The Kitchen shares fun, cool recipes for the hottest days of summer! Katie Lee kicks things off with her Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Chicken and Garlic Orange Dressing. Sunny Anderson shares her cold and refreshing Easy Roasted Green Gazpacho, and Jeff Mauro makes a super fresh spin on a classic sandwich, his Strawberry Balsamic BLT. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian prepares his Grilled Swordfish with Mango Salsa, and Alex Guarnaschelli has the perfect summer dessert with her Watermelon Granita Parfait. Plus, the hosts share some great ways to cool down in the summer heat.
Sunny gets inspired by the food in a Brooklyn, New York neighborhood. Mild, beef-stuffed Cubanelle peppers and her Summer Corn Salad are brimming with Latin spices and herbs; crispy Cheese and Guava Pockets are bite-sized desserts.
We've turned one of your favorite summer treats into an after-dinner dessert dip. Serve with dippers like pound cake or shortbread cookies to truly mimic the classic dish.
Eddie Jackson greets the last three chefs for the big finale and tells them that they'll be preparing the ultimate summer party. In their first challenge, the chefs have 30 minutes to create three kabobs with summer party themes and one chef will get skewered early by judges Damaris Phillips and Jamika Pessoa, who are joined by barbecue experts Susie Bulloch and Cameron Treu. In the second and final heat, the two remaining chefs have 60 minutes to create an elevated dinner and dessert for the ultimate summer dinner party, but the only heat source they can use is the grill. In the end, one chef wins the Ultimate Summer Cook-Off and $25,000!
Erin McDowell takes on a regional pie specialty by combining coconut custard, pineapple topping, toasted macadamia nuts and fresh strawberries. It's a blend made in summery no-bake pie heaven!