Valerie's Home Cooking

It's poker night at Valerie and Tom's house and their friends Michael Burger, Duff Goldman and Jenny Johnson come over ready to play. Valerie's menu includes southwestern egg rolls, teriyaki rumaki, and apple-ham cheddar sliders.

Valerie and her best pals are getting together to give thanks for each other. Valerie's got the perfect menu with a deep-fried turkey, sweet and salty pepitas, acorn squash with baby bitter greens, and pumpkin pie.

For their birthdays this year, Valerie is surprising her girlfriends with a home-cooked meal. The menu includes mixed baby greens with polenta croutons, peppered beef tenderloin with horseradish panna cotta and a blueberry tart.

Valerie creates a five-star Italian dinner for French chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife. On the menu are panzanella, corn and cauliflower with Bourbon-infused butter, branzino with gremolata and butter-infused bourbon manhattans.

Valerie kicks off the New Year with a vegetable and egg white breakfast fajita. After a hike with actress Mackenzie Phillips, they prepare a tasty grilled chicken salad. For dinner, it's chicken veggie soup and mini pear compote.

Valerie's husband Tom completes a long list of chores and she rewards him with his favourite foods. The menu includes eggs benedict, prosciutto bruschetta, spicy coconut shrimp soup, and a butterscotch Italian love cake.