“Home For Dinner with Jamie Deen”

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Y’all, this morning was the premier of Jamie Deens’ new show on Food Network.  I was so pleasantly surprised by the easy going layout of the show.  I don’t know why, but I was expecting it to be more of a studio/fake set looking show as most of the new cooking shows do.   I should have known that with the same producers and team that works on his mamma’s show, it would be amazing.  Even the quaint kitchen that was minimally staged was beautiful.  From spices he needed sitting on the shelf just above his work area to the cute bowl of cherry tomatoes on the back counter, neatly set on a hand towel.  I had to laugh at his “air conditioning” of two open windows.  Y’all, he made us all feel so comfortable and almost a part of his family in his delivery.  I wish he had more time so he didn’t seem so rushed though.  He did such a good job telling stories about his family and their eating habits, while demonstrating to us how to prepare his delicious chicken and lemon tart dishes.  By the way.  Did y’all notice how simple the recipes were?  These are things we can all easily throw together and have a great healthy home cooked meal. 

Having his family there with him had to be the most amazing part of the whole show for him.  Sharing his cooking with his son Jack, the way his momma shared hers with he and Bobby.  You can see this is a family that has been blessed with so much love and nurturing from not only each other, but their parents and grandparents as well.

I have to say the best thing about this whole show is that it is about a family sitting down at the dinner table together.  Sharing their days events with each other and bonding over home cooked meals.   How many people out there could say their 5 year old says “yum” when they eat a piece of lettuce or other healthy food?  Jack does because his family has shared with him healthy eating habits and not junk food.  That is what is missing so much in today’s world.  If we could all get back to this family dinner mentality and healthy eating habits,  I believe our family’s would only grow and be so much closer than they are now.

Jamie, I commend you on sharing your relationship with not only your momma, but your love that shows so much for your family as well.  It’s about time we see this nurturing type of male figure on television.  Your momma has got to be so proud of you and Bobby for all you both do and have become.

Y’all, it looks like the Deen family is now a triple threat with Paula, Bobby and now Jamie all having great shows.