Summer sauces are the star of the menu, starting with Katie Lee's Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken and Cucumber Salad and Geoffrey Zakarian's Seared Scallops with a Caper Honey Sauce. Sunny Anderson and Jeff Mauro share two new sauces for jazzing up grilled chicken: Lemon Pepper Sauce and Cherry Pepper Honey Mustard. Sunny also makes a T-Bone Steak with an "Any Herb" sauce, and Kansas City pitmasters Jason and Megan Day drop by to make a BBQ-inspired Potato Salad. For dessert, it's a head-to-head Sundae Sauce-off with Katie's Roasted Peach Sauce and Geoffrey's Boozy Chocolate Sauce.
The Kitchen co-hosts put their spins on the hottest trends in the food world. Katie Lee Biegel busts out the air fryer to make her Summer Fish Fry. Sunny Anderson weighs in on some of social media's hottest trends and makes her Twisted Bacon in "Tik Tok It or Knock It!" Alex Guarnaschelli jumps on the plant-based meals trend with her Cheesy, Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Burgers. Jeff Mauro and the gang play a game on how to "Compost Like A Champ!" Geoffrey Zakarian finishes with dessert and makes a Chocolate Oat Milk Budino with Balsamic Strawberries.
The Kitchen caps off summer with the greatest recipes for a Labor Day BBQ! Geoffrey Zakarian starts with tips for making his Pork Roast Sandwiches with Spicy Apricot Mustard, and Jeff Mauro highlights the last of a seasonal favorite with his Quadruple Illinois Sweet Corn Salad. Grilling expert and blogger Susie Bulloch is back to share a recipe that went viral, her Hot Dog "Burnt Ends." Alex Guarnaschelli prepares the perfect side of Tomato and Herby Mozzarella Salad, and Katie Lee makes a festive, showstopping dessert with her Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake. Plus, the hosts share some tasty tips to amp up tortilla chips!
The Kitchen kicks off a Labor Day barbecue with wings two ways. The hosts have easy solutions to common barbecue dilemmas and offer up recipes including Geoffrey Zakarian's No Cream-Creamed Corn, Marcela Valladolid's Grilled Corn and Poblano Salad, and Sunny Anderson's grilled Jumbo Shrimp with a 1-2-3 Glaze. Plus, desserts you can cook on the grill, using pickle brine to punch up flavor, and cool off with a Frozen Raspberry and Vodka Lemonade.
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Afterglow Cooking
Impress all your cookout guests with a tray of Food Network Magazine's ice cream hot dogs. They look exactly like a Chicago-dog, kiwi relish and coconut sauerkraut included!