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.
Kardea Brown is cooking up fun treats for a softball game with her friends. She is kicking up her Three Lil Pig Hot Dog with some pulled pork and crushed pork rinds on top and throwing together Miss Brown's Ballpark Potato Salad, a beautiful tri-color potato salad with a tangy vinaigrette. Plus, Kardea makes an addicting French Onion and Leek Dip and, for dessert, bakes some Vanilla Snack Cakes to bring this meal to a home run!
The chefs will either sink or swim trying to create chocolate desserts with a breakfast treat and a fall snack. The candy test won't be all fun and games for the chefs when they have to work with a dehydrated space food and a tropical melon. A circus performer takes center stage for the cake test, as the last two chefs try to make something amazing with a spicy drink mix and a strange-looking citrus fruit.
While Ladd and Todd are hauling hay out on the prairie, Ree Drummond makes family-friendly food with a fun spin. She kicks off with a totally over-the-top Bacon Cheeseburger Salad and celebrates her love of color with a Rainbow Pizza. Then, there's a total snack mash-up in perfect Potato Nachos and a store-bought spotlight in no-cook Cookie Dough Bars -- a perfect treat for the boys after an afternoon in the hay meadow.
Two years ago, Texas native, Joanie, decided to get healthy and give juicing a try. After getting her husband, Cary, and kids onboard, her passion for juice turned into a food truck family business and now they're on the hunt for a brick and mortar space. Nervous about taking a huge financial risk, Joanie and Cary turn to restaurant broker, Keith Simpson, to help make their restaurant vision a reality.
Everyone is home on the ranch, and Ree Drummond is serving up easy, delicious Labor Day eats with the help of her kid crew. There are crowd pleasing Crispy Wings with Hot Honey Sauce and awesome spicy Pimento Cheese Grits. For something sweet, Ree makes divine Peach Shortcakes and, to toast the holiday, a refreshing Ginger Cherry Limeade Spritzer. The family is celebrating and cooking to get the holiday started!
Four returning All-Stars champs compete for $50,000 for charitable causes that are very meaningful to them. Two of the surprises in the first basket are a super salty veggie and a super fresh seafood item. Then cheddar-filled pretzels help make it a fun-filled entree round. And the judges cannot wait to taste a couple of creative desserts made from freeze dried grapes and marcona almonds.
Set on success, four chefs are ready to wow the judges with their heart, talent and drive! In the first round, the competitors make appetizers that include a Central Asian bread and a fun sweet-and-sour treat. When the chefs find a packaged product in the entrée basket, they must think up ways to make it sing with sole. Then, it's anybody's guess who will prevail after a dessert round featuring an Indian snack and a plethora of pastries.
It's all about summer cooking and ideas for easy entertaining as Ree Drummond cooks up delicious recipes with her kid crew. For casual dinners, Ree makes amazing Rigatoni with Creamy Corn and great Greek-Style Turkey Burgers stuffed into pitas. A spicy Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad is perfect for potlucks, and refreshing Red Berry Frozen Sangria is sure to get any party started. The sun's out, the family's shooting the show, and there's a big helping of fun.
Ree Drummond's sharing the fundamentals of care packages and putting one together for her college kid, Alex, along the way. She's packing up an utterly delicious Lemon and Raspberry Pound Cake, wrapping up Snickerdoodles in the best DIY way, including something healthy with Brown Butter Granola Clusters, stuffing in Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups that always travel well and throwing in custom-made Hot Chocolate Mixes. It's a care package journey with lots of fun ideas for that special someone.