In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda

Eggs are piling up in the Ramirez's backyard chicken coop. Abner and Amanda demonstrate how to use them with some fresh and elevated recipes.

Abner and Amanda plan an ambitious brunch menu with flavors inspired by their travels and childhood. Abner makes croissants, and adds guava, a popular Cuban filling. Amanda shares a frittata recipe she first tasted in Paris.

Abner and Amanda share one of their showstopper meals -- simple, yet fancy. They start with osso buco, using beef shank rather than veal, add a traditional polenta, then bring it home with a popover recipe from Amanda's mother and fresh herb salad.

Abner's mom, Marisol, joins him and Amanda in the kitchen to cook up classic Cuban dishes. They prepare a traditional stew featuring brisket, share secrets for perfect white rice every time and finish with a dessert made starring plantains.

Abner and Amanda share their Taco Tuesday recipes, preparing roast chicken, homemade tortillas using cassava flour, garlic confit and pickled onions. They also make watermelon ice cubes to go along with a refreshing watermelon agua fresca.

Abner and Amanda share their beloved Preserved Lemon Chicken recipe, which was the main dish at their wedding reception. Amanda also demonstrates how to preserve lemons and how to make a few of her other favorite Persian recipes.