Kardea Brown puts together a seasonal Southern meal with staples from her kitchen and pantry. She's cooking up Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs with a cola glaze, Red Beans and Rice, and Grilled Cabbage Wedges with Buttermilk Ranch. For dessert, a Cherry Cola Chocolate Cake is topped with a warm cola-fudge frosting. Sometimes, cooking with what you've got makes the best meals!
Molly Yeh is celebrating her birthday with a big bagel brunch, in all forms! The feast includes her indulgent Bacon Egg and Cheese Bagels, irresistible Smoked Whitefish Dip with crispy Bagel Chips and fruity Chocolate Strawberry Halva Smoothies to wash the bagels down. For dessert, a fluffy Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Donut Bagels is unbelievable birthday fun!
Every once and awhile on Alex's day off, she gets the urge to indulge her sweet tooth. To start, Alex makes chocolate cupcakes with a layer of the decadent chocolate frosting just dropped on top. Plus, a chewy macaroon flavored with a little bit of tangy lemon. Every dessert party needs some fireworks, so Alex serves up a classic bananas foster -- it's dramatic and delicious. With a twist on coffee, Alex adds a frozen coffee granita to the menu to cut through all of the sweetness.
The hosts trade places and cook dishes in each other's style! Geoffrey Zakarian does breakfast for Sunny Anderson with an Egg Sandwich with Tomato Jam, Truffle Cheese and Sausage. In return, Sunny mixes a Gin and Juice Spritzer for The Kitchen's resident mixologist. Alex Guarnaschelli serves up a deliciously cheesy Eggplant Parmigiana Sandwich for her sandwich king buddy, so Jeff Mauro honors Alex with his Favorite Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Malted Frosting. Then Katie Lee Biegel makes an iconic Kitchen Sink "Trough" Salad with ingredients that represent her fellow co-hosts.
It's Pizza Friday on the farm, and Molly Yeh and her husband, Nick, are hosting friends for dinner. Molly's making two pizzas using the same delicious dough recipe: Sausage and Kale Pizza and Squash and Ricotta Pizza with fresh squash from the farm. She also makes a Pizza Parlor Salad with Chickpeas to get some greens in, and for dessert, she serves her easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Buttercream Frosting.
Nancy Fuller's farmhouse is turning 250, so she's inviting her closest friends and family to celebrate and giving a tour of all the home's aged glory. To toast to another 250 years, she makes a Sparkling Stone Fence Cocktail and serves Beans and Greens Bruschetta with Broiled Goat Cheese, Bacon-Wrapped Pork Roast with Potatoes and Onions, Warm Kohlrabi Salad, and Orange Ombre Birthday Cake with Chocolate Frosting.
The Kitchen hosts are taking requests for easy, new and creative recipes! Sunny Anderson keeps it simple and satisfying with her Easy Smothered Chicken, and Katie Lee Biegel shares how easy it is to make her Grilled Red Curry Lamb Chops with an Arugula, Fennel and Citrus Salad. Jeff Mauro and his co-hosts rank common kitchen mistakes and offer some easy fixes. Geoffrey Zakarian cooks up a low-carb yet flavorful Almond Chicken Paillard with Arugula and Apple. Finally, Alex Guarnaschelli shares tips and tricks for baking the perfect Chocolate Cake with Easy Chocolate Frosting.
Molly Yeh is celebrating two birthdays on the farm -- her husband, Nick, and his dad, Roger. She's making a lunch menu that features both of their favorites, starting with Nick's favorite Chicken Shawarma Tacos served with a tasty Moroccan Carrot Salad. Dessert is chocoholic Roger's dream sweet treat, Chocolate Tahini Cake with Tahini Frosting. Molly also makes them edible gifts with jars of Hazelnut Sugar Cookie Cereal complete with mini heart-shaped cookies and meringues.