Emeril cooks with the bountiful ingredients of California's Napa Valley. We're talking fresh from the garden here, with some Napa wines thrown in for good measure. Recipes include: Orange, Fennel, Red Onion, and Black Olive Salad, Eggplant and Napa Goat Cheese Ravioli with a Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce, Pan Roasted Squab
This week Robin’s going international with a slew of healthy and delicious recipes that build on each other. A platter of roasted veggies becomes a Moroccan Stew one night and Eggplant Caponata the next. Chicken Kebabs turn into another meal of Chicken Curry, and the rice for the curry becomes an exotic and easy rice pudding for dessert another night. Easy and international!
Food Network searched for the Ultimate Pasta Recipe. After a nationwide recipe contest, nine finalists competed in three rounds: Spaghetti and Meatballs, Stuffed Pasta and Lasagna. A panel of food experts determined whose pasta dish was the best. See who walks away the winner of $25,000!
COMPETITORS: Lasagna
Elizabeth Morath -- PASTA GRAND PRIZE WINNER!Recipe: Summer Eggplant Lasagna
Sonali RuderRecipe: Spanakopita Lasagna Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Laura KonenRecipe: Meat-za Hometown: Fond Du Lac, Wis.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Ying CompestineRecipe: Spaghetti with Lion's Head Meatballs Hometown: Lafayette, Calif.
Elaine Jones -- Winner!Recipe: Mediterranean Pasta with Lamb Meatballs Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Cecelia WardRecipe: Chicken Gravy and Meatballs with Multigrain Spaghetti Hometown: Troy, N.Y.
Stuffed PastaMichelle Herrigel -- Winner!Recipe: Mama Mirabella's Ham and Cheese Ravioli Hometown: Pottstown, Pa.
Lorraine StevenskiRecipe: Stuffed Manicotti with Fresh Marinara Sauce Hometown: Clearwater, Fla.
Amy ThorsonRecipe: Stuffed Shells with Chicken and Arugula and Creamy Alfredo Sauce Hometown: Marietta, Ga.