Trisha Yearwood's good friend, Mandy, has finally made her home in Nashville. Mandy wants to throw a party in her new backyard and invite all her friends and neighbors, so Trisha is helping host the ultimate housewarming party, complete with the perfect party food. Her menu includes Chicken Wings Two Ways with Sticky Sesame and BBQ Bourbon Dipping Sauces, Veggie and Chorizo Quesadillas, Grilled Pizza on a Stick and a Rainbow Sprinkle Giant Cookie.
To celebrate Award Season, Chef Wolfgang Puck shares the most popular after party dish and Jeff Mauro makes a show-stopping Surf and Turf Rib Eye Crostini with Gorgonzola Mousse. Learn new ways to make your appetizers red carpet-ready and throw a party fit for the stars, plus sweet and savory recipes using popcorn. Food Network Magazine's Maile Carpenter previews the latest issue and Katie Lee makes award-winning Strawberry Chocolate Mini Trifles. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian's wife makes a party-perfect cocktail and winners of this year's Golden Spatula Awards are announced!
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Ina is celebrating finishing her new book with an alfresco party with a Mediterranean theme. With recipes for Lamb Kebobs, Tomato Feta Salad and a Black and White Angel Food Cake.
Tyler Florence spends the day with good friends and amazing food -- including grilled prawns and steak tartare -- before bringing dreamy ice cream pies to the season wrap party in Los Angeles.
The newest trend in entertaining is all about mix & mingle foods and easy to make party bites. Kelsey is celebrating the big first ... her son Ollie's first birthday but these are perfect party foods for any big first occasion. First up, mouth watering sopes with shredded beef. Then, it's a charred corn salad with a creamy tomatillo dressing. Then for a sure fire crowd pleaser it's a dos leches strawberry cake ...for a sweet ending to any celebration!
The Kitchen is celebrating good times, and Katie Lee kicks off the party with Surf and Turf Skewers. Then the hosts share their summer food trend forecast, Food Network Star winner Tregaye Fraser stops by with two easy chicken recipes that are perfect for entertaining, Sunny Anderson makes a dessert pizza and Geoffrey Zakarian stirs up Key Lime Pie Punch. Event planner Marcy Blum shares the latest party trends and Marcela Valladolid makes a DIY Photo Booth.
If there's one ghoul with a passion for the freaky fun, food and sweets of Halloween, it's Jeff Mauro. And the scary good times are only fueled by the costumed excitement of his young son, Lorenzo. So Jeff heads downtown to do his homework at a place that makes a frighteningly large array of sweet cookies and delicious Halloween-themed ice cream sandwiches. He gets a lesson in some key autumn flavor combos, then heads home and gets busy with some sweet/savory Halloween combo sandwiches to feed Lorenzo and his friends before they head out to trick or treat the neighborhood. The classic flavors of a caramel apple go devilishly well with bacon in his haunted take on a Panini. Then, an eyeball-shaped ham sandwich that stares back at you and Mummy Aki Chicken Fingers straight from the tomb of King Tut will keep his little goblins fueled and focused to bring back bags stuffed with candy.
Giada De Laurentiis pulls off the ultimate surprise birthday party for a dear friend, featuring glittery decor and quiz-style party games. Guests enjoy delicious finger foods, including Lamb Chops with Mint and Pistachio Salsa Verde, Eggplant Parmesan Bites, and Fig and Salumi Crostini. Instead of a birthday cake, Giada serves up fun and festive PB and J Tiramisu.
There's no party better than a Mexican fiesta, and there are no foods better for celebrations than fiesta foods: panela cheese with chipotle cream, shrimp casserole with roasted poblano chiles, Mini chorizo and cheese quiches, and citrus tacos wrapped in slices of jicama instead of tortillas.