It's Thanksgiving at the barn and Ina Garten's good friend and neighbor Bobby Flay is coming over. She's making a dazzling spread, perfect for the big day with her incomparable tips, strategies and fabulous recipes. Bobby's cooking up a storm with her in the kitchen, smoking the turkey, sharing his easy 11-layer potato gratin and whipping up a seasonal heartland chopped salad. Ina completes the fabulous feast with holiday-worthy orange honey-glazed carrots, sauteed Brussels sprouts and bread pudding with herbs and apples. Also on the menu are a spicy lemon ginger molasses cake, make-ahead cranberry sauce, and a fall sangria that's sure to get the party started!
Guy Fieri's family loves cooking at home and great restaurant food, so they're combining the best of both worlds by firing up takeout with a twist. Guy calls in the heavy hitters with five all-star chefs who send ingredients for their most off-the-hook recipes then join Guy and his son, Hunter, via video chat to guide them through cooking up all that flavor. On this menu, there's tandoori chicken poutine from Maneet Chauhan, Christian Petroni's famous polenta flavor bomb, arancini and empanadas from Antonia Lofaso, fried chicken and waffles with a spin from Marcus Samuelsson and Michael Voltaggio's crab-cake crepes and caviar.
The Kitchen is helping conquer cooking fears with foolproof recipes for entertaining and feeding a crowd. Jeff Mauro kicks things off with easy tips for homemade Cavatelli with Mushroom Butter Sauce. Then Katie Lee gives a lesson in Seafood 101 with her Cioppino, and Geoffrey Zakarian shares broccoli rabe basics for his Pan-Roasted Broccoli Rabe. The hosts also break down classic culinary techniques for cooking with confidence. Sunny Anderson teams up with the star of OWN's Baking Christmas, Aloma Wright, to bake a Jingle Bell Bundt Cake just in time for the holidays. Finally, the hosts test Geoffrey's iron palate and share new ways to use favorite flavors.
Summer party season is heating up and the Kitchen is ready with easy entertaining recipes and ideas. Katie Lee gives turkey a summer makeover with her Citrus Grilled Turkey Breast made with Pineapple Marmalade and Jeff Mauro keeps his side dish short and sweet with the Best Sweet Potato Potato Salad. Then, party prepping is made easy with three no-fail strategies and Geoffrey Zakarian whips up a sharable party plate of Spicy Mediterranean Cauliflower Fries. Finally, Food Network's Molly Yeh joins the celebration with her Party-Trick Peanut Butter Cake and the party wraps up with a tropical frozen treat -- a party in a pineapple!
Jeff Mauro leads a tour of The Kitchen's most surprising recipes, starting with his Magic No-Bread Meatballs with a secret low-carb mix-in. Then, Sunny Anderson and Katie Lee Biegel show off some secret-ingredient smoothies with some healthy new additions. Plus, Sunny reveals how peanut butter just might be the best way to make your pulled pork flavorful and rich. Martha Stewart drops by to cook Turkey Burgers with an added twist to make them extra juicy, and Lindsay-Jean Hard shows the hosts how you can make a banana cake with banana peels! Finally, Katie whips up an expected appetizer with her Parmesan-Stuffed Strawberries with Balsamic.
Jeff Mauro shares his family's Sunday Gravy recipe, then learn how to use leftover Italian ingredients in new ways and how to make fun crafts using empty wine bottles. Spice up antipasto with Geoffrey Zakarian's Parmigianino Monkey Bread with Soppressata and Olives and Jeff's Salami Cups with Whipped Honey Ricotta and Fresh Figs. Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli stops by to make Olive Oil Cake, and Geoffrey shows how to make classic Italian Limoncello.
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Wine Bottle Crafts