Sunny Anderson showcases The Kitchen's best warm and comforting oven recipes while sharing pro tips on how to get the most delicious results when using the oven. Alex Guarnaschelli starts off with her no-fail Whole Roasted Chicken, Katie Lee Biegel makes some Crispy Roasted Potatoes, and Jeff Mauro shares a shortcut Southwestern Pot Pie. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian makes a cozy Almond Orange Cake, Jeff bakes Pull-Apart Parker House Rolls, and Sunny creates a delicious Nunya Business Crème Brûlée. Plus, Sunny shows how to bake unexpected ingredients in a sweet and savory way.
Its back to basic on oven rules to turn up the volume on flavor. These are simple oven techniques; cooking on high, low and even off. First the dial gets cranked up to high for a filet of beef that becomes incredible Truffled Sandwiches, then it's down to low for roasted tomatoes that really make a Caprese Salad, then the oven gets switched off for sweet, crisp Meringues Chantilly With syrupy Roasted Berries.
Mary Berg boosts the nutrients in her favorite comfort foods and makes them healthier without sacrificing flavor. She skips the chips for her Roasted Veg Nachos and makes Oven-Fried Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan and no-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies.