So, Joey Kola, our fabulous warm-up guy, is here.
(audience applauding) And Joey...
Joey loves to multitask.
So, we like to help him out getting a little exercise
here at our show when we do Q and Ray,
he runs around the audience.
So I thought today, he could do a little Q and Ray,
and run around while we're cooking
and see if there's any comments or questions
from our in-studio audience members.
You can ask anything.
It doesn't have to be about 30 Minute Meals by and by.
Our first one is right on the floor,
so I don't even have to move. Well, Joey, that's lazy!
(audience laughing)
Hi, Rachael. Hi.
Hi, I was wondering, what is your favorite 30 minute meal
to make when you're having company
that includes picky eaters?
Well, first of all, I don't invite people
that are picky eaters to my house.
If you have a physical condition like celiac disease
or something or for moral reasons,
you are choosing to be a vegetarian or a vegan, that's fine.
Just picky eaters?
I seriously don't hang out with them, bye-bye.
No, all kidding aside, if you're talking about
kids that are picky eaters, I just lie to children
about what's in stuff and I cover it up with cheese
or something they like, or I mix it with pasta,
so they absolutely have no choice.
If it's an adult,
man, I don't know, I don't roll with picky eaters, but...
(audience laughter) I mean--
Thank you. In my opinion...
(audience applause)
In my opinion, everybody's got something that they love,
so if you're trying to get them to eat more
of something they don't like,
pair it up with something that they love.
If they love salty,
then make something with a lot of salty cheese in it,
like a lot of parm' on the broccoli, right?
Or if they love Chinese food,
put soya sauce on everything, do you know what I mean?
That's really-- are you the picky eater?
No, I'm not, (mumbles). (audience laughter)
Who's your
picky eater? Do I look like
I'm that picky, no (laughs).
Who's your picky eater?
(laughs) She's one of 'em!
Oh! (audience applause)
You know what, you know what
else is, you can't force people, right?
I would say, make whatever you wanna make,
and if your friend's coming over and she happens
to be a picky eater, order her some take-out
from wherever she'd like.
(audience applause)
Provided it comes in 30 minutes or less, by the by.
Let's do one more, Joe.
Do one more, 'cause I'm just flipping the chicken,
flipping the bird (laughs)! (audience laughter)
Hi Rachael. Hi!
Hi, what is your favorite
30 minute meal that you've made?
Any cook will tell you that the only thing,
our only goal is to please whoever we're feeding,
so my favorite 30 minute meal will be whatever
I think you or my husband or my mom,
whoever's gonna eat the food,
that's what I wanna make.
I'm very not picky when it comes to food,
I will literally eat anything.
But if I'm home alone or I'm just cooking for myself
and my dog, and I'm usually cooking for my mom
if I'm upstate 'cause she lives across the street.
Even if I'm just cooking for myself,
I still want the food to look really beautiful.
It matters to me how my dinner looks,
so it's not that I'm lazy,
I will still put as much effort for myself into dinner
as I would for my husband.
In fact, when he goes on the road touring with his band,
I put up Instagrams that say "band widow dinner" (laughs).
But I like variety, I'll mix it up.
Meals like this one that I'm making today,
I call MYOTO, make your own take-out.
I like to do a make your own take-out once a week,
I like a burger or a sandwich night once a week.
I have to have pasta on Sunday.
My husband's conditioned me that way.
As an Italian wife on Sunday,
it's my duty to make pasta, so.
But I'd say we do pasta probably twice a week.
What's your favorite?
Do you have a favorite meal?
Probably chicken is my favorite meal,
or salads. Well, isn't
it just wonderful we're making this today?
I also wanted to let you know that my dog,
Lacey, loves Nutrish.
I have to tell you thank you,
and because of Nutrish, the dog
that tested Nutrish is my dog, Isaboo.
But because of Nutrish, first of all,
so many dogs are healthier because we make so many
different diets and formulas.
I eat the dog food myself to prove to people
the quality of it.
That's not a joke, I have many times.
But we've raised over 30 million dollars
for non-kill rescue.
(audience applause) (audience cheering)