The Kitchen is helping conquer cooking fears with foolproof recipes for entertaining and feeding a crowd. Jeff Mauro kicks things off with easy tips for homemade Cavatelli with Mushroom Butter Sauce. Then Katie Lee gives a lesson in Seafood 101 with her Cioppino, and Geoffrey Zakarian shares broccoli rabe basics for his Pan-Roasted Broccoli Rabe. The hosts also break down classic culinary techniques for cooking with confidence. Sunny Anderson teams up with the star of OWN's Baking Christmas, Aloma Wright, to bake a Jingle Bell Bundt Cake just in time for the holidays. Finally, the hosts test Geoffrey's iron palate and share new ways to use favorite flavors.
Strive for excellence, just like Julia! Four chefs arrive to compete in a tournament that celebrates the major impact that Julia Child made on the culinary world. They'll have to be bold and creative as they take baskets inspired by Julia's recipes and make them uniquely their own. Some citrus and a salad are part of the puzzle in the appetizer round, and the three chefs who make it to the entrée round must make use of some unusual powder and fancy mushrooms. Then, they'll do their best with beets in the dessert round. The winner of this battle will advance to the tournament's finale, where a $25,000 dream trip is at stake.
Mushrooms: they can be outrageously expensive, they can be dirt cheap. Join Sara and guest Martin Yan as they whip up a roomful of mushrooms.
Recipes: Roomful of Mushrooms; Triple Mushroom Soup; Wok Sauteed Mushroom and Tofu; Meat Filled Mushrooms