Cooking Extras

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

Red, White and Blue Mashed Potatoes

Sunny's Holiday Parsnip Puree

Sunny's Brooklyn Iced Tea

Sunny's Honey BBQ Oven Short Ribs

Quick Bacon-Cheddar Biscuits

Churros

Peaches and Cream Oatmeal Cookies

Churros

Spicy Pork Roast with Rosemary Potatoes

Minted Couscous

Kiwi Snow Kone

Baked Corn Pudding

Baked Grapefruit

Manhattan Mousse

Winter Sangria

Antipasto Salad

Mini Espresso Cakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Red Hook Ceviche

Simple Blueberry Apple Pie

PB and J Choc-tini

Yummy Baked Chicken Drummies

Grilled Rosemary Steaks

Brandied Curry Chicken with Grapes

Oxtail Stew

Easy Grilled Honey-Dijon Chicken

Sunny's Chicken Fried Steak with Diced Potato Gravy

Manhattan Floating Island