Lots of little bits of ridiculous news were sent to me today and none of them seemed enough for an interesting post. But since there is nothing on my recap agenda, I thought I’d share my thoughts on all of them as a collective.
Let’s start with Andy Cohen. Andy recently announced that he is about to be a father at age 50. The baby boy is due within the next four weeks or so. Today, in an exclusive story on People he announced that WWHL will be filmed in Los Angeles for the next month. One can logically presume that this means the surrogate is in LA and he is probably going to have the birth at Cedar Sinai to make it more of a Kardashian event. So he lives in a large apartment in the village part of NYC and his child is going to be born in California. What if the baby comes a week after he gets out there? Is he going to leave the baby every night to go film himself getting drunk with west coast celebrities every night? I think it is likely he will film a month’s worth of shows in advance. Then what? Is he going to stay in LA with the baby for a while? Fly a newborn in a germ filled commercial flight back to NYC? Rent a private plane with a couple of nannies? What if the surrogate is in NYC? He flies out to tape 16 episodes and WWHL and flies back? If the surrogate is in LA as I suspect, has he actually seen her face to face throughout the pregnancy? I don’t think he would be going to LA while his surrogate is about to give birth for any other reason than to be on hand and ready for the baby’s arrival.
So many questions. Heather Dubrow tweeted to Andy the other day saying people were asking if she “gave him her eggs.” I honestly can’t rule that out as he has publicly asked for her “Jewish embryos” for a few years now. Stranger things have happened, but I doubt that is the case. This whole situation does seem very unusual though. Meanwhile, Andy spent the weekend in Miami and met up with some drag queens and also Nene Leakes and Teresa Giudice.
Jenelle Evans gave an interview today as well. She said that David is not racist because his best friend is black. Oddly, we have never seen David with any friends at all on the show. He doesn’t seem like the friend type. She also said he has nothing against gay people and this all started because he was asked about transgender children. He said some pretty awful things about not wanting his children around transgender kids because “when you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas.” I believe that he took Marissa out of public school to “homeschool her” because his county made some sort of accommodations for transgender children to use the bathroom. Jenelle says it is all a big misunderstanding. Actually, it seems quite clear to me.
Not to be outdone, Quad from Married to Medicine took to the tabloids today to say that she personally witnessed Mariah doing coke and that she currently uses coke and the situation is escalating. If you missed all of that check out the latest recap here.
The Biermann Bunch is coming back to your TeeVee next month. Highlights include Brielle leaving her Chanel bag in the car and having it stolen. This sort of thing is on the news all the time. Do not leave valuables in the car. The thieves also gave her credit cards a bit of a work out. Kim meets with her brother for the first time in 16 years. They all embarrass themselves at the beach. You know, the usual. Oh and Brielle got dumped by the baseball player and is on the prowl. Sounds thrilling right? I think they waited a full year to air this hoping we would all forget how horrible Kim was at the RHOA reunion.
Oh and yesterday Teddi posted an Instastory mocking LVP for refusing to pose for the RHOBH photos with the cast. I’ll post it here.
I would think you would have to do an awful lot to piss off Teddi. The two seemed to bond over their love for horses. My understanding is that everyone is sort of defending Dorit of all people after LVP leaked the story about the dog Dorit adopted ending up in a kill shelter. Supposedly Dorit gave the dog to a friend after it bit her kid and the friend wanted to keep it. Then the friend was unable to handle the dog either.
I’m not going to mention Kenya Moore selling waist trainers on the stairwell of her house with green trees out the window. That would just be mean. I’ll play dumb and assume it really is a current photo.
So that’s your sack of crazy for the day.
This may be my last recap. I just made the most fattening pot of cheese grits made with half and half and truffle butter and two kinds of fancy cheese. I have shrimp with bacon and red gravy to go on top. It’s Paula Deen levels of heart clogging. So if you don’t hear from me again, this is what finally killed me. 🙂
Please be chatty in comments because this is literally all I’ve got for today. It was sort of a slow news day.
Lived in Charleston for ages…that’s heaven on a plate…and may I say you’re making cheesy grits SO correctly ?
I second the comment below about a cookbook. I’m still trying to make grits the way my grandmother did. There’s one place I can go, about an hour away that makes good grits. I need help.
what is red gravy? I’ve never had grits so i don’t know much about what you eat with them.
Well what I am calling red gravy is sort of a tomato based gravy that the shrimp and bacon and onions and whatever you have goes in, sometimes tasso ham, or andoulle sausage, garlic, cajun spices, hot sauce I make it differently every time so times are better than others My grits are perfection but I can’t quite get the gravy the way I want it. It’s still REALLY good though. I’ve just been out of cajun spices and keep forgetting to buy them. I substitute Harrissa, which is basically Morrocan spices that are a close proximity.
Shrimp and grits are different according to who makes them. There are Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans versions and just about every southern coastal town has their own flair. They are all fantastic.
TT., on January 7… all you have is shrimp and grits? We had a game#ALLIN!!!!! Still smiling, How bout them Tigers ?. Baby!!!!
That’s got a slew of family members of mine celebrating. So, so many Clemson alums. Congrats!
Trevor Lawrence & his family lived around the corner from my house until last year. They are an amazing family and he is a STAR here – going back to his high school days at Cartersville High School. When he picked Clemson, I thought OH NOOOOOO…..having lived in Charleston, SC for 30 years, I was a long time University of South Carolina fsn…..”You can’t beat our Cocks” !!! LOL Now here in Georgia I’m a University of Georgia fan…but I am DEFINITELY a Trevor fan & so happy for him & Clemson !!!!!
I AM SO HAPPY! But old and not really paying attention. But I love me some Tigers! /waves my Tiger Rag! So happy for you.
Thank all of you for sharing my excitement! It may sound silly but I think of y’all as friends.
WE ARE FRIENDS!
Sweetie all you have to be able to do to make grits is boil water.
Go buy the Quaker grits in the round cardboard canister they are about two or three bucks.
The ratio is 4x more liquid than grits I usually do two cups of liquid and 1/2 a cup of grits.
You have a few options when it comes to the liquid.
Plain water works fine.
Milk is also and option but I never do all milk. sometimes just half a cup and water
Chicken broth works great.
Half and half works too.
I do suggest that some portion of the liquid is water. I usually use mostly water with some broth and when I have half and half or milk I use some of that too. I make a concoction in my two cup Pyrex measuring cup.
Then you just boil your liquid add your grits and bring back to a boil, turn down the heat, stir it occasionally and cook it until it pitter pats. For you yankees that means until it starts to thicken to the point that the bubble start to pop. It sounds like pitter pattering. Then you turn off the heat, stir in some butter and or cheese, and be sure to give it a lot of salt. in fact some salt in the liquid is a good idea.
Butter. You must have lots of butter for grits.
Yeah, think I’ll give it another try. I think it’s just missing my grandmother that always leaves me disappointed in my efforts. Thanks so much.
TT., on January 7… all you have is shrimp and grits? We had a game#ALLIN!!!!! Still smiling, How bout them Tigers ?. Baby!!!!
Salting the liquids is the most important part, aside from the butter. Really good butter. Don’t skimp on it or use country crock. 🙂 Tamara definitely has the grit making down to a science. She’s totally right about it too. I use heavy cream in mine because I never have half and half. There’s no such thing as grits that are too yummy and savory. Seriously, you got me drooling with your description! Every coast has a slight twist and I think the only time I’ve had shrimp and grits or red eye gravy and grits that I didn’t care for was when a chef tried to fancy them up and did grit cakes. Wrong texture, in my opinion, and most of the restaurants’ patrons agreed so he quickly reverted to the original creamy sticky yummy grits we all know and love. He’s southern too! Should’ve knows better. Haha
I never made red eye gravy. My mom used to. It seems complicated. My “red gravy” is tomatoes (fresh in season, canned when not) popped in a blender with cajun spices, onion, garlic, jalepeno, cilantro, or just whatever I have lying about. LOL I never make the red gravy the same way twice. I just need something liquidy to go with the shrimp and carry the cajun spices.
Now I wish I had ham and red eye gravy.
I can’t wait to see LVP on WWHL tonight. I wonder if they will talk about RHOBH at all. It’s also weird that Teddi was on Vanderpump rules after all of the dog drama.
I heard Brielle is a Yacht girl now, seems fitting since Instagram posts are going to give you some money, but not the money Junior spends on frivolous shit.
I think Brielle WANTS to be a yacht girl, but she is really too dumb for the job. She’s really dumb and looks 35 will all the surgery. Those old rich men want young women who look young.
True, but some will take anything sorta famous willing to do anything. Look at Kim claiming to be 29 and looking a hard 45. Brielle learned from the best. There’s no accounting for taste.
Yacht girls work with multimillionaire and billionaires, they do not find Brielle anything approaching famous.
They have to be smart and able to travel internationally alone and mix in with the well heeled when on land going to events. It requires way more qualifications that the average streetwalker and Brielle probably doesn’t qualify for that either. Now D list athletes like a bimbo…. so.
I didn’t know that. Well she’s doing something for money that’s a lot more than Instagram posts and utilizes her blow up doll appearance. I’m hoping the younger one gets out of there unscathed, but it’s not easy with a parent who has messed up values.
You said it when you referred to Blow Up Doll. Just a breathing version. Breathing, not thinking.
I wish there were a photo of the cheese grits with curds instead of The Land Breeders. When I was reading the Lawrence Saunders Francis X Delaney novels (First Deadly Sin, etc.) Delaney used to eat “dry sandwiches” and “wet sandwiches,” which were eaten over the sink. I wished Saunders would have made a cookbook. I think a TT cookbook would be SPLENDID. I would buy it. Especially now that I can order Dukes mayo and other southern ingredients. And, of course, there would have to be cocktails such as Shady Tea, etc.
Does this first sentence say what you meant it to say? It’s like a word salad to me. /confused emoji
Damn you ladies are being awful hard on a young woman who was raised in a questionable circumstance. We are all young and unwise and make terrible decisions she just has alot more money and a bad role model, it hurt me to hear you bashing on her looks. After all it’s probably these kind of criticisms that would drive a girl to pay to change her looks. I
Brielle has not only inherited her mother’s moronic personality, she also has Kim’s ever-present “Resting Dumbass Face” (RDF)! They always have that stupid quizzical expression, like huh? They are the type of people I avoid at parties because you just KNOW how annoyingly stupid they are, just by looking at them!??
Resting Dumb Face is my new favorite phrase of 2018 and I plan to use it often.
I will be using this (‘Resting Dumb Face’) in my head for all the other medical assistants I work with; I mean, it is the sad truth, and I feel bad for my patients! But it’s not my medical practice ?
Teresa Giudice most definitely has RDF with her mouth gaping open half the time!
“We aren’t a codfish.”
Crap. I screwed up the Poppins quote! “We are not a codfish.” Poppins would never use a contraction!
yes, and asking for a favor, no less BTW did I miss last weeks VPR recap?
There was no episode last week it was the holidays.
I need those grits… asap.
Chatty: I’m still enjoying RHoCheshire, at least when I can understand their accents. They take some nice trips and the backdrop in their part of England is pretty. There’s been a lot of boob job talk the last season.
We just got another dog from the shelter. She’s been a bit apprehensive and clingy, but is calming down. After her first bath, she’s so soft and lustrous that we’re all impressed with the change there also.
Two nights ago, we had a lunatic road rager make multiple attempts to pass in no passing zones and then do a hard brake 180 in the road in front of us twice after she got around. Among many other crazy stunts. That’s the third nutty driver in three weeks. I hope that’s it for the decade now, not just a start on the new year.
Hope you and Banjo are off to a good start this year.
I just found CBD oil for dogs st our feed store. For separation and general anxiety and aging pain. A woman next to me said it really worked and she was buying more.
Thanks for the rec. She’s a really sweet dog, but gets very anxious if she can’t keep us all in sight.
I don’t think and he really has any idea how much work it is to take care of a baby. I sadly think it will be raised by nannies because of all his travels and work schedule.
Has tardy for the party been renewed?
Does Kim not see that her lips are not flattering ?
They won’t make a decision about renewal until they get an idea of the ratings for this season. It’s a cheap show to make.
Sounds like a pretty good way to go, enjoy
His surrogate is definitely in LA. He said on his radio show today that when he went to LA in October for The shahs reunion he went with his surrogate for an ultrasound and was shocked that he didn’t get found out after sitting in the waiting room with her. He said most other appointments were done with him FaceTiming
We moved into a new house over the holidays and my husband finally went through with his threat to cut me off from my cable… I’m living through your recaps!! Thanks for keeping me sane ??
Sounds barbaric lol
I’m considering letting go of my cable, but just the thought of it brings on an anxiety attack. I keep reading about fire sticks, which eliminates cable, but I dont understand that concept either.
I’m really only missing my bravo shows. I really don’t ask for much! ??
Amazon does fire sticks; we have one for our “dumb” bedroom television and it doesn’t get tons of use. Honestly I wish all TVs were dumb since you can easily add “smart” via any number of connected devices. Turning on your “smart” tv only to find out it’s doing a 30 minute update sucks. My living room television only updates at the most inopportune times. My 17 year old is always on her bed watching Netflix on her phone while her very decently sized television sits untouched. I don’t understand at all.
Eva from RHOA is a pretty girl but does anyone else think she looks like Terrence Howard ?? ? (He’s pretty too.) Every time I look at Eva I feel like I’m watching Terrence Howard and it is distracting.
Absolutely!!
Surrogacy is illegal in New York, so he had to travel somewhere. But it’s not like he can’t afford someone to transport a baby, really not a big deal compared to how much surrogacy costs.
You don’t even need a passport. I traveled with my baby at a month domestically and they didn’t even ask for it.
You realize that New York and California are both in the US right?
LOL.
Right, but at least where I live, the only ID I could get for a newborn was a passport. I thought it would be a lot harder to travel than it was, and I’m just a peasant watching Bravo. Andy can afford to have the show/baby/him/nannies travel wherever.
Contrary to popular belief, government-issued photo ID’s really are not required for domestic travel. The TSA authorizes people to pass through security every day without such ID’s, so long as you can establish to their satisfaction that you are who you say you are (e.g. a credit card with your name on it will often do the trick).
Is someone going to recap VanderPump Rules because I am listening to it but not watching and it is very confusing. What is a bath salts elf? Who is the woman screeching at Lisa about James? Is he going to rehab?
Brielle not bright enough to be a yacht girl is funny on so many levels.
I will end up watching Don’t Be Tardy for chef Tracey and because I am fascinated/appalled at the plastic surgery. Why did Kim and Brielle do that to themselves??? I didn’t get my work done today because I got caught up watching Half Ton Killer and Half Ton Killer Transformed, so that shows you my taste level.
Enjoy your food. It sounds amazing!!
I cannot stand Kim…but i believe her Kashmere line does well… I heard great things and actually bought my daughter the sugar strub and the toning oil and it was packaged very well and the products are very very good..
Jeff Lewis had said on his show that the rumors at Sirius were that the surrogate was in California, so it makes sense. I think we’ll know when the baby is born, because Jerry O’Connell will suddenly show up. I think he’s going to end up quitting WWHL pretty quickly. Radio Andy won’t be as popular if he loses that Bravo tie though, so he’ll probably end up doing some kind of weekly show or something. I wonder if he’s regretting dropping so much money on his apartment reno now. I doubt it’s super kid-friendly.
It’s kid friendly enough once all the twinks and recreational drugs are removed.
That made me laugh too hard. Ppl are looking. ?
TT – Who do you think will be asked back for OC?
I hope we get everyone back. I think both the new girls have potential. I do know that Bravo wants to lower the median age of RHOOC and that Vicki probably won’t go anywhere. I could see losing Shannon.
If they get rid of either of the new girls, I expect them to go even younger. But I could see them getting rid of Shannon. She’s just so miserable. and it’s not fun to watch. Then they could get another youngun to play with Gina and Emily. That would make it three and three instead of four and two and Kelly could play both sides.
Thx! I am kind of over Tamra, but Andy loves her. I think the new girls need another season too. Wouldn’t mind seeing Alexis or Lizzie come back.
Didn’t Bethenny thank Andy for the private plane when she provided earthquake relief in Haiti? It wasn’t clear if it were Andie’s plane, or if it belonged to Bravo or what. I would GUESS that Andy has a pal with a private jet. Maybe the Shahs could chip in for a private flight. Or maybe Dorit and PeeeeeKaaaaaay could use some of their ill-gotten gains. Or perhaps that VERY RICH Nene could spring for payback for the reason she is VERY RICH!
It’s not that expensive to rent a private plane or do a jet share. It’s just that it wouldn’t be the best thing for a newborn. Andy can afford to fly private occasionally.
Jeff and Gage borrowed a private plane to bring Monroe home after she was born, but that was a much shorter flight. I’m sure Erika and others have offered up use of their planes for him.
Yes, you can fly popular routes PJ for a little more than commercial. I see MIA to LGA or Teterboro all the time on JetSmarter for under $300.
And Andy has enough friends that do fly back and forth on private that he could catch a ride I am sure. He had friends that brought Wacha back from his summer “camp” with the dog trainer (Wacha was at the guy’s ranch to work on issues – I am CONVINCED the guy was doing some special training for the upcoming baby. Andy loves that dog!)
If they took Shannon off RHOC, they could do a show with Shannon, Lizzy, Alexis and Quad called The REAL Girlfriend’s Guide to divorce. They would need a counselor for Shannon to get anywhere, or maybe just the friends for support as on the scripted show.
I’m sure they’ll do a few in the can for the days that the surrogate is in labor… or she has a scheduled inducement (not for his schedule.. but I’ve known a couple of women who had that because the baby was already getting big with 6 weeks to go – doc was trying to avoid an emergency c-section. They said it really was a perk being able to fit the birth around their calendar!)
But they’ve already said this will NOT be his usual large audience LA WWHL, but the small intimate audience. I bet they will have several in the can, and honestly, he won’t need to recover from the birth himself and I bet they’ll have guests where he could easily whip in and out of the studio and be done in an hour or so each night.
Even when he’s back in NYC – if the baby is a sleeper, baby will be in bed when he’s off shooting WWHL. He is only on the radio twice a week. I know he has a lot of other things cooking at any given time – but I bet a lot of those could be put on a back burner. I bet WWHL is the LEAST problematic in terms of working with a baby in the mix now.
None of those things are something a single dad could do. Unless he hires a mother for the child. Babies don’t conveniently sleep or not get ear aches or need to be fed and bathed just because you have to go do shotskis for an hour.
Of course he is going to have to get a nanny if he is going to keep working. I’m sure he will have a baby nurse when he brings baby boy home, or family there to help. All I am saying is that his obligations are not leave the house at 9 and get home at 6 every day like a lot of parents, single or otherwise.
Like I said, IF the baby is a good sleeper – my cousin’s girls easily slept through the night at about 9 months, only getting up once or twice to eat before that. Newborns sleep a lot too – but only 2 to 4 hours at a time. If he’s lucky, baby will be asleep in the brief times he is away while in LA.
The first time I heard of grits was from that show “Alice”, and my Mom told me they were like oatmeal and u eat it for breakfast. I later learned that no they are not like oatmeal.
I can’t imagine a life without grits. I’m allergic to shellfish but I put cheese in my grits and sometimes chop up a boiled egg. Yum!
Some folks eat sweet grits, not my thing, but whatever…
My other grandmother used to save polenta (which, to me, is very similar to grits) coat slices in sugar, and fry them in butter. She then served them to the children with her jam on top. We thought that was heaven.
My grandmother used to fry leftover oatmeal like that, salted to taste.
Best grits, went to a wedding at the Citadel. Brunch was outdoors at a beautiful home on a few acres, cheesey garlic grits casserole. Somewhere I have the recipe, I think there’s cream…day to day grits are butter, cheese, salt and pepper, it was my staple breakfast when I worked at MCG, the cafeteria had a soup style server full of cheese grits, every morning it was my yum yum at 9am! I fry leftovers too…
When I was a senior in high school, I was also a college freshman.I had to take one course a semester at HS and took the rest college. The college had a cafeteria with all kinds of breakfast goodies. I ate a lot of cheese grits. But I REALLY loved the biscuits and white gravy with sausage. Me and the other Joint enrollment girl called them sperm and biscuits because we were such cool college girls. lol.
My psych professor at college called me out in the hall after class one day and started the conversation with HOW OLD ARE YOU? I sad 17 she said, no really, how old are you, I repeated my answer. My BFF was in the class and so was a hot guy. I liked.
She said, okay, nevermind. I tried to ask earnestly what I had done wrong. She said, nothing. I felt humiliated.I really liked her class. But that boy was just so hot.
Love your stories Tamara, little peeks behind the curtain….smiley face
Omg, some buttery grits with scrambled eggs and toast and coffee…my breakfast for years when I worked at a factory with a cafeteria.
My (extended) family only eats the buttery/sugary kind on a regular basis. I’m the only one who enjoys the cheesy grits with a sprinkle of hot sauce from time to time but I’m only making it for myself. The cheese stands alone…
Those grits sound good… though I’ve never had grits.
It’s stupid of LVP to keep putting out the dog/Dorrit story. Doesn’t she realize she should have made sure to send a kid friendly dog home with Dorit?
David and Jenelle news, out yesterday. David posted a video slapping Jenelles ass and not in an intimate way. More in a punishment way. She was standing and at one point he pointed the camera at her face. The look on her face was heartbreaking. Shame, embarrassment and humiliation. Something is very wrong there. Maybe she doesnt realize his behavior is abusive
Primetime is being taken hostage tonight. I cant wait to watch. Most of the stations will have a sidebar with fact checkers, in real time.
Oh, yeah. I hope it streams across his face.
Can you post the recipe for those grits??? They sound amazing!
Dorit could have returned the dog to Vanderpump dogs if it hit her child. They would have found a more appropriate family for it.
Also has Dorit totally changed her look or does she have a stand in as well for that picture?
If the cast goes all in for Dorit, I will add RHOBH to my list of RH franchises I no longer watch.