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Sunny's Cookbook

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Sunny's Chopped Success

Besting three fellow chefs, Sunny earned Round 1 glory.

Exclusive Interview with Sunny

Sunny's Signature Dishes 39 Videos

Find out how Sunny puts her spin on classic comfort foods.

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About the Show

With an understanding of everyday life and the belief that real people deserve down-to-earth, delicious meals, Sunny Anderson offers real food for real life. Cooking for Real serves up solutions for easy-to-prepare, fantastic-tasting menus. Sunny elevates the everyday meal by taking affordable, easy-to-find, easy-to-use ingredients and infusing them with diverse influences and rich, rewarding flavor. Sunny's fresh, uncomplicated approach to classic comfort foods, along with her passion for interpreting the flavors of her unique travels, brings a bright style to delectable, down-home dishes.

About the Host

Sunny Anderson

Sunny serves as a fun-loving host on The Kitchen and dishes out down-to-earth recipes on Home Made in America and Cooking for Real.

Most Popular Recipes

All Cooking for Real Recipes

Bacon, Onion and Cheese Stuffed Burger

Pumpkin Spice-Rubbed Pork Loin

Watermelon Mojito

Apple-Raisin Cole Slaw

Raspberry-Apple Juice Twist

Mango and Peach Salsa

Easy Pimento Cheese

Spinach Pesto Scrambled Eggs on Garlic Brioche with Country Ham

Easy Garlic and Olive Bows

Chile-Lime Fried Chicken

Campari Cola

Red, White and Blue Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potato and Celery Root Fries

Quick Scallion Biscuits

Pistachio Poppy Bread

Strawberry Fields Ice Cream Float

Sunny's Sweet and Spicy Breakfast Sausage

Butterflied Cornish Hens with Sage Butter

Sauteed Tomatillos with Sunny's Cilantro Vinaigrette

Codfish Puppies

Easy Braised Artichokes

Lamb Kabobs with Tzatziki Sauce

Sunny's Catfish Nuggets

Bay Ridge Empanadas

Asian Noodles

Fruity Freeze

Baked Salmon with Blackberry Ginger Glaze