It's Halloween, so 'tis the season for a major sugar fix. Giada prepares decadent dessert with the kids in mind. She spins the Smoked Almond Caramel to perfection, turns Truffles into lollipops and creates the ultimate Homemade Orange Marshmallows for trick or treaters to enjoy in a little sugar rush before heading out into the neighborhood for an evening of Halloween fun.
Ree Drummond celebrates her middle children Paige and Bryce, with three snapshots of food and fun over a week while the other kids are away. She's making their favorite food starting with Cornmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup. There's speedy, creamy Bow Tie Chicken Alfredo and build-your-own Grilled Fruit Pizzas with a cookie base, cream cheese frosting and indoor grilled glossy fruit.
On the search for healthy sandwiches, Jeff Mauro heads up to Graze restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin to pick up some techniques from a chef who makes the most colorful and craveable veggie burger on the planet. Back home, the healthy swagger of a Caesar salad helps jazz up Jeff's Grilled Chicken Wrap, while he uses what he learned in Madison to help him put together a Middle-Eastern spiced mini burger. And on the side, a healthy snack that's almost too good to be true: crunchy kale chips with a barbecue flair.
Host Alfonso Ribeiro is here to help explore some snack bar treats, starting with cool and refreshing Junior Mints and their signature dimple. For dessert on the go, find out about Nemo's Carrot Cake Squares and Tasty Kake's individual cherry pies. Then, a salty fix is satisfied as the trick to the unique pretzel shape of Snyder's Lance Pretzel Snaps is revealed.
With a crispy coconut outer shell and sweet, tender shrimp inside, this recipe is super easy to make and kids will have fun dipping in the sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Are sweet, chewy fruit snacks good for kids or just too good to be true? And just how much "real fruit" do they contain? We asked a registered nutritionist to weigh in.