Catch Eddie
on Christmas
Cookie Challenge,
Mondays at
10 p.m. ET... It’s day two of filming
Christmas Cookie Challenge in
New Orleans, and I’m up extra
early because I need to get in a
workout before heading to the
set. I try to be creative when
I’m on the road, so I often travel
with resistance bands and do
HIIT-style workouts because.. Workout complete!
Now it’s time to get my caffeine.. Iced Americano in
hand, I arrive on set and head
to my trailer. My outfit for today
immediately catches my eye. I
think to myself, what on earth
do they have me doing? By now
I’m sure production knows I’llCafé Bustelo espresso coffee
“This coffee is the
pick-me-up I need every time.”
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What Gets Eddie Through the Day
do anything for a good laugh,on shoot days..
..
Time to start
filming! I just
can’t get over
this outfit. I
seriously lookplay. On set I’m greeted with
laughs because I’m wearing the
clothes quite well! I then learn
that I’m not playing Othello but
rather a Christmas caroler. It’s
perfect for today’s challenge,
in which our cookie makers are
to take their favorite Christmas
carol and put it on a cookie... I nibble on a
chicken Caesar salad. I don’t.. We have about
the bakers are getting started
on their second challenge—
the perfect amount of time for
me to watch the last half hour
of Hanna... The bakers are done
and it’s time to judge, but I’m.. And that’s a wrap!
We had some very impressive
bakers in the kitchen today.
It was so hard picking the
winner, but one person’s cookie
blew me and my cohost
Ree Drummond away. Now
I just want to get back to the.
restaurants here close.. I FaceTime my
mini me before he goes to
sleep. We only talk for a few
minutes because he’s tired, but
that’s all I need. I miss him so.. Wow!
That sandwich hit
the spot. I finish my
night with a glass of
Blanton’s bourbon... Time
again tomorrow.set without these!” Live 650BTNC
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that doesn’t stop him from eating
nearly two dozen cookies in a day!Aquaphor lip balm
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which is evident from these an appetite
old-t imey clothes and top _._hat. __...., because I
I grab oatmeal and a just spent the
banana for breakfast. last three hours
I like something light tasting cookies. We still have8:15 a m. I put on
they don't take long and they my JBL headphones
use very minimal and jam out to some
equipment. M y Stevie Wonder. Throughout
workout this the day there's usually a lot of
morning involves downtime, so I either listen to
squats, squat jumps, music or binge-watch a series
curls, lunges and push-ups. --~ like Ozark.7am
fix, so I head over to PJ's Coffee
and grab an iced Americana,
the biggest size they
!.AP'"'IIel.-: have. During filming,
coffee is a must, as the
days are usually long
and I want to keep my
on-screen energy up
the entire time.7:45a m
JBL noise-canceling headphones
"I swear, I couldn't make it a day on9:15am
like an extra in a Shakespearel:SOp m
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wr .. mar"round two to go, which we call
the "display challenge." And yes,
I have more cookies to taste!4:30pm
30 m inutes of downtime while6pm
desperately in need of a caffeine
pick-me-up. I head
to crafty ( the on-set
snack station) to
get a shot of Cuban
coffee. Works like a
charm every t ime.8pm
Bombas socks
"These are the best by far.
They're so comfort able."hotel to find
some real
food. I must
have eaten
20 cookies.9:15 p m. Most of t he
early now because of the
pandemic, but I'm
able to order food
from Verti Marte,
which is
known for
Creole-
inspired
sandwiches.
I go for a New Orleans
classic, the muffuletta.9:SOp m
much when I'm on the road.lOpm
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to get some rest and do it all