This episode is all about grilling. Geoffrey shows how to grill a cowboy steak to perfection while the hosts give their top grilling tips. Katie grills pizza two ways and Sunny shows how to spatchcock a whole chicken for the grill while the hosts cover viewers' grill food fails. The gang cooks up green beans four ways, and Geoffrey mixes up a bonfire cocktail.
Michael Symon shows that Thanksgiving is a great time to fire up the grill and feel the heat. He shares his favorite family recipes to make the holiday an alfresco affair, starting with the traditional Spatchcock Smoked Turkey for a perfect dinner. He follows with his "Almost Famous" Family Corn Pudding and Pecan Tassies for dessert. With Michael's wife Liz serving Mulled Wine, this is an outdoor feast to be remembered.
Ree Drummond is shortcutting a selection of fast Thanksgiving favorites for the big day feast. The star of the show is a Spatchcock Turkey that shaves hours off the cooking time. On the sides, she's shaking up tradition with Stuffing Muffins, and store-bought rolls star in incredible Brown Butter & Sage Pull Apart Bread. Finally for dessert, her cute shortcut Fruity Cream Cheese Puff Pastries really hit the sweet spot.
For the skill drill, the recruits must face the foods they fear most by creating a dish that utilizes two of their least favorite ingredients not used in everyday cooking. Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray strive to expand their recruits' culinary horizons to help them in main dish challenge, where they have to spatchcock a Cornish game hen and put their own flavorful twist on a special side dish.
Valerie Bertinelli pulls out all the stops to celebrate her son Wolf's birthday. She's got all of his favorites on the menu: Spatchcock Roasted Chicken with Salsa Verde, Garlicky Broccoli Fusilli, Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Homemade Ranch Dressing -- all expanded to feed a party that just keeps on growing. For the birthday boy's dessert, she makes his very favorite Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting!
Kardea Brown invites her lifelong besties over to show them how thankful she is for their friendship in the best way she knows how -- by feeding them! For this Friendsgiving, Kardea is in charge of the all-important turkey and side dishes, and her girlfriends bring dessert and drinks. To start, Kardea serves Deviled Crabs in the shell. Then she makes a Cajun Butter Spatchcock Turkey along with Fried Cabbage with carrots and peppers and Sweet Potato Stuffed Cornbread.
The Kitchen is featuring recipes that bring the "heat" to dishes -- spices, chile peppers and even table-side fire! Katie Lee Biegel kicks it off with her Middle Eastern Spiced Spatchcock Chicken with Harissa Yogurt. Alex Guarnaschelli turns up the heat with her Mushroom Quesadilla and Blender Avocado Salsa. Sunny Anderson makes her Spicy Honey Glazed Beef with 5-Ingredient Kimchi Fried Rice, and Geoffrey Zakarian literally cranks up the heat with a flambé from his Bananas Foster.
Ree Drummond is spilling the beans on 10 things she loves about her husband, Ladd, and the food he loves most. There's Spatchcock BBQ Chicken with Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, and he can't resist Thin and Crispy Waffle Fries with Sour Cream and Onion Dip. For dessert, she makes him a Spoon Cake with gooey chocolate frosting. With the cooking covered, Ree shares her favorite things about Ladd, from his cowboy couture to his moves on the dance floor.
Ree Drummond is sharing a trio of dinners for two -- for her daughter, Paige, for the freezer and for her other half, Ladd. Ree's mother-daughter dinner is an all-in-one Spatchcock Chicken Sheet Pan Supper. Next, her layered Loaf Pan Lasagna is perfectly portioned for two and just the thing for stocking up the freezer. Then, Ree and Ladd cook up frontier-style Steak Frites and Oven Fries with Ladd's own Lemon and Pepper Seasoning and Easy Hollandaise.
The Kitchen becomes a Garden of Eatin', and Jeff Mauro serves up Peruvian Spatchcock Chicken with Creamy Cilantro Sauce paired with Sunny Anderson's perfect side salad, Spicy Spinach Panzanella. Geoffrey Zakarian mixes things up with a Grilled Ratatouille Flatbread, and Katie Lee teams up with cookbook author Kathy Freston to make Pasta with Mushrooms, Walnuts, Asparagus and Apples. Geoffrey adds sweetness with his Strawberry Rhubarb Buckle, and Jeff uses fresh herbs to make a Berry Basil Salad with Rhubarb Syrup. Finally, the hosts kick-start this season's herb garden with an Indoor Self-Watering Planter.