The Kitchen kicks off Father's Day celebrations with a stack of Marcela Valladolid's Sausage and Bacon Pancakes and a lesson in building a golf course cake with a store-bought cake. Sunny Anderson's Maui Luau Burger is a surefire hit for cookouts, and Willie Geist, father of two and host of Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, stops by to make a delicious Grilled Pizza with Katie Lee. The hosts share new ideas to replace traditional Father's Day gifts and toast with Dad-inspired cocktails.
The Kitchen co-hosts make a summery steakhouse menu to celebrate Father's Day! Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian make an epic surf 'n' turf with Jeff's Chicago Steakhouse Peppercorn-Crusted Filet and GZ's Crab au Poivre. Sunny Anderson lightens up the steakhouse with her Green Goddess Twice Baked Potatoes, and Katie Lee Biegel makes her greatest salad yet: Barbeque Bacon Wedge Salad with Grilled Corn. Alex Guarnaschelli whips up a luscious and bright Frozen Strawberry Pie, and the co-hosts share their favorite summer wines.
Ree Drummond is cleaning out her kitchen by turning leftovers into amazing dishes. She starts in the pantry with Brown Sugar Buttermilk Waffles with a sensational brown sugar syrup and uses her frozen odds and ends to build a perfect Cheesy Freezer Chicken Pot Pie. Then, the fridge scraps are in the spotlight in a Loaded Egg Salad Sandwich, and a final run through the pantry turns into a Bean and Bacon Soup, a well-earned lunch for Ladd, who's spending the morning moving cattle.
Adam Gertler samples classic confections getting a modern update from unexpected ingredients. An exclusive tour of Tootsie Roll Industries in Chicago reveals the juicy new Pomegranate Tootsie Pop. Visit Gooey Louie in St. Louis, where traditional gooey butter cake is teaming up with fruit, chocolate, caramel and dozens of other fresh ideas. And at Xooro in Glendale, CA, Spanish churros go gourmet. Loaded with rich fillings and rolled in luscious chocolate, Xooro turns out exotic deep fried desserts like tubular Tiramisu and Maple Bacon.
Born and bred in Kentucky, Jeff's mother-in-law has Southern cooking in her bones, and she shows Jeff her master recipe for homemade biscuits, which Jeff uses as a jumping off point for some amazing twists on Southern classics for brunch; Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Sandwich with Southern Green Beans and The Derby, which features bacon, sliced turkey and a blue mornay sauce. For dessert, a Strawberry Shortcake layered with fresh whipped cream. Will this Southern meal get his mother-in-law's stamp of approval?
It's delicious down home comfort food that's fit to feed your soul. Sandra Lee makes her over-the-top Sweet Potato and Bacon Hushpuppies and a fresh flavored Corn and Black Eyed Pea Salad. The comfort keeps coming with Deep Fried Chicken with Cheddar Grits. Yum! And, it’s all topped off with a decadent Bourbon Pecan Pie. And, for cocktail time, it’s a Devine Dicey. Finally, Sandra Lee creates a warm and welcoming tablescape to match her comfort food menu.
Whether you are off to watch a professional sporting event or your kid's football game, why not throw a tailgate! Sandra Lee grills up the perfect tailgate party menu guaranteed to satisfy even the hungriest of sports fans! First up, a duo of delicious dishes: Blue Corn Chip Nachos and spicy Bacon Pepper Poppers. For the main event, Sassy Sausage Grinders. You can't have a tailgate without a cocktail, a Happening Halftime will keep everyone's spirits high. Plus a tailgate tablescape only Sandra Lee could dream up
Sandra is cooking up an unusual Sunday brunch and her nephew Bryce is dropping by to lend a hand! The morning eye opener is Breakfast Pizza that's versatile enough for any time of day. Sandra also grills up some delicious Grand Marnier French Toast with strawberry syrup. Then some traditional breakfast meats get a fun new twist with her Sausage and Bacon Kebobs brushed with barbeque sauce. Finally, an indulgent Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Coffee will get the day started right.
The Kitchen is giving Mom the day off and making Mother's Day easy. Geoffrey Zakarian starts things off with his delicious Bacon, Onion and Cheese Tart, and then the hosts create beautiful, colorful fruit boards. Sunny Anderson sails through with her Easy Shrimp and Rice Pineapple Boats, and Jeff Mauro shares a shortcut sheet pan Chicken A L'Orange. Alex Guarnaschelli toasts Mom with her Peach Lemonade Spritz, and Katie Lee Biegel wraps up the party on a sweet note with her Limoncello Ginger Tiramisu.
There's no meal Bobby Flay looks forward to more than Thanksgiving dinner, so he's invited Damaris Phillips over to help prepare for the big day. They sip a seasonal Cranberry Orange Mule cocktail and talk about their favorite Thanksgiving memories. When it's time to test out some recipes, Bobby fries a turkey breast and makes some Yukon Gold Colcannon with Sauteed Kale, Cabbage and Bacon Butter. Damaris bakes Cashew Coconut Dinner Rolls for the feast, and you'll be thankful for her Smokey Pumpkin Creme Brulee.