See what goes on in the galley of the Queen Mary and other high end luxury liners. Get reintroduced to the crock pot. Meet a Las Vegas mixologist who shows us some hot stuff. And discover the newest trend in chocolate!
Most people start their day with a fresh, hot cup of coffee, and today Wolf finds out where that rich taste comes from. To accompany his cup of 'joe', Wolfgang makes mocha macadamia nut chocolate chunk cookies, and Tiramisu with homemade lady fingers.
Check out the hot new trend of Moroccan Food, and get a Ranch Spa experience. Catch Tapas fever, and find some of the best vodka in Texas?! Check out the new sommeliers - Baristas! And get a cosmo kit and a vodka chocolate cake.
Danny's got a romantic menu no woman — or man — can resist. He gives new meaning to the term "hot date" when he brings out a tender filet mignon in flames! Danny seals the deal with pan seared asparagus, potato gratin, and mini chocolate cakes.
Chocoholics rejoice - Hungry Girl shows you how to enjoy your favorite indulgences guilt-free including Chocolate Marshmallow Mississippi Mug Pie, Madness Cupcakes, an over-the-top dessert drink, a Mounds Bar Martini, and to top it all off: a non-alcoholic Hot 'N' Nutty Liquid Brownie. In addition, Lisa searches for the dessert of her dreams!
Bring your iron clad stomach to this devilish meal full of peppers and spice. Just in case it's too hot to handle, we're sharing ours with the local fire department! So fast and easy, it's smokin'!
Gameplan
Day Before Party:
Mix, strain and freeze Jalapeno ice cubes
Make flour coating for Angry Prawns
Chop vegetables for final preparation of Angry Prawns with citrus salad the next da
Prepare, blend, and sauté Salsa Rosa
Day of Party:
Mix Bloody Maria
2 Hours Before Party:
Make Hot Chocolate
45 Minutes Before Party:
Finish Preparing the Angry Prawn with citrus salad
Assemble final Bloody Marias including lined glasses and Jalapeno ice cubes
Assemble Salsa Rosa with spaggetini and grilled flank steak
Assemble Hot Chocolate dessert
Tiffani Thiessen is rolling out the red carpet for movie night, and friends Tim Meadows, Neal Dodson and Ashley Williams are getting front row seats! The star is Tiffani's creamy Roasted Chicken Pot Pie covered in a flaky golden crust served with a side of decadent Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes. But her Sweet and Spicy Popcorn and Spiked Hot Chocolate might steal the show.
Get your map out and join host Marc Summers for a full hour of "On the Road" treats. Head east for the birth of the buffalo wing, the rivalry of the cheese steak and the taste of key lime in Key West. Then visit a Maryland Crab cake bonanza and get a sip of a Boston cream cocktail. Head to the Midwest for deep dish pie, a cheese castle and a castle made of corn. Plus, see how 7-11 was started, bite into a chocolate map, lick a salt palace and visit Pinky's hot dogs in Los Angeles.
Even cutting the tree is a party when friends gather at a Christmas tree farm for a warm and cozy meal by the fire of cioppino, roasted garlic bread, hot peppermint chocolate and Christmas cookies. Turn a Christmas chore into a unique celebration!
GamePlan
Day Before Party:
Cook sugar, blend with whipped egg whites, and assemble dough for Torrone, allow to mix in mixer for 15 minutes.
Place prepped and tin foil wrapped garlic in the oven to roast for Roasted Garlic Bread.
Finish dough for Torrone, pan it and refrigerate overnight.
Remove garlic from the oven, mash into paste and mix into a butter. Refrigerate.
2 Hour Before Party:
Begin broth and sear fish and scallops for Cioppino, allow to broth to simmer without fish for 30 minutes.
1/2 Hour Before Party:
Add fresh herbs to Cioppino, sear and remove clams, crabs and shrimp.
Mix and heat up mulled wine, pour into a pre-heated thermos.
Mix hot chocolate, pour into pre-heated thermos.
Place Schnapps, two thermos’, bread, garlic butter, Torrone, Cioppino broth, and seared fish into a preheated cooler to transport.
At Party:
Serve hot cocktails.
Grill garlic for Roasted Garlic Bread.
Reheat Cioppino broth.
Take out softened jalapeno chilies from broth and mash into a garnish.
Spread Grilled bread with garlic butter, allow it to melt and serve.
Add fish and shellfish back into Cioppino, simmer for one minute and serve.
Slice up Torrone, eat and enjoy.
Wine Recommendation
Gargiulo Vineyards Merlot
Gooey butter cake started out as a baker's mistake, but turned into a St. Louis specialty adored by one and all. Iron Chef Michael Symon heads to the Gateway City to get his fingers sticky and settle a feud between Park Ave. Coffee and Gooey Louie's, two places that use old family recipes to make that famous confection. Helping Michael along the way are pastry instructors from the L'Ecole Culinaire school, Missouri natives and lovers of all things goo. In Cincinnati, the ice cream may be cold, but this rivalry is steaming hot! Graeter's and Aglamesis have been churning out chocolate chip ice cream the old-fashioned way for over 100 years, and the good people of Ohio are divided. Take a step back in time as Michael Symon learns the techniques that give each hand dipped scoop that unmistakable flavor and he crowns a champion of the chip!