Doctored with Dijon mustard and fresh lemon juice, store-bought pesto is the perfect partner for baked salmon in this super-easy supper. Geoffrey Zakarian shows us how to pull it off, along with a bright salad of cucumber, apples, dates and pine nuts.
The Kitchen is celebrating Mother's Day with recipes made with love! Geoffrey Zakarian updates a dish from his mom's recipe box with easy Grilled Lamb Chops and Vegetable Skewers. Jeff Mauro shares one of his wife's favorite meals, Crispy Salmon with Smashed Sweet Potatoes and a Radicchio Citrus Salad, and Sunny Anderson and Katie Lee each share a sweet parfait that's perfect for brunch. The hosts work together on a Mediterranean herb garden that doubles as a gift for Mom, and then Geoffrey creates a Lemon Herb Yogurt Pasta with herbs from the garden. Cookbook author Anna Francese Gass shares her mother's recipe for Arancini before the hosts play a special round of Try or Deny with a panel of taste-testing grandmothers.
The Kitchen hosts have festive new ideas to enter into the Holiday Hall of Fame, and they also take a look at past favorites. First, Geoffrey Zakarian's magnificent main is Ginger Chili Glazed Ham with a Flambe Finish, and the hosts look back at previous sides worth sampling before Sunny Anderson showcases her Loaded Mashed Potato Bar. After a review of award-winning appetizers, Valerie Bertinelli makes her Pistachio and Pomegranate Cheese Log with Pomegranate Glaze. Then, a virtual cookie swap kicks off with Katie Lee sending her Easy Cherry Pistachio Biscotti Cookies to Jeff Mauro, who creates his Christmas Sweater Cookies and sends the traveling cookie tin to a special surprise guest. Finally, Geoffrey ends on a sweet note with his Pomegranate Punch.
The competition kicks off with Alton Brown's Chairman's Challenge that forces the seven chefs to show their resourcefulness by using a single protein in as many ways as possible. When one chef takes too many risks and another isn't risky enough, one of them ends up in the bottom. Then, things get real when two chefs fight to avoid elimination in a fishy first Secret Ingredient Showdown, and judges Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and Ching-He Huang send one chef packing.
In this competition packed with backyard barbecue ingredients, the judges -- actress and singer Jana Kramer and chefs Marc Murphy and Geoffrey Zakarian -- are on the lookout for a Chopped cookout champion! The appetizer round reveals a popular potato dish and a protein meant for grilling. The junior chefs get some more cookout classics in the entree round when they find a saucy side dish and burgers. Then, the finalists get to work with a very sweet pie and a sour dairy product.
The Kitchen hosts share classic dishes every home cook should know! Geoffrey Zakarian demonstrates the perfect technique for Braised Short Ribs with Smoked Olives and Pomme Puree, while Katie Lee Biegel prepares a signature Caesar Salad with Crispy Capers and Garlic Bread Crumbs. Marcus Samuelsson from Food Network's "House of Knives" stops by to make a classic Shrimp and Grits. Then, Jeff Mauro cooks up a delicious staple, Pasta Puttanesca, and Sunny Anderson whips up a must-know dessert, Easy Banana Brûlée Fool.
Learn how easy it is to make your favorite restaurant food, including Stuffed Crust Cast Iron Pizza with Smoked Mozzarella and Crispy Fish Tacos. Cooking Channel's Judy Joo stops by to make Pork Belly Cheesesteak, then find out restaurant secrets that will make your food taste better. Plus, the Kitchen Helpline is open to answer viewer questions about take-out favorites, Jeff Mauro learns some bartending tricks from a bartender with flair, and Geoffrey Zakarian shows how to make a beer-garita.
The Kitchen hosts are transforming winter dishes with fresh, seasonal flavors. Jeff Mauro starts with his Parmesan-Crusted Chicken with Grilled Baby Artichokes, and Sunny Anderson adds her delicious Scallion Spaetzle. Then, they share the best ways to clean and reorganize the refrigerator for spring, and Jeff makes his Every Last Drop Sauce: Creamy Horseradish Sauce. Katie Lee transitions a classic wintery wellington with her Carrot Wellington, and then Geoffrey Zakarian freshens up a minestrone soup with his Spring Green Minestrone Soup.
The Kitchen is serving up some tricks and even better treats for Halloween with Jeff Mauro's Monster Mac and Cheese and Katie Lee's Butternut Squash Soup. Learn fun and easy ways to make Frightening Food Crafts, and then it's time to Pass the Cauldron Cake. The Piece of Cake Halloween party is packed with great ideas for everything from decor to dessert, and Geoffrey Zakarian serves up a Shirley Temple of Doom that's perfect for trick-or-treaters both young and old.