Explore the sweet ending to every meal in this one-hour special presentation on desserts. Find out why chocolate chip cookies are so irresistible and how to indulge your sweet tooth without inviting the calories. Tantalize your taste buds with the newest trend in dessert pizzas and revisit the classics like cheesecake, rice pudding, and retro diner favorites.
Here's a healthy idea: find one simple recipe that can get you started on an entire week's worth of well-balanced meals. Parmigiano And Herb Fortified Stock, Roasted Tomatoes; Hearty And Healthy 3-Bean Minestrone; Spicy Roasted Tomato Marinara With Spaghetti Squash; Smoky Spanish Hunter's Chicken; Mexican Style Pesto With Rice Or Whole Grain Pasta; Eggplant Parm Stacks
Guy Fieri pushes the culinary limits of four Flavortown rookies by challenging them to cook a day's worth of meals with a budget of just $12 for each round. From brunch to hot lunch to family dinner, one chef's budgeting skills will outshine the others and earn a big money shopping spree worth up to $20,000.
Giada De Laurentiis invites Bobby Flay over for a day of fun in the kitchen. The two create a colorful meal with Grilled Seafood Pasta Fra Diavolo, Chili-Rubbed Pork Chops With Grilled Pineapple and Grilled Peach Tarte Tatin With Thyme Whipped Cream and Bobby shows Giada how to create one of his favorite cocktails, Sparkling Apricot Mint Sours.
Host Warren Brown gift-wraps a cake with fondant and discovers all sorts of sugar imitations. Have your meal and dessert in one at Canlis. Watch as Elegant Cheesecakes in California catches a fish cake, and pastry chef Daniel Pino creates a teapot out of sugar. Finally, Aliya Wali introduces her new line of chocolate purses and shoes
Nothing makes a special occasion more memorable than having the best food! We're counting down the best meals for any special occasion, starting with Beau MacMillan's unforgettable gnocchi in San Diego. Tregaye Fraser casts her vote for a one-of-a-kind gourmet burger in Atlanta, and Martha Stewart celebrates with the most exquisite salmon in New York.
The final two recruits face the ultimate challenge -- to cook a restaurant-quality meal for a panel of culinary experts. Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray coach their recruits, but all the skills the celebs have learned are put to the test. In the end, one recruit will be named the winner and awarded $25,000 for their charity.
In the spirit of Oktoberfest, Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray have their teams cook a traditional wiener schnitzel -- but in a relay-race while playing beer pong! Afterwards, the celebrities learn Oktoberfest-inspired meals, which includes making sausages from scratch. The two least successful recruits go head-to-head in a sausage challenge, and one recruit is sent packing.
During hours three through six, the chefs must adapt to constant twists and turns. Michael Symon and Esther Choi have two chefs face elimination immediately, and the competitors navigate curveballs from Stephanie Izard in order to make it to hour seven. Then, fatigue sets in as the chefs face hours seven and eight in this intense culinary journey. Michael and Esther put forth three challenges in one where the chefs must turn one bag of ingredients into three distinct meals for judge Scott Conant.
It's time to relax, go ahead unbutton that top button and slip into the "Comfort Zone!" Step One, Gina's Individual Chicken Pot Pies; these beauties are jam packed with flavor and nutrients. Step Two, Homemade Apple Sauce, Pat's got a new gadget for peeling and slicing apples, get ready to be amazed! Almost there, Step Three, Gina's Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches! Pat and Gina's daughter, Shelbi, joins them in the kitchen to make these scrumptious cookies, and then they're sandwiched between butter pecan ice-cream and rolled in chopped pecans! You've officially made it; you're now in the "Comfort Zone!"