The Kitchen is cooking up satisfying recipes without breaking the bank. Geoffrey Zakarian whips up a double-duty dinner of Roast Chicken with Taqueria-Style Green Sauce, plus a homemade Chicken Stock. Sunny Anderson uses Geoffrey's leftovers to make Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup, and Alex Guarnaschelli pulls from the pantry and fridge for her Corn Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes. Katie Lee Biegel bakes a Banana Birthday Cake, Ebonée Noel from OWN's "The Kings of Napa" stops by, and Jeff Mauro leads the gang in a chat about popcorn and wine pairings.
In honor of Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out, Big Daddy teams up with New Jersey’s Chef Jose Velez (Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille) to whip up a delicious feast fit for a king. His robust Roast Beef Strip Loin with Bourbon Mushroom Sauce pairs perfectly with two tasty sides: Stick-to-the-Ribs Barley and Currant Cake and brilliant Braised Kale with Toasted Almonds. Lastly, his Homemade Lemon Doughnuts make a great dessert or even next-day breakfast.
Four more returning champs battle for their chance to go head-to-head against Chef Bobby Flay in the Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay tournament. A seafood that needs tenderizing and a canned product that needs to be creatively incorporated are two of the ingredients found in the appetizer basket. A king of the sea and a cake of the ice box are found in the entree basket. In the dessert round, an ingredient that Bobby loves ends up in one chef's ice cream recipe, but trouble with the machine has everyone wondering how it will turn out.
Wish you could make your favorite snack at home? Kelsey shows us with a little inspiration and essential ingredients, anything is possible! After visiting S'mores Bakery and seeing how they turned an American favorite snack — the s'mores — upside down by adding unexpected flavors like orange-cardamom, espresso and lavender, she heads back to her kitchen to make her version of one of her all time favorite snacks — a microwave chocolate cake with peanut butter cream. Kelsey then heads to Kings County Jerky to see how they reinvented the traditional jerky by making a grass fed jerky with flavors like Korean BBQ and Mole. Kelsey makes her version of dried leather by serving up homemade fruit leather. And last, Kelsey makes a "snack attack" of fried chickpeas with parmesan, lemon and almonds.
In a city that celebrates like no other, brothers Jamie and Bobby Deen set out to discover some secrets behind the spectacular New Orleans cuisine scene. Like the locals, they start their day with a Hubig Fried Pie. Made from scratch, fried to perfection, and coated with sugar icing, these fruit pies have been a favorite for 100 years. The boys really soak up the Cajun spirit with a cup of Tee-Eva’s Seafood Gumbo, a succulent and uniquely New Orleans dish that has graced the tables of Hollywood stars and in-the-know locals alike. Of course, the King Cake is an absolute must-have dessert when celebrating New Orleans' style, and Haydel Bakery is the place to be. They’ve been baking this royal pastry from scratch for generations. And after all that sweet, the boys go in search of salty and happen upon the great taste of award-winning Zapp’s Potato Chips, which are kettle-cooked with Cajun flavor that will leave you longing for more. All their favorites can be shipped directly to you!