Ladd's mom is taking all the kids and cousins for a fun night out camping under canvass at the creek. Ree's whipping up delicious food for them to cook over the campfire in the great outdoors, like Campfire Beans, Skillet Cornbread, Smoked Sausages with Homemade BBQ Sauce. And for dessert, Campfire Banana Boats and S'mores With Variations.
Trisha Yearwood brings the American county fair tradition to her own backyard. She prepares tasty fairground favorites before her neighborhood friends and their kids come by to join the fun! Trisha's fair-inspired menu includes Mini Corn Dogs, Cotton Candy Lemonade Slushies, Soft Pizza Pretzels and an irresistible mashup of fair favorites, the Funnel Cake Ice Cream Sandwich.
In order to help her bridesmaids pick their dresses, Damaris Phillips has arranged for a stylist friend to pick up a trunk load of dresses for the girls to decide between. For this trunk show, Damaris prepares fork-free party snacks including Fresh Watermelon and Feta Skewers, Baked Fingerling Potatoes with Sour Cream Butter, and Champagne Berry Chiffon.
There's nothing small about this cowboy campfire competition -- from big hearty breakfasts to giant steaks the size of your head, the kids are challenged with creating meals worthy of a starving cowboy. Special judge and grilling cowboy, chef Kent Rollins, helps determine which young chef will be sent riding off into the sunset.
Ree Drummond is whipping up fantastic five-ingredient dishes with the help of her kid film crew. Her husband, Ladd, shares his input as she makes fast and fabulous Bruschetta Chicken, a spin on a favorite appetizer. Then there's Sweet and Spicy Honey Chili Shrimp that's a massive hit with her nephew, Stu. Ree also makes the easiest shortcut Veggie Ravioli Bake, and Ree's daughter Paige steps out from behind the camera to help with blissful, fruity Frozen Yogurt Bites.
Back-to-school season isn't just for kids! The Kitchen hosts are teaching new recipes and techniques, starting with Jeff Mauro's lesson on classic Chicken Marsala. Alex Guarnaschelli leads Salad School and shows off her viral 3-2-1-1 Vinaigrette. Katie Lee Biegel shares easy ways to showcase kids' school projects and makes Zoo Mix for an after-school snack. Geoffrey Zakarian wows with his Ricotta Gnudi with Browned Butter. The one and only Bobby Flay stops by to chat and gets challenged to a spelling bee, and Sunny Anderson rings in recess with her 1-2-3 Milkshake.
Chef Robert Irvine heads to Smith's Soul Food Bistro in Gastonia, N.C., where the owner, Cheryl, is an ex-basketball coach on a mission to help kids in her community find their purpose through working at her restaurant. Unfortunately, Cheryl has no idea how to run the place. She's hemorrhaging money, and Smith's is on the verge of closing. Robert must teach Cheryl to run her restaurant with the discipline she learned on the court or risk leaving a lot of kids out in the cold.
A new batch of kids celebrate mac and cheese in all three rounds, beginning with appetizers containing the ready-to-make version. A bright orange snack and fancy cheese must work their way into entrees, then in the final round, even the judges -- actress Betsy Brandt and chefs Marc Murphy and Nguyen Tran -- are surprised to see how mac and cheese can be interpreted in dessert form.
The competition heats up with two rounds of head-to-head barbecue battle. Based on the results of the first challenge with hot dogs, one kid earns a major advantage in the elimination round of stuffed burgers. Chef Kardea Brown joins the judging panel to help decide which young barbecue cook will be sent home.