The Best Episodes of The Kitchen Season 8

Porcini-rubbed roast beef and two potato sides, perfect for a holiday party; actress Regina King helps make cheesecake with pomegranate sauce; holiday wreaths made with household items; cranberry lemonade punch cocktail.

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A cookie swap party featuring chocolate peppermint whoopie pies, mini sugar cookie tarts and cookie truffles; Duff Goldman demonstrates how to make gingerbread cookies like a pro; eggnog cocktail; packaging holiday cookies.

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Emeril Lagasse makes a holiday rack of lamb with apple mint puree; Christmas tree cheese ball; snowman cheese ball; yule log cake; tips for decorating a store-bought gingerbread house; peppermint hot chocolate.

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Slow cooker beef stew; oatmeal latte and savory oatmeal risotto with mushroom and mint; the Today Show's Natalie Morales makes her chocolate winter flan; black Russian cocktail.

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Turkey bolognese with veggie noodles; beet burger with citrus caper aioli; lesser-known healthy ingredients; 100-calorie snacks; preparing some intimidating healthy foods; chocolate cupcakes with a secret ingredient; carrot ginger sparkler.

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Mimosa sunset cocktail; baked eggs with salami, mozzarella, olives and garlic bread; protein packed recipes; chef Anne Burrell makes crepes with mascarpone and chocolate with a cherry compote; decoding egg cartons; coffee tricks.

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Tips for freezing food; pork osso bucco; weeknight dinners using affordable chicken thighs; Kardea Brown makes curry coconut chickpea soup; mix-ins to enhance inexpensive liquor; demystifying grocery store offers.

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Picadillo stuffed peppers; popular stuffed tools; goat cheese and herb stuffed chicken breast; ham and cheese stuffed chicken breast; food blogger Nicole Friday makes apple, pear and walnut stuffed French toast; a Bloody Mary with a stuffed garnish.

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Seattle dog; eggplant hero; Buffalo chicken hoagie; party-planning playbook; bourbon brown sugar stuffed sweet potato skins; Adrian Davila brings his pulled pork all the way from Texas.

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Pork kebobs and baked pineapple rice; upside-down mango cake; makeup mogul Bobbi Brown shows how to pamper yourself using pantry items; Scorpion Bowl cocktail; chef Julius Jackson makes coconut shrimp and mango sauce.

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Devil's food cake and new ways to make treats with chocolate bars; creme brulee; chocolate cherry pudding pops; Rev Run and his wife, Justine, introduce a cocoa-rubbed strip steak for two; chocolate whiskey martini; edible flower bouquets.

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Wolfgang Puck shares the most popular after party dish; surf and turf rib eye crostini with gorgonzola mousse; recipes using popcorn; Food Network Magazine's Maile Carpenter previews the latest issue; strawberry chocolate mini trifles.

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Fried chicken; dos and don'ts for deep frying; baked sweet corn; sweet tea cocktail; chef Lazarus Lynch makes a crowd-pleasing 'Bama chocolate mousse; the hosts give their verdicts on fried, decadent foods.

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