{"id":122485,"date":"2020-11-29T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host\/"},"modified":"2020-11-29T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T14:00:30","slug":"christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Christmas Cookie Challenge&#8217;: Why We Love Eddie Jackson as Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396ee6542ea\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396ee6542ea\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host\/#He_makes_any_kitchen_feel_like_home\" >He makes any kitchen feel like home.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host\/#Hes_playful\" >He&#8217;s playful.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/christmas-cookie-challenge-why-we-love-eddie-jackson-as-host\/#He_gives_back\" >He gives back.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Christmas Cookie Challenge&#8217;: Why We Love Eddie Jackson as Host<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>When pro football player turned chef Eddie Jackson won <i>Food <\/i><i>Network Star<\/i> in 2015, he also won our hearts. Now a fixture on the culinary channel, he&#8217;s back hosting the seasonal bake-off <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/show\/christmas-cookie-challenge\"><em>Christmas Cookie Challenge<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why &#8220;more Eddie&#8221; is always on our Christmas list.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_makes_any_kitchen_feel_like_home\"><\/span>He makes any kitchen feel like home.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s first memories are of when he was 6 years old, cutting out biscuits for his grandmother in Americus, Georgia. &#8220;It&#8217;s in my blood,&#8221; he says. His homespun warmth and big smile put contestants at ease, whether they&#8217;re decorating Santa-shaped sugar cookies or constructing grand-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d cakes on <i>The Big Bake<\/i> (Mondays, 11\/10c).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_playful\"><\/span>He&#8217;s playful.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I was grounded every week [as a kid],&#8221; Jackson confesses. That mischievous side serves him well when he jokes and banters, especially with <i>Christmas<\/i> <i>Cookie Challenge<\/i> judge <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/ree-drummond\">Ree Drummond<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re two peas in a pod,&#8221; he says. &#8220;We love chocolate, museums, and the same music.&#8221; She listens to Drake!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_gives_back\"><\/span>He gives back.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With the Food Network, Jackson helps raise funds for No Kid Hungry. The born party-thrower also plans to share meals with loved ones during the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly distanced holidays by delivering care packages to their door. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been blessed. I feel like it&#8217;s meant for me to try and uplift someone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_965314\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-965314\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-965314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson.jpeg\" alt=\"Ree Drummond Eddie Jackson Christmas Cookie Challenge\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson.jpeg 2028w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson-434x289.jpeg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson-855x570.jpeg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson-234x155.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/christmas-cookie-challenge-drummond-jackson-570x380.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-965314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson (Courtesy of Food Network)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><em>Christmas Cookie Challenge<\/em>, Mondays,\u00a0<\/b><b>10\/9c, Food Network<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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