Family culinary drama: New Food Network series brings family dynamics to the table

By Andrew Warren TV Media

It’s been said that a family that cooks together sticks together. Those are some wise words, and af- cious twist that forces each competing family to bench one of its members after the first round of competition.

Actress Valerie Bertinelli (“Hot in Cleveland”) serves as the host and lenged to make a dish that really represents who they are as a family. Easy enough — but things get more complicated when each team must eliminate one of their own family members before heading into the second round.

That little twist brings in a whole new level of strategy to what could otherwise be a pretty standard cooking competition. But wait — it gets even more strategic. Before the third and final round of cooking begins, each family must choose another family member to bench — but this time, they’re choosing someone from the other team.

So far the series has seen families challenged to make Mother’s Day meals, tasked with preparing surf-and-turf dishes and asked to make their best rice dishes. No family member wants to be seen as the weakest link and get benched early on in the competition — but everyone also wants their family to take home the win. Watch the family cooking drama play out in “Family Food Showdown,” now airing Sundays on Food Network.

Sunday, March 24

Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table

Monday, March 25

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Tuesday, March 26

11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Martha Bakes Learn how to make bakery-style cookies using better-for-you, delicious ingredients.

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Wednesday, March 27

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Thursday, March 28

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Friday, March 29

12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 Dietician Elizabeth Kelsey explains the difference between healthy and empty calories.

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Saturday, March 30

6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise America’s favorite pizza, featuring crabmeat on top of melty mozzarella in Baltimore.

7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Wisconsin Foodie

TRAV Food Paradise We travel the 50 states to bring you the best of the best in a tortilla.

7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lucky Chow

8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming Chef Ming is surrounded by apples as he goes to upstate New York.

TRAV Food Paradise Favorite local hot spots serve up their city’s most famous foods.

8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Crab croquettes, date pancakes, lamb dumplings, and an addictive fava bean dip.

9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes (N)

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious

Destinations Andrew Zimmern samples Sicily’s fried street eats, classic cannoli and unique pizza.

9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious

Destinations Andrew heads to Madrid to reveal the most famous foods in Spain’s capital: pig; calamari.

10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places Traditional couscous, and couscous, chickpea, lemon and ginger salad are made.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious

Destinations Andrew highlights traditional dishes from Helsinki, including crayfish and reindeer.

10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA New Orleans

Cooking With Kevin Belton Oysters Rockefeller; Fried oysters with Spinach Salad; Oyster Patties.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew Zimmern uncovers the boardwalk indulgences of the Jersey Shore.

11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Tasty garlic and Pasilla soup and chicken with chili sauce and achiote rice are prepared.

11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen A leek and prosciutto gratin with gruyere and walnuts is prepared. (N) Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals (9) KAWE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated

12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (N)

1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food Jamie shares quick sausage carbonara, and Thai red chicken soup recipes. (N)

1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Food Flirts Follow the Brass sisters to Cape Cod as they discover a melting pot of sweets and treats.

2:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Confucius Was a Foodie Christine Cushing explores the great big flavor of sweet in Chinese immigrant communities.

2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street

3:00 p.m. (2) KTCA The Great British Baking Show Determine which of the three finalists will be judged best amateur baker.

(8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Flat handpulled noodles and Chinese-style barbecued spareribs are made.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Mar 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2019

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