Super Fan Spotlight for the Queen Latifah Show

Super Fan Spotlight - Queen Latifah Show

by 1iotablog

"I have been to MANY talk shows and I have to say that The Queen Latifah show is my favorite. The whole experience was awesome!  The VIP experience room was awesome! Here we could take photos with a “life size” Queen and post pictures on Instagram, FB or Twitter which were then posted on the huge social media board in the room for everyone to see. We got great seats and were allowed to take photos of the set, which is NOT very common. Most shows won’t even let you take your phones inside so this was a real treat for us. The warm up gal Bridget was so funny and energetic and got everyone on their feet dancing. All of the audience coordinators were so nice and we felt like they really wanted us to have a great time and Queen really connects with her audience before and during breaks which is great!I give The Queen Latifah show 5 out of 5 stars and would go back to her show in a heartbeat! Thanks 1iota for making it such a great experience!”
Jill Campa- San Diego, CA

Founder of www.thetalkshowho.com

Shrimp Ceviche

Shrimp
Ceviche


Prep Time: 5 hours, 20 minutes

Active Work Time: 20 minutes

Yield: Makes about 2 cups

Recipe

1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

3/4-pound fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined, and finely chopped

1/3 cup finely chopped tomatillo (about 1 large tomatillo)

1/3 cup finely chopped tomato, seeds removed (about 1 medium-sized tomato)

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1 tablespoon super finely chopped Serrano pepper, seeds removed

2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Olive oil

Mix the lime and orange juice in a medium-sized glass bowl. Add the shrimp, cover with plastic wrap, and let it marinate for about 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Remove the marinating shrimp from the refrigerator and gently mix in the tomatillo, tomato, onion, pepper and cilantro, cover and return to the refrigerator to marinate for about 1 more hour, or until the shrimp appears to be "cooked." It should be completely opaque and slightly pink.
Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and season generously to taste with salt and pepper.

Notes:
You can adjust the amount Serrano pepper you add, depending on how much heat you like. The amount listed in the recipe makes the ceviche medium hot.

Are you wondering how the shrimp in the ceviche is "cooked?" Wonder no more! The acid from the citrus actually changes the structure of the proteins in the seafood, essentially "cooking" it without using heat.

recipe courtesy of  http://cookingontheweekends.com

Katie Couric in Los Angeles

Went to see one of  Katie's "Hollywood Take over" shows over the weekend. She taped her shows in Jimmy Kimmel's studio and almost every seat is a good one. We went on Saturday morning and the guests were Will.i.am and Zooey Deschanel.



German Pancakes and Buttermilk Syrup

Christmas Breakfast

German Pancakes and Buttermilk "crack" syrup

In between attending shows, I sometimes make food. 

German Pancakes

6 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter

Buttermilk (or as I call it, "Crack") Syrup

1-1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter

2 tablespoons corn syrup

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

confectioner's sugar

Place the eggs, milk, flour and salt in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour the butter into an ungreased 13 in x 9 in x 2 in baking dish; add the batter. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a sauce pan, combine the first 5 ingredients; bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Dust pancake with confectioner's sugar; serve immediately with syrup. Yield: 8 servings (about 2 cups of syrup)

*My BFF makes this all the time and gave me the recipe. And I didn't even screw it up either :-) 

I'm dancing with Ellen!!!! O-M-G!!!

Dancing with ellen!!! This show aired on Thursday November 8, 2012

Talk Show HO in the hospital

NOTHING....I mean NOTHING can keep me away from going to see ellen today! All is good. They released me last night from the hospital. I honestly think that I got too excited about seeing her. lol 

Oh Ricki your so fine...

Finally got to see Ricki Lake after all these years! I remember watching her show in the early 90's when my kids were little. I always thought that it would be so much fun to be there in the audience. Fast forward almost 20 years and here I am! Must be making up for lost time! Haha.

Ricki Lake Show is now one of my top 5 shows to go to. Everyone was so nice and they made the audience feel welcomed. The set is small and intimate (looked to be about 150 seats if that), and I loved how Ricki interacted with the audience on AND off camera. She is so sweet and adorable and she seems so down to earth. I think we should be friends!!! (even though I got busted for having an "ellen" cell phone cover on my phone...hehe)

Get tickets to Ricki
http://therickilakeshow.com/Get-Tickets