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Happy Holidays!

Hi friends! It's been a while since we put out a podcast or updated the blog.

We are most certainly still alive and kicking and yes, we still love love love our reality television.

But, there have been too many other priorities (work & family) that have prevented us from keeping up on our favorite past time of dishing on our favorite shows.

So, if anyone has been wondering what happened to us (we hope someone has!), now you know.

We wish all the reality television fanatics out there a fabulous holiday season and Happy New Year!

Blog Love Wednesday

While we do not consider ourselves true bloggers here at Reality Chick Chat, we do try to maintain our blog from time to time. 

We like to do updates on our upcoming podcast, post preview videos of Real Housewives and other shows and the occasional blog post about whatever is on our minds. But bloggers we are not.

We leave the daily blogging to the many dedicated bloggers out there who do it well and keep fans up-to-date on the latest from Reality TV Land.

Since we will not be recording a podcast in the next two weeks we would like to share a few blogs we love to read over here at Reality Chick Chat. Some blogs you may already know about and others might be new to you. If you are on Twitter you know there are many many wonderful blogs to follow with different perspectives from all the shows we as viewers love to watch.

Please show these blogs some love and check them out. If you are a blogger and would like to be added to our Blog List let us know.

The Fame-Whorgas - They do a great job of breaking down information from everything Real Housewives of New Jersey. This blog will make you think twice.

Humor and Spice - An opinion based blog on  thoughts and feelings about reality tv, music, pop culture, and everything in between. Follow on Twitter: @humorandspice

The Bravo Bitch -  This blogger is "the viewer who gets behind the scenes." Follow on Twitter: @TheBravoBitch

The Chirping Twit -  This blog has fresh and witty recaps, news and is a fun place to leave a comment. Follow on Twitter: @Chirping_Twit

The TV Lady - She posts a daily/nightly TV lineup of the new shows  that air and she watches.  Follow on Twitter: @theTVLady

For more blogs check out the Blog List in the right hand column of our blog. 

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Reality Chick Chat Podcast Ep. 22: Get It Now!

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RHONJ: Battling The Great Outdoors (Video)

I'm not sure about all of you but I love it when we see the Housewives and their families having fun.

The Jersey meets California in an RV theme has actually been worth watching. It's a lot better than ambush sit downs, bashing other wives (mainly Teresa) and name calling of episodes past.

Yes, there is still the issue with Jac and Teresa festering in the background and grumpy Caroline, but it's part of the show and it has to play out.

From this preview they look like they are having fun....or having fun trying.




For more preview videos of RHONJ Episode 15 visit BravoTV.

An All New Episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday, August12th 10/9c

And The Winner Is...

Congratulations to Samantha from New York! She's is the lucky winner of Teresa Giudice's cookbook Fabulicious! Fast & Fit.

Thank you to everyone who entered to win the cookbook in our first giveaway.

We hope Samantha enjoys making some of Teresa's recipes.

(Photo courtesy Fabulicious! The Official Website of Teresa Giudice

 from post Fabulicious! Fast & Fit: PREVIEW!) 

 If you would like to purchase one of Teresa's cookbooks they are available at Amazon.

Buon Appetito Samantha!

Fabulicious! Fast & Fit Cookbook Giveaway Ending Soon

 *********CONTEST CLOSED*********

There's still time to enter our giveaway of one copy of Fabulicious! Fast & Fit cookbook.

Whether you're a fan of Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice, love to collect cookbooks, want to learn simple, healthy Italian recipes or are looking for the perfect gift for a new cook in your life than enter for a chance to win today!

The deadline to enter is Friday, August 3, 2012. (U.S. & Canadian residents only).

To enter send an email to RealityChickChat@gmail.com
Put "Giveaway" in the subject line and your name and a valid email address where we can contact you in the body of the email.

We will contact the winner by Monday, August 6, 2012.

For complete giveaway details click here.

All New Dance Moms Next Week! ~ Break A Leg Ep. 21

Paige is out with a broken foot and crazy stage mom Jill makes it clear to Abby she wants Kendall to replace her.

Will her persistence pay off or will Abby hold her ground?

Watch an all new Dance Moms Tuesday, August 7 on Lifetime to find out what happens.

Listen To Our Latest Episode On iTunes

Listen to the latest episode of Reality Chick Chat on iTunes!

In episode 21 we share the latest housewives headlines, rumors and update listeners with fun recaps of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Real Housewives of New York, Mobwives Chicago, Big Ang and Dance Moms. 


For a fresh and humorous take on some of your favorite reality shows listen today. 


Let us know how we are doing. Leave us feedback on iTunes or email us.

Don't forget to enter our GIVEAWAY.  
Deadline is Friday, August 3rd!

New Reality Chick Chat Podcast Tonight: Ep. 21

On tonight's Reality Chick Chat Rose and I will dish on the latest episodes of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Real Housewives of New York, Mobwives, Dance Moms and find out what Big Ang and her crazy friends have been up to.

We will share some of the latest hot housewives headlines. One being the announcement of Season 2 of the Real Housewives of Miami! When I watched the preview below I screamed with excitement because it looks like a fabulous telenovela but housewife style. I can't wait! How about you?

Join us live tonight from Talkshoe at 7:05pm PST.  Hop in the chat room and share your thoughts or ask questions!

If you can't join us live you can download our show on Talkshoe or  iTunes. Please leave us feedback and rate our show in iTunes. We would love to hear your thoughts about how we are doing. 

Enter our first giveaway! Deadline is Friday, August 3. 

For feedback please email us at RealityChickChat@gmail.com

House Rules - Will Ramona Follow Them? (Video)

On the next episode of the Real Housewives of New York Ramona can't believe Aviva has house rules.

 Will Ramona follow the rules?

 For more RHONY videos visit Bravotv.com

Fabulicious! Fast & Fit Cookbook Giveaway

************CONTEST CLOSED**************

Last night we announced details on Episode 20 of our podcast on how to enter to win a copy of  Teresa Giudice's new cookbook Fabulicious! Fast & Fit: Teresa's Low-Fat, Super-Easy Italian Recipes.

Amazon.com book description:

With two New York Times best sellers and continued star-status on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice has lots more to share with her fans. In this latest book, Teresa provides a detailed program for how she keeps her voluptuous, sexy figure after four kids (and as she approaches 40). The more than 60 recipes in Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit emphasize "skinny": including lessons on playing up veggies and grilled meats, cooking low-calorie Italian favorites, and rules for the five things you MUST cut out (and what to replace them with).

But Teresa isn't about deprivation. She loves food— especially pasta and Tiramisu! Teresa proves that you CAN have your skinny jeans and spaghetti too. She tells you exactly how to live La Bella Vita- the "skinny" way.

To enter simply send us an email to RealityChickChat@gmail.com (one entry per email). Put "giveaway" in the subject line and in the body of the email give us your name and a valid email address. Winner will be notified by email.


Deadline to enter is Friday, August 3rd, 2012. U.S. and Canada residents only. The lucky winner will be announced on the Reality Chick Chat podcast following the August 3rd deadline.

Best of luck to you all!

BLK Water Review

If you are a fan of the Real Housewives of New Jersey you know that BLK water has been shoved down our throats by their constant promotion of it in the story line this season.

On last Sunday's episode Chris Laurita, the Manzo boys and a few other guys headed to a food expo in Washington DC called the Fancy Food Show. They were there to get more exposure for their BLK product and the Bravo cameras were rolling.

There is a lot of buzz on Twitter that BLK is "dirty water" "swamp water" and several other creative terms. I will admit the whole concept of chugging black water absolutely makes me want to gag. I'm not sure why. I enjoy red wine, coca cola sodas and other dark colored beverages. But black water?

So I decided to check out the BLK website and see if I could find a location in my area where they sell it. Sure enough it's sold at the BevMo. I was making a trip to that area so my three kids and I loaded up and made that one of our stops. One bottle was $1.99, which was much cheaper than expected.

 (Me in my car outside of BevMo. My kids thought I was a weirdo because I asked them to snap this picture!)

But back to the BLK website. I thought it was odd that the site still hasn't launched. As of today it says site launch in 73 days. We all know the taping of this season of RHONJ was last year. Why is the site not fully up by now? I'm sure there is a reason and quite honestly I'm not all that concerned. They had enough information I was looking for anyways.  And if you want one of those BLK shirts the Manzo & Laurita's are always wearing you can buy one on the site for $19.99. (Maybe they can send us one and we will do a giveaway - hint hint)

After we got home from running errands I immediately put the BLK in the fridge so it would be chilled by the time Rose and I recorded the podcast. In the mean time I went to Twitter to talk about how I was going to do a taste test later that evening. It ended up being one of the funniest Twitter conversations I've had in a while. Thank you to @RealityTVBites_ , @YAMAMASBOX , @duffy1958 & @thekittensmeow for making me laugh. Also, @MoiandI , @BRW_RealityTV and @tracycopy should be mentioned since they responded during the actual taste testing. Twitter can be a fun place. Just be careful after dark (no pun intended). LOL

I'm going to admit that I was anticipating BLK to smell and have a foul vitamin/mineral taste. Plus my funny Twitter friends had me second guessing this whole taste testing thing. I thought I was going to get the runs! (Google fulvic acid side effects.) But I knew I wasn't going to drink that much so I took my chances. I was prepared with a back up glass of ice cold water with a slice of lemon. For my BLK tasting I pulled out a quaint little port glass because almost anything tastes better in a fancy little glass.

When I poured the BLK water it was definitely black. Very very dark. Almost like Jagermeister (sorry I don't know how to put the fancy little dots over the A). I only wish I had some Jager to compare the color to but I'm going to bet BLK is darker.

Before I took my first sip I smelled it. There really isn't any smell and I consider myself to have a pretty good sniffer. So I slowly took a sip.

I know this sounds weird but for me it initially had no taste but it didn't feel like regular water. No. It's not thick. No. It didn't have things floating around. It was almost like a heavy sensation but it wasn't. I'm sorry, but it was just different. I do love sparkling mineral water. I buy cases of  S. Pellegrino at Costco and most people think that is gross. So to each his own, right?

After another sip I determined there was a slight mineral after taste. Good news was it didn't make me gag like I was expecting. But it really wasn't refreshing to me. Just my initial opinion. Maybe it's an acquired taste.

Let's get into what BLK is. Here is what is written on the actual bottle:

"Naturally black, blk is a refreshing spring water enriched with Fulvic Acid. Our proprietary formula with a high pH of 9.0+ helps to balance the human body's pH levels. blk contains over 77 trace minerals and electrolytes which are an essential part of health and wellness."

"Fresh Water Taste. Maximum Benefits"

"Enjoy The Dark Side Of Water"

"Water quality information my be found at: blkbeverages.com. *These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease."

Nutritional Facts

Calories: 0

Total Fat 0g: 0%

Sodium 15mg: 1%

Total Carbohydrates 0g: 0%

Protein 0g 

This morning I decided to compare the color to other dark beverages. As you can see it really is pretty dark. 

Back Row: (L) BLK water (R) Red Wine/Syrah  Front Row: (L) Pepsi (R) shot of coffee/breakfast blend

I think BLK has it's place for health nuts who might actually enjoy the benefits it claims on the bottle. I might be a nut but I'm not a health nut so this is not something I would normally make a habit of buying. 

This morning before my husband went to work he said, "I saw that BLK water in the fridge. It tastes like shit." I said, "You thought it had a taste?" and he replied "Yeah, it's like that crap they make you drink for colonoscopies.You know, the stuff to make you shit." OK. Let me just say, I am not married to a Joe Giudice! But those were his words. 

So there you have it. I thought it really wasn't all that bad. If you are looking for a healthy drink to throw back from time to time maybe it's for you. Hopefully it won't "make you shit" if you drink the whole bottle.

Voodoo Dolls On The Next Reality Chick Chat

If you want to know why Rose keeps tweeting about sending RHONY's Carole Radziwill a Countess Luann Voodoo doll then join us live tonight to hear her story. Don't worry, it's all in fun (Rose would never actually send one.....or will she?)

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Giveaway On The Next Reality Chick Chat

(******CONTEST CLOSED********)

Don't miss this Wednesday's episode of Reality Chick Chat to enter our FIRST giveaway for your chance to WIN a copy of Teresa Giudice's new cookbook Fabulicious! Fast & Fit. Details on how to enter will be given during the podcast.


On this week's podcast we will discuss the latest episodes of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Real Housewives of New York and we say goodbye to the ladies of the Real Housewives of Orange County. 

Don't even get us started, but unless Directv brings back VH1 before our taping we won't be dishing on Sunday's episodes of Big Ang or Mobwives Chicago. Thank goodness for all the fabulous blogs to keep us up-to-date though. Gotta love all the reality blogs!

Join us this Wednesday on TalkShoe.com 

at 7:05pm PST/10:05pm EST to listen LIVE!

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Hold Onto Your Helmet Hair ~ It's An All New Reality Chick Chat Tonight!

Forgive Me Andy for I have sinned. It's been 10 minutes since my last can of Aquanet.

Hold onto your helmet hair and don't let those birds attack you because we are back tonight with a brand new episode of Reality Chick Chat!

We can't wait to discuss the latest episodes of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Mobwives Chicago, the season premiere of Big Ang, Real Housewives of New York and the much anticipated Real Housewives of Orange County Reunion Pt. 1 and more!

We also have a big announcement on an upcoming giveaway we can't wait to share with you.

Please join us tonight for episode 19 on Talkshoe at 7:05pm PST / 10:05pm EST and join in the chat room!

Can't listen live? Subscribe to us on iTunes and leave feedback. We love to read it on our podcast. You can also leave us feedback at RealityChickChat@gmail.com

Happy 4th of July From Reality Chick Chat!

Rose & Melissa will be taking a week off in honor of the 4th of July holiday. We will be back soon!

If you would like to leave listener feedback please send email to realitychickchat@gmail.com

Follow Rose @eddiemonsoon and Melissa @realitychickmel on Twitter. 

Have a fun and safe holiday everyone and thanks for listening!

Reality Chick Chat Podcast Ep. 18

We hope everyone is having a great summer. Rose and I took last week off, a little summer break from the craziness of reality television, but we are back this week for a new podcast!

Join us this Wednesday on Talkshoe at 7:05pm PST/ 10:05pm EST as we catch up on the latest episodes from the Real Housewives of New Jersey, New York, Orange County and more! Follow along in the chat room and share your thoughts.

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Reality Chick Chat Podcast

It's Wednesday and that means a new Reality Chick Chat podcast!

Join Rose and Melissa tonight at 7:05pm PT / 10:05pm ET on Talkshoe as they record live. Follow along in the chat room and share your thoughts on RHONJ, RHONY and RHOC.

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Have a great Hump Day and stay cool, dry or warm wherever you might be!

Video Preview: Teresa and Therapy

Do you think Teresa would benefit from therapy with brother Joe?

For more video previews of the next Real Housewives of New Jersey visit Bravotv.com