Kardea Brown's pal Nancy Fuller is in town, so Kardea and Nancy head to the local farmer's market to get inspired by farm-fresh goodness and grab ingredients for a delicious meal! On the menu is Lemony Herb Shrimp Scampi over Middlins Risotto and Collard Green Salad with a BBQ vinaigrette. For dessert, there's a beautiful Berries and Cream Layer Cake. As Nancy always says, "Fresh is best!"
Gesine Prado is making a big home-cooked meal for football players from her husband Ray's alma mater, Dartmouth College. While Ray shows the offensive line a few veteran moves in the backyard, Gesine bakes a Hearty Pork Pie with a Big Green Salad. She makes The Big Winooski Fudge Cookies and a decadent Surprise-Interior Cake with Dartmouth "D" and tops it all off with a rich, chocolatey Hot Cocoa.
It's Pizza Friday on the farm, and Molly Yeh and her husband, Nick, are hosting friends for dinner. Molly's making two pizzas using the same delicious dough recipe: Sausage and Kale Pizza and Squash and Ricotta Pizza with fresh squash from the farm. She also makes a Pizza Parlor Salad with Chickpeas to get some greens in, and for dessert, she serves her easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Buttercream Frosting.
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.
Friends drop by unexpectedly, so Giada De Laurentiis shows how to host a fabulous last-minute party. Her menu includes Focaccia with Clementine and Fennel, Frozen Fruit Sparkling Water, Pantry Mezzi with Rigatoni with Greens, and Smokey Arugula and Apple Salad. Then, Giada shows how to use dishes and decor in cabinets to transform a living room and create a special mood with only a few minutes' notice.
Guy Fieri is recreating a dish that wowed friends and family at a recent holiday dinner: Lobster Ravioli. Guy makes a creamy lobster filling with chunks of wine-poached lobster tail, seals that inside the ravioli and finishes the dish with a brown butter-sage sauce. To serve alongside, Warm Lentil and Acorn Squash Salad: sweet roasted acorn squash and earthy green lentils with caramelized onions and a tangy yogurt vinaigrette.
Winter is coming on the farm, and Molly Yeh is making hearty foods to keep her family warm. The cozy menu includes comforting Chicken and Dumpling Soup with decadent No Knead Salami Bread and zippy Citrus and Greens Salad with Wonton Croutons and Chinese hot honey mustard dressing. Plus, for dessert, chocolate chip Cookies in a Bowl with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge will blow your gasket!
Pat and Gina are getting into a slimmer supper with their good friend Belinda Anderson. They keep it light and delicious with Grilled Salmon topped with a Citrus Butter and they're remixing mashed potatoes with their Crispy Mustard Potato Cakes. Then it's off to the perfect complement for any meal, a Crunchy Chopped Green Bean Salad. And to wash it all down, a refreshing Raspberry Basil Iced Tea.
It s girl meets grill as Sandra celebrates spring with a grilled favorite her sizzling Gaucho Ribeye Steak. A super easy Green Parsley Slaw on the side and a fast Creamy Red Potato Salad are great counterparts to the steaks. Sandra also turns a cocktail favorite into a new dessert classic with her Pina Colada pie. To drink, an ocean-blue Big Sur Cooler with nutty amaretto.