Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern eats from her South Carolina kitchen. She takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.
NOLA BrunchKardea 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.
Drive-Thru Redo
E2
Drive-Thru RedoKardea 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.
Sister Supper
E3
Sister SupperA 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.
Double as Nice for Half the Price
E4
Double as Nice for Half the PriceKardea cooks up her cousin's favorite restaurant meal; sea island beer-steamed mussels; penne with sausage and greens; homemade molten chocolate cakes.
Mom's Birthday
E5
Mom's BirthdayKardea celebrates her mom's big day with her mom's favorite Tex-Mex meal; carne asada chimichangas; brown butter cake with a Mexican hot chocolate ganache.
Ladies Who Lunch
E6
Ladies Who LunchKardea Brown makes a fancy, light lunch for her friend Nancy Fuller; the menu includes an assortment of Southern tea sandwiches; a low-country charcuterie board featuring buffalo blue pimento cheese; key lime pie tartlets.
Big Game, Big Flavors
E7
Big Game, Big FlavorsKardea Brown invites her brothers and their kids over for the big game; the tailgating menu includes surf and turf cheesesteaks, grilled bratwursts with caramelized onions on pretzel buns and a grilled s'mores skillet for dessert.
Galentine's Day
E8
Galentine's DayKardea Brown invites her girlfriends over to enjoy a chocolate-inspired dinner, starting with chipotle cocoa-rubbed salmon; mac and cheese in a cream garlic sauce; cherry jam devil's food cake for dessert.
Gal's Night In
E9
Gal's Night InKardea Brown makes some comfort classics for her friends, including maple BBQ chicken and sweet potato waffles with fried green tomatoes; for dessert, Kardea bakes espresso brownies with a mocha ganache that will keep the party warm and cozy.
Nothing Like Home Cooking
E10
Nothing Like Home CookingKardea Brown treats her friend to some Southern home cooking; the meal includes lemon and garlic baked chicken, country wild rice with sausage and collard greens with tomatoes; for dessert, Kardea makes upside down peach cornbread cake.
Hutchinson House Dinner
E11
Hutchinson House DinnerKardea Brown hosts a traditional Southern fish fry for a fundraiser to benefit the Hutchinson House; the dinner features fried cornmeal-crusted catfish and loaded baked potato salad; for dessert, Kardea bakes an old-fashioned lemon buttermilk pie.
Backyard Fair
E12
Backyard FairKardea Brown sets up carnival games and fair food in the backyard; Kardea makes low-country seafood nachos, mini corn dog muffins, funnel cake bites topped with strawberry sauce, and chocolate-dipped frozen bananas on a stick.
A Garden Grows
E13
A Garden GrowsKardea Brown cooks up a fresh veggie and herb-inspired meal; veggie soul rolls stuffed with collard greens, carrots, cabbage and rice; she grills lamb chops with a mint pesto and makes a no-bake Carolina Mud Pie.
