The Kitchen is building a menu packed with hearty and comforting fall flavors, like Katie Lee's Caramel Chicken and Jeff Mauro's Apple, Cheddar and Brie Grilled Cheese. Geoffrey Zakarian serves up a bowl of Kabocha Squash Red Curry, and the hosts vote to try or deny fall food trends. Fit Men Cook's Kevin Curry stops by to make a Tex-Mex Shrimp Grain Bowl, and Sunny Anderson wraps things up with a trending fall dessert, Apple Fries.
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.
Ree Drummond has a half-empty nest while her daughters are off at college, but she still needs good, hearty food at her fingertips for her hungry teenage sons. So she's cooking up dishes that she can serve half now and freeze the rest for another time. She starts with Shrimp Scampi Stuffed Shells and a Nacho Cheese Casserole. Then she assembles a Ranch Pizza Pie and goes low and slow with her Slow Cooker Drip Beef Sandwiches.
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.
In a one-hour "Giada at Home" special, Giada De Laurentiis gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the polo luncheon she catered for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their California visit and prepares a royal lunch at home for her friends who attended the event. The menu features Frico Cups with Shrimp and Avocado, Grilled Vegetable Towers and Chicken and Crunchy Slaw in Endive Spears, as well as Prosecco and Scotch Whiskey Juleps.
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.
On a prior visit to California, Valerie Bertinelli's friends showed her how to grill breakfast, which started a fierce competition to see who could come up with the best all-day grill menu. Today, Valerie is turning up the heat with Grilled French Toast with Apple Berry Compote and Apple Mascarpone Cream, Grilled Shrimp and Radicchio Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette, Grilled Lamb Meatball Flatbread with Grilled Tomato Sauce, and a refreshing Grilled Citrus Spiked Lemonade.
With Halloween right around the corner, Trisha Yearwood gets decked out in her best Roaring Twenties look and gets help from her friend, Glenda, to decorate for guests arriving in style to their Ghoulish Gatsby Party. In the kitchen, she and Glenda prepare a whimsical menu that includes a Festive Fruit Gelatin Mold, decadent and crunchy Fried Olives, Shrimp Cocktail with Dipping Sauces and Spider Web Deviled Eggs. They also mix up an elegant Apple Champagne Cocktail for toasting.