From stocking the pantry to shopping for a few key ingredients, Chef Giada De Laurentiis offers recipe and menu-planning tips to make eating well both easy and convenient. She covers every meal of the day, starting with Warm Quinoa "Oatmeal." While making Chicken Broth, White Bean and Escarole Soup, Fusilli with Chicken and Broccoli Rabe and a Skillet Brownie, Giada shares suggestions for how to stretch ingredients into the week to create standalone meals for several days.
If you're tired of making the same old barbequed fare, let Emeril show you there's something better out there. Tonight he'll show you the beauty of smoking foods and the possibilities of great flavor using different flavored wood chips and meat rubs. Recipes include Smoked Tuna Bruschetta, Tortilla Soup With Fire-Roasted Corn and Chipotle Crema, Chickens Smoked in a Homemade Smoker, Shrimp, Chorizo and Chipotle Gravy Over Mexican Rice, and Stove-Top Smoker Baby Back Ribs.
The freezer may be the most forgotten element of the budget-conscious pantry. In this show, Dave will explore several dishes that can be crafted almost entirely from freezer ingredients. In Dave's market tip, he will discuss the benefits of stocking up with frozen vegetables in advance and getting the most out of your stash in the long run. Recipes Include: Butter Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread, Baked Rigatoni with Ricotta and Spinach, Apple and Raisin Puff Pastry Strudel, Triple Berry Yogurt Smoothie.
Some of the most intriguing flavors can be found in your local ethnic market, and tonight Emeril's cooking with some of his favorite Latin ingredients. If it's a fiesta you're looking for, it's right here on Emeril Live. Recipes include El Presidente, Lobster Ceviche with Yucca Chips, Plantain and Coconut Soup with Shrimp, Tomato and Avocado Salad, Pernil-Puerto Rican Roasted Pork Shoulder with Rice and Black Beans and Sweet Fried Plantains, Puff Pastry Shells and Cream Cheese, Guava Jelly and Ginger Creme Anglaise.