Delicious Miss Brown

After a morning spent in church, Kardea Brown invites her family over for a scrumptiously Southern Sunday supper. She's serving up a few of her family's favorites for dinner, including Fried Chicken Po' Boys and her own twist on her grandma's Crab Mac and Cheese. For dessert, Kardea bakes her Aunt TC's famous Lemon Lime Soda Cake.

Kardea Brown fires up the grill for an old-fashioned backyard barbecue and invites her family over to enjoy some of her charbroiled dishes. On the grill are Pimento Cheese-Stuffed Burgers and Grilled Sea Island Wings, and she whips up quick Southern Pickles and Okra to have on the side. For dessert, there's nothing better in the summer than a Grilled Peach Crumble.

Kardea Brown picnics in the park with friends and her favorite one-hand wonders like Rotisserie Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Homemade Bacon Jam and Chilled Black-Eyed Pea Salad. The relaxing summer lunch finishes with delicious Blackberry Hand Pies.

Kardea is having two special guests over for dinner -- her mom and grandma! Since her grandma is watching what she eats, Kardea prepares a meal that's deliciously Southern without breaking the calorie counter. She makes Grilled Pork Chops with a homemade Apple and Mango Compote, along with flavorful Cauliflower Rice. For dessert, there are Mini Sweet Potato Pies topped with Toasted Pecans.

Kardea is meeting her brother, Kedrick, at his favorite fishing hole to hopefully catch their dinner. She plans to make Crispy Fried Whitefish with a Cornmeal Crust, Southern Brussels Sprouts Salad with Homemade Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing and Kardea's Fresh Baked Cornbread. For something a little sweet, she whips up a quick and easy Creamy Orange Trifle.

Kardea is having her football-loving family over to watch the big game, and they all love to eat! Kardea is going deep into her delicious playbook to make Fried Chicken Wings with a variety of dipping sauces, Southern Deviled Eggs and Chips 'n' Crab Dip. For those with a sweet tooth, she makes Red Velvet Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.

Kardea Brown plans the perfect menu to celebrate the end of summer with her girlfriends; she grills jerk chicken and pineapple skewers along with sweet and savory grilled corn and makes sweet heat baked beans and frozen spiked mojito pops.

Kardea Brown invites a friend over to sit by the creek, share a great meal and watch the world go by; her menu includes a seafood salad roll with Charleston shrimp and blue crab, homemade seasoned chips and Creekside custard cups.

Kardea and her nieces are out on the farm to pick blueberries for brunch; she whips up fluffy blueberry ricotta pancakes with blueberry-honey sauce, cheesy baked eggs with potatoes and mustard greens and a honey orangeade.

Kardea Brown is whipping up a tasty brunch that has a spicy twist inspired by New Orleans; Kardea makes a cheesy Creole breakfast skillet with andouille sausage and shrimp covered in a creamy Creole sauce with a colorful Mardi Gras salad on the side.

Kardea makes a double patty veggie burger with a special sauce that goes perfectly with oven-baked onion rings; she also makes a baked apple hand pie and chocolate fro-yo shake for dessert.

A special Southern dinner; the menu includes fried pork chops with homemade table gravy and rainbow rice pilaf; for dessert, Kardea bakes up a red velvet sheet cake.

Kardea Brown celebrates the end of summer with a seafood cookout; the menu includes charcoal grilled oysters, Charleston crab crack, cornbread panzanella and a fun-in-the-sun cocktail.

Kardea Brown shares her favorite dishes to make when it's just too hot to stay in the kitchen! She makes Easy Shrimp Kabobs with Garlic Sauce and Pasta Salad with Squash, Feta and Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette. Her Watermelon Salad is cool and crisp, and Creamy Orange Push Pops are a light, refreshing dessert. This menu is a quick and easy way to beat the heat and enjoy the sunshine!

Kardea Brown's refrigerator fills up with random veggies, fruits and other bits of recipes she has made; Kardea gets creative and uses leftovers in lasagna dip, grilled eggplant bruschetta and a red wine mixed-berry granita.

Kardea Brown is entertaining her childhood best friend, Kimiko, for the weekend, and she decides to make them a delicious brunch inspired by the breakfasts Kimiko's grandma used to make them as kids. She starts with a Meat Lovers Quiche and dreamy Lemon Sweet Rolls for a spin on classic cinnamon rolls. Kardea also makes a Strawberry Arugula Salad in Crispy Parmesan Cups and Tropical Dragon Fruit Mimosas for a must-have cocktail.

Kardea Brown cooks up a special meal to celebrate her sister's journey to parenthood. She starts with Golden Yellow Split Pea Soup topped with a little cream and then makes Blackened Trout with Escovitch that brings all the flavor! For veggies, Kardea whips up a Ratatouille with Shrimp and Okra, and her homemade Blackberry Crunch No-Churn Ice Cream ends the dinner on a sweet note.

Kardea Brown helps out her best friend -- a busy working mom -- by sharing a few quick, easy and inexpensive meals that she can throw together any night of the week using grab-and-go rotisserie chickens. They make Green Chicken Enchiladas, Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup with lots of vegetables and Chicken Puttanesca Pasta. Kardea also shares an easy dessert that only looks difficult, a Strawberry-Rhubarb Galette.

Kardea Brown invites her best girls out for a day on the beach, soaking up the sun and indulging in the food of summer; she makes a seafood clambake with bloody mary cocktail sauce, cucumber crab boats, Yolanda's drink and mango chiffon pie.

Kardea Brown and her friends enjoy an afternoon on the water with a meal fitting for a boat ride; the menu includes a fancy BLT with pickled tomatoes, grilled watermelon and tomato salad, tuna pasta salad and Kardea's kitchen sink cookie.

Kardea Brown makes a meal with her aunt TC to treat TC's fellow church volunteers to a low-country feast. First, Kardea cooks up her delicious BBQ Smoked Turkey Wings. Then, Kardea whips up her Skillet Lima Beans, pan fried with bacon and tomatoes, and a Creamed Corn Casserole. For dessert, Kardea bakes a Lemon Pudding Pound Cake that'll have everyone singing her praises!

Kardea Brown is packing up a Mediterranean-inspired lunch to meet with her friend for a puppy play date at the dog park! She's grilling up a Chicken Shawarma Gyro and serving it with a delicious Couscous and Chickpea Salad. For dessert, Kardea adds a twist to her Bundt Pan Baklava and creates a refreshing Raspberry Ouzo Fizz. She even whips up Peanut Butter Pup Cakes for the doggies to enjoy!

Kardea Brown cooks up some classic Southern dishes that are mouthwatering and light. First up, Veggie Soup Bunch is a dish that was always simmering in her grandma's kitchen. Then, a flaky Pecan and Panko Crusted Baked Fish with Mashed Parsnips is followed by something sweet, Blackberry Lavender Cornmeal Cake. This meal may be light, but it does not skimp on the flavor!

Kardea Brown loves to grill just as much as she loves feeding her fiancé, Bryon, and she is firing up the grill for everything from dinner to dessert. She's serving Sweet and Sour Short Ribs with a Loaded Grilled Potato and Grilled Brussels Sprouts Salad. For dessert, Bryon's Mini Peach Dump Cakes are made on the grill too. It's a beautiful day, and there's no better way to spend an afternoon than hanging outside and grilling up delicious dishes for the one you love!

Kardea Brown is getting married, and her friends and family are throwing her a bridal shower. As every cook in the family does, she brings her own bites of Open-Faced Mini Salmon BLTs, Smoked Ham Salad in Lettuce Cups, Deviled Eggs with Fried Shrimp and Chocolate Coconut Nests.

Kardea Brown and her mom sign up to compete in a grape stomp at a local vineyard. After they have a blast stomping grapes like Lucille Ball, Kardea makes a wine-inspired meal that includes Steak and Patatas Bravas, Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad with Green Goddess Dressing, Salted Caramel Pots de Crème and Red Muscadine Sangria.

Kardea Brown celebrates her boo's most recent trip around the sun by cooking up a menu chock full of his favorites, like Collard Green Stuffed Shells, Pear and Glazed Pecan Salad, Cast-Iron Garlic Parmesan Biscuits and Strawberry-Swirl Cheesecake.

In hopes of reporting the weather live, Kardea Brown serves meteorologist Dave Williams' crew mustard greens and artichoke dip, roasted grape chicken salad with tarragon and pecans, herb roasted potato wedges and no-bake peach pie cheesecake bars.

Kardea Brown gets the family together for a steakhouse supper and prepares cold deviled crab dip, spice rubbed rib-eye steaks with frizzled onions, broccoli and cheese twice baked potatoes and buttercake with macerated berries and whipped cream.

Kardea Brown and African American historian Kevin Mitchell discuss the meaning and impact of Juneteenth over chicken and sausage gumbo, NOLA-style potato salad, marinated watermelon salad and red velvet Swiss roll with cream cheese frosting.