The Kitchen is sharing fall dishes and memories to warm your heart as you transition into the autumn season. The hosts kick things off by meeting Katie Lee's new baby, and Katie shares her easy make-ahead Fall Kale and Sausage Pasta Bake. Alex Guarnaschelli bakes Roasted Sweet Potato Quick Bread and drops off a loaf at Katie's home. Then, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian team up to make an epic meal of Jeff's Smoky Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions and Apples and Geoffrey's Couscous with Swiss Chard, Raisins and Warm Spices. Sunny Anderson prepares her delicious Easy Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip. Plus, QVC host Mary DeAngelis joins The Kitchen to share her Hot Apple Cider Donut Mocktail.
The Kitchen hosts have festive new ideas to enter into the Holiday Hall of Fame, and they also take a look at past favorites. First, Geoffrey Zakarian's magnificent main is Ginger Chili Glazed Ham with a Flambe Finish, and the hosts look back at previous sides worth sampling before Sunny Anderson showcases her Loaded Mashed Potato Bar. After a review of award-winning appetizers, Valerie Bertinelli makes her Pistachio and Pomegranate Cheese Log with Pomegranate Glaze. Then, a virtual cookie swap kicks off with Katie Lee sending her Easy Cherry Pistachio Biscotti Cookies to Jeff Mauro, who creates his Christmas Sweater Cookies and sends the traveling cookie tin to a special surprise guest. Finally, Geoffrey ends on a sweet note with his Pomegranate Punch.
Guy Fieri invites some of his favorite chefs to the ranch to share some Turkey Day dishes that speak to their personal heritage. G. Garvin brings Georgia flavor north of the Mason-Dixon Line with a tender braised short rib and an ooey-gooey stove-top mac and cheese. Eric Greenspan makes his bubbie's challah for a spicy turkey pastilla and updates a traditional Jewish tzimmes with sweet potato. Richard Blais reaches deep into his family's English history for smoky bourbon cider and a mouthwatering roast pork cooked in milk and mustard. Finally, famed San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins brings the taste of the Bay to the ranch with cracked Dungeness crab and a made-from-scratch caramelized apple and cheddar streusel.