I stayed up too late last night watching the season premiere of Oprah’s last season. I have a love/hate thing with her – while I think she does some beneficial things for the community, not only in Chicago but around the world, her ego is about the size of North America.
Every time I see her magazine with her picture on the cover, I kind of cringe just a little bit and want to say “its not all about you!”
That being said, I was on the Oprah show. It was 1991. Our best friends Aunt scored tickets because they were doing a show about twins. We had no idea what the subject matter was, only that when we got there, all the sets of twins got the middle section of her studio.
It was October and I was pregnant with Hannah, although at the time I think only my sister knew it. My sister bought us matching outfits. I’ll never forget the shirts we wore – they are long, I think they almost came to just above our knees – it was bright purple and black, we were wearing black leggings with them and I am pretty sure we thought we were hot!
So as we are waiting for the show to tape, a produce comes around, asks us some questions. We mention that we are best friends and couldn’t imagine not having each other.
So during the course of the show, we realize the show is about “good twin, bad twin.” In one set of twins, one sister kicked her sister in the nose and broke it! They hated each other. Then all of a sudden Oprah is standing in front of us and is like “what do you twins think?”
We stand up, say that we are best friends and its too bad these twins can’t get along, and at the same time say “and we call each other like 20 times a day.” Everyone laughed at that! I have the show on VHS, and if I can figure it out I’ll post it soon because its hilarious to watch. Hard to believe that was 19 years ago already!
Oprah fan or Oprah hater?
Breakfast yesterday is what I am calling an egg beaters fajita. I bought these red peppers thinking they were hot, but they are sweet. Two corn tortillas, 1/4 cup refried beans, 1 ounce cheese, 1/2 cup egg beaters, red and green peppers, Taco bell sauce and Tabasco – a spicy way to start the day!
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While it was gorgeous outside, I still decided to go to the gym. OMG, Rachael Ray was making something she called “Sloppy Johns.” Her husband either saw it in a magazine or on a restaurant menu. She took flat iron steaks, grilled them with fresh herbs, made a sloppy joe’s sauce with ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and some other stuff, then made a Dijon mustard cole slaw.
She sliced the steak thin, but it on a garlic ciabatta bread, poured some of the sloppy joe sauce overtop then topped it with the coleslaw. My mouth is actually watering just thinking about it! Here is the recipe if you want to check it out. I did work out too! 45 minutes, level 10 on the elliptical. 😀
Here is a shitty picture of my lunch – can you tell there was absolutely no natural light where I ate my lunch! But it was delicious – I dipped 1 oz. of tortilla chips sprinkled with Tabasco on the side.
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So my menu this week was based simply off of our sale paper. Whenever I see cut up whole chicken for .89 cents a pound, I can’t help myself, and while I am sure there are healthier alternatives to make with said chicken, I think of only one thing: buttermilk fried chicken!
I tried a different batter though. First yesterday morning I put the chicken in a bowl with a lid, pour buttermilk all over the chicken, then sprinkle with paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper – I just eye ball it Rachael Ray style. 😀
The coating I used was supposed to be a copy cat Extra Crispy Fried Chicken, and while good, I still think there is room for improvement.
- 1 cup milk mixed with 1 egg in one bowl
- 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teasoon baking pwoder, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt (I skimped on this, so use all 2 1/2 teaspoons) and 3/4 teaspoons pepper
While the deep fryer was getting to temperature, I battered all the chicken – this time it said to dip in milk mixture, dip in flour, then repeat – two dips! Another secret is to after you batter the chicken, refrigerate for one hour – it will guarantee that the batter will stay on the chicken. I didn’t have that kind of time though, but mine still turned out good.
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And I may have doused the chicken with Frank’s hot sauce before I dug in!
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Stats for Monday:
- 1536 calories, 150 carbs, 104 protein, 59 fat, 21 fiber
- 34% of calories from fat
- 45 minutes level 10 elliptical
- 5 minute cool down
- 15 minute walk with my dog after dinner
I am off to make my first bowl of savory oats for the season! Have a great day!
How funny! I wish I had a story about being on Oprah! I like Oprah…but I LOVE Ellen!
Being on Oprah must have been so much fun!
Biz!!!! can i have your autograph?? lol thats such a cool random fact.. im sure if you went on now though.. the ante would be upped and you could win a worldwide tour with your sister if you were good enough in the interview 🙂
i love your breakfast.. that made me soooo hungry right now! love!
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!
I like Oprah. It’s hard for me to imagine that kind of fame…I have no idea how I would be. I would HOPE I wouldn’t be a snob, but I think it would change anyone…and probably not for the best. I LOVE the story about you and your twin — 20x a day, really?!?! 🙂
Sadly, yes – and turns out, 19 years later, we have kept that tradition even if we only see each other several times a year!
I like Oprah, but totally hear ya about her ego of late. The last few years of her show have bugged me, but I do still watch and love the more touching shows rather than this and that celebrity ones. Fun for you to have been on there.
How cool that you and your sis were on Oprah! I am a fan. I had just become a stay at home mom when she started her show and I have been a fan ever since. We lived in the Midwest then just a couple hours outside of Chicago. I regret that I never went to see her show. Sigh.
I would love to see the episode of you and your twin. Hey leggings are back in style this year!
Aw, twins get all the fun.
Not sure what I think about Oprah. I mean, I know she’s supposed to inspire millions and such, but her Botoxing and all her face blown-up and plastered around the place kind of turns me off. I thought it’s about celebrating what she DOES and WHo she does it for, not HER.
Wow! Very cool for you guys! Would love to see the clip if you can upload it. 🙂 Oprah is quite a force in her own right ~ in touch with her purpose in this world. I like that about her. Would love to have my (future, in-the-works) book be endorsed by her. Will she endorse books when she goes to her own channel, which is quite similar to my own project (the name).. wondering how THAT will work out!?
I’m Oprah-neutral, except all the ooh-ing and aaah-ing in the media about her gets a little tiresome. Maybe I haven’t watched her show enough to swing me one way or the other. From what I’ve read about the diabetes episode (didn’t see it), she didn’t do anyone any favors; it sounded rife with unclear information and stereotypes, and it pissed off a lot of people (especially type 1 folks) in the diabetes community. That said, I’d have loved to see the episode with you and Jenn, and also the one with Lynn Haraldson-Bering.
Drooling over your fried chicken over here!
You should definitely try and get that video up. I think it would be a fun thing to see 🙂 I’m not an Oprah hater, but I also don’t watch Oprah. She is what she is, and whether that is good or bad, I can’t really say.
Your fried chicken looks very authentic, at least from my limit fried chicken knowledge.
Oh my God! You HAVE to figure out how to post that video. I must see the matching outfits! 😀
Both the Sloppy Johns and the fried chicken are drool worthy!
How cool you got to be on the show:) I am a fan but like the others I can take it or leave it and watch only when the topic interest me. Hope you can figure out how to post the video…
I have that love hate relationship with Oprah too… Love that you and your twin were on the show though!! That breakfast looks YUM!!
You know your food gets no argument with me because [I consider] you are a genius 😀 – but I have to say no one – no one in my home puts anything on my fried chicken come hell or high water, don’t douse my chicken.
And I love that you know the secret to crispy fried chicken. Refrigerate it! Woohoo! Try a little dried oregano and paprika too – you won’t be sorry. Promise 😀
I would’ve loved to see you on Oprah – but I am absolutely in your corner on the “ego bigger than N.A.” thing – she thinks a bit too much of herself for my taste.
I am posting the Chicken Cordon Bleu beauties soons. SO freaking good 😀
Thanks for the seasoning tips! 😀
I’m watching Oprah right now actually!!!!!! SO COOL that you and your sister were on her show!!! You have GOT to find out a way to put the clip up on your blog!! I’d love to see it!!!!!! 🙂
Thanks for the tip on the fried chicken! (and the recipe)
I don’t like Oprah, never have.
But I would love to see you on it lol 🙂
Breakfast fajitas? Yes, please!
I have a hate/hate relationship with Oprah. I hate to watch her show, but if I’m home when it airs, sometimes I’ll watch it for a moment. It’s like re-confirming my hatred for her. But your Oprah episode? Now that I’d watch! 🙂
What a cool story, Biz! Your outfits sounds totally hot 😉
I am of the same mind with Oprah…I sort of love her, sort of hate her. I think most of it is love, though. She has overcome a lot with tremendous success and I find that inspiring!
I’m not sure I would want those outfits we wore to be seen again!
And remember how we were only on there for a minute and people asked us later if we were on the Oprah show?? Too funny!
We love her. If we won that trip to Australia, we’d be ecstatic! Or we could eat your dinner and be just as happy.
Okay, that comment made me laugh out loud – thanks guys!