It's TV night at the Martinez house, with a couch-friendly meal that's hearty and satisfying. Aromatic Sopa Marquis, with rich homemade broth and loads of chicken, chunky veggies and fine noodles, is perfect spooned from a mug. With your free hand, reach for a crispy, creamed corn-filled empanada - make sure to dip yours in the Cilantro Pesto!
Donna takes the mystery out of cooking with these underwater delicacies. Students learn the secrets of creating dishes that range from the simple - Shrimp Roll with Tarragon Mayo - to the Spectacular Scampi Bowl with Corn Broth and Garlic Toast. Classic Crab Cakes get a new twist by adding Shrimp and a Ginger-Lime Dipping Sauce. Gordon also finds uses for limes for his Caipirhina cocktails.
Tonight Emeril lightens up with healthy dishes for NASCAR Drivers that are quick and easy.
Recipes include Orange-Soy Glazed Grilled Chicken Breasts with Minty Peas and Orange, Currant and Pine Nut Couscous; Poached Shrimp in a Miso Broth with Cellophane Noodles; Crab and Tasso Carbonara; Baked Fish with Tomatoes, Capers, Garlic, Lemon and Rosemary over Blanched Asparagus; and Strawberries with Honeyed Yogurt.
There's a chill in the air! Time to stock up on fall pantry essentials. Kelsey prepares a Roasted Rosemary Turkey Breast with a Pomegranate Quinoa Pilaf, and a rustic Vegetable Soup incorporating the essential garlic, onion, canned tomatoes and broth. A bubbly Apple Crisp is a fall favorite dessert not to be missed. With the essentials at hand, you can bring life to your dishes now and freeze them for cozy winter meals ahead.
From stocking the pantry to shopping for a few key ingredients, Chef Giada De Laurentiis offers recipe and menu-planning tips to make eating well both easy and convenient. She covers every meal of the day, starting with Warm Quinoa "Oatmeal." While making Chicken Broth, White Bean and Escarole Soup, Fusilli with Chicken and Broccoli Rabe and a Skillet Brownie, Giada shares suggestions for how to stretch ingredients into the week to create standalone meals for several days.
A spectacular outdoor party with this classic.one dish meal - so easy because it's cooked inside, and then taken outside to eat right out of the pan! Ole!
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Make ham hock flavored broth for paella
Make and assemble creamy pancetta dressing
Chop all vegetables and garlic for preparation of paella next day
Assemble and strain espresso flan mixture
Make caramel for flan
Assemble and bake flan
1 Hour Before Party:
Mix and assemble sangria
Loosen up and flip flan onto teir serving plates
Saute seasoned meats for paella and set aside
45 Minutes Before Party:
Assemble rest of paella, vegetables rice and broth
At Party:
Cut Iceberg wedges for party
Re-assemble Paella before serving
Wine Recommendation
Garguilo Vineyard Pinot Grigio
Michael returns to his days in Miami for this inexpensive party full of hot and hearty Cuban favorites. With recipes for Ropa Vieja, Double Fried Plantains, Black Beans and cumin scented rice, Caipirinha
Gameplan 1 Day Before Party:
Simmer steak and vegetables for Ropa Vieja.
Soak and rinse black beans for Cuban Black Beans. Simmer beans with ham hock. Chop and sauté onion, garlic and chilies and blend with one half of cooked beans. Mash mixture, return to pot and cook.
Remove steak from broth to cool. Strain broth and return to pot to simmer and reduce.
Tear steak into bite-size strips.
Chop and sauté onions, garlic and peppers for Ropa Vieja.
Season black bean mixture.
Dice tomatoes and add to Ropa Vieja mixture with reduced broth. Simmer mixture and finish with shredded meat and parsley. Cool and store in refrigerator overnight.
Strain black beans, cool and store in refrigerator overnight.
1 Hour Before Party:
Peel and slice plantains for Fried Plantains. Deep fry plantains, smash, and fry again. Season and keep warm.
Sauté rice in cumin and butter for Cumin Scented Rice. Simmer rice mixture with lime juice and water. Keep warm.
Reheat Ropa Vieja.
Reheat Cuban Black Beans.
At the Party:
Blend and serve Caipirinha Cocktails.
Serve Ropa Vieja with Cuban Black Beans, Cumin Scented Rice and Fried Plantains.
Eat and Enjoy!