On your mark ... get set ... cook! Each Kitchen host cooks with a pantry staple, then passes it to another host for a different recipe idea. Jeff Mauro serves up his Buttermilk Brined Pork Chop, and Alex Guarnaschelli tosses her Chopped Iceberg Salad with Buttermilk Dressing and Crispy
Chickpeas. Katie Lee Biegel makes a spin on a childhood favorite: Cheeseburger Chickpea Skillet, and Jeff reinvents the pinwheel with his Cheddar and Bacon Pinwheels. Geoffrey Zakarian ends on a sweet note with Mille Feuilles with Vanilla Pastry Cream and Bourbon Sauce.
No utensils allowed in The Kitchen's handheld feast filled with apps, mains and sweets! Sunny Anderson grills up Easy Chicken Taco Skewers. Geoffrey Zakarian makes fancy finger food: Spicy Tuna Tartare. Alex Guarnaschelli raises a toast to summer with her Raspberry Bourbon Sour. Katie Lee Biegel brings the family together with her Garlic and Herb Pull-Apart Bread. Jeff Mauro and Sunny go head-to-head in a Top Dog Hot Dog Competition with Jeff's Flamin' Greek Style Cheese Dog and Sunny's Award-Winning Curry-Style Hot Dog!
Jeff Mauro has lovingly compiled his go-to brunch favorites. He revisits the other hosts' recipes and creates a Corned Beef Hash Brown Muffuletta that's to die for! Katie Lee Biegel fires up a Smoked Salmon Breakfast Pizza, and Sunny Anderson gets decadent with her Crazy Rich Chicken and Waffles. Guest chef Patrick Connolly impresses with Banana Bread French Toast with Peanut Butter Mousse topping. Jeff dishes up his Corned Beef Hash Benedict with gooey, cheesy Mornay sauce, and Geoffrey Zakarian's Lucky Green Baked Eggs are a huge hit.
On the search for healthy sandwiches, Jeff Mauro heads up to Graze restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin to pick up some techniques from a chef who makes the most colorful and craveable veggie burger on the planet. Back home, the healthy swagger of a Caesar salad helps jazz up Jeff's Grilled Chicken Wrap, while he uses what he learned in Madison to help him put together a Middle-Eastern spiced mini burger. And on the side, a healthy snack that's almost too good to be true: crunchy kale chips with a barbecue flair.
The Kitchen is snowed in, so it's the perfect time to cook up a storm, starting with Sunny Anderson's triple-decker E.A.B.L.T. Geoffrey Zakarian warms things up with a hearty Sweet Potato and Corn Chowder, and Jeff Mauro and Katie Lee whip up sweet desserts in mugs. Jeff raids the freezer to make Crispy Cajun Popcorn Shrimp and Cheesy Grits. The hosts get creative with delicious snow-inspired crafts, and in honor of the Winter Olympics, figure skater Sasha Cohen stops by for Geoffrey's Gold Medal Hot Tequila Toddy and a Winter Warm-Up game.
The Kitchen tackles a week's worth of warming winter dinners, starting with Geoffrey Zakarian's Fusilli with Sausage and Oyster Mushrooms. Jeff Mauro whips up his Easy Beef French Dip with Quick Jus, and Alex Guarnaschelli does everything in one pan for her Sheet Pan Blackened Salmon with Garlicky Kale. Jeff takes on the midweek sweet with his Strawberry Crostata, and Katie Lee Biegel changes the game with her Roasted Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes and Polenta. Finally, Sunny Anderson makes a Quick Hot Ranch Dressing to spice up frozen pizza.
The Kitchen becomes a Garden of Eatin', and Jeff Mauro serves up Peruvian Spatchcock Chicken with Creamy Cilantro Sauce paired with Sunny Anderson's perfect side salad, Spicy Spinach Panzanella. Geoffrey Zakarian mixes things up with a Grilled Ratatouille Flatbread, and Katie Lee teams up with cookbook author Kathy Freston to make Pasta with Mushrooms, Walnuts, Asparagus and Apples. Geoffrey adds sweetness with his Strawberry Rhubarb Buckle, and Jeff uses fresh herbs to make a Berry Basil Salad with Rhubarb Syrup. Finally, the hosts kick-start this season's herb garden with an Indoor Self-Watering Planter.
Fourth of July is sparkling with fireworks of flavor from Sunny Anderson's Steak Supreme to Jeff Mauro's Cheesy and Spicy Reuben-Style Brats. Katie Lee puts her twist on a restaurant appetizer with her Grilled Firework Onion and Iron Chef Michael Symon stops by to grill up his Blackberry Barbecue Chicken. Then it's time for a Piece of Cake Summer Party that includes a holiday centerpiece from Jeff, Geoffrey Zakarian's Plop-a-Pop Punch and Katie's Strawberry Shortcake Bar. Finally, learn how to serve fruit salad from a Watermelon Grill.
The Kitchen kicks off Father's Day with a special barbershop quartet performance from Qua-Train and Jeff Mauro shows how to make his ultimate Shooter Sandwich. Learn how to use materials from around the house to make easy DIY gifts for dad and how to make a father's day cake and edible bouquets that he'll love. Things start poppin' in the kitchen with Marcela Valladolid's Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers and Katie Lee's Picante Peppers, then the ladies surprise Geoffrey Zakarian and Jeff by each making their own special cocktail.