Farmhouse Rules

Nancy's granddaughter is turning seven and Nancy has planned an exciting petting zoo to celebrate. On the menu are Chicken Parmesan Sticks, Roasted Broccoli with Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Vanilla Birthday Cake.

Nancy is hosting a dance marathon. She has cooked up enough to feed all of these charitable toe tappers with her menu of Eggplant and Sausage Pasta Salad, Green Beans with Bacon, Clementine Pound Cake and Pink Lemonade.

Nancy and her son John love the outdoors, and spend the day fly fishing. Nancy takes the catch home and cooks up a cozy dinner of Bacon Wrapped Trout, Asparagus With a Creamy Herb Vinaigrette and Peanut Butter Cookies.

Nancy is meeting some of her friends down at the community rec center for Bingo night and it's her turn to bring the food. She makes Farro Salad, Honey-Glazed Ham Sandwiches, Corn Chowder and a Braided Strawberry Tart.

Nancy is inviting her friends over for some friendly farm games to celebrate the 20 years since she bought her home. She makes Beer-Braised Beef, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Butter-Mint Peas and Ice Cream Sundaes.

Nancy Fuller and her husband are having date night, so she's cooking up a nostalgic meal that reminds them of their teenage years.

Nancy and David are hosting a cookout and prepare Grilled Salt-and-Pepper-Crusted Rib Eye, Garlicky Green Salad, Grilled Banana Boats, and Creamy Orange Soda Floats.

Nancy makes an All-American welcome home meal for her nephew and his service buddies who have just gotten back from Afghanistan.

Nancy makes yesterday's meal shiny and new before David gets home from a golf tournament. They'll enjoy her Fried Chicken BLT Melt, Chicken and Rice Soup and Cheesecake Balls.

Nancy is having three special mothers over to celebrate Mother's Day. She gets fresh maple syrup from a local tree farm for their pancakes, preps a breakfast tart, tosses a citrus salad and stirs up Bloody Marias.

Nancy's Aunt Jean is in town from Las Vegas and has developed a love for Mexican food. Nancy is putting together a small poker night with a Southwestern flair. She makes Chorizo Quesadillas and Sparkling Vodka Margaritas.

Nancy and David are having guests over for dinner and games. Nancy heads to a local wine shop to pick out bottles to complement their meal of Beef Wellington, Roasted Beet Salad and Easy Baked Alaska.

Nancy visits her favorite antique shops looking for fun, old kitchen gadgets. She uses her fantastic finds to make a meal of Chile-Braised Ribs, Stovetop Mac and Cheese, Cinnamon-Sugar Madeleines and Irish Coffee.