Valerie's Home Cooking - Season 6

First aired: 9/16/2017 13 episodes

Episodes

1. Be Prepared!

Aired: 9/16/2017

Valerie Bertinelli helps a brand new Cub Scout – her young nephew, Enzo – earn his cooking badge with some quick and easy dishes.

2. Valerie Bertinelli: Ingredient Hunter

Aired: 9/23/2017

Valerie Bertinelli finds inspiration wherever she looks, including her local farm stand! Valerie finds ingredients for a Plum Slab Pie, Summer Vegetable Gratin, Spicy Cucumber Calamari Salad with Spiced Yogurt Sauce, and a Boozy Frozen Espresso.

3. Touchdown!

Aired: 9/30/2017

It's that time of year when Valerie Bertinelli is in the zone – the end zone! She's kicking off football season with a touchdown-worthy feast for family and friends.

4. A Picture Worth Eating

Aired: 10/7/2017

During a photoshoot for her new cookbook, Valerie Bertinelli invites her photographer, Brian Bowen Smith, over for a menu inspired by his favorite ingredient: tequila!

5. Soup 'n Wiches

Aired: 10/14/2017

Valerie Bertinelli has been working nonstop with her book editor, so she makes some seasonal dishes to pay her back for her devotion to the new cookbook.

6. It's Payback Time

Aired: 10/21/2017

Valerie Bertinelli has invited her managers, former publicist and lawyer over for a tasting of new recipes and to thank them for all their support while she worked on her new cookbook.

7. Tom's Hometown Favorites

Aired: 10/28/2017

Valerie Bertinelli's husband, Tom, hails from the Midwest and often bemoans the lack of his favorite hearty foods, so Valerie surprises him with some of his Ohio favorites.

8. My Delaware Days

Aired: 11/4/2017

Valerie Bertinelli and her cousin look back on their favorite childhood memories of Delaware. Valerie serves a menu of Delaware classics like Steamed Clams with Spicy Garlic Bread, Lump Crab Cakes with Cocktail Remoulade and Sauteed Spinach, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cakes and take-home gifts of Homemade Apple Butter.

9. Gravy and Gratitude

Aired: 11/11/2017

Valerie Bertinelli loves classic Thanksgiving dishes, but decides to mix it up by putting new twists on traditional favorites.

10. Say Yes to the Veg

Aired: 11/18/2017

Valerie Bertinelli is testing out new ways to sneak veggies into her recipes that kids will absolutely love. When her producer's two little grandsons drop by, she makes Baked Mac and Cheese with Hidden Cauliflower, Jazzed Up Sweet Potato Fries, Spinach and Red Pepper Stuffed Chicken, and Zucchini and Ginger Naked Cake with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting.

11. Celebrating 20 Years of Friendship

Aired: 11/25/2017

Valerie Bertinelli invites three of her best friends over to celebrate two decades of friendship. She'll serve Hot Spinach and Crab Dip, Grilled Eggplant Parm, Warm Brussels Sprout Salad, Apricot Manhattans and a Cream Cheese Cherry Galette.

12. Cookie Party Swap

Aired: 12/2/2017

Valerie Bertinelli recreates the warm holiday feeling she grew up with – when her mother and aunts traded cookie recipes around the holidays – by hosting a festive cocktail party with cookies and small bites. Joining in on the fun are comic actress Melissa Peterman, Andraia Allsop and Kristen Houser.

13. Tamale Party Time

Aired: 12/9/2017

Valerie Bertinelli loves the holiday tradition of making tamales, so she's inviting over the best tamale makers she knows: Christy Vega Fowler, Lisa Ashley and Jo Stougaard.