You can pile all kinds of substantial and tasty ingredients between 2 slices of bread for satisfying, complete meals any night of the week. Eggplant Parmesan Heros; Muffuletta; Smoked Salmon Reuben.
Guy Fieri brings a big bite bash, holiday style, by pulling out all the stops. Slammin' Clam Fritters are crunchy cornmeal cakes packed with freshly steamed clams, and served with a zesty horseradish-caper sauce. When it's time for dinner, gather everyone around the table to present the Ensenada Lobster Thermador, featuring chunks of lobster and chorizo in a creamy dijon sauce, baked in lobster shells with a crunchy parmesan crust. A real showstopper. For dessert, a Rustic Pear Tart is simple and elegant, showcasing market-fresh pears in a homemade freeform crust. Season's eatings! Slammin' Clam Fritters; Ensenada Lobster Thermador; Rustic Pear Tart.
Halloween Wars is back for season 8 with more aspiring Halloween warriors looking to join the battle than ever before! The kitchen is set, the judges are ready -- now all we need are 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists in the world. In the weeks and months before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses hone their crafts with dreams of victory and a $50,000 grand prize. Follow the Halloween Wars crew as they travel coast to coast -- and even out of the country -- to find the artists who have what it takes to compete.
In the season finale, host Jesse Palmer is throwing a gingerbread house party with all the trimmings! In the preheat, the bakers create faux candy desserts, traditional candy decorations that are actually desserts on the inside. Then, the competitors must take inspiration from holiday eggnog flavors to create the most impressive eggnog desserts for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller, and one baker will be eliminated. For the final challenge, the bakers construct gingerbread house cakes in unique architectural styles like modern, Tudor, cozy cottage or castle. In the end, only one baker will be named Holiday Baking Champion and take home $25,000!
It all comes down to this -- the season finale! Inspired by the eerie exterior of the mansion, host John Henson asks the final four bakers to make haunted grounds desserts that will set the stage for their ultimate showdown. The winner of this challenge claims a powerful advantage heading into the final bake. Then, in a truly chilling finale, the bakers face their darkest fears by creating a "most feared demise" cake in a haunting tribute to the way they dread going out. Judges Carla Hall, Zac Young and Stephanie Boswell determine which terrifyingly tasty creation will earn its baker $25,000 and the title of Halloween Baking Champion!