The Kitchen co-hosts are making colorful, spicy and sparkling foods to celebrate Independence Day. Geoffrey Zakarian gets festive with his Dry Rubbed Hanger Steak with Smoky Aioli and Charred Peppers. Sunny Anderson makes a dish with a hometown spin, her Sweet Quick Kenner Maque Choux. Jeff Mauro brings the heat with his Crispy Oven-Fried M-80 Chicken Wings. Katie Lee Biegel supplies the Independence Day veggies, Blue Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes. Then, Jeff shows off some bartending flair with a Star Spangled Spirit.
Ree Drummond is sharing a collection of her favorite meals she loves to cook when eating solo. There's juicy Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce and Sauteed Green Beans with Lemon and Blue Cheese, and a Carb Buster Breakfast with poached eggs and delicious veggies is the perfect way to kick start the day. Then, Skirt Steak with Bok Choy is a heavenly dinner for one in a dash, and Mango Chile Chicken is perfectly sweet and spicy. Being home alone never tasted so good.
There's a battle of the sexes going down on the ranch where the guys like their food brown and hearty. There's a blind taste test to see if punchy Penne alla Vodka can win a coveted spot on Ladd's approved list. Then when the guys are away, eating steak and potatoes, the girls will play, and Ree's throwing a cowgirl's dinner the guys would hate with elegant, sophisticated Goat Cheese with Fresh Dill appetizers, chilled Sangria, and a hip Fig-Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula.
Cozy up to the fire in The Kitchen's ski lodge with dishes inspired by classic après ski vibes. Jeff Mauro gets comfy on a cold winter day with his Ultimate Steak Chili, while Sunny Anderson makes raclette right at home with Roasted and Herbed Fingerling Potatoes with Cheese. Everyone dives into Geoffrey Zakarian's French Onion Fondue Dip with a warm baguette, and Katie Lee Biegel passes around Chilled "Hot Chocolate" Pudding with Whipped Marshmallow Cream. Then, Geoffrey leads the toast with a Winter White Russian.
Guy Fieri has an all-star lineup of chefs cooking game day grub in his ranch kitchen. Alex Guarnaschelli serves finger foods like the classic Pigs in a Blanket and her take on New England's favorite chocolate sandwich treat, Dark Chocolate Almond Whoopie Pies. Justin Warner makes savory Smoked Cauliflower Bites with Caesar Salad Spread and breaks out the chemistry set to create Spherefied Pickle Back whiskey shots. Marc Murphy takes advantage of the wood-fired oven for a Grilled Flatbread with Wild Mushrooms and an authentic Big Paella with Chicken and Shrimp. And Eric Greenspan makes Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings with Carrot Celery Chow Chow and Blue Cheese and then slathers his melted homemade American cheese all over Chorizo Chili Potato Chip Nachos.
Bobby Flay's tour through the "it" cuisine of the Iberian Peninsula starts by taking the classic Cuban Sandwich to Madrid with a Spanish Spice-Rubbed Pork Butt topped with Sherry Vinegar/Honey Glaze, Serrano ham and salty Manchego cheese. Then, a slather of Piquillo Pepper Butter and a sprinkle of Grated Manchego adorn sweet Grilled Corn. He dresses Skewered Lamb first with a Spicy Pomegranate/Rioja Red Wine Vinaigrette and takes it over the top with a Mint-Almond Relish. The capper? A fruity Peach-Blackberry Sangria.
In Savannah, Ga., Michael Symon finds a food truck serving up two can't-miss creations: cheeseburger tacos with a house-made beer cheese sauce and a Jamaican jerk fried fish taco with mango salsa and cilantro sour cream. In Seattle, he tries an enormous bone-in pork chop brined for six hours and fired on a grill. Finally, in Phoenix, a smoked lamb sandwich with homemade mint sauce is made by a chef who loves her smoker so much that she's even smoking brownies.
This trip Guy's pulling in for a world of flavor. In Falls Church, Va., a South American joint attached to a motel where the Venezuelan sandwich comes loaded with shredded beef, black beans and cheese, or chicken salad. In Nashville, an Italian place where the chef and his wife compete to roll the thinnest fettuccini, then serve it up with home made vodka sauce. And in Sherman Oaks, Calif., some hard-core Triple-D fans show Guy their favorite spot for real deal German bratwurst.
It's the show you knew he had to make. George is serving up Ham on the Street's namesake meat as only he can. There's geography meets meat in Name That Ham--as deli customers must I.D. a ham's home country. HOTS goes high-art, with our first annual ham sculpting contest. George puts a devilish spin on the classic ham and cheese sandwich. Plus, play brain-teasing Ham Trivia and watch Cuba and Argentina engage in a Fresh-Ham-Roast-Off for the ages.
The results are in! Bacon and peanut butter are two of America's favorite ingredients, and hooray, they can be guilt-free! From zesty Bacon-Bundled BBQ Shrimp to deliciously gooey BLT Mac n' Cheese to decadent Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, Lisa shows us how to use both these intimidating ingredients the HG way. And who can resist the Hungry Grilled Graceland Special, Lisa's scrumptious sandwich. We sure can't! And for bacon lovers who want to expand their horizons, Lisa shows us some bacon alternatives.