Ree Drummond is testing delicious ideas for kitchen hacks to up her breakfast game. There's a shortcut to the divine with Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Pancakes. She's going experimental with a crazy Omelet In A Bag and unleashing the waffle iron for cheesy hacked Wafflemaker Hash Browns. To get ahead, there's Strawberries and Cream Muesli and a Mango Marvel Smoothie pack.
Pat and Gina are big brunchin' it with their moms today! Pat and Gina change the breakfast game when Pat heads to the grill to make Grilled Steak and Eggs. Next up is a Neelys breakfast favorite, Hash Brown Casserole. Spiced Applesauce Cake and Mexican Hot Chocolate to wash it down are the perfect end to any meal and will definitely leave the moms asking for seconds!
Trisha Yearwood gives her pal Jeff Mauro the inside scoop on what makes the Music City sing by taking him to the Nashville club where she first got signed. Together they cook up a hearty Southern brunch that includes Ham and Veggie Quiche with Hash Brown Crust, Breakfast Burgers with French Toast Buns, Pickled Okra Bloody Marys and Pecan Sticky Buns with Bacon Caramel.
Inspired by hash browns and energized by eggs, four chefs wake up the judges' palates using baskets packed with breakfast foods. Time constraints in the super short first round have the chefs working frantically to get their plates done, and two chefs battle with breakfast sandwiches in the entrée round. In the dessert round, the competitors face a challenge that includes a strange coffee and a regional meat dish.
Giada De Laurentiis makes a special -- and portable -- meal for her Aunt Carolyna and her husband, Alex, who are parents to new baby Arlo. Giada prepares Chicken with Chickpea and Tomato Ragu, a Cheesy Bacon and Hash Brown Frittata and Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread. Then she packages up the food and drops it off at Carolyna's house while sharing how special it is to have a new baby in the family.
Trisha Yearwood makes a hearty breakfast for her friend, Glenda, in her cherished cast iron pan: Hash Browns with Cheesy Eggs and Avocado. Then, they go antiquing to buy Glenda her very own pan, and Trisha shows Glenda how to restore and care for it. To demonstrate how the pan can be used for both savory and sweet, Trisha prepares Country Ham Carbonara and Buttermilk Strawberry Skillet Cake with Whipped Cream and Sugared Pecans.
For Ree Drummond, it's out with the old and in with new favorites that are all quick and easy. She makes over a cowboy classic, Flank Steak with Herb Sauce and Three-Cheese Waffle Hash Browns. Then there's a marvelous mashup in Very Green Orzotto, a miracle one pan pasta and risotto combo. Ree gives Caesar Salad with Shrimp and Garlicky Croutons a facelift and makes grown up Whiskey Maple Sundaes and Candied Bacon.
Order up! The Kitchen is serving favorite diner recipes with a side of fries -- Sunny Anderson's Disco Fries, that is! Jeff Mauro makes a classic Patty Melt and shares his secret for creamy coleslaw, and Geoffrey Zakarian whips up the Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie. Learn short-order cook tricks for crispy meatloaf, easy hollandaise sauce and Katie Lee's hash browns in a diner edition of Kitchen Helpline. Finally, Sunny makes everyone feel like kids again with her Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake.
Ree Drummond is sharing a collection of quick and easy family favorites that she's rebooted over the years. There's Flank Steak with Herb Sauce and Three Cheese Waffle Hash Browns, as fast as it is fabulous, and pizza meets quesadilla in a speedy 4-Cheese Pepperoni Pizzadilla. Plus, Ree makes a mashup of her kids all-time fave and a legendary sandwich in a Chicken Nugget Bacon Ranch Club, and Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps are a lighter spin on a classic.