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Sweet Feuds

Episode | From: Food Feuds

Gooey butter cake started out as a baker's mistake, but turned into a St. Louis specialty adored by one and all. Iron Chef Michael Symon heads to the Gateway City to get his fingers sticky and settle a feud between Park Ave. Coffee and Gooey Louie's, two places that use old family recipes to make that famous confection. Helping Michael along the way are pastry instructors from the L'Ecole Culinaire school, Missouri natives and lovers of all things goo. In Cincinnati, the ice cream may be cold, but this rivalry is steaming hot! Graeter's and Aglamesis have been churning out chocolate chip ice cream the old-fashioned way for over 100 years, and the good people of Ohio are divided. Take a step back in time as Michael Symon learns the techniques that give each hand dipped scoop that unmistakable flavor and he crowns a champion of the chip!

Chili Challenge Cook-Off

Episode | From: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

Chef Jan Birnbaum and Michael go head to head to create their versions of this spicy classic; then the neighbors get to judge who does it best. It's a hot pot party complete with the fixins! Gameplan Morning of Chili Challenge Cook off: Chop, season and brown meat and vegetables for Chiarello Chicken And White Bean Chili With Veggies. Add vegetables, thin out with wine, broth and paste, simmer for one hour. Pit, peel, and grill avocadoes on open flame for Green Goddess Dressing. Mix, puree and refrigerate Green Goddess Dressing. Mix, puree and refrigerate Bloody Bull mix. Add final red peppers, white beans and other vegetables to Chiarello Chicken And White Bean Chili with Veggies, simmer for another few minutes and refrigerate until serving. 2 Hours before Chili Challenge Cook off: Brown meats, sauté with vegetables, chilies, spices and flour, thin out with broth, beer, and ground tortilla mixture and allow to simmer for one hour for Green Duck Chili. Assemble and serve Bloody Bull cocktails. Cut iceberg wedges, top with Green Goddess Dressing, and serve. Garnish and serve chilies side by side, or separately. Beverages: Bloody Bull Cocktails, Beer

Cravings Busters

Episode | From: Low Carb and Lovin' It

Everyone has their weak moments. Chef George Stella reveals low carb secrets to satisfy the most urgent of cravings. His low carb vegetable and "mega-meat" pizzas made with a soy flour crust, "mock" fettuccini primavera using spaghetti squash, fresh fruit margaritas with blueberries, cantaloupe and strawberries, and the biggest one of all, cannoli parfaits with chocolate chip covered ricotta and whipped cream will get you through those tough times. Top 5 Tips 1. Pre-made spaghetti and pizza sauces are discouraged due to their high sugar content, but tomato paste or sauce in a can without added sugar is allowed. Just remember to always read the labels! 2. Once the spaghetti squash starts to resemble strings, it is ready. Take out immediately and put in an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. If not, you'll end up with squash squash, not spaghetti squash. 3. The spaghetti primavera has 8 net carbs per serving, but don't worry about the carbs. Spaghetti squash is full of fiber and everyone needs that! 4. Each cannoli serving is 7 net carbs, but you can always trim your carb count by dividing into six servings and then you'll have 5 net carbs per serving. 5. Fresh fruit is allowed on a low carb diet as long as you pick the right fruit. Honeydw, cantaloupe, strawberries, and blueberries are all great choices.

Glazed Tofu with Cucumber Salad

Recipe | Courtesy of Michel Nischan

Total Time:: 2 hours 40 minutes

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Campground Cookout

Episode | From: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

No room for a party? No problem! Invite your friends for a giant cookout at your local state park. This party is as easy as it is fun as Michael gives tips for simple cooking in an outdoor fire. Because you eat it all with your hands, you won't even have to wash dishes! Gameplan Day Before Party: Make and refrigerate caponata Puree Basil Chive butter, refrigerate Soak and wrap radicchio leaves 2 Hours Before Party: Clean and cut crabs for cooking Pack cooler for campground At the Party: Fill radicchio lettuce cups and serve Shuck corn Heat Olive Oil for crab Roast corn, coat with butter, serve Finish cooking crab Clean up campsite Roast Marshmallows Assemble and serve S’mores over fire Wine Recommendation Garguilo Vineyard Pinot Grigio; Gargiulo Vineyard Cabernet

Blind Date Singles Mixer

Episode | From: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

Play cupid by asking all of your single friends over for a cocktail party. Our food is delicious and easy to make, plus simple to manage as you meet and greet. And there’s always something to talk about at our special ice cream mix in station. Gameplan Day Before Party: Place tray filled with water in the freezer for Ice Cream Mix In Station Prepare tomatoes, peppers, mix with seasonings and place in the oven to broil for Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce Mash together and refrigerate Mint Salt for Lamb Lollipops Pull tomatoes and peppers out of the oven, and puree for Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce Precook pastina for Pastina Risotto with Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce Saute and crisp prosciutto for Crostini of Prosciutto to accompany Melon Soup Peel, puree and strain Melon Soup, place in pitcher and refrigerate Strain pastina, cover with olive oil and refrigerate for Pastina Risotto with Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce 1 Hour Before Party: Season with mint salt, and brown frenched lamb in sauté pan for Lamb Lollipops with Mint Salt Begin to slice day old bread for Parmesan Crostini Remove lamb from stove top, place in oven for Lamb Lollipops with Mint Salt Top and coat Parmesan Crostini and place in oven to brown Add merlot to browned lamb rack sauté pan to create a glaze to top Lamb Lollipops with Mint Salt Finish pastina, combine with spinach and prepared sauce Carve lamb racks, top with glaze At Party: Pour Napastyle Sunset Cocktails Pour Melon Soups, top with Prosciutto Crostini Place Pastina Risotto with Roasted Tomato and Pepper Sauce in spoons for serving Eat and Enjoy. At Party: Prepare ice cream mix in ingredients, crushed candy, chocolate sauce etc Place frozen tray on counter, cover with another, inverted tray. Cover both trays with plastic wrap Slice up vanilla ice cream with spatula, and use toppings to mix in Eat and Enjoy.

Las Vegas

Episode | From: Chefs vs. City

Chefs Aaron Sanchez and Chris Cosentino visit Las Vegas and go head-to-head with two of the city’s top chefs: Stephen Hopcraft and Santanna Salas of MGM’s Seablue restaurant. After making a pit stop at the country’s coldest bar, the teams gorge on an all-you-can-eat buffet and navigate the MGM room service kitchen in a non-stop fight to win. The teams discover unusual food spots that even shock Sin City locals.

Texas vs. Ex's Battle

Episode | From: 24 Hour Restaurant Battle

This battle pits two couples with failed business experience against each other for a second stab at a venture together. Washington D.C.'s Chris Alvear and Francisco Pliego have had a rollercoaster relationship in both love in business, and though neither endeavor worked out, they remain ambitious friends with plans to open a Latino-Fusion restaurant. Sara and Mitchell Matzek are a husband-and-wife team from Harpers Ferry, W. Va., whose roadside Texas BBQ stand was hit by a car and destroyed. It's a fiery battle of Texas vs. the Ex's-and it all heats up as the clock winds down. Judges include: Alison Brod, Drew Nieporent, and Geoffrey Zakarian.

Homemade Candy

Episode | From: How to Boil Water

Jack turns to Frederic for help to learn how to make simple homemade candy including recipes for chocolate truffles and candied orange peel. Episode Guide Below you’ll find a helpful episode guide for cooking along with Frederic and Jack, as well as tips and recipe rescues. Equipment List: Liquid measuring cup Small saucepan Serrated knife Cutting board Whisk 2 small cake pans Small baking sheet Parchment or wax paper Mixing bowl Measuring spoons Plastic wrap Chef’s knife Large saucepan Rack for drying Colander Dry measuring cups Colander Tips: Melting chocolate: Chop chocolate finely and uniformly before melting. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Turn the heat off just before beginning to whisk; the residual heat will be enough to melt the chocolate. Having the heat any higher will scorch the chocolate. Whisk the chopped chocolate over the heat to prevent scorching. Making ganache: Ganache is a mixture of chocolate and cream, and is usually made with either semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, as opposed to milk chocolate. Flavorings like liqueurs can be added to ganache. Ganache can be made by heating the cream gently to a simmer, and then by pouring it over a bowl of very finely chopped chocolate. Candying: Candying is a cooking method used to preserve and sugar-coat fruits, citrus rinds, flowers, herb leaves, etc. by cooking them in sugar syrup and then coating with more sugar to let dry at room temperature. Recipe Rescues: Ganache is not firm enough – Refrigerate ganache for at least 2 hours before attempting to make truffles. You can spread the ganache onto a sheet pan for faster cooling. Burnt sugar – Start over with the sugar syrup. A sugar syrup needs to be cooked slowly and gently at a simmer; do not let it boil furiously. Candied orange tastes too bitter – Blanch an additional time; the more times you blanch the orange peels, the mellower the bitterness becomes.

Greatest Gourmet Burger for Under a Buck

Episode | From: Big Bargain Eats

Chef Nguyen Tran is traveling across the country in search of delicious dishes at incredible values, starting with a mouthwatering gourmet burger for less than a dollar at The Rockefeller in Los Angeles. Then he visits Hutchins BBQ, a legendary Texas barbecue institution known for their brisket and an all-you-can-eat deal that will leave you with meat sweats. In Seattle, Wash., Nguyen heads to List, an upscale Italian restaurant where everything on the menu is half price, including homemade truffle gnocchi and Chilean sea bass. In Austin, Texas, he satisfies his sweet tooth at Chez Zee, where an award-winning baker cooks up a sweet two-for-one dessert deal every night of the week.