Jeff Mauro is savoring some of The Kitchen's cozy, warm recipes, including Alex Guarnaschelli's Sweet Potato and Turkey Shepherd's Pie, Katie Lee Biegel's Warm Roasted Fall Vegetable Pasta Salad, and Geoffrey Zakarian's Black Forest Overnight Oats. Jeff is also featuring his Good Old-Fashioned American Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, as well as Sunny Anderson's Easy PB&J Swirl Bars. Plus, Jeff gives his best tips for comforting mac and cheese and shows a fun way to use leftovers with a waffle iron!
Sisters Christine and Carla Pallotta brought all the tastes of home to their popular restaurant Nebo and the guests have not stopped visiting since the doors opened! Missing the taste of their own mother's cooking, these ladies quit already successful businesses to re-create all of the recipes they loved so much growing up. Christine and Carla are feeding a community of extended family but will Bobby Flay get booted when he comes knocking for his own Vegetable Lasagna Throwdown?
Valerie Bertinelli recreates the warm holiday feeling she grew up with -- when her mother and aunts traded cookie recipes around the holidays -- by hosting a festive cocktail party with cookies and small bites. Joining in on the fun are comic actress Melissa Peterman, Andraia Allsop and Kristen Houser. Valerie's menu includes Mrs. Bertinelli's Christmas Bell Cookies, Tarte Flambe, and Roasted Shrimp and Peppers with Chimichurri. Melted Snowmen Peanut Butter Cookies and Super Fast Rum Raisin Eggnog add to the party atmosphere.
Each team gets an out-of-order recipe and the recruits must work together to figure out how to unscramble it. Then Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence tell the recruits they are being left alone in boot camp, but secretly watch every move from a remote command post. For the main dish challenge, the recruits learn the ugly truth of sausage making. The tasting is a potluck dinner, so their sausages must impress both the Chefs and their fellow recruits.
Mary Berg would live on bread if she could, and these straightforward recipes make it pretty darn close. Any Flavor Drop Biscuits can be custom-made to taste, and Mary goes with lemon-blueberry-white-chocolate and cheddar-chive. For a classic crusty sandwich loaf, Mary makes Honey Oat Bread and tops it with Honey Roasted Peanut Butter. Then, she skips the fuss with No-Knead Focaccia Pizza before her breads takes a chocolatey turn with Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Buns.
It's all about the flavors of fall, starting with Jeff Mauro's United States of Meatloaf, and continuing with two winter squash recipes: Marcela Valladolid's Spaghetti Tossed with Butternut Squash and Katie Lee's Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Curried Shallot Butter. Geoffrey Zakarian shows how to make the popular French dish, Moules Frites, and the hosts have style and organization tips for a next-level tailgate party. The afternoon comes to a close with Geoffrey's Blood and Sand cocktail and a lesson in whiskey 101.
The Kitchen warms up for the holiday season with Katie Lee's Butternut Squash and Sausage Lasagna. Then harvest savory-sweet apple recipes with Jeff Mauro's Sausage and Sage Apple-Stuffed Apples and Sunny Anderson's Peanut Butter and Jelly Stuffed Apples. Chef Franco Noriega puts a new spin on a classic protein with his Peruvian Chicken and Geoffrey Zakarian makes a Pear Bourbon cocktail. Plus, get holiday-ready with tips on prepping a baking pantry, seasonal ideas for the home and innovative hostess gifts.
The Kitchen is giving tips on how to get the most bang for your buck, starting with Sunny Anderson's Meatloaf Al Pastor. Learn how to make the most of your produce with the gang's quick stem-to-peel recipes, plus how to upcycle and transform everyday household items. Jeff Mauro makes a delicious slow cooker corned beef that Katie Lee and Geoffrey Zakarian stretch into breakfast and lunch, then restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn stops by to mix up a Jug Black Sangria.
Order up! The Kitchen is serving favorite diner recipes with a side of fries -- Sunny Anderson's Disco Fries, that is! Jeff Mauro makes a classic Patty Melt and shares his secret for creamy coleslaw, and Geoffrey Zakarian whips up the Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie. Learn short-order cook tricks for crispy meatloaf, easy hollandaise sauce and Katie Lee's hash browns in a diner edition of Kitchen Helpline. Finally, Sunny makes everyone feel like kids again with her Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake.
The Kitchen Helpline is answering summer party questions and sharing recipes like Geoffrey Zakarian's Grilled Seafood Platter and Katie Lee's Peach Caprese with Balsamic Cherries. There are new ways to update a crudite platter, and food blogger Alejandra Ramos shares her secrets for Slow Cooker Pineapple Habanero Chicken Sandwiches. The hosts dish out their best tips and tricks for throwing an easy summer party, and cookbook author Fanny Slater stops by to join the fun with her Tropical Beach Bum Cake.