Valerie Bertinelli and her buddy Faith Ford love to cook and test out recipes. Today, it's Valerie's turn, but it's just too hot to cook! She decides to keeps things cool with a deliciously decadent Lobster BLT, Quick Sweet and Savory Pickle Spears, a Classic Greek Salad, a Honey-Citrus Southern Iced Tea, and a unique recipe for Microwave Potato Chips. For dessert, she makes a fresh take on Lemon Icebox Cake.
Trisha Yearwood is helping solve some common meal dilemmas for her fans because so many people need help in the cooking department -- whether it's a recipe gone wrong or just a simple meal that needs some oomph. While making recipes including Pear Maple Biscuits, Pan Seared Pork Chops with Sweet Mustard Sauce and Easy Ice Cream Pie with Buttermilk Caramel Sauce, Trisha shares tips that will make anyone feel more confident in the kitchen.
The Kitchen hosts share recipes inspired by memorable vacations! Sunny Anderson makes her German Party Cheese Dip inspired by Oktoberfest, while Geoffrey Zakarian shares the secret recipe for the Classic Meatballs and Tomato Sauce he had in Florence, Italy. Katie Lee Biegel shares her favorite travel-inspired treats, Sweet Orange Rolls and Key Lime Iced Tea, and Jeff Mauro relives his food tour at Arthur Avenue with his Beef and Lamb Burek.
Sandra Lee goes back to basics and shows you how to whip up some all-time favorites without going broke including Chicken and Dumplings, Salisbury Steak, German Chocolate Cake Trifle and she'll show you the secret to making a fantastic Tom Collins. None of those extras goes to waste as Sandra shows you her "Round 2 Recipe" for Savory Chicken Crepes and an easy R2R recipe for Beef Arepas available only online!
Travel to Birmingham, to witness 15 amateur cooks braise, bake, broil and battle for the top prize. Some of the recipes are new twists on southern classics, other recipes are creative new inventions. It’s one of the most prestigious cooking contests in the country, hosted by one of the most popular lifestyle magazines. And one amateur chef will go home with all the glory and an impressive jackpot of $100,000.
The slow cooker is by far the best money saving tool in the kitchen and Sandra shows you how to get maximum flavor and maximum savings out of it. Braised Beef Tacos and Spicy Fajita Soup are on the menu along with a fantastic slow cooker cocktail recipe for Hot Buttered Cider and for dessert, a decadent Banana Chocolate Crumble. Plus Sandra's got a sure fire Round Two Recipe for Crispy Steak Sandwiches!