Holiday cooking doesn’t have to take all day! Robin and her dad whip up elegant family favorites that are good for celebrating with company, or for a festive weeknight meal with the ones you love. Cornish Hens, Pan Seared Ham and Chutney, Croque Monsieur – it’s all good, and easy, Robin’s way. She’ll also show you a Quick Fix sweet treat good for snacking and gifts.
Music legend Bryan Adams joins Mary McCartney for some delicious plant-based cooking, McCartney style. Bryan rolls up his sleeves to help make a super speedy Skillet Flatbread Caponata Pizza before spilling the beans in a quick-fire Q&A. Then, Mary shares her family's favorite comfort snack, a Towering Nacho Traybake, and a taste of her childhood with a quick and easy spin on her Mom's Cream of Tomato Soup, perfect for a picnic in the park with her BFF and Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri. No comfort lineup would be complete without something sweet and chocolatey, and Mary's No-Cook Chocolate and Raspberry Tart fits the bill perfectly.
When the heat is on and guests are coming, why not save time and cook one fabulous dish, serve it cool and eat it two ways? Ellie’s poaching a juicy pink fillet of salmon for an easy supper party with friends served with lemon tzaziki, a vibrant green pesto potato salad and grilled pineapple with sweet rum sauce for dessert. The next day, she'll transform the salmon leftovers into salmon tabbouleh, the most delicious lunchtime salad ever.
Chef George Stella is joined by best-selling cookbook author Dana Carpender to prepare some of her favorite quick and easy, low carb gourmet meals. Together they make a heaping fresh spinach salad topped with toasted pecans; a feta-spinach salmon roast; a dish Dana calls "Little Mama's Side Dish" which uses chopped cauliflower as its base mixed with green pepper, chopped onion and sautéed bacon; and finally a simple dessert called strawberry cups topped with a pretty fanned strawberry and a dollop of homemade whipped cream.
Top 5 Tips
1. Cauliflower is a great stand-in for potatoes and rice, adding texture while picking up the flavor of whatever it is cooked with.
2. Low carb is about freshness, but not everyone has time to prepare a fresh meal everyday. Stay healthy by preparing things in large quantities and saving the leftovers. Protein-packed chilis and meat roasts are easy to make and can last for days in the fridge.
3. Watch out for unsuspecting veggies. Onions are what George calls a "borderline vegetable" since it contains so many natural sugars. Limit yourself by using one onion for up to four different meals.
4. Olives are a great salty snack alternative for low carb diet programs.
5. Berries are an excellent choice for low carb dieters. They are lower in sugar than their fruit counterparts and are packed with anti-oxidants.
Rachael Ray will show you that an incredible feast can be whipped up in just one hour. Rachael takes on the challenge of creating a classic Turkey-day meal with all the usual fare in sixty minutes. This is all you'll need to make the holidays quick & easy.
Whether you're looking for turkey recipes, stuffing, side dishes, pies or other desserts, we've got you covered. Find great advice and Thanksgiving recipes to plan your Thanksgiving dinner menu.
A spectacular outdoor party with this classic.one dish meal - so easy because it's cooked inside, and then taken outside to eat right out of the pan! Ole!
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Make ham hock flavored broth for paella
Make and assemble creamy pancetta dressing
Chop all vegetables and garlic for preparation of paella next day
Assemble and strain espresso flan mixture
Make caramel for flan
Assemble and bake flan
1 Hour Before Party:
Mix and assemble sangria
Loosen up and flip flan onto teir serving plates
Saute seasoned meats for paella and set aside
45 Minutes Before Party:
Assemble rest of paella, vegetables rice and broth
At Party:
Cut Iceberg wedges for party
Re-assemble Paella before serving
Wine Recommendation
Garguilo Vineyard Pinot Grigio
Bring your iron clad stomach to this devilish meal full of peppers and spice. Just in case it's too hot to handle, we're sharing ours with the local fire department! So fast and easy, it's smokin'!
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Mix, strain and freeze Jalapeno ice cubes
Make flour coating for Angry Prawns
Chop vegetables for final preparation of Angry Prawns with citrus salad the next da
Prepare, blend, and sauté Salsa Rosa
Day of Party:
Mix Bloody Maria
2 Hours Before Party:
Make Hot Chocolate
45 Minutes Before Party:
Finish Preparing the Angry Prawn with citrus salad
Assemble final Bloody Marias including lined glasses and Jalapeno ice cubes
Assemble Salsa Rosa with spaggetini and grilled flank steak
Assemble Hot Chocolate dessert
When it comes to Thanksgiving, who needs days of preparation and stress when 60 minutes of carefree cooking can render an even better result? This year do yourself a favor and step into the kitchen with Rachael Ray for a quick, easy, affordable and delicious holiday meal that you can whip up in just an hour's time. With a menu that invokes Italy, the Mediterranean, Spain, and the good ol' U.S.A., Rachael Ray pulls off the unthinkable yet again with Thanksgiving in 60 II - The Sequel.
Whether you're looking for turkey recipes, stuffing, side dishes, pies or other desserts, we've got you covered. Find great advice and Thanksgiving recipes to plan your Thanksgiving dinner menu.
We honor our friends South of the Border with hearty, easy, spicy food that’s twice as nice: it’s easy to make ahead and makes great leftovers tomorrow! Ole!
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Mix, assemble, and refrigerate Felicitas’ Salsa.
Combine sliced meat with spices and olive oil and place in refrigerator overnight to marinade for Carne Asada Tacos.
Brown chilis and meat for Felicitas’ Posole.
Combine water, posole, chilies and spices for Felicitas’ Posole, and simmer.
Add browned meat to the posole, simmer 2 hours then refrigerate.
Mix, assemble and puree Mango Margarita mix.
1/2 Hour Before Party:
Grate lemon zest and mix mint salt for Mango Margaritas.
Prepare all garnishes and salsa in bowls for serving at party.
Prepare tortillas.
Grill meat for Carne Asada Tacos.
Mix Margaritas and chill in pitcher.
At Party
Garnish glasses with mint salt and zest, pour Margaritas.
Eat and Enjoy!
Invite your friends over for appetizers that are really dinner! Instead of 2 larger dishes, we’ve got 4 small dishes with all the intense flavors you love, plus an easy dessert to just pop in your mouth. We're breaking all the rules today with this easy sit down meal.
Gameplan
2 Days Before Party
Scoop out individual balls of ice cream for Creamy Orange Bon Bons.
Melt chocolate to coat Creamy Orange Bon Bons.
Chop vegetables, combine with tomatoes and lemon juice for Gazpacho.
Coat re-frozen ice cream scoops in powdered orange, coat in melted chocolate, and re-freeze for Creamy Orange Bon-Bons.
1 Day Before Party
Coat and braise artichokes and place in oven for Roasted Artichoke Pesto on Crostini.
Saute shrimp, halibut and clams on the stovetop to combine in the Gazpacho.
Leave mixture on oven on stovetop to reduced.
Coat and refrigerate goat cheese rounds to top tomatoes for Grilled Goat cheese on Tomato Rounds.
Puree and refrigerate Roasted Artichoke Pesto.
1 Hour Before Party
Combine blue cheese and cream with other ingredients, and begin to reduce for Blue Cheese Fondue.
Skewer and marinate skirt steak for Pesto Marinated Skirt Steak Skewers with Blue Cheese Fondue.
Remove Fondue from heat. Reheat right before guests arrive.
Grill Pesto Marinated Skirt Steak Skewers.
Saute Goat Cheese Rounds for Tomato Steak, place on tomato slice, top with herb salad.
Mix seafood and popcorn with gazpacho and serve.
Eat and Enjoy!