Ina Garten shares recipes that use her favorite good ingredients starting with good chocolate in her Chocolate Pecan Meringue Torte. Next, good maple syrup and lemon are turned into sublime side dishes including Maple-Roasted Acorn Squash as well as Tuscan Roasted Potatoes and Lemon. Good mustard is the magic ingredient in her Crispy Chicken Thighs with Mustard Sauce that are good enough for company. Finally, good salt is the secret to her Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies -- officially Ina's favorite cookies ever.
The Kitchen is full of spooky surprises and a petrifying party menu perfect for Halloween. To start, there's Jeff Mauro's "Mummified" Beef Wellington and Katie Lee's Wild Rice-Stuffed Acorn Squash. Chef Carla Hall joins the party and shares her "Devilishly" Hot Pimento Cheese Dip, and then the hosts assemble medical-themed treats for a "Worst-Aid" Kit. Geoffrey Zakarian bakes up "Dread" Puddings, and Carla returns with a Sparkling Magic Lemonade Punch and a new terrifying touch test to delight party guests.
As the weather turns cooler, Pat and Gina Neely have the perfect remedy -- a menu that is sure to warm your belly, as well as your soul. They get started with a hearty White Chicken Chili, and then they're taking grits to the next level with their Baked Tomato Grits. And nothing says Fall like a Roasted Acorn Squash and finally, for a little sweet, Pat and Gina fry up some Sweet and Spicy Donut Sticks and dunk them in a Cinnamon Chocolate Sauce. Who needs summer when you have a meal like this!
Guy Fieri and his friends are freshening up their holiday fare. Nyesha Arrington bakes some Pigs and Mustard Greens in a Blanket and then fires up her Duck Breast with Miso Kumquat Dressing. Aaron May shows up to the party with a Brandy and Blood Orange Punch before serving his festive Prime Rib Enchiladas with Christmas Sauce. Jet Tila rolls out the Rolled and Stuffed Turkey Breast and roasts some Acorn Squash with Pomegranates and Goat Cheese. Jonathan Waxman goes French with his Filet Mignon served with Pommes Anna and bakes a Savory Bread Pudding.
The day kicks off with a Chicken Chipotle Mac and Cheese, and BIRD Bakery's Elizabeth Chambers stops by to make mini cupcakes. Plus, easy substitutes when you're in a pinch, and a look at which bar gadgets will save you time. Then, celebrate fall's bounty with delicious recipes using Brussels sprouts and acorn squash, and toast the season with Fall Floats.
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Guy Fieri doesn't love candy, so when his chef friends visit the ranch for Halloween, they know to mix heat with the sweet. Amanda Freitag starts off the meal with a Red Hot-blood orange margarita made with spicy cinnamon syrup, and she smokes deep-fried chicken wings coated in hot sauce and pomegranate molasses. Marc Murphy embraces the colors of the holiday with orange and black caviar-covered deviled eggs as well as cheesy risotto served in an acorn squash. Christian Petroni shows his pizza-making expertise with a Tenderoni Pizza dripping with hot honey, and he serves up fire-roasted broccolini sprinkled with sweet and tart preserved lemon.
The Kitchen cooks up a show-stopping spread for the holidays beginning with Geoffrey Zakarian's Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin. Jeff Mauro and Katie Lee wow the crowd with two takes on polenta -- a Four Cheese Creamy Polenta and a Creamy Lemon Parmesan Polenta with Roasted Tomatoes. Cookbook author Elizabeth Heiskell serves up some sweet holiday gifts with her Bourbon Balls and Salted Caramel Pecan Bites, then we put a modern spin on the Yule Log with a Stump de Noel Cake. Food Network's Amanda Freitag makes a show-stopping Kabocha and Acorn Squash side dish. Finally, Katie creates a Caprese Wreath topped with all the tasty trimmings and we toast to the holiday with a Big Batch Pomegranate Cocktail.