About this season
Spend a fun and food-filled morning in The Kitchen with hosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro, Marcela Valladolid, and Geoffrey Zakarian. From simple supper ideas, food trend discussions, and family meal tips to trivia games and viewer questions, they'll cover all things fun in food.
Episodes (13)
1. Make the Most of Your Summer Bounty
Aired 4 June 2016 • 60 min
Grilled pork tenderloin with an apricot serrano salsa; pork tenderloin quesadillas; tips for keeping produce fresh; author and nutritionist Joy Bauer presents her healthy mint chocolate chip ice cream; radish and snap pea bites.
2. From Dish to Shining Dish
Aired 11 June 2016 • 60 min
Fried clam roll; Midwestern potato salad; burgers inspired by their home state ingredients; unique flavors of barbecue sauce from state to state; pit master Melissa Cookston reveals her secret to her award-winning sauce for ribs; actress KK Glick.
3. Celebrating Dad
Aired 18 June 2016 • 60 min
The Kitchen celebrates Father's Day with tasty recipes and DIY gift tips. Marcela and Katie share recipes for bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers and picante peppers, then the ladies top it off with their own special cocktails.
4. Pump up Your Summer Party
Aired 2 July 2016 • 60 min
Classic barbecue chicken; a Fourth of July dessert bar with three easy sundae sauces: Katherine Alford of Food Network Kitchens answers summer party questions; chef and restaurateur Melba Wilson throws a summer party featuring a crab boil.
5. Stove-Free Summer
Aired 9 July 2016 • 60 min
The Kitchen is cooling down this summer by teaching ways to cook stove-free, with recipes like Asian chicken noodle salad, slow cooker mussels with creamy wheat beer and German mustard, and slow cooker Thai mussels.
6. Summer Cookout
Aired 16 July 2016 • 60 min
Salmon burger with kale slaw; creamy Greek orzo salad with crispy chickpeas; grill master Kent Rollins showcases his Hot Damn Peaches; white peach sangria; testing foods to see if they are grill-worthy; toppings for grilled donuts.
7. Summer Games
Aired 30 July 2016 • 60 min
The Kitchen celebrates the summer games with Brazilian hot dogs, easy BK currywurst and roasted strawberry and cream milkshakes. Plus, four secrets for a winning potato salad and patriotic ways to present appetisers.
8. Chill Out
Aired 6 August 2016 • 60 min
The Kitchen is chillin' out in the summer heat with coriander pesto pasta salad, sweet corn summer gazpacho, chilled beet the heat soup, magical no-bake s'mores and frozen blueberry daiquiris.
9. Wrapped and Rolled
Aired 13 August 2016 • 60 min
Prosciutto-wrapped chicken breast; burrito and spring rolls; mastering the art of gift wrapping; horizontal chicken shawarma wrap, cookbook author Nikki Dinki stops by to make zucchini taco wraps; an Engaged But Cantaloupe cocktail.
10. Kitchen Academy
Aired 20 August 2016 • 60 min
The Kitchen Academy is back in session with easy food science projects for your kids and tips on how to turn lunchbox food into crafts. Plus, Sunny's one-two-three pizza and banana bread recipes from Katie and Marcela.
11. High Five
Aired 27 August 2016 • 60 min
Dishes made with only five ingredients; five new ways to use kitchen staples; five styling tips on how to set the table; Haylie Duff stops by to make an open-face baguette with baked brie and port-soaked cherries; new beer trends.
12. Summer Bucket List
Aired 3 September 2016 • 60 min
Celebrating the end of summer; grilled paella; tips from expert party planner Mary Giuliani on throwing a Piece of Cake Party; sriracha baked beans; Secret Eats host Adam Richman's Matambrito a la Pizza; Kickin' Bucket cocktail.
13. Recipe Free Show
Aired 17 September 2016 • 60 min
Jeff Mauro's Spaghetti and Meatballs By Heart; Geoffrey Zakarian's Recipe-Free Asian Pot Pie; Katie Lee shows how to remember easy ratios for any fruit crisp; three classic salad dressings you can use for any salad; Geoffrey's red wine spritzer.