Giada puts a delicious Italian spin on this American classic. She'll wow her friends with grilled tuna burgers, and deep fried, melting mozzarella sticks. A side of Iceberg Wedges with a dressing rounds out this fun Italian-American spread. Her recipes include: Mozzerella Sticks, Beef Burgers with Mushrooms and Aioli, Tuna Burgers with Tapenade and Iceburg Wedges with Pancetta Grogonzola Dressing.
Giada throws the perfect al fresco party for her friends. It's summer entertaining at its best when Giada sears an entire meal on the grill: Grilled Lamb with Salsa Verde, Grilled Lettuces, Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella, and Grilled Summer Fruit.
Giada proves how marinades and sauces can take dinner from delicious to dazzling. Pan-seared fish takes on a new flavor in a citrus and anchovy bath. Steaks sing in an Italian red wine sauce. Even vegetables get apick-me-up in an herb vinaigrette. Recipes for this episode include: Flat Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce, Tilapia with Citrus Bagna Cauda, and marinated Zucchini and Summer Squash.
Salads don't have to be boring and Giada shows you how, with her hearty antipasti salad with beans, salami and provolone. She also creates a unique warm Caesar Salad with an Italian flair, and a colorful fruit salad with cannoli cream that will have you begging for more.
Giada invites a few friends over for dinner with a spicy bite, from appetizer through dessert. She makes Spicy Chicken, Fiery Angel Hair Pasta, Chili Oil, and Wicked Hot Chocolate Mousse.
An Italian Seafood Boil is the perfect dinner party meal. Giada makes a hearty soup full of the sea's bounty and serves it with crispy garlic toasts with creamy garlic mayonnaise to sop up every last spoonful. The perfect ending- pizzelle ice cream sandwiches.
Giada takes some of her favorites and invites her friends over. From mini-meatball heroes, to mile-high muffulettas stuffed with cured meats and olives, to crunchy grilled vegetable paninis with pesto. You'll want them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Giada shares time in the kitchen with the women in her family making delicious Italian specialties. Pasta e Fagoli and bean soup. Other delights include roasted eggplant and juicy tomatoes, cheese toasts with anchovy herb butter and a coffee dessert, espresso zabaglione.
Giada revisits some of her favorite dishes from her childhood in Rome. Rustic beef rolls, fried artichokes and pillowy gnocchi. These are dishes so simple you can make them every night, and they're so good, you'll want to share them with your friends.
Simple ingredients, perfectly balanced with each other -- that's what rustic Italian cooking is all about. Giada shows you how to prepare colorful chicken cacciatore and smashed potatoes. Crunchy, lemony bruschetta and chocolate anise cookies.
Nothing says comfort more than a stove topped with pots of simmering soups and stews. Giada makes a Tomato Soup with Pancetta, Stracoto with Porchini Mushrooms, and a Mixed Berry Soup with Gelato.
Giada prepares some Tuscan classics, like Chicken Florentine, and a warm salad of cannellini beans with fresh herbs and salty prosciutto. And for dessert, zuccotto. An inspiring menu from the land of sunshine and romance.
You've been watching Giada prepare her favorites, now it's time for her to prepare yours. She'll make your most requested dishes: from Pizza Rustica to Italian Wedding Soup to Easter pie. It's everything you could ask for!