Giada shares time in the kitchen with the women in her family making delicious Italian specialties. Pasta e Fagoli and bean soup. Other delights include roasted eggplant and juicy tomatoes, cheese toasts with anchovy herb butter and a coffee dessert.
Nothing says comfort more than a stove topped with pots of simmering soups and stews. Giada makes a tender Italian meat and mushroom stew, a simple tomato soup with pancetta and for dessert, a mixed berry soup you can drizzle over ice cream!
Food Network presents the best desserts from some of our favorite chefs, with recipes for Outrageous Brownies (Ina Garten), Italian Doughnuts (Giada De Laurentiis), Ultimate Cheesecake (Tyler Florence), Apple Clafouti (Michael Chiarello), Cherry Pie with Lattice Top (Sandra Lee), Blueberry Dumplings (Paula Deen)
Today Giada's getting together with her family to reminisce and recreate some of her family's favorite recipes. A simple pasta with greens and black pepper, jumbo shrimp coated in a summery pesto, and a family specialty: fluffy, baked spinach strata, plus a divine Italian Cheesecake for dessert.
Giada's friend is getting married, and to celebrate Giada is hosting a wedding shower. She'll be serving Italian Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cups, Goat Cheese Toasts and for dessert, White Chocolate Hazelnut Tartlets. And to toast the bride-to-be, Giada has a rainbow of different fruit colored Bellinis!
Known for their Los Angeles pop-up dinners, Jake and Jussie Smollet are debuting their seventh pop-up experience at the famed Hollywood Improv Comedy Club. Using Jake's trip to Italy as inspiration, the brothers create a showstopping three-course meal. With a Zucchini Carpaccio appetizer and Lemon Sorbet dessert, they go fancy for their main course, Homemade Tarragon Fettuccine and a Vodka Cream Sauce, topped with lobster. It's a tough crowd of patrons and fans at the Improv and creating a good meal is no laughing matter.
Giada loves to host a spectacular tree-trimming party. While her friends fill the tree with beautiful decorations, Giada fills their appetites with seasonal Italian favorites. A hearty soup brimming with fresh seafood, pizza sprinkled with flavorful herbs, and a decadent pannetone trifle for dessert. At a party like this, you can’t help but catch the holiday spirit.
This week Quick Fix goes Italian, with some fast and easy recipes Mama would be proud of. First up, Spaghetti and Meatballs, featuring a fabulous sauce you can make in no time. Some of that sauce reappears in a light and tasty Halibut Puttanesca. Later in the week, Parmesan cheese tops a chicken dish that’s molto bene! And for dessert? Quick Fix Tiramisu. Ciao!