This Halloween, Sandra is transforming into 4 icons from the silver screen - you won't believe your eyes! First, dressed as Marilyn Monroe, she's scaring up a host of Halloween snacks including Spicy Bat Wings and Bat Chips served with a Goblin Dip. Then, Sandra transforms into Vivan Lee, and makes frighteningly good cocktail meatballs - her Sweet and Sour Eyeballs. Next, while disguised as Liz Taylor, Sandra makes Spider Bites, a spooky confection made with chocolate, peanut butter, and pretzels. Plus, Sandra's White Pumpkin Cakes are so good; they'll vanish into thin air. In her final costume, Sandra aka Audrey Hepburn, makes a secret potion suitable for boys, ghouls and grownups alike - Dragon's Blood Punch.
And at Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA, Tom hits up a retro diner for a 12-egg omelet as large as a football, and "The Intimidator" – a 16-inch pizza round piled 8-inches high with hashbrowns, eggs, cheese, meats, biscuits, and smothered in gravy. Then Tom heads to The Flying Monkey in Philadelphia, PA, where an apple pie and a pumpkin pie are literally baked inside a chocolate cake, the turducken of the pastry world. Finally, Tom stops by CK's Wings-N-Things in Johnstown, PA, for chicken wings done a thousand ways with a variety of hot sauces- the spiciest, "Nuclear Hell", reaching 6,000,000 Scoville units.
Happy Holidays - It's the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you like to indulge in delicious holiday treats. Host Marc Summers will discover once and for all what is in Grandma's Fruitcake and why it enjoys such a special reputation. We'll see how Spanglers makes millions of candy canes every day while still producing some parts by hand. Of course we don't neglect the main dish-Glazed Honey Hams are sweetened and torched in a process you have to see to believe. Also, what's the story behind "gelt," those chocolate coins encased in bright foil? In an hour special, we'll deck the halls with everything from Korbel champagne to Sara Lee pumpkin pie, from peanut brittle to amazing gingerbread houses.
Autumn flavors are in the spotlight as The Kitchen serves a plate of Fall favorites like Geoffrey Zakarian's Apple Cider Salmon and Katie Lee's Brown Butter Sage Butternut Squash Bake. Learn easy Fall apps like Sunny Anderson's Easy Cranberry and Goat Cheese Crostini and Geoffrey's Marinated Fig and Goat Cheese Crostini. Chef Ronnie Woo makes an Easy Apple Tart Tatin. Shredded Brussels sprouts are the star of Jeff Mauro's Crispy Asian Brussels Sprouts Salad and Katie's Brussels Sprouts Salad with Dates, Manchego, and Almonds. Finally, the hosts go head-to-head in a Fall Float-Off with Katie's Ginger Beer and Pumpkin Ice Cream Float, Jeff's Green Apple Soda and Cinnamon Ice Cream Float, and Geoffrey's Dark Rum and Cherry Ice Cream Float.
Haunted houses, ghostly pumpkins and edible eyeballs make for a Halloween thriller, when five top cake teams gather for an intense cake and candy competition. Elaborate cakes, some weighing 80+ pounds, must impress a panel of tough judges with their delectable craftsmanship and creative use of candy decorations.
COMPETITORS:
Cheryl Lew
Owner, Montclair Baking
Oakland, Calif.
Bronwen Weber
Executive Chef, Frosted Art Bakery & Studio
Dallas, Texas
Duff Goldman
Owner, Charm City Cakes
Baltimore, Md.
Norman Davis
Owner, The Sweet Life
Annandale, Va.
Carol Murdock
Owner, Classic Cakes
West Hartford, Conn.