Ree Drummond cooks for the 4th of July with store-bought shortcuts and lots of fun with her family crew. She makes party-ready Chipotle Caesar Salad with Grilled Salmon, a fabulous Cheesy Asparagus Tart and Easy Corn Dip that's a real crowd pleaser. Finally, she celebrates the holiday with a red, white and blue Ice Cream Sandwich Cake that's super-fast to make. Ree's taking it easy for July 4th, and everyone's welcome.
For Ree Drummond, it's out with the old and in with new favorites that are all quick and easy. She makes over a cowboy classic, Flank Steak with Herb Sauce and Three-Cheese Waffle Hash Browns. Then there's a marvelous mashup in Very Green Orzotto, a miracle one pan pasta and risotto combo. Ree gives Caesar Salad with Shrimp and Garlicky Croutons a facelift and makes grown up Whiskey Maple Sundaes and Candied Bacon.
Growing up, Trisha Yearwood's mom would wake up Trisha and her sister, Beth, in the middle of the night to stargaze in their cow pasture. With this memory in mind, Trisha and Beth spend the afternoon making a quick and easy dinner of Bacon Wrapped Dried Apricots, Grilled Garlic Caesar Salad and Grilled Summer Veggie Pasta. After a little Lemon Blackberry Cheesecake Parfait for dessert, they head outside to watch Mother Nature's stunning spectacle.
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.
Alton kicks off his investigation of the vast arena of American Classic dishes with the spinach salad. He examines the recipe ingredient by ingredient tracing the history of how each element became part of the traditional and tasty salad.
Ree Drummond is shaking up Italian classics and sharing a taste of the dolce vita, frontier-style, with favorites from the past. Proving a mashup of two great dishes is better than one, she makes a meal kit for Herbed Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza to keep on standby in the fridge. Her Roasted Vegetable Panzanella is a new take on traditional panzanella salad with roasted vegetables, mozzarella and Italian cornbread croutons. Ree also shares quick tricks in her all-in-one Italian Chicken Sheet Pan Supper, and she stocks the freezer with layered Loaf Pan Lasagnas perfectly portioned for two.
It's back to basics on pasta. New ideas and quick cook recipes, for family or company, Ina's got pasta covered. She shares her recipes for Tomato Feta Pasta Salad, Lobster Mac and Cheese, and two foolproof sauces -- Pesto and Marinara Sauce.
Mary Berg loves hot sauce, and she's got the collection of bottles to prove it. Mary spices it up with recipes that bring the heat, like her homemade Breakfast Flatbreads doused in jalapeño hot sauce and her Maple Sriracha Salmon that's coated in a deliciously sweet and spicy glaze. Then, Mary whips up some spicy pickled Caesar Beans to serve atop Canada's favorite cocktail. Finally, it's gotta be Tuesday somewhere for Mary's perfectly picante Pulled Buffalo Chicken Tacos.
Rachael shows how easy this often intimidating technique really is. Recipes include Cod in a sack with Fennel and Onion, Asparagus and Green Bean Salad.