Pro and amateur bakers face a deep-fried dilemma as the mighty doughnut must be rolled up with the crunchy surprise ingredient of potato chips. Host Buddy Valastro and judges Damiano Carrara and Zac Young get cultured in round two, as yogurt must be smoothed into the winning dessert.
The chefs must work their magic in the appetizer round using pesto sauce and chicken. Then in the entree round, a second basket of beautiful ingredients, including spirulina chips, challenges the chefs to get creative. And a treat from Kazakhstan is the most interesting find in the final basket.
Giada De Laurentiis hosts a pre-Christmas party that focuses on the kids, but the grown-ups are invited too! Festivities focus around a kids' holiday sing-along and kid-friendly menu including Cheesy Chicken Flautas, Veggie Noodle Salad, Chocolate-Covered Chips and Apple Pie Soda a la Mode.
Giada De Laurentiis gets in the game day spirit and keeps folks entertained before kickoff by hosting a pre-game burger bash. The backyard party features family fun activities and a massive buffet loaded with Mortadella Meatball Sliders, Giada-fied Burgers, Cacciatore Chips and Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake Dip.
Life wouldn't be as sweet if it wasn't for cake, and Molly Yeh is sharing some of her sweetest cake recipes. She makes her super-moist Cranberry Stuffed Cupcakes with Cranberry Cream Cheese Frosting, a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake, her signature Molly’s Carrot Cake and a delightful Sprinkles Cake.
Trisha Yearwood and her family volunteer on a Habitat for Humanity build, and Trisha offers to feed the crew out of a food truck. She makes Ham and Pimento Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches, Baked Potato Soup, Taco-Stuffed Potato Skins and Chocolate Fudge Chip Cookies for the crew lunch.
Michael Symon is roastin' and toastin' as he makes a meal that will leave the crowd begging for more. He prepares smoked pork butt for Pulled Pork Sandwiches along with crispy Fried Zucchini Chips with Parmesan. For something sweet, Liz combines bananas and hazelnut spread to make Campfire Toasties.
Marc Summers cracks open the lid on canned foods. Check out how soda is canned under pressure, and learn what makes Pringles potato chips different. Have fun at a 'Canstruction' competition and tour a Spam festival, then meet a woman with a 'souper' Campbell's soup can collection.