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Sunny's Cookbook

Order your copy of Sunny's first-ever 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

Sunny's Deviled Eggs

Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Wings 3 Ways

Cider-Brined Fried Chicken

No Fuss Peel n'Eat Shrimp

Baked Apple with Crisp Topping

Mango and Peach Salsa

Easy Pimento Cheese

Spinach Pesto Scrambled Eggs on Garlic Brioche with Country Ham

Easy Garlic and Olive Bows

Quick Artichoke Salad

Pineapple Spritz

Apple, Pear and Walnut Salad

Huevos Rancheros with Black Bean Puree

Coconut Flan

Summer Corn Salad

Sticky Road Chocolate Bars

Happy Trails Granola

Corny Mango Salmon

Fast Succotash

Plantain Chips

Mean Green Cucumber Juice

Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Maple Butter

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Stormy Rice

Apple-Raisin Cole Slaw

Zesty Chicken Meatballs