Features onions, bacon and potatoes baked in a layered deep pie shell, suitable for taking on a picnic. Graham's recounts a picnic he and Treena enjoyed in Nice, France.
Homage to the 1940's with Betty Fussell making Tamale Pie - Polenta Rustica; French Bistro Swing - Sharon O'Connor makes French Onion Soup; Wartime Cake Update - Dede Wilson makes Amaretto Apricot Ginger Cake
Michael gathers his best chef friends and gives them a mission - remake pot luck classics with no more than 5 ingredients, no more than 10 steps, it must be finished and ready to eat, and no exotic ingredients. Church suppers will never be the same!
Gameplan Day of Potluck Challenge:
Peel, and cut celery for Rockin’ Celery Boats
Mix, coat, and put pecan nuts in to bake for Celery Boat filling
Prepare Celery Boats for soaking, soak for crunch
Puree nuts with cream cheese, stuff into Celery Boats and top with jalapenos.
Chop, juice and dress the Ambrosia Salad
Blanche and cool green beans for Green Bean Casserole with Fried Onions
Mix, heat and reduce mushroom brandy sauce for Green Bean Casserole, mix in green beans, set aside.
Boil pasta shells, mix cheese sauce for Macaroni and Cheese My Way.
Add spinach, shrimp and bake in the oven.
Fry up onion rings to top Green Bean Casserole with Fried Onions
Wine Recommendation Chiarello Cabernet Sauvignon, Gargiulo Vineyards Pinot Grigio
French Onion Soup with Shaved Swiss Cheese; Souffle-Filled Potatoes; Grilled Veal Chops with Herb Cheese, Wild Mushroom-Tomato Bordelaise; Port and Caramel Ice Cream Sundae
Vegetable Quesadilla with Parsnip Puree, Caramelized Onion Marmalade and Cilantro Sour Cream, Vegetable Paupette with a Grilled Vegetable Vinaigrette, and Celery Root French Fries with a Remoulade Dipping Sauce
Casey Webb travels to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he takes on a five-pound tray loaded with chili dogs, French fries, beer-battered onion rings and a 20-ounce soda.