Sandra Lee goes south of the border to deliver great Mexican dishes at a great price. Her delicious Mexican menu begins with a Pineapple Limeade cocktail followed by Grilled Fajita Skewers, Shredded Chicken Burritos with Savory Pineapple Salsa and for dessert, Mexican Chocolate Brownies. Sandra puts her extras to good use with her 'Round 2 Recipe' for Tortilla Soup and an online R2R for Tortilla Pizza available only at foodnetwork.com/round2recipes
Ree Drummond updates the classics as she makes frontier food with a twist. She uses a multicooker to turn seriously delicious Short Ribs with Collards into fast food, and she punches up the flavor in her Spicy Brussels Caesar Salad. Then there's Zucchini Carbonara, with the vegetable stepping in for traditional pasta noodles, and finally, Ree sneaks beets into Hidden Secret Brownies that are chocolaty and out of this world.
Ree Drummond is honoring some of her favorite moms by making sweet deliveries. She starts with Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies for her stepmom and a Blood Orange Rosemary Pound Cake to pack up and mail to her mom, Gerre. Then, she helps a friend make a glorious birthday Fruit Bouquet for his mom. Ree wraps things up with adorable edible kisses, Vanilla Meringue Cookies, for her best friend and super mom, Hy.
The Kitchen kicks off its annual chocolate show with Katie Lee's decadent Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Tart. Brownie 101 will give you the ultimate guide to making your favorite type of brownies, then the gang passes the Brownie Bombe and chocolatier Valerie Gordon stops by to make her delicious Pot De Creme. The hosts try or deny some surprising chocolate pairings, and the Kitchen Helpline is open for all your chocolate dilemmas!
Chefs Maneet Chauhan and George Mendes and actor Kevin McHale step in to judge the next round of talented junior chefs. First, the kids open the appetizer basket to find something staring right back at them! A cute candy creation and a twist on garlic bread spice things up in the entree round. Then, vegetables make their way into brownies in the dessert round, but the finalists have no problem repurposing them.
Desserts from your childhood get a new spin at this retro bakery where Al bakes his own version of Sno-balls and Mallomars. Soda jerks and milkshakes go back in time to Café 50's in West L.A. for more retro nostalgia. Al learns to play with his food with a chocolate artist and paints his own edible masterpiece. And brownies make a girl?s dreams come true in Berwyn Pennsylvania.
When it comes to versatility, beans slap! Mary Berg uses this tasty, cost-effective ingredient to pack a nutrition punch in her no-fail Black Bean Brownies and make a hearty classic like Linguini with White Bean Cream Sauce completely vegan! Then, Mary's Pizza Beans jazz up dried butter beans into a super cheesy topping for store-bought pizza dough, while Pan Fried Chickpeas make great croutons for her Tahini Caesar Salad.
Trisha Yearwood and her sister, Beth, are paying homage to one of their favorite things to eat -- chocolate! Milk, dark, solid or liquid, chocolate is the word of the day, and it comes in the form of Individual Chocolate Souffles, Chocolate Cherry Icebox Cake, Double Stuffed Brownies and Chocolate Cherry Martinis. This sweet stroll down memory lane features not only Trisha's best chocolate treats but also a chocolate carving battle between the sisters.
Trisha Yearwood loves to support her local community, so she stops by the local firehouse to visit her buddy, Gary, and see if he and the other firefighters would enjoy a comforting meal. To feed the hungry crowd without breaking the bank, Trisha whips up some hearty, comforting crowd pleasers, including Marinated Veggie Salad, Dutch Oven Garlic Braised Beef, Smashed Red Potatoes with Herb Oil and, for a salty-sweet dessert, Bacon Potato Chip Brownies.
Sandra Lee shows that raising money for a good cause is a piece of cake! She's making tasty treats that will not only be a big hit at any bake sale, they're also perfect for any birthday party. On the menu, Personal Pizza Squares, Chocolate Caramel Brownies, Mini Strawberry Sugar Cookie Sandwiches and, the icing on the cake, a Mini Cupcake Buffet. Plus, she'll share clever and creative ideas for packaging and presenting these goodies.