Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli know that in business sometimes you need to go to a fancy restaurant and sit down over a nice meal to seal a deal. To honor this tradition, the bakers must create power lunch imposter desserts, like crab cakes with wedge salad, steak with fries and even escargot! When the check arrives, one baker is sent home.
The chefs learn they will be expected to make a pizza perfect meal. In the first round one of the competitors takes a loose interpretation of the theme: How will the judges react? Then some unusual toppings must make their way onto the entree pizzas. And the finalists must make pizza for dessert, with candied mushrooms and salted caramel sauce.
The firefighter competitors get the meal started with some hearty meat-and-cheese appetizers that would be a hit back at their firehouses, but will the judges enjoy them? Then in the entree round, some big errors with a non-basket-ingredient gets one of the judges inordinately upset. And playing with fire is part of the challenge in the final round.
Damaris's niece and friends are visiting, so she whips up foods that kids love with sneaky tricks to get them to eat their veggies. They make Semolina and Sundried Tomato Waffles with homemade Pizza Sauce and Chocolate Chip Cherry Cast-Iron Cookies. With simple, sure-fire recipes, Damaris shows how to make special meals for the little loved ones in your family.
Ree Drummond shares perfectly portioned quick and easy meals for two. She has a one-pan meat and potatoes wonder, Apple Cider Pork Chops, with a sweet, sticky sauce and speedy Easy Corn Pasta that's a 16-minute marvel. Then, she serves fast comfort food with her Meatloaf Patties and a shortcut side of Instant Cheesy Mash that's good enough for company.
One of Alex's favorite meals is a decadent Sunday brunch. And no brunch is brunch unless you start by baking something. Alex's coffee cake fills her entire home with the sweet smell of cinnamon and the promise of big warm slab of cake. Then Alex shows us how to make the prefect herb omelet and pairs it with vegetables - twisted little mushroom caramels tossed with vibrant spinach. To top it all off - a little magic trick - Alex makes homemade butter from milk and sour cream. A raspberry spritzer infused with mint adds a surprising fresh touch to the meal.
Chef Bobby Flay's revealing his go-to techniques for a simple and delicious meal at the grill. First up, Bobby's favorite method to grill chicken which he tops with a fresh and rustic herb sauce. Then he's whisking together one master vinaigrette to use on two side dishes -- Grilled Potatoes With Goat Cheese and a Grilled Asparagus Crostini. Plus, a grapefruit dessert that couldn't be easier.
Ina Garten's tackling pasta like a pro, first in Crusty Baked Shells and Cauliflower, then in a classic Italian soup, 16 Bean Pasta e Fagioli. She makes a delicious lemony salad of Herbed Orzo with Feta and special guest Mario Batali shares his top three pasta tips. Finally, Rigatoni with Sausage and Fennel takes all-in-one pasta meals to a whole new level.
Ree Drummond is sharing ideas for four delicious family meals, with extra helpings of fun and mayhem on the side thanks to her kid film crew. Ree's husband, Ladd, and his father, Chuck, drop by to share speedy mini Sloppy Joe Sliders. Then Ree makes shortcut Hawaiian Chicken Bowls, marvelously meatless Sheet Pan Gnocchi and one of her own favorites, quick Lemon Shrimp Alfredo.
It's a tale of three lunches, all ready to go! For lunch number one, Ree Drummond makes Beef Noodle Salad Bowls with peanut sauce. Lunch two is a Cowboy Bento Box, packed with Chicken Wings in Homemade BBQ Sauce, Creamy Lemon Basil Potato Salad, and Apple and Celery Slaw. Lastly, lunch number three is a Kale Pasta Mason Jar Salad, the perfect portable meal.