Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks and family to appear in special Halloween episode of “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” Saturday
From left, August Brooks, Allie Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, and friend Kim LeFlore dress as KISS for Saturday’s Halloween episode of “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen.” (Photo: Food Network)
Trisha Yearwood, her husband Garth Brooks and Brooks’ daughters August and Allie will appear in a special Halloween episode of Yearwood’s Food Network series “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” airing at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Taping a special episode, Allie and August Brooks surprised Yearwood in the kitchen by arriving in full KISS rock band costume with her costume waiting and ready for her, according to USA Today.
Brooks makes a cameo to share Halloween stories from years past. Yearwood, the Brooks girls and their friend Kim LeFlore make Trisha’s traditional Halloween meal of Trisha’s Chicken Tortilla Soup and Candied Apples.
The second season of Yearwood’s cooking show premiered last weekend. Shot in Oklahoma, Season 2′s themed shows range from Southern Brunch and Sunday Supper to Halloween and Thanksgiving traditions to tips on lightening up down-home meals while maintaining their Southern flavor.
Yearwood – who has won three Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, three Country Music Association honors and scored 19 top 10 singles – released her first best-selling cookbook “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter) in 2008. Her second book “Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood” (Clarkson Potter) followed in 2010. Both books reached the No. 1 position on the New York Time bestseller list in the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category.
“I learned to cook after I moved to Nashville. I was homesick and missed my mother’s cooking, so I tried to make her potato salad. I cried when it tasted like hers. That reminder of home was comforting. Now the majority of the things I cook are recipes from my mom and grandmother. They have passed away, but the recipes remain a way to stay connected with them,” Yearwood told Southern Living in an interview for the magazine’s November issue.
She also told the magazine she and her husband had an instant friendship.
“The first day we met, we sang together; it felt like we’d been singing together our whole lives. I’ve had the opportunity to do duets with some amazing artists: Aaron Neville, Vince Gill, Don Henley. But there’s no one I would rather sing with than my husband, Garth,” she said.
Like many, Yearwood said she loves living in Oklahoma because of the people here.
“Just north of Tulsa, where I’ve called home for 11 years, everyone is practical and down to earth, and none of them care if you’re some hit singer, which makes it a wonderful place to raise our children. The nicest people you’re ever going to meet live here,” she said.
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Trisha Yearwood’s “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” begins second season Saturday on Food Network
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks (AP file)
Grammy-winning country music superstar, best-selling cookbook author and Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood is inviting viewers back into the kitchen for more family-inspired recipes, cherished stories and visits from family and friends with new episodes of “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen.”
The second season of the show premieres at 10 a.m. Saturday on Food Network. Shot in Oklahoma, Season 2′s themed shows range from Southern Brunch and Sunday Supper to Halloween and Thanksgiving traditions to tips on lightening up down-home meals while maintaining their Southern flavor.
Joined by her closest family members and friends, including husband Garth Brooks, Yearwood celebrates the best of Southern hospitality with delicious food, beloved childhood memories and beautiful music in the 13-episode season.
“Trisha’s Southern hospitality, family stories and cooking talents really resonate with our audience and we’re delighted to deliver new episodes this fall,” said Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Food Network, in a news release. “Viewers love seeing this unexpected side of one of music’s leading ladies – her passion for food and family, and her playful humor make Trisha a joy to spend time with.”
“I’m so excited for Season 2. Sharing my family recipes and having the people I love most by my side is such a joy,” said Yearwood in the release. “This show celebrates what living life to the fullest is all about, and it’s so gratifying to return to Food Network for a new season.”
In a special episode, Garth joins Trisha to cook the dishes they love making together, including Black Bean Lasagna and Miss Mickey’s Peanut Butter Balls. The new season includes several holiday-themed episodes, with a Halloween costume surprise from Garth’s daughters Allie and August Brooks, a Yearwood Thanksgiving where Trisha reveals the No Baste, No Bother Roasted Turkey recipe passed down from her late mother, and a Holiday Cookie Swap Party.
She dedicates a show to lighter dishes, including Corn Flake Chicken and Apple Ambrosia, that keep the Southern flavor without the calories. Trisha’s sister Beth, niece Ashley and unforgettable Uncle Wilson also visit, as do her college roommate Tina, makeup artist Jennifer and workout buddy Billie.
In addition, Trisha sings an unforgettable version of one of her biggest hits in an emotional wedding shower episode and hosts Preacher Leonard Pirtle, who married Trisha and Garth, for a can’t-miss Sunday Supper.
Yearwood – who has won three Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, three Country Music Association honors and scored 19 top 10 singles – released her first best-selling cookbook “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter) in 2008. Her second book “Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood” (Clarkson Potter) followed in 2010. Both books reached the No. 1 position on the New York Time bestseller list in the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category
“Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” is produced by Ellen Rakieten Entertainment and RelativityREAL.
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Photo gallery: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood honor Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood is accompanied by her husband, Garth Brooks, as she sings “Wind Beneath My Wings,” a song written by Larry Henley, as Henley is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP photos)
Oklahoma native Garth Brooks sings “Papa Loved Mama,” a song written by Kim Williams, as Williams is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
Mary Chapin Carpenter, left, talks with Garth Brooks, right, and Trisha Yearwood before the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Carpenter was one of the inductees.
Oklahoma country music power couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood helped usher in the new inductees to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Sunday evening in Nashville, Tenn.
The Grammy-winning Owasso residents celebrated this year’s inductees: Kim Williams, Tony Arata, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Larry Henley. Brooks saluted Williams and Arata, while Yearwood paid tribute to Carpenter and Henley, the writer of the enduring hit “The Wind Beneath My Wings,” reports the Associated Press.
“Over 200 artists have recorded ‘The Wind Beneath My Wings,’ so it’s kind of how do you do a new twist?” Yearwood said before the ceremony. “And with Chapin, I’ve just known her a long, long time, so it was a no-brainer when she asked me. It’s the Garth and Trisha show and we’re just going to have a good time.”
According to the AP, Williams hesitated only slightly when asked who he thinks has been the best interpreter of his songs before the start of the induction ceremony.
“That’s tough, but I’d say it would have to be Garth Brooks because I wrote them with him,” Williams said. “He was part of the songs, too, before he sang them. We had so much fun writing together.”
Brooks sang “New Way To Fly,” ”Papa Loved Mama” and “Three Wooden Crosses” to Williams during a moving and hilarious induction speech, then sang Arata’s “The Dance.” The appearance comes a year after Brooks’ own induction.
“I cried the whole time and I’m going to cry all night tonight, too, but now it’s for one of your brothers,” Brooks said. “I think I’m more excited for Kim and Tony going in. For me it’s long overdue. I was thinking about Kent Blazy, and I wonder where his face is. I think it’s only a matter of time for him, too. These are the guys I grew up with. They moved here at the same time and we’re all brothers.”
The Nashville Songwriters Association International also gave out its yearly songwriting awards, according to the AP. Taylor Swift won the songwriter/artist of the year award for the fifth time in six years and remains at 22 that award’s youngest winner. Dallas Davidson was named songwriter of the year. And Dolly Parton’s enduring hit “I Will Always Love You,” which reached No. 1 again this year after Whitney Houston’s death, was named song of the year.
Check out these AP photos of Garth and Trisha mingling and performing at Sunday’s event:
Garth Brooks, right, hugs Mary Chapin Carpenter before the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Carpenter is one of the inductees; Brooks was inducted last year.
Kim Williams acknowledges the audience as he is inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Garth Brooks watches at left.
Garth Brooks tells a humorous story about his friend Kim Williams while introducing Williams for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
Garth Brooks, right, and Trisha Yearwood arrive for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Food Network renews Trisha Yearwood’s “Trisha’s Southern Cooking,” adds more episodes for fall
Food Network has renewed and expanded Oklahoma country music star/best-selling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood’s cooking show.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cable network has picked up a sophomore season of “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen.”
The series, which launched in April with six episodes, will expand in its second season to 13 installments and begin production this summer for a fall premiere.
“Our viewers loved seeing a different side of Trisha. Her impressive cooking skills and family recipes, coupled with her natural Southern charm, really resonated with our audience,” Food Network GM and Senior Vice President Bob Tuschman told the trade publication.
Each episode of the series featured the Owasso resident sharing food traditions and updating classic dishes, with each themed episode taking place inside Yearwood’s kitchen. The series will continue to be produced by Ellen Rakieten Entertainment and RelativityREAL, according to the trade publication.
The three-time Grammy winner has released two cookbooks, “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen” (2008) and “Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood” (2010), with both reaching the top of the New York Times best-seller section in the how-to and miscellaneous category.
“It was such a great experience, and the positive response from viewers was overwhelming and truly gratifying. I’ve always believed that food brings people together. I can’t wait to share more family memories and recipes with Food Network fans,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Trisha Yearwood talks up her new Food Network show on “Good Morning America”
Music superstar, best-selling cookbook author and Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood appeared today on “Good Morning America” to share a few down-home recipes and talk up her new Food Network show “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen,” debuting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The series invites viewers into the kitchen with Yearwood for her favorite meals, nostalgic stories and visits from family and friends. Themed shows range from preparing traditional dishes from her childhood to planning a baby shower and a family reunion barbecue to offering tips on lightening up standard Southern recipes.
Shot in Nashville, the six-episode series features Yearwood’s unique how-to tips and techniques for down-home dishes like Daddy’s Barbecued Chicken, Uncle Wilson’s Famous Baked Onions, Chick-less Pot Pie and Sweet and Saltines.
“For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends,” said Yearwood in a news release. “Every recipe on the show carries wonderful memories with my loved ones and I can’t wait to share my meals, stories and family photos with Food Network viewers.”
Yearwood, who has won three Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, three Country Music Association honors and had 19 top 10 singles, released her first best-selling cookbook, “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter), in 2008. Her second book, “Cooking for Family and Friends (Clarkson Potter), followed in 2010. Both books reached the No. 1 position on the New York Times best-seller list in the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category.
Both cookbooks include forewords from Yearwood’s husband, Oklahoma country music megastar Garth Brooks.
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Trisha Yearwood, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Josh Groban, Tina Fey and more appearing tonight at “Celebration of Paul Newman’s Dream” in New York
Trisha Yearwood
Owasso country music star Trisha Yearwood will join fellow award-winning musicians Elvis Costello, Josh Groban and Paul Simon tonight at “A Celebration of Paul Newman’s Dream” at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The event will benefit Paul Newman’s Association of Hole in the Wall Camps. It will include a ]special announcement about the association’s global network of camps.
Hosted by Joanne Woodward, Newman’s widow, the event will include appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Jake Gyllenhaal. Hole in the Wall Camp children also will be participating in performances.
Ticket sales from the evening – which is generously supported by Newman’s Own Foundation, produced by Kevin Duncan and directed by Josh Rhodes – will benefit Paul Newman’s family of camps and programs supporting children facing serious illnesses from around the world.
The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps is a growing global community of innovative camps and programs for children with serious illnesses and their families. Today, there are 14 member camps worldwide, including eight in the United States, five in Europe and one in Israel, as well as 10 programs in Africa, Asia and South America. Since 1988, more than 350,000 children and families have been served from 50 countries. The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps is an independent not-for-profit organization dependent upon private funding to serve all children free of charge.
For more information, go to www.holeinthewallcamps.org.
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Trisha Yearwood’s Food Network series debuts April 14
Trisha Yearwood (AP file)
Music superstar, best-selling cookbook author and Owasso resident Trisha Yearwood brings her family-inspired recipes and food traditions to Food Network this spring, with the premiere of the new daytime series “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14.
The series invites viewers into the kitchen with Yearwood for her favorite meals, nostalgic stories and visits from family and friends. Themed shows range from preparing traditional dishes from her childhood to planning a baby shower and a family reunion barbecue to offering tips on lightening up standard Southern recipes.
Shot in Nashville, the six-episode series features Yearwood’s unique how-to tips and techniques for down-home dishes like Daddy’s Barbecued Chicken, Uncle Wilson’s Famous Baked Onions, Chick-less Pot Pie and Sweet and Saltines.
“Trisha’s best known as a music legend, but her talents don’t stop there. She’s a passionate and talented cook, whose down-to-earth style, winning recipes, and southern hospitality will charm and inspire viewers,” said Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President Programming, Food Network, in the announcement.
“For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends,” said Yearwood in the announcement. “Every recipe on the show carries wonderful memories with my loved ones and I can’t wait to share my meals, stories and family photos with Food Network viewers.”
Yearwood, who has won three Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, three Country Music Association honors and had 19 top 10 singles, released her first best-selling cookbook, “Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter), in 2008. Her second book, “Cooking for Family and Friends (Clarkson Potter), followed in 2010. Both books reached the No. 1 position on the New York Times best-seller list in the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category.
Both cookbooks include forewords from Yearwood’s husband, Oklahoma country music megastar Garth Brooks.
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Garth Brooks sells 142 acres of Edmond land for $2.7 million
Garth Brooks (AP file)
EDMOND — Singer Garth Brooks has sold 142 acres of land he owned in Edmond to a Norman-based developer for $2.7 million, according to the Associated Press.
Property records show that Brooks bought the land in 1992 with his first wife, Sandy Mahl. Brooks retained the land when the couple finalized their divorce in 2001.
Brooks sold the land to developer Jade Noles, who plans to develop a residential community called Rush Brook. Noles calls the acreage one of “last great pieces of land left in Edmond,” according to the AP.
Brooks could not be reached for comment about the sale. Brooks’ wife, country singer and cookbook author Trisha Yearwood, was also listed on the sale documents.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Toby Keith thanks fans for making “Red Solo Cup” a top 10 hit
Oklahoma country music star Toby Keith has released a YouTube video thanking them for supporting his smash single “Red Solo Cup.”
“Red Solo Cup” started as a viral video, and it has become a country music phenomenon. The raucous party anthem has been certified platinum, according to CMT.com, and it is currently No. 10 on Billboard’s country songs chart. It has been viewed more than 11 million times on YouTube and has been covered on the Fox TV series “Glee.”
Now “Red Solo Cup” is in demand on apps and on backs.
“Proceed To Party” Red Solo Cup t-shirts were added to Toby Keith’s website store last week, selling out within a few hours, according to a news release.
The song is the Free Track of the Week on Tap Tap Revenge, the No. 1 best-selling app store music game of all time, according to the release.
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Garth Brooks gets emotional while testifying at civil trial vs. Yukon hospital
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood (right) greet fans before a civil trial at the Rogers County Courthouse in Claremore, Okla. on Friday, January 20, 2012. Photo by Matt Barnard/Tulsa World
CLAREMORE – Country music superstar Garth Brooks tearfully told jurors Friday (today) that he believed he had a “done deal” to honor his late mother with a women’s health center in his Oklahoma hometown, according to the Associated Press.
Brooks said he still doesn’t understand how he received nothing for his $500,000 gift to the Yukon hospital.
Born in Tulsa, raised in Yukon and now living near Owasso, Brooks is suing Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital, accusing the facility and its president of reneging on a pledge to build the center and name it after his mother, Colleen, who died of cancer in 1999. The center was never built, and Brooks wants his money back, plus punitive damages.
According to the AP, Brooks said he gave $500,000 to the hospital anonymously, which he said was his custom when giving to charities. The singer said he, his family and the hospital wanted to keep things quiet until a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the center.
He was eventually shown architectural drawings of a proposed women’s center bearing his mother’s name. But the center was never build and his mother’s name wasn’t attached to anything.
“How this thing went wrong, I don’t know,” Brooks testified.
The singer donated the money in 2005.
By March 2009, he’d asked the hospital to either refund his money or give it to another charity. In September 2009, Brooks sued.
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