Marc Summers checks out foods that make us feel like a kid again. See how Safe-T-Pop's are set up, Blizzards are mixed up, and Baby food gets ground up on a big-scale. Discover the ABC's of Sugar cookies. Finally get a look at how Malt-O-Meal is made.
Ree Drummond puts tomatoes in the spotlight with her collection of best recipes. First, she makes Stuffed Pizza Crust with a fabulous sauce and salad before preparing the perfect pantry meal of Cheesy Tomato Soup. Then, Ree puts a new spin on a classic with Taco Tomatoes and piles up some delicious Bruschetta.
Melissa d'Arabian cooks a meal fit for guests that also fits your budget. Her Roasted Chicken, cooked alongside tender potatoes, comes out juicy and golden every time; Garlicky Sautéed Swiss Chard makes a fresh and flavorful side dish. For dessert, Petite Nutella Pochettes are bite-sized treats everyone will love.
Melissa d'Arabian has an easy, affordable menu worthy of company. Stuffed Belgian Endive is braised until tender and smothered in nutty Swiss cheese, the perfect rich foil for her Green Salad With Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese. A few simple ingredients make her Dressed Up Rice a perfect addition to the meal.
Madhur Jaffrey demonstrates some exotic, delicious meals don't always have to contain meat. Even the biggest carnivore won't miss the meat in these. The Best Eggplants Ever; Basmati Rice w/Cinnamon and Saffron; Punjabi-Style Cauliflower and Potatoes w/Ginger
Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make the Tamarind Chutney
2 Days Ahead:
Make the Tomato-Chickpea Sauce
1 Day Ahead:
Make the Yogurt Sauce
Purge the Eggplant
3 Hours Before:
Fry the Eggplant
Right Before:
Stir-fry the Aloo Gobi
Make the Basmati
Reheat the Eggplant and Tomato-Chickpea Sauce
Tony Neely stops by to enjoy some homemade takeout but there's no need for takeout when you've got Pat and Gina Neely on your side! Gina's Pulled Pork BBQ Egg Rolls will make your local takeout place cry. And what could be better than Pat's Broccoli and Chicken Stir Fry? Next, they show you how delicious and easy it is to make Pineapple Fried Rice and then to top off the perfect takeout meal, some Neely Fortune Cookie Sundaes.
Four repeat champs are back for the Chopped Champions Grand Finale and the chance to make a $50,000 meal! The appetizer basket challenges the chefs with a seafood delicacy that requires a high degree of thoughtfulness. An in-your-face shocker in the second basket leaves the remaining chefs racing to make bold plates. And with the prize at stake, the two remaining chefs face off in a dessert round with a basket that is fittingly difficult.
The Kitchen turns summer's greatest comfort foods into hearty family meals. Sunny Anderson and Jeff Mauro team up to make a classic combo -- Jeff's Slow Cooker Country Ribs with Peach Glaze and Sunny's Simple Sweet N Spicy Slaw! Then, Geoffrey Zakarian makes a delicious, flavor-packed Potato & String Bean Salad with Fresh Pistachio Pesto, Katie Lee Biegel whips up a Southern staple with her Zucchini and Squash Gratin, and Alex Guarnaschelli cools things down with her Frozen Affogato.
Jeff Mauro makes an easy 15-minute weeknight dinner of Cold Noodle Salmon salad, and the hosts show time-saving food preparation hacks. Then, two complete meals cooked on sheet trays: Sunny Anderson's Rosemary and Thyme Chicken with Carrots and Potatoes, and Geoffrey Zakarian's One Sheet Tri-Tip Salad. Marcela Vallodolid shares her easy carnitas recipe and Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli stops by to make her Easy Chocolate Sauce, while Geoffrey prepares the perfect Gin and Tonic.
First, it's food stuffed with flavor, like Marcela Valladolid's Picadillo Stuffed Peppers. Then, which popular "stuffed" tools are worth it and two recipes for easy weeknight meals: Geoffrey Zakarian's Goat Cheese and Herb Stuffed Chicken Breast and Sunny Anderson's Ham and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast. Food blogger Nicole Friday makes Apple, Pear and Walnut Stuffed French Toast, the Kitchen Helpline is stuffed with questions and answers, and Geoffrey makes a Bloody Mary with a stuffed garnish.