Chef Alton Brown helps us work through our cooking fears with a very strange board game and a trip through his intestinal track while still taking time for "real" baked beans, black bean salad and the fastest humus on Earth.
To impress guests, Mary Berg recommends a kitschy retro theme. She starts with Spinach and Artichoke Mac 'n' Cheese and then makes a Cobb-ish Salad with Marinated Salmon and juicy Maple-Brined Pork Roast before finishing with Butterscotch Pudding.
Sandra Lee is throwing a Backyard Bash featuring low priced dishes everyone will love including Spicy Sweet Sticky Wings w/Crispy Rings, Steak Cerveza w/ Zesty Rice Salad, Short Cake with Warm Strawberry Sauce, a Black Velvet Cocktail and "Burrito" Enchiladas.
Whole fish filets always impress at a restaurant; Anne shows how to bring that wow-factor home with her failproof Pan-Fried Trout. Served crispy, alongside Bacon Braised String Beans and Pickled Cauliflower Salad, for a delicious and balanced plate.
Valerie Bertinelli prepares make-ahead meals for her husband, Tom, to enjoy while she's in Arizona. On the menu are Farro, Roasted Beet, and Goat Cheese Salad, Beef Bourguignon, a French Beef sandwich and Blueberry Cake with Lemon Mascarpone Cream.