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Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition
With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable and the inevitable episode repeats, it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
Saturday (June25)
Big Daddy's House: Big Daddy and his special guest Claire Robinson love sandwiches almost as much as we do at SE. They sandwich everything from lamb meatballs to buffalo chicken, rounding out the day with an oozy croque madame. 9 am., Food Network.
Mexican Made Easy: Marcela takes home-cooking to the streets with classic Mexican street foods like adobo-rubbed chicken tacos and minty lemonade. 9:30 am., Food Network.
30 Minute Meals: Rachael Ray swaps her usual Italian-inspired comfort foods for a Moroccan feast of pistachio, garlic, and mint couscous with spiced lamb. 10 am., Food Network.
5 Ingredient Fix: Why go out to brunch, when you can eat it in the comfort of your own kitchen, a.k.a. in your pajamas? Claire takes advantage of fresh summer produce to make blueberry strudels, deep-fried poached eggs over heirloom tomatoes, and homemade ricotta with apricots and walnuts. Of course, brunch wouldn't be complete without a cocktail, so Claire makes a fresh Raspberry Kiss. 10:30 am., Food Network.
Paula's Best Dishes: If you've ever wondered what to do with last night's chicken or mashed potatoes, tune in to watch Paula turn leftovers into reinvented meals, like chicken caesar pita pizza, pretzel mashed potato bites, and grilled French bread dessert sandwiches. 11 am., Food Network.
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef: The markets are teeming with fresh shrimp, so join Anne Burrell in making a hearty shrimp jambalaya. For dessert, tuck into beignets and super thick hot chocolate. 12 pm., Food Network.
Dessert First: Ditch that Betty Crocker box and join Anne in making fudgy salty peanut butter brownies, decadent brownie pops, and a Death by Chocolate brownie dessert. 12:30 pm., Food Network.
Giada at Home: Giada serves an elegant brunch complete with breakfast panini, frittata with peaches and cherries, and smoked salmon and frisee carpaccio. 1:30 pm., Food Network.
Hungry Girl: Snacks are an important part of keeping you fueled during the day, so Lisa shows you how to make grab 'n' go cookies, peanut butter and jelly yogurt parfait, trail mix, a salsa-fied tuna snack, and a cocoa-rific coffee malt for when that 4 o'clock slump sets in. 4 pm., Cooking Channel.
Two Fat Ladies: The Two Fat Ladies explore a safari park before cooking for the elephant keepers: mustard-deviled chicken, chiles rellenos with cherry tomato salsa, and lamb in phyllo pastry. 10:30 pm., Cooking Channel.
Sunday (June 26)
Guy's Big Bite: Guy Fieri turns up the heat with a Southern-inspired meal, starting with tempura-fried okra and finishing with a smoky chicken gumbo. 10:30 am., Food Network.
Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction: Not all barbecue falls so neatly into the categories of Memphis, Kansas City, or North Carolina. Cuba lays claim to some great barbecue too, and Bobby Flay delves into the Cuban classics, making pulled pork tacos, Cuban skirt steak with escabeche and mango steak sauce, and tirado de mahi mahi. 11 am., Food Network.
Food Network Challenge: It's a spooky affair on Food Network Challenge, with competitors creating cakes based off of their own experiences with the supernatural. 8 pm., Food Network.
Food Network Star: It's a blast from the past, as former Food Network winner Melissa D'Arabian challenges the contestants to incorporate a Kellogg's product into an elegant hors d'oeuvre. 9 pm., Food Network.