The Bobby Bones Show
Episode: Eddie’s Favorite Food To Make & The NFL Team He’d Choose If Not The Cowboys
Date: December 6, 2025
Host: (Primarily) Morgan & Eddie
Main Theme / Purpose
This episode features a listener Q&A session with Eddie (a show regular) and Morgan, diving into Eddie's favorite foods to make, his Thanksgiving and Christmas family traditions, his devotion to the Dallas Cowboys, and fun hypotheticals such as choosing a different NFL team for $5 million and dreaming up his own food truck. The conversation is warm, personal, and sprinkled with holiday spirit, humorous childhood stories, and sports fandom.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
Listener Shoutouts & Fan Mail
- Morgan opens by relaying fan messages for Eddie, mostly from enthusiastic listeners and Cowboys fans.
- (03:07) “Go Cowboys.” — Dee from Austin
- Playful banter about show favorites, with Eddie joking that Amy is "mostly" a hater, not Morgan.
Eddie’s Favorite Food to Make (Besides Salsa)
- (03:47) Favorite Dish: Fajitas (“That’s my go-to... probably just because my dad used to make them.”)
- Eddie shares that grilling, especially fajitas, was a central part of his childhood and family gatherings.
- Weekend barbecues were a ritual; everyone brought something (beer, chips, meat), and his dad would grill for hours — part cooking, part enjoying downtime.
- Nostalgic detail: “My dad would cook for hours, and it would be a three-hour process... he'd just love sitting out there drinking beer and grilling.” (05:50)
- He describes cleaning the grill with an onion, a practice passed down from his father.
- (06:45) “You scrape it with a brush, then you kind of sanitize it with an onion.”
Thanksgiving Traditions & Family Sides
- Eddie delegates sides to his wife and mom; his mom’s homemade stuffing (not from a box) is a family heirloom recipe.
- (07:28) “You toast bread, crumble it... every ingredient is homemade.”
- Thanksgiving plates are carb-heavy: mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, rolls, stuffing, and turkey (which is Eddie’s responsibility, now fried instead of baked).
- Fun contrast with Morgan’s family—ham is the main dish, and side dishes vary; she introduces Eddie to corn pudding/casserole.
- (09:50) Eddie: “Never had corn pudding, but I’ve had creamed corn. Is it the same thing?”
- Morgan: “No... it’s made with cornbread and corn and creamed corn... all mixed and you bake it.”
NFL Talk: Favorite Cowboys Player & Athletes’ Attitudes
- All-time favorite Cowboys player: Emmitt Smith, 90s running back and all-time rushing record holder.
- (11:49) Eddie: “It’s hard to beat Emmitt Smith... still has the all-time rushing record.”
- Eddie recently met Emmitt Smith at the Super Bowl, and was surprised by his kindness:
- (12:36) “He was nicer than I thought. No need for him to be nice... but he was.”
- Discussion of other players’ demeanors (Deion Sanders, also nice), and experiences with less friendly baseball players during Eddie’s news career.
- Morgan reveals her favorite player is Darnell Washington (Pittsburgh Steelers), sharing her increasing fandom and even betting on him to score a touchdown.
- (14:54) Morgan: “If you hear me watch the game, I’m like, ‘Give the ball to DW!’”
Christmas Traditions, Ornaments, and Trees
- Eddie’s family does the “pickle” ornament tradition; his mom sends quirky ornaments like a Hidden Valley Ranch bottle or a Cowboys helmet.
- (23:03) “My mom is big on ornaments... she sent, like, a bottle of ranch dressing.”
- Tree debate: Morgan has FOUR Christmas trees, each with a theme (including a Harry Potter tree, complete with train).
- (23:55) Morgan: “Anywhere a tree can go, there’s a tree.”
- Eddie is amazed — his family only has one. He loves the idea of a themed “mom’s ornament” tree.
- Real vs. artificial trees: Both now have artificial ones for convenience; Morgan recalls a childhood cat toppling the “real” tree.
- Eddie’s hack: leaves ornaments on the artificial tree when packed away!
- (28:09) Eddie: “We leave all the ornaments on the tree and we put it in the box... life changing.”
- Morgan: “I don’t think I can do it. My OCD wouldn’t let me.”
Hypothetical: For $5 Million, Pick a New NFL Team
- (21:03) If he had to give up the Cowboys, Eddie would choose the Kansas City Chiefs.
- (21:12) Eddie: “There’s something about the Chiefs where, like, I can watch them and not hate them... I don’t mind Travis Kelce… I love Taylor Swift!”
- Mahomes’ voice “drives me a little crazy;” otherwise, he respects and enjoys the team.
- Jokes he’d be a “sellout” for $5M, but everyone would do it.
Food Truck Dream: “Producer Eddie Smoked Chicken Man”
- (28:50) Eddie’s ideal food truck/restaurant would be based on “smoked chicken”—offering quarters, pieces, or sandwiches.
- Eddie: “The smoker would be going outside the truck at all times. People’d just smell the smoke...”
- He’d use his “Producer Eddie” show brand for recognition.
- Discusses the power of enticing food smells for drawing customers, referencing a local (possibly Germantown) BBQ truck and the mystery of its perpetual closed-ness-smoked pit.
- Side story: Eddie finally tries a local Thai place and the server experience is hilariously odd—first mute (from mouthwash), then chatty—a memorable Nashville dining anecdote.
- (32:38) Eddie: “She goes, Oh, I didn’t explain. I had numbing mouthwash in my mouth and I couldn’t spit it out...”
Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)
- 03:47 Eddie: "My favorite thing to make is fajitas. I mean, that's my go to."
- 05:50 Eddie: "My dad would cook for hours, and it would be a three hour process... he'd just love sitting out there drinking beer and grilling."
- 06:45 Eddie: “You scrape it with... a brush. And just to get all that grime off... then you get an onion, and you kind of just sanitize it with an onion.”
- 09:50 Morgan: “Corn pudding is made with, like, cornbread and corn and creamed corn... All mixed and you bake it. It's really popular in the south.”
- 11:49 Eddie: “Emmitt Smith is probably my favorite. He was the running back… he still has the all-time rushing record.”
- 12:36 Eddie: “Emmitt Smith was very nice... Nicer than I thought.”
- 14:54 Morgan: “He can just plow through people. If you hear me watch the game, I’m like, ‘Give the ball to DW!’”
- 21:12 Eddie: “I can do that. I'll pick the Chiefs. Because I can watch them and not hate them... I love Taylor Swift. I’m happy they’re together. Mahomes, his voice drives me a little crazy but… I would do that for $5 million.”
- 23:03 Eddie: “My mom is big on ornaments, I guess... there’s something about a traditionally dressed tree, right? But my mom loves to throw some... a bottle of ranch dressing...”
- 23:55 Morgan: “Four trees. Anywhere a tree can go, there's a tree.”
- 28:09 Eddie: “We leave all the ornaments on... the tree and we put it in the box. All we do is just fold up the, you know, the limbs...”
- 30:02 Eddie: “I would love to do chicken... Producer Eddie Smoked Chicken Man. Gosh, I would love that.”
- 32:38 Eddie: “She goes, ‘Oh, I didn’t explain. I had numbing mouthwash on in my mouth and I couldn’t spit it out.’”
Timestamps for Important Segments
- 03:43 – Listener question segment kicks off
- 03:47 – Eddie’s favorite thing to cook: Fajitas
- 05:07 – The family & cultural ritual of grilling
- 06:45 – Cleaning the grill with an onion
- 07:15 – Who makes Thanksgiving sides and what’s on the table
- 09:50 – Corn pudding/casserole talk & Southern influences
- 11:31 – Favorite Cowboys player: Emmitt Smith
- 12:32 – Meeting Emmitt Smith (Super Bowl)
- 14:54 – Morgan’s favorite football player: Darnell Washington
- 21:03 – Would Eddie pick another NFL team for $5M?
- 23:03 – Christmas traditions: quirky ornaments, pickle game
- 23:55 – Morgan has four Christmas trees!
- 28:09 – Eddie’s hack: don't take ornaments off the tree
- 28:50 – Food truck dream: Producer Eddie Smoked Chicken Man
- 32:38 – Hilarious confusing server story at Bangkok Ville
- 33:52 – Episode wrap-up and farewells
Tone & Style
The episode is casual, conversational, nostalgic, and peppered with humor and warmth. Eddie and Morgan riff easily, swap family anecdotes, and delight in differences in traditions, showing appreciation for their listeners’ curiosity through thoughtful (and tangential) answers.
For New Listeners
This episode is a great introduction to Eddie's personality, touching family stories, his food passions, and sports loyalty, as well as the show’s easygoing, community-driven format. Even if you’re not a Cowboys (or Chiefs!) fan, you’ll relate to the warmth and quirks of family traditions, the love of a good meal, and the fun of hypothetical debates.