Brunch is Alex's favorite meal of the week and a great time to have fun with food in the kitchen. Alex starts with some simple popovers, topping them with creamy homemade ricotta. Next, a goopy fried egg paired with some old school ground pork patties. Shaped like mini hamburgers, these spicy pork patties are mixed with chili flakes and fennel seeds, then fried in a skillet. For a refreshing brunch drink, she mixes a grapefruit and vodka cocktail.
The heat is on in this spicy competition, judged by YouTube personality Tyler Oakley and chefs Ching-He Huang and Geoffrey Zakarian. In the appetizer round, the kids must put on their goggles when they tackle hot peppers. The entree round reveals a milder chili, but the junior chefs are left wishing they had practiced cooking goat! Then, in the dessert round, the two finalists must cook with a spicy jam that leaves a tingling sensation.
Big Daddy creates three simple suppers sure to rid you of the weeknight blues. The week starts off with his flavorful Pork Chops with Mushroom Madeira Sauce, followed by a hearty Chunky Chicken Chili. He rounds out the weeknight menu with a light and flaky Pan-Seared Halibut with Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes. Big Daddy even shares his recipe for a Tangy and Tossed Salad to serve with any weeknight meal!
The hosts of The Kitchen are getting ready for the big game with a ton of ideas for throwing the ultimate football party. Throughout the show a football stadium out of food will be constructed while Geoffrey Zakarian makes the best game day chili, Sunny mixes a delicious pitcher of cocktails, Katie bakes the ultimate dip, Jeff constructs the perfect sandwich and you can't have a party without something sweet, so Marcela bakes a delicious sweet pie.
The Kitchen hosts recreate the best local dishes from football tailgates across America. Geoffrey Zakarian kicks things off with his Upstate-Style Roast Beef Sandwich, and Alex Guarnaschelli toasts her co-hosts with her Apple Hot Toddy. Katie Lee Biegel recalls her college waitressing days with her Cincinnati-Style Chili, and Sunny Anderson makes Grilled Corn with Cajun Trinity Butter. Jeff Mauro scores the final touchdown with his Giant Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Buckeyes.
Ree Drummond is sharing a foolproof plan for an impromptu Tex-Mex dinner party. For the main course, there are quick and easy Chili Orange Steak Street Tacos with simple Cilantro Salsa, and a stunning Corn and Black Bean Salad is served with an amazing Creamy Jalapeño Lime Dressing. For dessert, Ree makes a showstopping shortcut Strawberry Tres Leches Cake. Plus, a classic Margarita Pitcher is on the cocktail menu for a spur of the moment get-together.
Baby brother Jocqui Smollett is eager to prove that his cooking skills are worthy of the Smollett family's culinary ranking system, so he plans to wow his siblings with a Mexican menu. Jocqui visits L.A. restaurant Chichen Itza where he learns how to make homemade tortillas and a killer horchata-based cocktail. Back at the house, Jocqui hopes that his Pork Lager Chili Verde and Homemade Tortillas and Chips will win over foodies Jazz and Jake Smollett.
Ree hasn't been to the store in weeks and she's still got another day to go before she can hit town. Over the next 24 hours she dips into her trusty staples to whip up some fabulous food from what she can find in her pantry and freezer. There's Pantry Pasta for mom-daughter dinner, French Toast With Blackberry Butter for breakfast for the kids and Simple Perfect Chili with Apple Brown Betty for lunch for the whole family.
It's a busy day on the ranch, where Ree Drummond's husband, Ladd, is hauling hay with his crew and Ree is fixing a make-ahead dinner and treats with her kid film crew. She gets ahead with a big pot of hearty Chunky Chili, delicious Cheesy Cornbread Muffins with Honey Butter and a glorious layered Summer Garden Salad with an easy shortcut dressing. Then she makes Brown Butter Crispies to take out to the guys in the pastures.
The Drummond drive-through is open for business, and Ree Drummond is serving up the most sensational packed lunch known to cowboys. She starts with rib-sticking Ranch Hand Sandwiches Filled with Pop Pulled Pork and a bunch of tasty fixins, and a side of homemade Spicy Sweet Potato Chips are totally cowboy-approved. Ree rounds out her tasty take-out with a cup of refreshing Cowboy Fruit Salad with a subtle chili kick and triple-chocolate Cow Pies.