It's all about finger food tonight. Emeril is making a menu worthy of a great party. Call up some friends and get on that apron: we're entertaining in style! Recipes include Spanish Style Potato and Chorizo Omelet with Garlic-Pimento Mayonnaise, Garlicky Cod and Potato Spread with Crispy Garlic Toasts, Spinach Empanaditas, Fried Miniature Meatballs with Saffron-Garlic Sauce, Kicked-Up Pimento and Tuna Deviled Eggs.
Everyone loves potatoes. Jamie enthuses about these underground jewels and makes the perfect potato salad using freshly dug wonderful new potatoes at their best. Jamie's enthusiasm is infectious as him and Brian investigate what lies beneath the soil.
The purple potatoes that are uncovered are amazing. Jamie makes a tasty Spanish omelette and a roast chicken tray bake with tomatoes and delicious potatoes.
New York is an expensive city — but it doesn't have to be! Debi and Gabriele are determined to do a New York City weekend on the cheap. They'll take a bike ride over the Brooklyn Bridge, enjoy some inexpensive treats at a local sweet shop and visit a unique bakery in Spanish Harlem. Then they'll cap it all off by making dinner for the whole family for under $15.
Twins Sylvia and Sandra go head to head with twins Daniel and David. The sisters are all tradition as they serve up tried and true recipes from their Spanish grandmother. How will it fare against the brothers' innovative take on comfort food? Will the time-honored paellas and croquettes hold up against the inventive peanut butter with bacon and fried mac and cheese? It's double trouble in this ultimate battle of sibling rivalry.
Harlem is in the midst of an undeniable food revolution. Restaurateurs like Marcus Samuelsson have come to breathe new life into the food culture, while culinary institutions like Sylvia's have stayed true to their traditions and remain relevant and sought after in a new landscape. As the neighborhood undergoes another renaissance, opportunities for change are around every corner in the form of new restaurants and green markets. From Ethiopian to Italian to French and Spanish, virtually every type of cuisine makes Harlem a vibrant food destination.
Whether you're cooking for family, friends or just yourself suppertime needs to be easy. So for those evenings when you need speed, ease and restoration there's lemony salmon with Cherry tomato couscous. If you've people coming over and are pressed for time - stick Spanish Chicken with Chorizo and Potatoes in the oven, whip up a salad and your work is done. Need dessert in a hurry - try Nigella's No-fuss fruit tart - so named - because it is. And when you're home alone and deserving a treat slut's spaghetti is the answer.