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Hot Cocoa Cookbook

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 544 KB
• Publisher: Gooseberry Patch (May 17, 2011)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00512QG8C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Get a taste of Gooseberry Patch in this collection of over 20 favorite cocoa recipes! Mmm…so chocolatey! Our Hot Cocoa cookbook will make you feel warm & cozy with sweet recipes like peppy peppermint hot chocolate, cozy homemade hot chocolate mix and puffy homemade marshmallows.

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 1264 KB
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0078VIPVK
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled

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Welcome to our kitchen.
We want to share our experience and that of our parents with you.

In 27 Easy Brownies Recipes is explained how to make brownies in an easy and understandable way for all kind of people.

This book is part of a series called Easy Cupcakes & Brownies Recipes, and is an essential work for all those who are starting in Cupcakes and Brownies world.

Here there is a summary of the table of contents
MICROWAVE BROWNIES
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE IN AN EGG SHELL
GLUTEN FREE BROWNIES
BANANA & CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES WITH WALNUTS
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES WITH ORANGE AND WALNUTS
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE WITH YOGHURT ICE CREAM
MARSHMALLOW BROWNIES
CHRISTMAS BROWNIES
COCONUT BROWNIES
BROWNIES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE AND WALNUTS
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES WITH PISTACHIO
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES WITH BLUEBERRIES
BROWNIE COOKIES
ALCHEMY BROWNIES
POPSICLE SHAPED BROWNIES
CHOCOLATE & MASCARPONE DOUBLE BROWNIE
NO BAKE BROWNIES
WHOLE-GRAIN BROWNIES
BROWNIES WITH ICE CREAM AND APRICOT SAUCE
OATMEAL BROWNIES COVERED IN CHOCOLATE
BROWNIES WITH RASPBERRY COATING
PASSION FRUIT BROWNIES
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
BROWNIE SKEWERS
Lollipop Brownies
BROWNIE AND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

How To Make Beef Stew With Dumplings (Authentic English Recipes)

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 1476 KB
• Publisher: Geezer Guides; 1 edition (December 30, 2011)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006RTX7DK

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Beef and kidney stew is a staple in every British cooks repertoire. It is very simple to make but if you make the mistake of just throwing everything in a pot and boiling it you will end up with a disaster. This guide shows you step by step how to make not just beef stew but any stew, perfectly every time.

No matter whether you are making beef, ham, chicken, turkey or vegetable stew it’s the flavor of the gravy that will make or break it. Learn the secrets to good gravy and how to make good nutritious, flavorful stews from scratch without a recipe. Plus how to fix any of your experiments that don’t work out.

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Cookie Recipes – How to make cookies like a pro!

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 105 KB
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006RHPXDY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled

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From classic chocolate chip cookies, to the traditional Dutch and German “Pfeffernusse” Christmas treats, “Cookie Recipes – How to make cookies like a pro!” is crammed full of 25 of the best cookie and biscuit recipes to bake at home.

This concise collection from best selling author Judith Stone, contains easy to follow, quick to make, and utterly delicious cookie recipes which will delight children and adults alike. Inside you’ll learn how to make:

Gingersnap Cookies
Coconut and Walnut Cookies
Pfeffernusse Cookies
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
Cranberry Orange Cookies
No Bake Preacher Cookies
Chocolate Mint Cookies
…and much, much more!

Great fun to make with the kids, and delicious on their own or served with a lovely cup of tea! This is yet another superb collection from the author of “The Cheesecake Recipe Book” and “How to bake cup cakes and fairy cakes like a pro!”

One of the things I find very interesting are the different names people call things. for example, here in New Jersey we call a can of soda a can of soda, while in New Hampshire it’s often called tonic, which is something I associate with water. It isn’t just foods either, it’s lots of things. Take kitchen appliances such as the one pictured below.

Here we call that a range, where the stove is on top and the oven is underneath. In the UK it isn’t called ether one of those, it’s called a cooker. and the part on top is called a hob. Not only does it go by a different name, it looks a bit different then the models I’ve seen as well. I’ve been looking at ranges for a long time because ours is old and falling apart, and it seems the majority of the ranges here in the US only have one oven. In browsing the The Appliances Online Cookers I noticed a lot of the cookers have two cavities inside. The one pictured above has a grill and an oven. when you click on ranges on their site, they’re big, beautiful things. Look at this!

Pretty neat isn’t it? Not just the differences between products, but the differences between cultures.

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**COOKING CHANNEL MARCH 2012 HIGHLIGHTS**

COOKING CHANNEL COASTS TO ITALY IN NEW SERIES ‘DAVID ROCCO’S AMALFI GETAWAY’

Plus: Four Primetime Specials and Countless Premiere Episodes

NEW YORK – February 17, 2012 – Cooking Channel goes global with new series, David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway, premiering Sunday, March 11th at 1:30pmET/10:30amPT as David Rocco returns to Italy getting authentic secrets straight from the home cooks and restaurateurs that know the cuisine best. Beating the Sunday night blues is easy as Cooking Channel premieres a special every Sunday night in March at 8pm including Eat This, Drink That where beer sommeliers, Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi take viewers on a journey to find delicious, yet eccentric food and drink pairings on Sunday, March 4th at 8pmET/5pmPT and Pop Up Gourmet which takes dining-out to a new level on Sunday, March 11th at 8pmET/5pmPT. The new programming continues with countless premiere episodes of Cooking Channel daytime and primetime favorites including Kelsey’s Essentials, Symon’s Suppers and Not My Mama’s Meals. Join the Cooking Channel conversation on Twitter and Facebook.

SERIES PREMIERES

David Rocco’s Amalfi Getaway: Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 1:30pmET/10:30amPT

David Rocco returns to Italy – this time to the Amalfi coast. His journey takes viewers into the home kitchens, restaurants and farms of Amalfi to cook with the mammas, nonnas and chefs who make simple, honest, rustic Italian dishes – most in the ‘cucina povera’ tradition. These are the dishes that have defined the region for centuries and are sure to inspire cooks today. Viewers can also get the authentic Italian recipes and amazing behind-the-scenes pictures from David’s Amalfi trip at www.CookingChannelTV.com.

· Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 1:30pmET/10:30amPT – “Limone”

David travels the stunning Amalfi coast to discover what makes the Amalfi lemon famous. Sweeter and juicier than lemons grown in other parts of the world, the people of Amalfi have cultivated this extraordinary sunny fruit for centuries. Here, locals use every part of the “limone” in the kitchen – even the leaves. David cooks inspired savory dishes using lemon leaves, shares a tasty lemon granita, and learns how to make the coast’s signature liqueur – Limoncello.

· Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 1:30pmET/10:30amPT – “Pesce”

Amalfi’s rugged coastline facing the open sea has always made it easier to fish than to farm. Because of this, the Amalfitani make some of the most delicious seafood dishes in the world. David kicks off his pursuit of local seafood at one of the tastiest beachside restaurants in Amalfi, where head cook Catarina prepares her signature anchovy and mussel dishes. David later travels out to sea with local fishermen, catching fresh shrimp and octopus for a dinner cooked right on the boat.

· Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 1:30pmET/10:30amPT – “Mozzarella di Bufala”

David dives into the world of an Italian culinary treasure – buffalo milk cheeses, starting with a visit to a creamery in the town of Paestum where he meets the majestic buffalos face to face. David gets a taste of the luscious mozzarella di bufala – mozzarella made with buffalo milk. David learns how to use buffalo mozzarella in several traditional seafood dishes and, with the help of his friend Carla, makes a scrumptious cheese dessert for a beach picnic in the beautiful town of Positano.

PRIMETIME SPECIALS

Eat This, Drink That: Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 8pmET/5pmPT

Beer sommeliers, Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi, also known as “The Beer Chicks,” know more about craft brews than most seasoned bartenders and their love for drink hardly ends there. These authors love wine, mixed drinks, spirits, cocktails and everything food related, and in this special they take to the road and introduce viewers to the folks who are creating brand new rules for pairing food with drink. Hallie and Christina find inspiration for shrimp and grits with absinthe on a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and in Los Angeles, they marry sweet corn ice cream with beer for a float showdown.

Pop Up Gourmet: Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 8pmET/5pmPT

Pop Up Gourmet takes dining-out to a new level. With locally grown or harvested ingredients, great wine and decadent decor, Cory, Anton and Brad create one-night only pop-up restaurant experiences. The trio comes to aid a Monterey, Calif. restaurant that dreams of building a monument to honor those lost at sea. The team’s pop-up restaurant will not only raise awareness about the monument but also showcase a five-star dinner menu celebrating sustainable seafood, artichokes and local Monterey wines. With four days and lots of ideas, the team works around the clock to get the job done.

Planet Food: Italy: Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 8pmET/5pmPT

Tyler Florence tastes the fruits of Italy at the annual olive harvest, shops at the markets of Bologna, and samples the glorious wines of Banfi Estates before getting authentic Italian cooking lessons.

Easter Unwrapped: Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 8pmET/5pmPT

Marc Summers is checking out marshmallow bunnies, the laying of malted eggs and finding out the secrets behind dying Easter eggs both by hand and by machine. Plus, he checks out the making of a chocolate bunny and meets an artist specializing in Peeps.

PREMIERE EPISODES

A Cook’s Tour

Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 8amET/5amPT – “Stuffed like a Pig: France Tour”

Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 8amET/5amPT – “Mexican Tamales and Iguana, Oaxacan Style”

Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 8amET/5amPT – “Desert Feast”

Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 8amET/5amPT – “Where the Good Cooks Are From”

Nadia G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen

Premiering Wednesday, March 21st at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Depression Desserts”

Drop 5 Lbs With Good Housekeeping

Premiering Saturday, March 17th at 11amET/8mPT – “Energize Your Life”

Premiering Saturday, March 24th at 11amET/8amPT – “Mom Around Town”

From the Kitchens of…

Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 10amET/7amPT – “Hidden Valley 2”

Hook, Line & Dinner

Premiering Thursday, March 1st at 8pmET/5pmPT – “Vancouver”

Premiering Thursday, March 8th at 8pmET/5pmPT – “Islamorada”

Premiering Thursday, March 22nd at 8pmET/5pmPT – “Chesapeake Bay”

Premiering Thursday, March 29th at 8pmET/5pmPT – “Brooklyn”

Hungry Girl

Premiering Saturday, March 3rd at 10:30amET/7:30amPT – “Mom’s Favorites”

Premiering Saturday, March 10th at 10:30amET/7:30amPT – “Crispy Crunchy”

Premiering Saturday, March 24th at 10:30amET/7:30amPT – “Girls’ Night In”

Premiering Saturday, March 31st at 10:30amET/7:30amPT – “Ginormous Foods”

Iron Chef America Countdown

Premiering Tuesday, March 6th at 10:30pmET/7:30pmPT – “I Can’t Believe I’m Eating This!”

Premiering Tuesday, March 13th at 10:30pmET/7:30pmPT – “I Can’t Believe They Said That!”

Premiering Tuesday, March 20th at 10:30pmET/7:30pmPT – “Kitchen Stadium Extravagance”

Premiering Tuesday, March 27th at 10:30pmET/7:30pmPT – “Heat & Meat”

Kelsey’s Essentials

Premiering Saturday, March 3rd at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT – “Burgers”

Premiering Saturday, March 10th at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT – “Take Out”

Premiering Saturday, March 17th at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT – “Cheese”

Premiering Saturday, March 24th at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT – “Urban Farming”

Premiering Saturday, March 31st at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT – “My Trip to France”

Not My Mama’s Meals

Premiering Wednesday, March 7th at 9pmET/6pmPT – “Manly Meals Made Light”

Premiering Wednesday, March 14th at 9pmET/6pmPT – “Restaurant Reunion”

Supersizers Go…

Premiering Saturday, March 3rd at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Restoration”

Premiering Saturday, March 10th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “The Fifties”

Premiering Saturday, March 17th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “The French Revolution”

Premiering Saturday, March 24th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “The Seventies”

Premiering Saturday, March 31st at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Regency”

Symon’s Suppers

Premiering Thursday, March 1st at 9:30pmET/6:30pmPT – “Grilling”

Premiering Thursday, March 15th at 9:30pmET/6:30pmPT – “Bar Snacks”

Unique Eats

Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Food by Fire”

Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Portland Weekend”

Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Pasta”

United Tastes of America

Premiering Tuesday, March 6th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Texas State Fair Food Fest”

Premiering Tuesday, March 13th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Sausage”

Premiering Tuesday, March 20th at 10pmET/7pmPT – “Po-boy Festival”

DIGITAL CONTENT

St. Patrick’s Day

Get into the Irish spirit with the best St. Patrick’s Day drink recipes (including an adults-only take version of McDonald’s shamrock shake), Gaelic-inspired dishes from soda bread to colcannon and desserts spiked with dark stout.

Comfort Food

Warm up this winter with macaroni and cheese, slow-cooker favorites, pastas, cozy soups and decadent desserts like chocolate cake and bread pudding.

Mardi Gras

Cooking Channel has the authentic gumbos, dirty rice and beans, beignets, muffulettas and gale-force hurricane cocktails from the chefs who know NOLA. If you can’t make it to New Orleans – get the Cooking Channel hook-up and throw a Cajun-style party at home with tips from the expert, Emeril.

Austin Food Guide

Gear up for SXSW in Austin, Texas, with Cooking Channel’s Ultimate Guide to Eating in Austin, featuring the best food carts featured on Eat St., the one-of-a-kind dishes discovered on Unique Eats and the international finds from Eden Eats.

COOKING CHANNEL (www.cookingchanneltv.com) is an entertainment brand dedicated to today’s passionate food lover. For food people, by food people, Cooking Channel is the answer to a growing hunger for more content devoted to food and cooking in every dimension from global cuisines to international travel, history and unconventional how-to’s. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), which also owns and operates DIY Network (www.diynetwork.com, Food Network (www.foodnetwork.com), Great American Country (www.gactv.com), HGTV (www.hgtv.com) and Travel Channel (www.travelchannel.com), is the manager and general partner.

**FOOD NETWORK MARCH 2012 HIGHLIGHTS**

PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING PACKS A PUNCH WITH NEW SERIES ‘RESTAURANT STAKEOUT’ AND NEW SEASON OF ‘SWEET GENIUS’

Plus: New Episodes of Worst Cooks in America, Cupcake Wars, Chopped

NEW YORK – February 16, 2012 – Food Network kicks off March with a new primetime series Restaurant Stakeout featuring restaurateur Willie Degel, a new season of Sweet Genius with Rob Ben-Israel and continuing episodes of Worst Cooks in America with Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay. In the series premiere of Restaurant Stakeout on Sunday, March 14th at 10pm, Willie Degel brings his go-getter, tough-guy attitude to the table going behind-the-scenes with hidden cameras to uncover the way waiters, bartenders, and hostesses really deal with kitchen hazards and customer dilemmas, with the hope of setting the service staff straight. Premier pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel sweetens up the primetime lineup with a delectable second season of Sweet Genius premiering Thursday, March 15th at 10pm with four of America’s premier pastry chefs competing against each other in three elimination rounds, testing their creativity, ingenuity and imagination. Superstar chef Bobby Flay and veteran opponent Anne Burrell continue to coach their teams of disastrous cooks in kitchen boot camp as they vie for victory in new episodes of Worst Cooks in America Sundays at 9pm. Food Network also serves up new episodes of primetime favorites including Cupcake Wars, Iron Chef America, Chopped and Restaurant: Impossible making it the every night a destination for exciting programming. Online at foodnetwork.com viewers can also indulge in two new packages on how to make trips to the grocery store even simpler and how to put together the perfect side dish for any meal. Join the Food Network conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

SERIES PREMIERES

Restaurant Stakeout

Premiering Wednesday, March 14th at 10:00pm

Aided by hidden camera and covert surveillance, New York City restaurateur Willie Degel uses his tough-love, take no prisoners approach to help struggling restaurant owners see what really happens when their employees think nobody is watching. Managers, waiters, waitresses, bar tenders, hostesses, and anybody in charge of service are put to the test to see how they deal with even the most impossible customers. Then, it is up to Willie to shape them up or ship them out. Will Willie succeed in making the service staff into some of America’s finest, or will bad habits and closed minds be too much for him to overcome?

FEATURED SERIES

Worst Cooks in America

The hit primetime competition series that turns hopeless cooks into confident kitchen mavens returns for a third season with two-time undefeated series champion Anne Burrell challenged by superstar chef Bobby Flay. The show pits Anne against Bobby, each leading a team of eight “recruits” in a grueling eight-week boot camp designed to transform these culinary disaster-makers into competent cooks. A $25,000 grand prize will be awarded to the winning contestant who achieves the most progress and best performance, in addition to bragging rights and victory for their culinary mentor.

· Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 9:00pm

“Late Night/Date Night”

In a middle-of-the-night culinary showdown, the contestants arrive at a 24-hour diner to meet Anne and Bobby who present them with two classic diner favorites: loaded nachos and chili fries. After the chefs teach their teams how to turn snack foods into fine dining, the recruits attempt to cook their own upscale versions of the dishes. For the next challenge, Anne and Bobby teach the recruits how to butterfly meat and create a pan sauce. The contestants are then challenged to create an original side and two entrées that they will enjoy with their chef in an intimate one-on-one date.

· Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 9:00pm

“Luck of the Irish”

The heat is on as the contestants must recreate their mentor’s favorite meal based only on taste, smell and the overall appearance of the dish. In a twist, Anne and Bobby watch from a closed circuit monitor to see how the contestants work when left on their own. In the main dish challenge, Anne and Bobby give a lesson in creating potato skins, and reveal that the contestants must prepare four different Irish-inspired hors d’oeuvres for an Irish-themed party.

· Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 9:00pm

“Something Fishy”

Seafood is the lesson of the day as Anne and Bobby teach their teams how to prepare oysters, mussels, crab legs, lobster and shrimp. The contestants must then work together to prepare a colossal raw bar tower in only one hour. After Anne and Bobby demonstrate how to fabricate an arctic char, scrape the bones for tartare and grill their filets, the contestants each get their own 15-lb. salmon to filet. Once the chefs critique their filets, the teams strive to perfect their final fish tartare.

· Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 9:00pm

“Kicked Off by Kin Folk”

The contestants cook and serve kid-friendly entrées to the toughest judges yet – a class of second graders, who taste the dishes and give their unfiltered opinions to Anne and Bobby. In the next challenge, Anne and Bobby invite the contestants’ loved ones for a family meal. The contestants create an entrée and dessert that will be judged by their friends and family, none of whom will know which contestant cooked which dish. Anne and Bobby will be eating with their nearest and dearest, while the contestants watch from closed circuit monitors as they weigh in on their cooking.

SEASON PREMIERE

Sweet Genius

Premiering Thursday, March 15th at 10:00pm

Master-Pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel returns to Food Network for a sugar-packed second season. Back with more whimsy and wonder, four of America’s premier pastry chefs compete against each other in three elimination rounds judged by Ben-Israel, testing their creativity, ingenuity and imagination. The chefs, given surprise ingredients, a limited amount of time, and an inspiration, such as a circus performer, a Mexican wrestling mask and baby chicks, must create a delectable chocolate, candy and cake dessert. The winners from each round will advance for a final test, with Ben-Israel crowning the remaining chef Sweet Genius and doling a $10,000 cash prize.

NEW EPISODES

Chopped:

· Premiering Tuesday, March 6th at 10pm – “Leftovers Extravaganza!”

Last night’s dinner is on the menu in the Chopped kitchen. In this special competition, every basket contains some “leftover” ingredients. For an appetizer, the chefs race to make something fun and tasty out of slices of leftover pizza, and then a takeout container holds a surprise in the entrée basket. In the final round, two chefs shock the judges with what they create from cold refried beans for dessert.

· Premiering Tuesday, March 13th at 10pm – “Plenty of Fish”

In the first round, the chefs do their best to delicately cook a familiar fish as they struggle to decide what to do with a tiny, Indian gourd. A smelly fish product lies in the second basket and leaves the competitors taking risks that they hope will pay off. Then, the two remaining chefs hustle to put together their final dishes to create desserts out of Chinese sausage and baby eggplants.

· Premiering Tuesday, March 20th at 10pm – “Sound the Alarm!”

The kitchen is abuzz with camaraderie and competition as four firefighters jump into the first round. They must find a way to take hot dogs and smoked mozzarella and create an elegant appetizer. Then in the entrée round, the firefighter chefs make the perfect main dish of bison steaks and fire-roasted tomatoes. When it is time to cook desserts, the instructions on the crescent roll dough package give the competitors the edge they need to bake something delicious for the judges.

Cupcake Wars:

· Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 8:00pm – “Vegan Bake-Off”

In the first ever Cupcake Wars all-vegan showdown, four vegan bakers fight to have their cupcakes at the opening day celebration for the inaugural Los Angeles Green Festival.

· Premiering Sunday, March 11th at 8:00pm – “Girl Scouts 100th Birthday”

Four bakers compete for the ultimate merit badge: their cupcakes at the 100th birthday bash for the Girl Scouts of America.

· Premiering Sunday, March 18th at 8:00pm – “Cowboy Cupcakes”

Four bakers try to hang on as they fight for a place at the star-studded party for the Professional Bull Rider’s Award Ceremony on the Las Vegas strip.

· Premiering Sunday, March 25th at 8:00pm – “Cupcake Couture”

Cupcakes meet high fashion as four talented bakers vie for a place at a VIP celebration for Vanessa and Angela Simmons’ Pastry Shoes.

Iron Chef America:

· Premiering Sunday, March 4th at 10:00pm – “Forgione Brothers vs. Campanaro Brothers”

Iron Chef America gives a new meaning to sibling rivalry when two teams of culinary brothers meet in Kitchen Stadium. Iron Chef Marc Forgione teams up with his brother, Bryan, to face off against Challenger Joey Campanaro and his brother Lou. Judges Cady Huffman, Mario Rizzotti and Anya Fernald decide which set of brother’s makes a better team.

Restaurant: Impossible:

· Premiering Wednesday, March 7th at 10:00pm – “Woody’s Tupelo Steakhouse”

Chef Robert Irvine heads to Woody’s Steakhouse in Tupelo, Miss., the birthplace of Elvis. Woody’s has seen its fair share of legends but it seems Elvis, and Woody’s customer base, have left the building. Owner, Feather, and mom, Tricia, are drowning in debt, but continue holding on to Tricia’s last hope at retirement. Robert must re-establish the entire image of Woody’s in only two days.

· Premiering Wednesday, March 14th at 9:00pm – “Valley View”

Within minutes, Chef Robert Irvine realizes that the small size of the Valley View Restaurant in Quarryville, Penn., is no indication of the huge, insurmountable problems it faces. Owner Ann has invested over a million dollars in the restaurant, but its structure which is ready to collapse is little evidence. Robert refuses to re-open until he is sure it is safe, but are two days and $10,000 enough to rebuild from the ground up?

Daytime: 30 Minute Meals, Barefoot Contessa, Cooking for Real, Down Home with The Neelys, Giada at Home, Guy’s Big Bite, The Pioneer Woman, Paula’s Best Dishes, Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Sandwich King and Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d’Arabian

Primetime: Chopped, Cupcake Wars, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Fat Chef, Food Network Challenge, Good Eats, Heat Seekers, Iron Chef America, Restaurant: Impossible, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and Worst Cooks in America

DIGITAL CONTENT

St. Patrick’s Day

Tour the Emerald Isle with Bobby Flay, get recipes for classic Gaelic grub and learn how to make soda bread from the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten.

Sensational Sides

Make any meal complete with side dishes from Food Network chefs. Here viewers can find budget side dishes from Melissa d’Arabian, 15-minute sides from Rachael Ray, and the best pairings for beef, seafood, chicken and more.

Smart Shopping

Each week, with a little bit of planning, the supermarket doesn’t have to be such a daunting chore. With help from Melissa d’Arabian, Rachael Ray and Sandra Lee, online users can plan a week’s worth of meals and shop smarter with Food Network’s favorite recipes—with ingredients from all the supermarket aisles and more.

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