Listen up y'all, Sandy Lee has got a Southern menu that will warm your heart and save you some green. It all starts with simple, savory Shrimp and Grits followed by fast and easy Roasted Corn and Bean Salad. For dessert, Sandy's got a delightful Brown Sugar Corn Meal Cake and for cocktail time it doesn't get any more Southern than Lemon Berry Zingers! All that and a down home Round Two Recipe for Savory Corn Fritters!
Celebrated chef Jonathan Waxman stops by to cook with Guy Fieri. Together they make a Cold Italian Seafood Salad, with tender poached calamari, shrimp and clams in a Venetian vinaigrette on a bed of arugula and fennel. Next, Asparagus Soup — a creamy puree of asparagus, peas and baby spinach, topped with parmesan breadcrumbs, creme fraiche and a swirl of extra virgin olive oil. To snack on, Jonathan improvises, whipping up a batch of mouthwatering Pea and Ricotta Crostini.
Jade loves chocolate just as much as her mother so Giada De Laurentiis is hosting a chocolate-themed Valentine's Day party for her and her friends. The fancy lunch menu is full of sophisticated and elegant dishes that are also kid friendly including Cheesy Chocolate Ravioli, BFF Shrimp, Roasted Caprese Bites and Chocolate Strawberry Cups. After lunch, the kids prepare decorative, heart-shaped boxes packed with Giada's Valentine's Double-Chocolate Bark for their siblings, parents and teachers.
Kelsey remembers her trip to San Francisco, its Spanish cuisine and the latest twist on a classic Spanish dish — paella, made with noodles instead of rice. The new tread inspires Kelsey's version of Fideos with shrimp and chorizo with a smoky paprika aioli. And you can't talk about San Francisco without making a classic buttery and fluffy Pilaf. She finishes her San Fran feast with a Green Goddess Crab Tapas. It's Spanish flair west coast style!
Mary Berg abides by the steakhouse ethos for side dishes: stuff it and coat it in cheese! She uses this rule for her Stuffed Mushrooms prepped two ways -- crab cake style and garlicky cheese style -- and her Shrimp Scampi Stuffed Potato. For greens that can stand out next to a sizzling hunk of meat, Mary makes a Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Skillet with crispy panko topping and a classic Wedge Salad with homemade blue cheese dressing.
Katie Lee Biegel wows party guests with some past recipes made for entertaining. She starts with Geoffrey Zakarian's Grilled Lamb Chops and Vegetable Skewers and Jeff Mauro's Mini Beef Wellington Bites before Geoffrey and Sunny Anderson take on Fun Finger Foods with Shrimp Bruschetta and Pita Pizza. Then, she revisits her Red Pepper Dip, Alex Guarnaschelli's Pecorino and Rosemary Popcorn, Sunny's Spicy Hot Chicken Dip and Jeff's Buffalo Sauce Fountain. Finally, Katie makes a dazzling Chocolate Hazelnut Fondue.
Salads are more than just lettuce, and Katie Lee Biegel shares the best ones ever! She takes a trip down memory lane with her BBQ Bacon Wedge Salad and Jeff Mauro's Blistered Tomato and Farro Shrimp Salad. Then, Sunny Anderson makes a Big Kale Caesar, Geoffrey Zakarian mixes up his Pasta Salad with Green Onion and Crushed Olive Vinaigrette, and Jeff makes his World Famous Chicken Salad Sandwich. Finally, Katie tosses a Kitchen Sink Trough Salad.
Special guest Daniel Radcliffe stops by The Kitchen for our Summer Party Show, and plays our first game of Build-A-Burger! The gang has tips and recipes for summer party entertaining, including Katie's incredible grilled Lo Country Shrimp Boil. Design guru Sabrina Soto gussies up the patio and shares DIY projects to make your next outdoor party a hit. Plus, GZ taps into a refreshing Watermelon Cosmo that'll be the hit of your next summer bash.
The Kitchen delivers their best secret ingredients and techniques to instantly upgrade any dish. Jeff Mauro rethinks meat and potatoes with his Skirt Steak with Calabrian Chile Chimichurri & Crispy Parmesan Potatoes, while Katie Lee Biegel makes next-level Shrimp Tacos with Habanero & Peach Salsa. Then, Sunny Anderson kicks it up a notch with her Sweet & Salty Sesame Baked Chicken, Geoffrey Zakarian and the gang share their favorite fridge staples and Alex Guarnaschelli whips up a Kimchi Mayo.
The Kitchen co-hosts are celebrating the amazing moms in their lives with recipes and crafts inspired by them! Geoffrey Zakarian toasts moms with his Rose Elderflower Sangria and whips up Savory Lamb Sliders. Jeff Mauro honors his own mother with Pam's Shrimp and Pea Pasta, and Alex Guarnaschelli makes her Fresh Griddled Flatbread. Sunny Anderson gets crafty with her DIY Mother's Day gifts, and Katie Lee Biegel shares her grandma's award-winning Angel Food Cake recipe!