The Kitchen is serving up dishes that are a little controversial! Jeff Mauro tackles the big hot dog vs. sandwich question with his Hot Dog Grilled Cheese Sandwich, and Katie Lee Biegel takes on a hot-topic food in two ways with Strawberry Cottage Cheese Ice Cream and a Turkey Club Cottage Cheese Wrap. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson settle the debate on how to cook the perfect hard-boiled egg and shuck an oyster, and GZ hops on a trend with his Tinned Fish Board. Finally, Sunny makes a salad for dessert with her Strawberry Fields Pretzel Gelatin Salad.
The holiday season is the best time for baking, so Mary Berg shares her family's fave bakes for a festive feast. Run, run, run as fast as you can to make Mary's Gingerbread Cupcakes with warm spices and the texture of sticky toffee pudding. Her crowd-pleasing Nuts and Bolts snack mix is a classic sweet and salty treat. For the holiday cookie exchange, Mary's Orange Chocolate Swirl Shortbread are a sure-fire hit. Then on the savory front, Mary's Stuffing Bread tastes like a roast turkey dinner and later gets made into the ultimate side dish.
Flavortown has frozen over! Guy Fieri puts four talented chefs through three rounds of shopping and cooking from the frozen foods section. First, he asks for a meat and potatoes dish. Then, in round two, he asks them to make their best lobster dish but throws them a curve ball with an Ice Block Challenge that puts their hopes of winning on ice. Finally, in the final round, the remaining chefs must make an international dinner by bowling for ingredients with a frozen turkey. In the end, only one chef will ice out the competition and shop Flavortown for up to $20,000.
Rashad Jones treats himself to an array of barbecued meats loaded on top of other classic comfort foods. First, he visits a family establishment in San Antonio that's serving up a generous four taco plate with all kinds of meat and side of burracho beans. Next, Rashad enjoys a hearty barbecue Brunswick stew poured on top of gooey mac and cheese rigatoni. At his final stop, Rashad devours a barbecue burnt ends thin pizza crust with a knock-your-socks-off barbecue sauce. He also enjoys a bowl of smoked turkey gumbo with a few surprise guests and friends.
It's Thanksgiving at the barn and Ina Garten's good friend and neighbor Bobby Flay is coming over. She's making a dazzling spread, perfect for the big day with her incomparable tips, strategies and fabulous recipes. Bobby's cooking up a storm with her in the kitchen, smoking the turkey, sharing his easy 11-layer potato gratin and whipping up a seasonal heartland chopped salad. Ina completes the fabulous feast with holiday-worthy orange honey-glazed carrots, sauteed Brussels sprouts and bread pudding with herbs and apples. Also on the menu are a spicy lemon ginger molasses cake, make-ahead cranberry sauce, and a fall sangria that's sure to get the party started!
Tiffani Thiessen and husband, Brady Smith, host a holiday party for their nearest and dearest friends, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife, Catriona; Tim and Elisa DeKay; and Jason and Naomi Priestly. This festive feast features a whole Smoked Turkey with Crispy Skin, Fennel and Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing, Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin, homemade boozy Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce and fresh-baked Gruyere and Thyme Rolls. For dessert, Tiffani serves up Brady's favorite, Bourbon Pecan Pie with Homemade Vanilla Whipped Cream. Of course, it's not the holidays without some sparkle: For her festive bash, Tiffani fashions a bubbly bar where her guests create their own sparkling cocktails.
This trip, Guy Fieri's diggin' into some diverse dishes on both sides of the Pacific. In Los Angeles, the East Coast buddies piling on a plateful of guilty pleasures like the Fat Jerry sammie, a smorgasbord of fried favorites from chicken fingers to mozzarella sticks to steak, where he's joined by actor Jerry Ferrara. In Monterey, Calif., the boat-to-table spot on the pier crankin' out all kinds of fresh fish like the abalone sliders and the seasonal crab feast. In Aiea, Hawaii, the double-duty bowling alley/restaurant is keeping it funky with one of DDD's best-ever oxtail soups and the flavorful grilled turkey sandwich.
Mary Berg fills up the freezer with batch-made meals for her and her friends. Her Go-To Tomato Sauce freezes beautifully, making it a must-have store 'n serve solution to throw together a meal, like Veggie Cabbage Rolls! These have a mushroom and rice filling with walnuts and fresh herbs. Speaking of rolls, Lasagna Roll Ups are pre-proportioned pasta perfection, made with pesto, spinach and ricotta filling and ground beef. Nothing brings comfort like chili, and Mary's Green Chili brings a new smoky spin on a freezer staple, using ground turkey, charred peppers and green salsa. Everything is ready to heat and serve in a jiff!
Today Sandra is kicking back and taking it slow...and so is her menu! Whether it’s simmering in a slow cooker or baking in an oven, these recipes show how tender and juicy food can be when slowly cooked. The menu starts with a steamy and cheesy French Onion Soup. Then it’s a savory Chicken and Turkey Pot Pie with Pepper Biscuit Topping. For dessert, Sandra gets adventurous with her Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Ginger Sauce. You won’t believe how simple it is! Then it’s cocktail time, made in a slow cooker, it’s Hot Spiced Sangria.