Trisha's girlfriend Karri Turner, a Southern girl who now lives in California, comes to visit for the night. Trisha dishes her up some classic Southern food to give her friend the Southern fix she craves: Crock-Pot Mac and Cheese, her Mama's Fried Chicken With Gravy and for dessert, her favorite recipe for Pecan Pie.
Meticulous masterminds Ted Allen, Geoffrey Zakarian, Sam Choy and Ron Ben-Israel share the recipes they've been perfecting for years. Discover the secrets to creating flawless Spaghetti and Meatballs, Caesar Salad, Chicken Soup With Matzo Balls and Asian Lollypop Lamb Chops. There are many dishes that are good, even great ... but these are "pure perfection."
Forget finger sandwiches, Guy Fieri knows that the way to impress at a summer party is meatball sliders -- and lots of them! Watch as he makes three variations on this party favorite. Recipes include Italian Meatball Sliders With Red Sauce, Asian Chicken Meatballs With Pickled Carrot and Daikon and Greek Lamb Meatball Sliders With Tzatziki.
This trip, Guy's signing up for a meat-crazed master class. In Portland, Ore., the craft-cooking family joint with a chef who butchers, cures, preserves and smokes everything in-house, from headcheese to great-grandma's fried chicken recipe. In San Carlos, Calif., the pastrami-crazed neighborhood spot crankin' out burgers, cheesesteaks and signature sammies.
Let Sandra Lee show you the perfect Money Saving Menu to help you ride out a rainy day in the comfort of your own kitchen. For breakfast Sandra's Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancakes are a real crowd pleaser and for lunch she'll show you an affordable spin on a lunchtime classic: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup. At dinnertime, warm up with a Chicken Pot Pie and mug of Toasted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate. When the rain clears Sandra shows you how to use up those extras with a great 'Round 2 Recipe' for Chicken Cacciatore and an online R2R for Chicken Noodle Casserole available only at foodnetwork.com/round2recipes.
It's back to basics on amping up flavor with the magic factor. It's a day of kitchen chemistry for Ina as she tests recipes with and without the magic ingredient that really unlocks the flavor of a dish. First lemon zest in Easy Cheese Danish, then salt and vinegar add their magic to Chicken Salad Sandwiches and finally Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes with and without coffee. Each recipe with and without its magic ingredient gets put to the taste test by Ina's work colleagues to earn its magic factor title.
The Kitchen takes summer staples to the next level with trending new flavors and recipes like Geoffrey Zakarian's Tuna Steak Burger and Katie Lee's Greek Chicken and Orzo Pasta Salad. A summer side gets the sweet treatment in Jeff Mauro's Peach Bruschetta and Katie's Strawberry Bruschetta. Sunny Anderson grills up her Five-Star Glazed Chicken, which is sure to be a summer hit, and nutritionist Joy Bauer shares three healthy upgrades for frozen drinks. For dessert, the hosts put their spins on Waffle Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches.
With winning recipes from his catering days, Big Daddy makes a flavorful working lunch. For the main attractions, he prepares Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps filled with fresh vegetables and a grilled Monte Cristo sandwich dipped in French toast batter. For dessert, Big Daddy goes nuts over his Killer Brownie Bites topped with hazelnuts and grenadine frosting.
Ina makes the perfect Tex-Mex meal with the help of her friend Devon Fredericks and her Award-Winning Chili recipe. Plus she has the perfect Tex-Mex table setting and fantastic chili side ideas, like Tequila Lime Chicken, Guacamole, La Fondita Fish Tacos and Pink Grapefruit Margaritas. Then Ina is answering everyone's questions on Tex-Mex food.
This trip, Guy's teaming up with local legends. Outside Baltimore, Guy and Super Bowl champ Joe Theismann head to the kitchen for all types of tacos. In Minneapolis, a nationally-acclaimed bar known for its eclectic mix of polka and pierogi. And in Portsmouth, Va., a decades-old fried chicken joint crankin' out their original recipe.