Ree Drummond is sharing 100-percent kid-approved recipes that are all quick and easy to make. She starts with mini burgers and bite-sized fries for her fun Waffle Fry Sliders, and the speedy 4-Cheese Pepperoni Pizzadilla is a combination of two absolute favorites. Ree also makes a childhood classic, Parmesan Fish Sticks, and proves that teens eat greens with Bryce's Broccolini and Alfredo Dipping Sauce.
It's school spirit day, and the theme is tie-dye! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the kid bakers to make tie-dyed doughnuts and ice cream with two different flavored swirls. It's a lot of color, a lot of flavors and a lot of fun as the four remaining bakers compete for the three spots in the finale. When the day is done, one baker will go home.
It's all about speed as Ree Drummond shares four recipes she can make PDQ -- pretty darn quickly. She whips up Pancetta and Butternut Squash Pasta and her shortcut Taco Soup that takes no time at all. Ree's simple 10-minute Philly Dogs include tasty toppings, and her 3-Ingredient Chocolate Cake is an internet sensation. With her kids behind the camera, there are extra helpings of fun and delicious quick fixes.
When she was a kid, breakfast for dinner was such a fun treat for Kardea Brown, so when her best friend, Yolanda, visits for the weekend, Kardea invents elevated and exciting breakfast dishes for dinner … just for the big kids! First up, Kardea grills up a bone-in rib eye with a fried egg for her Fancy Steak and Eggs and a Savory Dutch Baby, Kardea's take on a savory pancake with smoked salmon and creme fraiche. And Kardea can't have Yolanda over without a cocktail, so Kardea shakes up her refreshing Bourbon Hibiscus Tea and makes fluffy, sky-high Souffle Pancakes with Butter Pecan Sauce for dessert.
Made with chickpea flour and packed with vegetables and spices, North India's uniquely version of a savory pancakes is a traditional breakfast or tea snack, but we can't help wanting to serve it up as a vegetarian main course.
Here's a recipe little kids and big ones can help with. Everyone can assemble their own taco. The generous amount of taco seasoning on the burgers, plus cooking them in a cast-iron skillet, gives them a crispy, flavorful crust.
The neighborhood school is having a bake sale, so Duff Goldman wants to help. Riffing on the bake sales he loved as a kid, Duff bakes up some crowd pleasers, including Brown Butter Blondies, Green and White Cookies, buttery Tricolor Bullseye Spritz Cookies and syrupy Topanga Honey Baklava. Plus, Duff shows off how to pack up the precious cargo and get it ready for a sale.
For the next challenge, the finalists are each assigned a different holiday party -- St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve, or Easter -- and take turns planning and hosting their own holiday special. Tia Mowry and Donal Skehan, hosts of Food Network Star Kids, are on hand to help Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay taste the food and judge the holiday specials.