With their concentrated flavors and easy-to-eat format, small plates make great simple appetizers. Served as a collection, they can also make a meal at a finger food party. Gather your friends, forget the utensils, and discover the range of flavors in this piccolini spread! Crostini of Grilled Eggplant and Ricotta, Truffled Deviled Eggs, Crostini of Chicken Liver Pate With Balsamic Onions and Roasted Pepper Goat Cheese Involtini.
Bobby Flay joins artist and self-proclaimed foodie Chaz Smith in a lamb-grilling extravaganza. Bobby grills up tasty Lamb Chops with a Mustard Barbecue Sauce and a Grilled New Potato, Zucchini and Goat Cheese Salad with a Watermelon-Tequila Cocktail. Chaz does his signature Tandoori Style Grilled Lamb Skewers with Grilled Bok Choy and Thai Chili Garlic Shrimp. Chaz's Mango-Lime Caipirinha is an island-inspired send off!
Spring is in the air, and Guy is expressing his poetic pizzazz with a springtime pesto, some peas, and...tequila! It's a perfectly roasted Arugula Pistachio Pesto Chicken, some spring satisfaction by way of Sunchoke and Split Pea Soup topped with Goat Cheese croutons, and a Strawberry and Tequila Granita that blurs the lines between dessert and drink. Margarita in dessert form, or dessert in margarita form? Who cares?
Hunter's in the kitchen to help make his favorite meal, chicken parm! Guy's Slamma Jamma Parmigiana is flavorpacked and tender, served over penne rigate, a Fieri family favorite. On the side, Chop Chop salad tosses chunks of sourdough with creamy avocado and tangy goat cheese. For dessert, chewy Craisy Oatmeal Cookies finish off Hunter's feast.
Nancy Fuller is hosting a tea party for her granddaughters, full of hats, gloves and tasty treats: Salmon Wellingtons, Broccoli Salad with Goat Cheese, and Individual Pistachio Bundt Cakes with Lemon Curd Filling. Her friend, Food Network's Lorraine Pascale, joins in the fun by making Bacon Cheddar Straws, then shares her tea expertise as they head to the local tea shop to make their own Special Tea Party-Inspired Brew.
Nancy Fuller's farmhouse is turning 250, so she's inviting her closest friends and family to celebrate and giving a tour of all the home's aged glory. To toast to another 250 years, she makes a Sparkling Stone Fence Cocktail and serves Beans and Greens Bruschetta with Broiled Goat Cheese, Bacon-Wrapped Pork Roast with Potatoes and Onions, Warm Kohlrabi Salad, and Orange Ombre Birthday Cake with Chocolate Frosting.
Michael Symon explores the delicious world of sweet and salty flavors. He perfects this taste combo with his Pretzel Fried Pork Sandwich with Hot Honey and Pickles, Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese in Bacon Brown Butter Balsamic Sauce and some Toffee and Peanut Popcorn for some sweet snacking. To cool down in the summer heat, Liz shares a Frozen Strawberry Salty Dog with vodka, pink grapefruit juice and a salted rim.
Martina McBride hosts a Christmas brunch to reconnect with friends during the busy holiday season. Her guest list includes Faith Hill, Karen and Kimberly of Little Big Town and Sheryl Crow -- and her menu is equally star-studded! There's Red Pepper Quiche, Green Beans with Goat Cheese and Warm Bacon Dressing, creamy Yogurt Parfaits and County Fair Orange Cake. And it wouldn't be a proper brunch without a DIY Mimosa Bar!
Selena Gomez must step up her game as she enters the Girl & the Goat, owned by the only person ever to win both Iron Chef and Top Chef, Stephanie Izard. Stephanie challenges and inspires Selena's taste buds with a blind taste test. Then for her special, Selena creates a ricotta toast dish based on her love of cheese and crackers in hopes of dazzling Stephanie with a cheesy, crunchy creation.