Carrie Underwood was on the Ellen show this week and the talk show host really cornered her about her relationship with NHL hockey player, Mike Fisher.  She asked Carrie about whether Mike had his own teeth since hockey is such a rough sport.  Carrie said that when a mutual friend was matchmaking, she asked what he did and was turned off by the fact that he played hockey.  Then she asked if he had his own teeth and when the friend said that he didn’t (but that he had a good dentist) she was turned off again.  When she heard …read more

Dr. Oz gave adult viewers a little sex education.  Honestly, while many of us talk about (or even have) sex on a regular basis, how often do we take the time to educate ourselves about our bodies and how we change in our lifetimes.  The truth is that so many of us are in the dark about this very important part of our lives.
One thing he explained was that, in middle age, a woman’s vagina becomes more susceptible to infection after her estrogen levels drop whereas men lose the firmness of their erections due to a loss of testosterone.
He also …read more

My family loves burgers of all types – the guys like beef burgers while the girls prefer turkey or chicken.  I’m always looking for a new way to spice up the classic fare so my interest was piqued by a segment on the Today show that demonstrated some techniques for giving burgers an Asian flair.
Instead of the traditional seasonings, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, green onions, black pepper and sesame seeds.  The chef used ground beef but I’m planning to use it with my ground poultry as well.  For condiments, she had carrots and cucumbers, kimchi and regular toppings …read more

Today show host, Robin Roberts, interviewed American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, on her show In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts.  Carrie was so sweet and humble, as usual.  She talked about how hard it was for her to even get to the audition since she had never even been to an airport before. 
She took Robin back to her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma which is genuinely a very small town.  There was only a single stoplight when Carrie was growing up.  The singer also demonstrated how good she is at bowling (she even travels with her own shoes).
Carrie talked about …read more

John Travolta was on the Ellen show yesterday with his daughter, Ella, marking the little girl’s first appearance on a talk show.  It was the first time I’ve seen him sit down and talk to someone since his 16-year-old, Jett, died tragically in January after suffering a seizure.  He was so emotional with pride.  It was pretty touching.  
Ellen thought it would be fun to show Ella some of her dad’s earlier work – two commercials where he happens to be singing in the show. 
Ella is pretty cute.  She looks like such a mix of her father and mother, …read more

Beef tenderloin is one of the best cuts of meat you can find (at least in my opinion) so I was interested in the Today show segment that made use of it.   The chef seared the tenderloin in some olive oil with Poblano chilies and garlic stuffed inside of it.  It was cool because he also demonstrated the proper technique for tying meat.  Very useful! 
After the meat was seared, he threw it in the oven and then stressed the importance of letting the meat rest for a few minutes before cutting it in order to keep it moist.  It …read more

I really love Greek food and I try to make it for my family at least once a month.  The Today show welcomed a Greek chef who shared some suggestions for making some truly delicious fare.
He threw some roasted red peppers, Feta cheese, garlic, pepperoncini peppers and some fresh herbs into a food processor and pulsed it a few times to blend the ingredients but keep some of the texture.  He put it on a plate with grilled pita and it looked delicious!
They also grilled some onions, made a quick tzatziki sauce and showed some other dishes (they didn’t have …read more

My grandmother is from the south and there are some signature dishes that I really enjoy.  One of those meals is potatoes gratin.  They made the classic dish on the Today show, but with some modern touches including roasted red pepper and dried red chili.  It sounds like it could be a nice alternative to the traditional recipe. 
They also made a Caesar salad and, instead of adding chicken, they made some catfish croutons to add to the lettuce.  They actually looked really good but I’m allergic to fish so I can’t try this recipe.
Watch the segment here:

Taylor Swift was the musical guest and the host on Saturday Night Live this weekend.  I thought she was fantastic.  In fact, I really wasn’t expecting her to have such a good sense of humor nor did I expect her to be so rough with some of her jokes.  Her monologue contained some references to the incident with Kanye West and the rumors about her love life (with both Joe Jonas and Taylor Lautner) so if you haven’t seen it, check it out.
SNL also likes to make fun of The View so I wasn’t surprised that they found a way …read more

It was a crazy day for me yesterday since Kate Gosselin was on the Ellen show and the funny thing is that Kate has always reminded me of the talk show host.  Their voice and mannerisms are similar to me.  Do you see it at all?
Ellen brought out some magazines that feature Kate as their cover story and she asked her how she deals with all of it.  Kate said that it’s been hard and tries to watch what she says since her children are always watching (and can always pull up videos of these interviews at a later time).
Kate …read more