Valerie Bertinelli and her buddy Faith Ford love to cook and test out recipes. Today, it's Valerie's turn, but it's just too hot to cook! She decides to keeps things cool with a deliciously decadent Lobster BLT, Quick Sweet and Savory Pickle Spears, a Classic Greek Salad, a Honey-Citrus Southern Iced Tea, and a unique recipe for Microwave Potato Chips. For dessert, she makes a fresh take on Lemon Icebox Cake.
Sandra Lee goes back to basics and shows you how to whip up some all-time favorites without going broke including Chicken and Dumplings, Salisbury Steak, German Chocolate Cake Trifle and she'll show you the secret to making a fantastic Tom Collins. None of those extras goes to waste as Sandra shows you her "Round 2 Recipe" for Savory Chicken Crepes and an easy R2R recipe for Beef Arepas available only online!
This is all about easy desserts. There's a fruit filled cranberry and apple cake and a dessert master class from Patisserie chef Claudia Fleming who shares her recipe for Lemon cream napoleon and her rules for plating up restaurant style. Then its desserts 911 in Ask Ina.
Guy Fieri checks out some great family-run joints including a Baltimore favorite for pit beef with Ace of Cakes Duff Goldman. Next in Miami, visit a stop with recipes all the way from Puerto Rico and in Salt Lake City, a classic drive in burger joint.