While Ree Drummond's husband, Ladd, gives a lesson on feeding the ranch's cattle, Ree's in the kitchen cooking up three comforting make-ahead meals. She makes Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, Tex-Mex Tamale Pie with a spicy beef filling, and a big pan of hearty Bean and Bacon Soup.
Two chefs have to get their ingredients for a deli sandwich from a vending machine. Then, two chefs have to cook each other's tacos. Finally, one chef takes a lazy "sundae" drive around the kitchen all in the hopes of winning over special guest judge Anne Burrell.
Host Brad Smith gets the kitchen jingle bell rockin' as the baking teams work in perfect harmony to create cakes inspired by a favorite festive tune. Each team will have to work in sync to get judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose singing their praises.
The seven remaining chefs have reached the half-way point in this competition and now they must not only battle for their own redemption, but they must prove they can redeem and transform ingredients that some would think are unworthy for Kitchen Stadium, into Iron Chef-worthy fare.
Sandra Lee shows off one of her favorite kitchen money savers...the slow cooker! This episode features money saving recipes for Irish Pub Corned Beef, Pot Roast with Roasted Root Vegetables and a slow-cooker dessert that is out of this world: Banana Spice Cake with Choc. Whipped Cream! And Sandra's Round 2 Recipes, which use the extras from her featured dishes, are another great way to save money. This episode features a great 'R2R' for Roasted Root Vegetable Pasta Salad and an online R2R for Southwest Beef & Beans available only at foodnetwork.com/round2recipes, plus the money saving kitchen tips that you just won't find anywhere else.
Jeff's first kitchen inspiration came at the knee of his father, Gus, proving once and for all that Sandwich Kings aren't made, they're born. So Jeff goes back home to take part in a spring tradition in the Mauro family, a raucous improvised dinner using Easter leftovers. Inspired by the season and a bracing jolt of family, Jeff heads home to do it all over again, on bread. Baked ham takes a bow on sweet potato biscuits and "a little of this and a little of that" adds up to an eggy kitchen-sink frittata sandwich, paired with spicy hash browns. Leftovers never had it so good.