Guy Fieri and his friends are freshening up their holiday fare. Nyesha Arrington bakes some Pigs and Mustard Greens in a Blanket and then fires up her Duck Breast with Miso Kumquat Dressing. Aaron May shows up to the party with a Brandy and Blood Orange Punch before serving his festive Prime Rib Enchiladas with Christmas Sauce. Jet Tila rolls out the Rolled and Stuffed Turkey Breast and roasts some Acorn Squash with Pomegranates and Goat Cheese. Jonathan Waxman goes French with his Filet Mignon served with Pommes Anna and bakes a Savory Bread Pudding.
Geoffrey Zakarian shows us how to make Roasted Chicken, and Food Network's Katherine Alford stops by to share the trends for fall. The hosts share their favorite kitchen hacks, and there are two takes on uses for crescent roll dough: Katie Lee's Broccoli Pepperoni Pinwheels and Jeff Mauro's Monkey Bread. Marcela Valladolid shares her Apple Crisp recipe, and learn how to make a fall wreath sure to be the talk of the neighborhood. Plus, flavorful ways to pump up pumpkin seeds and Geoffrey makes a seasonal Mulled Cider.
Sunny Anderson demonstrates a fun new pancake technique while she recalls the best meals for "breaking the fast." Sunny's Easy Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding starts the day off right, while Katie Lee Biegel creates a Crunchy Orange French Toast. Jeff Mauro doesn't joke around with his Waffle Taco with Spicy Sausage and Hot Honey, and Geoffrey Zakarian makes an omelet big enough for the whole family. Plus, The Kitchen is visited by Benjamina Ebuehi, who shares how to incorporate cake into a brunch menu, and the hosts play a couple rounds of "Is That a Thing? Breakfast Edition."
Whether you're a newbie baker or a pro who wants to take it easy, Mary Berg has recipe hacks to raise your baking game. Mary's Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes feature a sneaky surprise center thanks to a roll of cookie dough from the refrigerator aisle, and store-bought pie crust is the perfect texture for Blondie Pie with apricot jam filling. Hummingbird Cake is an impressive dessert that tastes as if carrot cake and banana bread had a baby. Mary jazzes it up with canned pineapple, cream cheese peanut butter frosting and crunchy Peanut Butter Feuilletine-like topping made from breakfast cereal.
Guy Fieri's seeking out some signature dishes. Chef Shirley Chung finds some fusion with her Ms. Chi's Jumbo Cheeseburger Potstickers and rolls up some of her favorite Vegan Scallion Pancakes. Chef Lorena Garcia plies us with her Pineapple Chicarita cocktail, makes our tongues wag with her Wagyu Short Rib "Asado Negro Style" with Arepitas and charms us with Chocolate Marquesa Cake. Chef Traci Des Jardins doesn't disappoint with a delectable Duck Breast with Rhubarb, Spring Onions and Blistered Fava Beans before warming our hearts with her Warm Bread Salad with Roasted Baby Artichoke and Marinated Crescenza.
There's nothing like turkey day -- unless you're Jeff Mauro! Jeff's all about the day after Thanksgiving, and the wonderland of leftovers just begging to be made into sandwiches. After a raucous Thanksgiving meal with the whole Mauro clan, Jeff grabs a bunch of leftovers and heads home for seconds ... and thirds! He does the classic Thanksgiving on a Roll one better by using stuffing as the bread! Then he makes a spicy barbecued turkey hero, paired with tangy cranberry barbecue sauce. To finish up, Jeff tries to replicate his mom's amazing mashed potatoes -- with a few of his own special tweaks, of course.
Tom Papa visits the brash and brainy cities of Boston and Cambridge to find their best baked goods. Steps from Harvard, he learns how to make a lobster roll served on a jet black bun at Pagu, and he finds hamburgers and buns that are so decadent that only 18 can be made each night! At Maria's Pastry Shop, Tom helps bake massive, flaky, cream-filled pastries called lobster tails, and then he heads to Santarpio's Pizza to bake Italian bread and grill hot Italian sausage. Finally, Tom learns the secret to perfect pie crust from a Harvard-educated baker and helps her craft her take on everyone's favorite toaster pastry.
The Kitchen is baking up nothing but sweet treats! Geoffrey Zakarian shares an easy recipe for a Quick Caramelized Apple Tart, and Katie Lee includes a surprise addition in her Secret Ingredient (Miso!) Chocolate Chip Cookies. Baker Samantha Seneviratne swings by to share her recipe for Maple Cream Pie, and breakfast turns into dessert when Sunny Anderson makes her Easy Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding. Of course, there's cake too, and Alex Guarnaschelli makes her decadent Cannoli Filling Rum Cake. Plus, the hosts blend up their favorite milkshakes: Chocolate PB and J Shake, Thin Mint Milkshake, Peanut Butter Banana Milkshake and Rum Raisin Toasted Marshmallow Shake.