The Kitchen Season 4

The Kitchen is livening up with winter favourites, starting with Geoffrey Zakarian's luscious ricotta gnocchi. Then, the hosts test the latest kitchen gadgets, and three weeknight potato dishes get a boost.

The crew is huddling up to get prepped and ready for a big game bash. They've got fresh party-planning tips, and big ideas for use with a slow cooker, and two game-day dishes to wow the crowd.

Money-saving tips including a bacon cheeseburger casserole freezer fix; using up vegetables; maximizing the panty's potential; Daphne Brogdon reinvents a leftover dessert; white wine spritzer.

Brunch ideas including oven-baked Dutch Baby; new ways to use pomegranate; the secrets to making eggs Benedict for a crowd; brunch Bellini.

Food Network's Katherine Alford shares new food trends; lightened up recipes; veggie lasagna; portion control tips; powered up post workout snacks; pavlova; cucumber cocktail.

Holiday ham; easy hors d'oeuvres; Quvenzhane Wallis and her costars offer up a preview of the new movie "Annie"; holiday cookie-decorating; champagne tower.

Recipes and ideas for DIY gift giving; crown roast of pork with sausage and sage stuffing; gift giving tips; clementine and cranberry glazed Cornish game hens; building a showcase gingerbread home; pumpkin flip cocktail.

Thanksgiving leftovers are used to make turkey gumbo; time saving uses for the slow cooker; spicing up coffee; enchiladas suiza.

Tips for cooking the perfect turkey and turkey day staples; no-bake cranberry fluff pie; tips for setting a simple and festive table; "Chopped" judges Marc Murphy and Alex Guarnaschelli shed light on the Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign.

Make-ahead recipes and tips for a relaxing Thanksgiving; Maile Carpenter offers a look inside Food Network Magazine, including a peak at some of the most outrageous turkey trends; Thanksgiving time line tips; dessert offerings; pumpkin recipes.

Pork loin; tasty ways to whip up cauliflower; Food Network's Nancy Fuller shares slow cooker recipes; using fall's bounty to create one-stop snacks; a bourbon apple cider.

Marcela's beef stew; viewers' soup making questions are answered, including tips on how to get the richest flavor in every pot and how to fancy up store-bought soups; a warm Fall Fashioned cocktail.

A strange new food trend; pumpkin roll up; the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers demonstrate carving basics; a supermarket fix with an eerie twist; transforming Halloween candy; spooky sangria.