doubtful, as she’s not sure Lexie is comfortable, but as they take it for a spin, she seemed to deal with it ok and Erica thinks it might be the next doggie trend. How about Pugsly’s treadmill? It’s hard to get him on there - and Lindsey says that it takes training, it won’t work straight out of the box. And everytime she talks to the dog I wanna scratch my eardrums out of my head. Just sayin’.

Brownie has started drinking the water, and she smells much better, and her slobber is much less repulsive. The male dog is still uninterested - and they joke that maybe he’s gay. Ha! Mom, however, told her that the dog smells much better, so it’s working as far as she’s concerned. Dr. Ernie says that it’s a great product, it even has vitamins and things to fight tartar too. He suggests brushing the dog’s teeth daily as well, or give them something for it every single day.

Poor Pugsly is panting like crazy, but Lindsey says that the earth moving thing kinda freaks him out, but he is good at getting on it and using it now. They demonstrate it, and Dr Ernie says that a lot of praise is the thing, and start small. Exercise is critical for your pet, it’s a no excuses thing. Also make sure it’s one on one supervision too - don’t hook him in and walk away.

Now, the puppy purse - Erica loves it, still. she says it’s convenient for her, as well as roomy. Dr Ernie says that anything that gets you close to your dog is excellent, and as long as you’re safe and it’s fitted properly, it’s a fantastic product. And Dr. Ernie says that he dresses up his dog too - so loves this stuff. Mkay. Hah! Erica’s only concern was making sure that it’s not pressing against the puppies neck.

Next up, we’ve another stop in the prep kitchen for some things to do with Ricotta Cheese - you can catch it here.

Then, Poppy Montgomery from Without a Trace joins Rachael at the kitchen table to talk a bit about the show, her love life, and baby showers. Rachael says it’s a joy to meet her, as she’s such a free spirit, different then her character who’s very serious and kicking butt. She says she’s better at the stunts now that she’s a mom and her arms are stronger. She’s one of 9 children in her family, 6 of them with weird names - her’s is Poppy Petal, Rosy Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Marigold Sun, Lily Bell, and Jethro Tull. There’s obviously more then one free spirit in the family!

At the end of every show, there’s an ad for missing people - and there have been 5 found through those ads, which makes her very happy, and brings something extra to the show. Her character got pregnant on the show, and the one night stand she had on the show, was her real life baby daddy. The baby is adorable, and daddy ain’t so bad either! Jackson is the baby’s name.

Poppy has another hidden talent - she’s a great event planner. Every party she has a milkshake bar for kids, and a real bar for the grownups! She talks about her baby shower, thrown for her by her friends, and it was elaborate - with 120 or 150 people, loads of sugar for the kids and alcohol for the (non-pregnant) adults! She turned around and planned a bridal shower for her co-worker, Rosalyn Sanchez. It was a girls day in - a spa day, and a handwriting analysis, and they show a clip of the party itself. Awww. They had a wish tree, too - they wrote a wish on the wish tree, after the handwiting analysis to find out all about themselves. Massages, pedicures, margaritas and mojitos! Sounds like my kinda party!

A quick tip to make perfectly round hamburgers - using a jar lid to shape it. Then, it’s dinner time! Family size Carbonara Frying Pan Pizza, or individual >Florentine Frying Pan Pizzas.

Rachael is dressed sort of like Jane of the Jungle today, she says, because Jared is stopping by later. She jokes about the under the arm wave we older women can get, and there’s a new gadget that helps keep that under in control, and a lady in the audience is willing to try the FlabuLess. She played softball, and then when she stopped, it all kinda went… you know. Not bad - it does work rather well. Tada, the FlabULess. (Not the flabuLessa, like I typed the first time. Ha!)

First guest knows about fashion - but not flab, of course - it’s the most talked about show, Gossip Girl - and joining Rachael is Vanessa - Jessica Szohr! It’s her very first talk show ever, and she’s very excited. Before Gossip Girl she was the ‘rock video chick’. She’d have American Idol parties, and when she was asked to do the video for Chris Doughtry she was more then thrilled! It was intense, but wonderful. How’d she get the Gossip Girl gig? She went with friends to a bbq, two days later her manager calls and says that she met the EP of Gossip Girl there, and they wanted her to go there in two days. She was discovered at a BBQ - food brings everyone together, Rachael agrees.

Coming into the cast was like being the new kid at school, but everyone welcomed her right away. When asked for some dirt behind the set - she’s gotten to make out with Chase Crawford, and she says “I was not complaining when I had to kiss him!” Se said it was fun, and light, and even her boyfriend has become friends with Chase Crawford, and has been very supportive of her. Rachael offers to teach him how to cook, since he doesn’t, and “the way to a woman’s heart or any other part of her anatomy? Get your butt in the kitchen!”

They talk about growing up, though she plays a trendy New Yorker, she’s a small town girl who went to rummage sales with her grandma and mom. The wardrobe team has been a blessing, because she couldn’t pull the looks off on her own! She’s learning more now, and liking it more, but it’s back to sweats when she gets home - and still goes to rummage sales with her Grandma. The last time with her mom was like “This is really random, but aren’t you on Gossip Girl?” And when she admitted to it, they couldn’t understand why she was at a rummage sale - but vintage t-shirts, for 3.50! Where else would she be?

They show a clip of the Gossip Girl Fashion Closet - and don’t forget to enter the giveaway for a chance to win Jessica’s completed look - as well as other fashion tips and outfits!

After the clip, the costume designer for Gossip Girl, Erik Damen is on hand, to help get the looks for cheaper, with audience makeovers. He shops all over New York for the clothes, mixing it up, proving it can be done on a budget too. To prove it can be done, the audience members are dressed up like Blair, Serena, and of course Vanessa.

Serena is very roll out of the bed look - which of course takes hours, but doesn’t have to take a lot of money to achieve. Rachael jokes she’s never rolled out of bed looking like THAT! Serena has even worn payless shoes on the show, everything is relatively cheap - or so they say, but they give no totals. Heh. Heather is dressed in Vanessa style - bold and funky. Then for Blair, an audience member already dressed like her- she was just missing the headband to complete the look, and Erik has that taken care of straight away. Enter for a Payless gift card with the giveaway button.

A quick behind the scenes to get a lunchbox idea - Philly Cheesesteak Rollups, and then spazzoid Jarod Miller is back with more Baby Animals. Today we have a white Bengal tiger, a Scottish Highlander cow, and a baby camel.

Next up - the star of iCarly (and I have to admit I’m a closet iCarly fan - I’ll watch it even when the kids AREN’T home! I know. Dork.) Miranda Cosgrove crashes the set of the Naked Brothers Band, as she has a guest appearance when the show returns on Saturday for the new season. The cameras follow her as she wanders behind the scenes and even has a big kissing scene and chat with the boys. Watch it here, and hey -hit up the giveaway button for a Season 2 DVD.

It’s time to hit the kitchen, were we have a double duty tip for to make personalized pancakes by using ketchup bottles, and then it’s dinner time - Butternut Bowties.

Monday
Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr and iCarly

Jessica Szohr is sharing the dirt about TV’s most addictive show, and the man behind the Gossip Girl look shows you how you can get it for less! You can even enter for a chance to win some of their trend-setting styles!

Plus, we’re tagging along as the star of iCarly crashes the set of The Naked Brothers Band, and Jarod the animal guy is back with adorable, cuddly babies.

Tuesday
A Without a Trace Bridal Shower

Does your pooch have a paunch? Or bad doggie breath? It’s our first-ever four-legged “Human Lab” with products that could help your pup!

Then, Without a Trace’s Poppy Montgomery takes you inside a Hollywood baby shower to see how the stars cut loose! And look out Chicago … Rachael has two versions of deep-dish pizza!

Wednesday
Kyle MacLachlan

He’s locked lips with some of Hollywood’s sexiest stars, but now Desperate Housewives hottie Kyle MacLachlan is on real-life daddy duty!

Then, what if you could drastically change your nose in one simple step - without going under the knife? And for dinner, Rachael has a low maintenance update on an Irish classic!

Thursday
Howard Stern Wedding Exclusive

It’s the interview you won’t see anywhere else! New bride Beth Ostrosky talks about her top-secret wedding to Howard Stern, and she’s sharing never-before-seen photos, the A-list guests and juicy details from their honeymoon!

Plus, Rachael is whipping up guilt-free sliders, and Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts opens up about her inspirational battle against cancer.

Friday
Cooking Showdown with Mario Batali

It’s a family cooking showdown! A woman and her mother-in-law face off, and celebrity judge Mario Batali is settling the score once and for all!

Plus, Rachael’s newest meal for a steal, and Thandie Newton opens up about her role in this fall’s most controversial film.

Ya’ll know I love me some reality tv- so hurray for this Friday!

We get things off to a good start by discovering John Cusimano spends more time in front of the mirror then most - he’s a plucker. That’s what he is. So today, John joins two other brave men to participate in Human Lab: Manscaping edition!

Wade compares himself to a carpet, his chest back and legs are covered with hair. He doesn’t feel comfortable being without his shirt, even at the pool. His wife complains because there’s hair everywhere - all over, tub, floor, even on the stove. Eric is a hairy guy too - and he says it’s like a train wreck, you don’t wanna look, but you do. He has female roommates that complain, and has had a date in a long time. And then there’s John - he’s Italian, and is obsessive about making sure his unibrow doesn’t grow back - he looks like the geico caveman in 2 weeks, and then there’s the five o’clock shadow that is always there. He thinks he’s safe with Rach though, as her first crush was a hairy guy, so he could let himself go - but he won’t.

On hand to help is Kyan Douglas, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and 10 Years younger - the one who made it cool for men to manscape. He says that men are just as self-conscious about the way they look as women are, even the gray in their beard. Rach laughs and says just like women who want the carpet to match the drapes - and everyone cracks up.

Wade starts us off, using the safety glasses, and as Kyan says “He’s got the mangora!” He uses an extension for his razor, the Razorba War Hammer, which helps him shave his back on his own. Much giggling going on - “All hair and no blood, we’re good!” Kyan says he prefers pulse light, but it’s expensive and painful and you have to do it 6 times - but it’s permanent. Second best is waxing - it removes the hair, and takes 2 weeks before it even grows back. Toally painful, and someone else helps you do it. Shaving is painless and inexpensive, so it’s a great third option.

Erik is next, and he demonstrates a hair removal that resembles waxing but is more gentle. He gets a gasp from the audience when his shirt comes off, and he’s still smiling - says he’s never waxed, but he’s psyched. Power first, Shobha Sugaring Gel, then the cloth. Watching him apply, Rachael and Kyan are laughing “Boy, that’s gonna sting…” Rachael counts him down and RIP - everyone high fives him as he tries not to fall over. OMG. On a scale of 1-10, the pain was 8. He says he’s great… and Kyan says endorphin high! Kyan also says that waxing is painful, and this is less painful then waxing, it could be worse. Chest hair, his preference is using a clipper - wax the shoulders, clavicle up, and trim the rest, so it looks natural. He’s declared the bravest man, EVER.

John is getting off easy, using the MicroTouch Magic which is a trimmer, that claims to trim the hair with micro procession, close as a blade, with a touch. It doesn’t hurt, but it’s not quite close - it’ll come back faster then if he plucks. Kyan says that yes, tweezing is better, and the more frequently you tweeze, the less it comes back, so he’s doing the right thing off the bat anyway. Use the trimmer for the nose - ears and eyebrows, use the tweezers.

More backstage with Kyan!

Little behind the scenes kitchen scene to help change up your chili, then it’s behind the scenes with the ones who cast Wife Swap! They are looking for out there personalities, people who are passionate about the way they life. Calls, casting calls, producers research… they go through them all in a weekly pitch meeting. If a family makes it through the meeting, the producers go out to meet them and judge the ‘talents’. He looks for personality, mom and dad have to be on the same page - as you’re going to be challenged for the decisions you’ve made. The McCaslins are in the audience (Their show aired Friday night). They say they were hesitant, but all agreed that it’d be a cool adventure. Zane says that he took it lightly, as he didn’t think it was ‘real’ but scripted. Sandi thought she’d stay in a hotel - and the family she was with were polar opposites in every way, it was amazing.

When we come back, we see how the show went, and some of the better moments. Sandi says the hardest part was being away from her family, they’re amazing. She didn’t think it was possible to appreciate her family anymore, but she did. They’re all glad that they did it, and would do it again.

We head into the kitchen, where we’re working on an autumn harvest chili for dinner. She says she’s missing the butternut squash, and the Roloff’s bring out a whole cart of it, to join Rachael in the kitchen. The 4th season of Little People, Big World is starting soon, and you can hit up the give away for season 2 vol. 1. The twins are seniors now, Molly is entering high school, and Jacob is in 6th grade.

While they cook, they chat a bit about the show, where Matt says one of the highlights was a trip to Iraq, where he visited a family with dwarf children who were in desperate need of medical care. He said they were adorable, and he felt blessed that they were able to give them a hand and help. Amy says she was scared, but she believed in the reason he was going. You’ll get to see the whole story this season on LPBW.

We get right too it, today, as Rach gives the intro for Chandra Wilson, from Grey’s Anatomy. They joke about the height of the couch they sit on - Rach says it gets your business out there, and chandra laughs “My bidness don’t need to be out there. She admits to smuggling a camera into the Emmy’s, and how she did it by hiding it in the bottom of her bag. His baby is almost three, since his birthday is on Halloween, he thinks the whole world celebrates his day. Chandra laughs and says she needs a costume with headgear for him this year because he’s crazy - two months ago he switched into all this boy stuff, running into and tripping over everything and being a daredevel. Her girls are 10 and 15, which Chandra says it’s very interesting.

When asked if they had the sex talk - Chandra says “being in New York, we had to have THAT talk at FOUR.” She knew they’d get to the school and get that talk from another four year old? Better to come from mom. They have two different personalities, night and like, dawn. Reserved and outgoing, and they’re their own people. She admits that she, herself, has become her mother too. She likes it though, because when she was 22 or so, she learned to appreciate her mom as something more then just MOM, but as a person, a woman who’s figuring it out.

She loves her TV family too - they’re still having a lot of fun. They take it light, and know they’re fortunate t be in their position. McDreamy even gave her a hard time for doing the pre-interview on the phone between takes.

What does Chandra watch on her own? Disney with the kids, of course, but they still like movie night and slumber parties. She says it’s hard to find time for herself, she’d like to get a pedicure sometimes, but you have to make an appointment with yourself to treat herself. You put everything else on the calendar, be sure to put you time on it as well.

How well does she know her cast mates? What is Patrick Dempsey’s favorite episode? She says he likes the camper stuff, and the fishing - guy stuff. He said he loved the pilot most of all. She agrees, and turns out theire more alike then you knew! Real life rumbles with - they left it running though, no sound, and Chandra read Rameriz lips! “In 7th grade…” Kate was asked who was the best kisser - Chandra says she won’t say. And she’s right! Kate said “It’s like different flavors of ice cream - why choose?”

She talks a bit about her movie Accidental Friendship, which will be out November 15th on the Hallmark Channel. She talked more about it behind the scenes, too.

Want to know how to make a perfect hard boiled egg? Click here!

The author of Eat this not that, David Zinczenko, is back with his new book - Eat this, not that, for kids to help parents make the best food choices when dining out. David says he knows what he talks about, as he was a fat kid, eating all his meals through a clowns head. Today kids have it tougher, as 4 times as many kids are overweight, so he tried to get all the info together, so they have decisions to be made at their fingertips to make the right choices. If you want healthy eaters - this is the start.

For instance, BKs bacon egg sandwich vs. french toast sticks - 290 calories vs. 600 in the french toast that’s deep fried and like giving your kid a dozen hot wings. Lunch - Dominoes pizza, crunchy thin crust or hand tossed? 260, vs 400. Kids personal pizzas are often up to 800 calories. For dinner at Chilis - corn dog with mashed potatoes, vs chicken tenders and fries? Go for teh corn dog and fries - don’t have more then one fried food on your plate at a time. 440 cals vs 1000 and the sodium equivalent of 11 bags of chips and fat of a pound of bacon. Hit up the giveaway for a chance at your own copy, and while you’re doing that - here’s some more healthy tips too:

More of David’s Tips

• Dress your sandwich with mustard. Oil and vinegar sounds like a good dressing choice, but you’re not controlling how much goes on your sandwich. So for every three inches of dressing, you’re getting 100 empty calories. Choose mustard instead, which tastes great and has very few calories.

• Choose a sandwich instead of a wrap. They may seem like a skinny choice, but wraps are full of fat. A tortilla (often 400 calories) is refined carbohydrates and fat. Plus, they’re stuffed with so much more than they would a normal sandwich, so you can get an extra 300 calories or more right there. Go with a regular sandwich every time.

• Go easy on tuna salad. This is the fried chicken of the sea — it’s as much mayo as it is tuna, so you’re talking 300 calories a scoop. You’re much better going with lean deli meats like roast beef, ham or turkey. If you really want tuna, go light on the mayo.

• Keep it cool. The calories in a sandwich rise in direct proportion to the heat of the sandwich. So instead of having a meatball sandwich or a cheese steak, go with a cold one like turkey or ham. (You can always heat it up!)

What’s for dinner tonight? BLD Burgers with Chunky Cranberry Sauce.

Ah, much better, style guys! Rachael tells us that she’s gotten to meat a lot of chefs who’s love of food matches their love of life - and the first guest is one just like that. He’s an award winner, Oprah’s personal chef for 10 years, and a favorite of Barack Obama’s. They show a clip of Oprah saying that you can feel the love in his food - and Art Smith joins Rach in the kitchen. Rachael fell in love with Art over his burgers, when he made a burger on a biscuit, and she admits to eating it pretty much in one bite.

Art is so cute, and is emotional about it, and he even starts teaching her to make biscuits - using self-rising flower which takes some of the trouble out of measuring, and he calls her honey about 18 million times. He says something about calling everything honey because he’s from the house and rach says “I’m not offended! Did you hear me stopping you?!” - they laugh and keep working on the burgers. The end result, of course, are his Biscuit Burgers, with Tomato-Ginger Chutney.

Rachael asks him if he ever made anything for the Big O that she didn’t like - he says no, but she’d just say “honey not so much food! you have enough to feed the entire city of Chicago!”

They talk a bit about the organization that he co-founded, Common Threads, and the message he’s trying to spread. Art says that food is a wonderful way to get to know each other, and the mission of the program is to educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being, and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking. They agree to work together with their organizations, to continue their efforts of education.

What burger is he bringing to the bash this year? HoCake Burger! “Honey it’s all about the biscuit, all about the bread and if you’re gonna eat it make sure it’s homemade, sugar!”

[Through watching the segment - I can't help but wonder if EVERY chef talks over the other people in the conversation and how they ever get anything done. *L*]

Next up - Colby’s back! It’s time for a new “my man won’t” segment - and this man won’t dance. Poor Justine danced with her man at their wedding ten years ago, but that was the last time. Daryl shows off his ‘grove’ and his wife calls him a stick that wiggles. She’s tried to get him dance lessons, and he refuses - but he is afraid that he’d embarrass her. They even watch the dancing shows together, and he admits to liking to watch., but still? Not getting on the floor. Justine admits that it would mean the world if he took her out on the dance floor for their 10th anniversary - she’d feel like teenagers again like when they got married.

Colby admits that Daryl is not alone - when you put men in an uncomfortable and vulnerable position, it’s intimidating and an ego-based fear. Rach picks on John and demonstrates his “High School Hover” - he dances, but only that one move. Colby says just look at it like a bad golf game - to improve, you’d take lessons! And take your girl, as it’s a sexy date. Colby admits that he won’t win any dance competitions, but if his woman wants to dance he’ll be busting a move - won’t say what it’d look like, but he’d be there!

Colby says while he’s the fascilitator in this series, he’s the wing-man too, which is more important. He won’t make his guys do what he wont - and as such, they’re off to some dance lessons, where Jean Marc Genereaux from So You Think You Can Dance to try and teach the old dog some new tricks. He even shakes his booty and tells Justine that this one’s for her. Justine is stunned that he moved his hips - then Daryl even gets up and struts his stuff in the studio, and dances with his wife - a little awkwardly, but oh so very cute together. Rach gives them tickets to the SYYCD tour so they can get ideas for their anniversary dance.

Next up - some gift ideas from Rach, who starts shopping in june, and she found a perfect present. It’s the Life Classic Collection - a photo book with 100 of Life’s most iconic images, including the Kennedys and Beatles. Hit that giveaway button, you know you wanna…

So what’s for dinner? Turkey Burgers with Cran-Apple Chutney and Oven Fries.

OMG what is that awful sweater? Yuck. How is it every time that I like an outfit and compliment the style team, they throw something ugly at me? Whatever. Heh. Her hair looks great today, though. So there’s that.

First up, it’s trying to get Spouses to change things that annoy you via hypnosis. That sounds healthy. Paul McKenna is on hand to chat about what he can do and intends to do - re-programing the mind to help change behaviors in small space of time. He says everyone can be hypnotized, but you can’t always get the results you want. Dr Paul says that it’s very usedful, and for more then having someone dance around like a ballerina.

Can it be used to help some practical problems of the viewers?

Tracy admits to being an ambitious spender, and loves to shop to help relieve her stress, but her husband Chip says he’s reached his limits with her overspending. He thinks their life and relationship would be perfect if Tracy can just stay on a budget. Paul decides to get into her subconscious mind to relate her compulsion of shopping to something she hates and finds disgusting - smoking. Dr. Paul’s main objective is to get her to prioritize her spending, and train their brain to notice what they need, what’s important, and consider everything else frivolous. Doing this helps them make better decisions.

We watch a clip of the session, and Rachael is surprised about how simple and streamlined it was, not what she’d imagined it to be. She asks Tracy what it felt like, and he said it was just a conversation and extremely relaxing. She could hear things, but just was so relaxed she did what he said.

Another viewer, Matt, has problems picking up after himself. Ha! He’d fit in well here at my house! His wife, Joanna, says it’s like having another child in the house, and it drives her crazy. Matt doesn’t expect her to pick up after him, she just does. Matt says he was nervous about it, but agrees to give hypnosis with dr. Paul a try. Paul works to train Matt’s subconscious to find cleaning up after himself a compulsion - working to connect with something fun, riding his bike, and attaching it to the cleaning up after himself. We watch a clip of his session, and then Matt and Joanna is chatting with Rachael in the front row.

But does it work? Matt said it’s been amazing transformation, he never really thought about it before, but now he can’t walk away from a door without making sure it’s closed. His wife says it’s amazing, 100%. He hangs up the towels and clothes go into the hamper, and she laughs about the time she’s discovered since they’re not bickering anymore.

Back to Tracy, who admits that she went to a store recently, and wasn’t tempted at all to buy anything - she made sure to brag to her hubby about it too. Chip adds his delight, and says that this has resulted in fewer surprises on the credit card statements, and they feel it’ll continue to be a positive improvement help them both.

Rachael asks for some practical tips for folks to do on their own - and he says go to mckenna.com and there are things that can help for free.

Next up, it’s Super Fan time - and I feel old, and out of it, because you know, I never really got into NKOTB. I know, my geek is showing. But anyway, they’re on a mission to find the number one obsessed fan. We get their confessions - Angie admits that she’s been a fan for 15 years, and once spent the night at a hotel where they were staying, and they snuck up and stole things off the room service tray - Donnie Wahlberg’s licked spoon “I HAVE HIS DNA!” she squeals, and a water bottle from her favorite Jordan Knight, and she had to empty it at the airport - she’d had the watr for 15 years! She’s in tears as she admits to it… “I swear I need mental help!” Um. Ya think?

Next up - Frances says she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t a fan - since she was 2 years old. When she turned 21, she had a NKOTB themed party, complete with a Donnie Wahlberg. Her family even sang The Right Stuff to her, instead of happy birthday. “I will always be Donnie’s cover girl.”

Oh. boy.

Kelly, has loved NKOTB for 20 years, and she would listen to her tape and kiss Jordan’s poster every night. She says that she doesn’t STILL do it, but it was quite the ritual.

By applause, they deem Angie to be the most insane biggest fan, and she gets the orange envelope. Angie squeels like she’s just met God, and she stands next to Rache as they spin around - and she’s given two tickets to NKOTB concert, and says they’ll fly her to LA so she can see it - and the crowd goes wild - becayse NKOTB is sitting at the TABLE, and she almost faints before going to hug them all. The other fans get hugs too, as Angie latches on to Jordan and squeals “MY MAN” at unearthly levels.

Oh. My. God. It’s not like they’re Johnny Depp, people! (Shush, you. *g*)

We take a break so the woman can begin to breathe again, and then it’s time for some kitchen table talk. And ANgie has a new Jordan water sample. She says she feels like she’s 14 again, and the guys say it’s wonderful to see the reaction from their long-time fans. They’re thankful that they have come together again, NKOTB and the Fans, who are connecting and it’s like a big family reunion.

The tour dates sold out in 6 minutes in NYC, and Toronto sold out in 4 minutes. Rachael commends them for being so down to earth, being comfortable hugging and talking with their fans, and they say it’s very important to them, and that’s why it’s lasted so long. They play a bit of “Most LIkely To…”

To be cooking dinner: Danny - anything Italian, rach says he’s her new favorite and he makes a nice meatball. To get a spray tan - Jordan, and the guys give him hell about it. They say John gets the most manicures. Check out the new cd, and hit up the giveaways too. You know. If you’re a rabid fan and all.

What’s for dinner? Sticky Orange Chicken and Cheese Oven Veggie Fries.

We start out in the kitchen, as we always do to make a snack for the first mystery taster of the season. Today’s snack is French Onion Soup Bites. OMGYUM. Just sayin’.

And hey - Rach looks like she has boobs again! She looks good - the style team is doing well this season, far more hits then misses!

While the snack is cooking, it’s time to bring down the mystery taster! The crowd goes wild when they see who it is - and Rachael starts to ask her questions. The best part of these is the voice manipulation. Makes me laugh every time. Questions -

Who would they ask to borrow clothes from if they lost luggage? Diane Sawyer or Dustin Hoffman? It would depend on if Dustin had packed Tootsie.
Before they wn oscars - who might have been your babysitter - Reese Whiterspoon, Halle Barry, Meryl Streep or Katherine Hepburn? Katherine Helburn.
Pizza hut for lunch, with fishbowl of business cards - what would your business card say? Actor, Producer, and now a new Author.

That’s it for now - the mystery taster heads back upstairs, and we move on to their first ever man room makeover for a Yankee’s fan. Yankee’s stadium is coming down, a new one going up, and some fans are a little sadder then others. Joe is a huge fan, who’s never been to a game so that he can spend all his time with his wife and daughters. Even his office is cluttered with his girl’s toys - Becky, his wife, explains that he gets very little guy time, and she wants him to have a place where he and his dad can watch the game and hang out together.

KC is on the case! Kristan Cunningham sends Joe to his first Yankees game in the Bronx, while she gets busy transforming his man room with a sports theme. KC tells us the best way to do a theme room is to design a room, with touches of that theme, so it’s not overdone. The finished room is beautiful, complete with Yankee pinstripe made with nylon rope, vintage Yankee photos and all new furniture. While it’s clearly a Yankees room, it can now double as an office. Becky is in tears at the reveal, and Joe adds that it couldn’t be better!

KC shows us how she did the stadium pictures on the wall, and you go to The Rasterbator at Homokaasu.org. It prints a grid over your photo, enlarges it, then prints it out on 8×10 blocks. The only cost is your printer, paper, ink, then you frame them, hang them on the wall and tada!

(HA. KC. I found that YEARS ago. I’ve just never used it. *g*)

Mmmmmmm baked onion bites - it must be Mystery Taster once again! More questions:

Rachael asks if he’d be wearing the man clothes or the ladies out of the Tootsie luggage? He says the man clothes.
Actor - silver screen, or small screen? Known from both. Rach worries that she might shoulda wore fancier clothes!
Author - what kind? He’s written one, and it’s a memoir.
Who’s mentioned in the book? Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor? Rach jokes “How did we get you?!”
She finally asks for his most recognizable role, and he says “You may know me, if you’ll excuse the expression as Number 2.”

Rachael says you’re joking! It’s Robert Wagner! And she’s thrilled to have him there at he kitchen table with her. “Look at me mom, I’m on the arm of Robert Wagner!”

They chat about his new memoir, Pieces of My Heart, whic traces his Hollywood career. It starts with Carey Grant, Fred Astair, Clark Gable, people who have been really important to him, including his first wife, Natalie Wood - they were married twice, so she’s throughout the book. He’d always wanted to be an actor, and his dream came true. He admits when he watches his movies, it’s like looking at a picture album, you always watch yourself - at least he does. It makes him wonder about it, and feels that it takes away from the movie as a whole.

He says he gets personal in the book - he’s had so many great relationships with women, in fact he dedicated the book to his mother, wife, daughters… from his first love to the late Natalie Wood, and mother of his children, to his current love Jill St. John. Jill is a chef, and Richard loves to cook with her, but the best thing in his life is his 2 year old grandson. He calls Robert “No no!” because that’s what Robert is always saying “nonono!” Robert says it’s wonderful to have a child, but a totally different experience to have a grandchild! A whole different dimension of love.

Get the online exclusive backstage footage here, and read an excerpt of Pieces of My Heart here, and hey - hit up the giveaway button for a chance to win a signed copy!

As if that isn’t enough - what’s for dinner? Steak and Potato Stoup!

Monday
A Legendary Mystery Taster

It’s our first “Mystery Taster” of the season, so get ready for Hollywood royalty!

Then, Kristan hits a “home run” with a makeover for a baseball fan, and has tips for creating your own personalized room for a “steal.” And Rach whips up a steak dinner that’ll save you money!

Tuesday
A “New Kids” Surprise

The New Kids are back on The Block and they’re giving a die-hard fan the surprise of her life!

Then, could a hypnotist change that one little thing about your spouse that drives you up the wall? See if he can help a shopaholic wife and a sloppy husband! Then, trade your french fries for Rachael’s new healthier oven fries.

Wednesday
Oprah’s Superchef Art Smith

Guess who’s getting down and dirty in Rachael’s kitchen: Oprah’s personal chef!

Then, can’t get your man out on the dance floor? Colby’s on it! See how he gets a guy who hasn’t danced with his wife in 10 years to bust a move. And for dinner it’s Rachael’s latest guilt-free burger!

Thursday
Grey’s Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson

Dr. Bailey is the queen bee on Grey’s Anatomy … but does Chandra Wilson run a tight ship at home with her children? And what’s her beef with McDreamy?

Then, get a shocking look at what your kids are eating and find out how to make smarter choices. Plus, it’s burger time with Rachael’s creation that you can eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Friday
Instant Human Lab: “Manscaping”

It’s reality TV Friday! First, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Kyan Douglas tackles the hairy business of “manscaping” in our “Human Lab.”

From chest waxing to fixing a unibrow, not even Rachael’s husband John is off limits! Then, how do real people become reality TV stars? We’re going inside the top secret casting room at Wife Swap, and the stars of Little People, Big World are in the kitchen with Rachael.

Today’s first guests is one of the Desperate Housewives - Dana Delany! How tiny is SHE? She’s stunning even dressed casually. Rachael agrees, of course. They talk DH first, of course, and how cool it is to work on the set. Brie is the happy homemaker, and Delany plays the woman behind the woman. Any tidbits about the season? Dana says she’s the only single woman on the block so watch out!

Turns out - her first job was filmed in what is now RR’s studio, for a gum commercial, as well as a couple episodes of Edge of Night that she was on too. They talk about how she’s single at 52, and how people keep talking about it. She doesn’t understand why people always make such a big deal about it. She’s so busy, it would take someone extraordinary to get her to give up her freedom - she’s happy where she is. She feels lucky that she had the chance to figure herself out, as her friends are divorcing, the kids are leaving, and they’re feeling a little lost.

While Dana plays a cook on the DH set, it’s not surprising to find out that she likes to cook as well. It’s calming, and was her escape while her parents were going through a divorce.

She also turned down the roll of Brie before the show began, and is grateful that she got a second chance after it turned out to be such a huge hit. She didn’t hesitate at all when they came back to her and offer her another part. Hit up the giveaway button for the chance at the 4th season of Desparate Housewives on DVD!

Dana was part of the recent Stand Up for Cancer event as well, helping to raise $100 million, where Dana “got squished” with the cameras rolling, getting a mammogram on national TV. Two of her friends are survivors. They found a calcium deposit, and had to get rechecked but everything is fine. She does get regular checks now, because early prevention is the key. This is brought up because they have a mobile mammography unit outside, and all the women in the audience 40 or over will get free mammograms. Rachael will “get squished” if they do. It takes 5 minutes, and the results will be mailed. Racahel heads outside, and asks Dana to come with her for Moral Support as she gets her first Mammogram.

On the way, they laugh as Rachael tells the guys they have to turn around while she disrobes. Dana jokes that it was the hardest part - the guys watching her get hers. “No guy wants to see that!” they joke. Rachael asks a ‘ridiculous question’ and discovers there are no boobs too small to squish. She kicks out the boys and gets dressed again and it’s commercial time.

Check here to find a location near you to ‘get squished’ yourself!

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When we get back, we check in with the Rachael To The Rescue RV, and see where they’re at now. Poor Michelle is baking challenged, and wants to help celebrate a friend’s birthday with an awesome cake. Elisa Strauss is on hand, the winner of the Extreme Cakes Challenge, to teach Michelle how to make an awesome cake. Click here to watch the lesson, the webisodes, and enter for the chance to win a Kenmore Elite Double Oven Range! Also, hit up the giveaway button for your chance to win a copy of Elisa’s Confetti Cakes for Kids cookbook! And here’s the recipe for the Chocolate Cake that Michelle and Elisa made.

It’s Double Duty Tip Time, where one viewer uses baby carrots to recork her wine bottle if she loses the cork, and another who doesn’t have a cheese grater, discovered that her daughter’s My Little Pony Snow Cone maker works as a cheese grater, too. *L*

So what’s for dinner? Smoky Roast Chicken with Maple Gravy and Smashed Root Veggies.