cooking this week
WEDNESDAY
Cutting costs: Food Network offers
tips, recipes to help you save
By Michelle Rose
TV Media
I
f someone tells you they’ve
made a list of New Year’s reso-
lutions, tightening the belt and
trimming the fat (literally and
figuratively) are likely to be at
the top of that list.
We’re heading into the mid-
January crunch, a time when
some resolutions are being put
to the test, but don’t let that
discourage you. Experts say it’s
easier to make changes when
you’re working alongside oth-
ers, and it seems Food Network
wants to be part of your support
network.
Offering up resolution-
friendly meal ideas is an an-
nual tradition for the network,
which aired its annual “Healthy
Weekend” programming block
on Jan. 4 and 5. New and en-
core episodes of shows, such
as “The Kitchen” and “Girl
Meets Farm,” covered a range
of healthier eating options to
support your fitness goals, from
meatless entrees to lower-
calorie comfort foods.
But your dollars will be doing
all the stretching on Saturday
and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19.
That’s when Food Network’s
daytime block switches to a
money-saving theme. And with
world food prices on the rise,
getting the best value out of
your food budget is something
that just plain makes sense.
Encore episodes of “The
Kitchen” and “Trisha’s South-
ern Kitchen” will get the
value-oriented cooking block
started, with recipes and tips
to transform any viewer into a
savvy shopper (you can also cut
costs by capitalizing on weekly
specials to prep make-ahead
meals).
But one of the biggest food
expenses — in my house, any-
way (and guilty as charged) —
is takeout and eating out. We
all know we’re paying extra for
that convenience. But with the
right recipe to try at home, you
can get some of those same
big flavors for less. And that’s
the focus of a new episode of
“30 Minute Meals,” in which
Rachael Ray will walk you
through all the steps to cook
up her flavorful Crazy Szech-
uan Beef and Messy Corn With
Shishito.
After that, “The Pioneer
Woman” (aka Ree Drummond)
prepares money-smart dishes
for her “permanently hungry
teenage sons” (Food Network’s
words, not mine) in a new
episode. And an encore of a
previous episode serves up Ree’s
“Cheap and Easy” make-ahead
meals.
You can also look forward to
new episodes of “The Kitchen”
and “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen”
before Sunday’s lineup takes up
the mantle. Encores of “Brunch
@ Bobby’s” and “Guy’s Ranch
Kitchen” will continue the cost-
cutting theme as part of a lineup
that incudes new episodes of
“Valerie’s Home Cooking,” “De-
licious Miss Brown” and “Giada
Entertains.”
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy’s
invited sandwich makers to see who can
deliver. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Triple
G judges compete to be the Last Judge
Standing. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Judges
make pasta with eight ‘s’ ingredients. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The
remaining judges create a seafood dish
on a budget. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Remain-
ing judges must create their best cheese
dish. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The final
four compete to win $40,000 for charity.
SATURDAY
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THURSDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Philippe
Haddad meets Chef Melissa O’Donnell.
(CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Dale Levitski
and Manish Tyagi compete. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Katie Lee &
Mekhi Phifer vs Nathan Gresham & Lisa
Dahl. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Two East coast
chefs duke it out in the kitchen. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Pasquale
Cozzolino and Ivana Raca return. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Parah Shah and
Sheldon Simeon come in to compete. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Nicole
Brisson and Adam Greenberg compete.
(CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay David Alan
Grier and Carla Hall decide who beats
Bobby. (CC)
FRIDAY
Rachael Ray hosts “30 Minute Meals”
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Home cooking and homebrew in one
meal. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Two Irish brothers serve Guinness fried
oysters. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy is in De Moines for some unique
burritos. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri’s grabbin’ gangster global grub. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives An
oyster shack puts a new spin on an old
favorite. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Deep dish pie; twisted breadsticks; duck
wings. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri uncovers joints doing things their
own way. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
explores classics from coast-to-coast. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s teaming up with local legends. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy goes coast-to-coast for decadent
dishes. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
enjoys a roadside shack’s fried clams. (CC)
1:00 p.m.
OPB Christopher Kimball’s Milk
Street Enchilada Verdes; Oaxancan-style
Molletes. (CC)
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
Valerie and Duff are going back to the
1970s. (CC)
1:30 p.m.
KTNW tasteMAKERS (CC)
OPB America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated Jack Bishop chal-
lenges Julia to a tasting of vanilla. (CC)
2:00 p.m.
OPB Christina Cooks: Back to the
Cutting Board Christina heads back to
the cutting board. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri takes an Asian cuisine adventure. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
OPB Sara’s Weeknight Meals Rose-
mary honey and peach chutney burgers
are prepared. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated Jack Bishop chal-
lenges Julia to a tasting of vanilla. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Featuring Guy’s favorite traditional ethnic
dishes. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW Food Over 50 We discuss con-
cerns about saturated fats in foods. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB Confucius Was a Foodie Christine
explores all kinds of noodles. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
travels for big-time meaty masterpieces.
(CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking Show
The remaining bakers try to wow Paul and
Mary. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri’s searching out super-stacked
sandwiches. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy travels the country to try all kinds of
dishes. (CC)
SUNDAY
1:00 p.m.
FOOD The Kitchen The Kitchen has a
fully loaded celebration. (CC)
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America Sixteen
of the worst cooks in America enter boot
camp. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
An exclusive peek at the lost footage of
DDD. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s parkin’ at joints serving up big
flavor. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s hitting up classic, real-deal burger
joints. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Challenge Celebrating the 80th
anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.
6:30 p.m.
KVEW Chance of Wine (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must incorporate orange juice in the
dishes. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games DDD’s
and Grocery Games create talented Super
Teams. (CC)
MONDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Seafood surprises
await. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A new group of teens
arrives with tons of energy. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A can of something
strange shows up for the appetizer. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A surf-and-turf combo
in the appetizer round. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Kids who love to cook
take over the Chopped Kitchen. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship:
Extra Icing (N) Valerie and Duff are going
back to the 1970s. (CC)
TUESDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine will com-
mand a seat on the judging panel. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine watches
the champs every move. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chef Robert Irvine
serves as a judge. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Three champions return
to battle for $15,000. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The butchers direct their
cleavers at cuts of pork. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four talented chefs are
ready to compete. (CC)
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