Cooking Extras

Sunny's Cookbook

Order your copy of Sunny's first-ever cookbook.

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Sunny's Chopped Success

Besting three fellow chefs, Sunny earned Round 1 glory.

Exclusive Interview with Sunny

Sunny's Signature Dishes 39 Videos

Find out how Sunny puts her spin on classic comfort foods.

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About the Show

With an understanding of everyday life and the belief that real people deserve down-to-earth, delicious meals, Sunny Anderson offers real food for real life. Cooking for Real serves up solutions for easy-to-prepare, fantastic-tasting menus. Sunny elevates the everyday meal by taking affordable, easy-to-find, easy-to-use ingredients and infusing them with diverse influences and rich, rewarding flavor. Sunny's fresh, uncomplicated approach to classic comfort foods, along with her passion for interpreting the flavors of her unique travels, brings a bright style to delectable, down-home dishes.

About the Host

Sunny Anderson

Sunny serves as a fun-loving host on The Kitchen and dishes out down-to-earth recipes on Home Made in America and Cooking for Real.

Most Popular Recipes

All Cooking for Real Recipes

Quick Apple and Sweet Potato Soup

Grilled Lamb with Apple-Mint Jelly

Grilled Fruit Salad with Honey-Yogurt Dressing

Ground Chicken Tacos with Creamy Salsa

Beefy Butternut Squash Chili

Red Cabbage Slaw

Strawberry Arugula Salad with Sweet Lime Vinaigrette

Steak Soup

Roasted Tom and Jack Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Quick and Creamy Fruit Salad

Eggs in Baskets

Great Grilled Asparagus

Twice-Fried and Mashed Green Plantains (Tostones)

Sans Souci Punch

Sunny Side Up Burger

Shake Shots

Sunny's Pizza Bites

Farm in a Blanket

Easy Shrimp Potstickers

Flank Steak Fajitas

Southwest Quesadilla with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

Dill Hummus and Toasted Pita Wedges

Fried Onion Strips

Airman Anderson's Chicken

Crunchy Sweet Brussels Sprout Salad

Grilled Fennel with Grilled Jalapeno Sauce

Cherry-Lemon Relish