Calling All Cooks

Host Erica Miller visits Friendswood, Texas, and learns about a family's grandfather Nono's recipe for Thanksgiving stuffing with chopped giblets, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, spinach and secret ingredient nutmeg.

Erica Miller visits a family in Pearland, Texas, to learn their great-grandmother Polly's Thanksgiving "Carry-Over" recipe.

Host Erica Miller travels to Baltimore, to visit a clerical assistant at the Jewish Museum whose Hanukkah menu includes a different take on traditional latkes and a very special garlicky beef brisket.

Curtis Aikens learns how to make Swedish Meatballs from a woman in Las Vegas, then travels to Illinois for family holiday hors d'oeuvres including stuffed mushrooms, clam puffs and bruschetta.

Host Erica Miller visits a woman in Cerritos, California, to make a delicious Mexican pork chops recipe that has been passed down for three generations.

Host Curtis Aikens visits a man in Novato, Calif., for a lesson on Moroccan couscous, and a woman shares her grandmother's recipe for Southern-inspired sweet rolls.

Host Ceci Carmichael heads to Allenhurst, N.J., for a woman's famous Stuffed Cabbage learned from her grandmother. Host Curtis Aikens travels to Danville, Calif., to discover a family macaroni salad recipe.

Tailgating group "The Burpin Terps" take host Erica Miller on a road trip from Philadelphia to University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium for a party featuring a 40-pound porchetta pig roast.

Ceci Carmichael meets a woman in Calif. who brought from her native Pakistan the recipe for Nana's Egg Curry. Next, Erica Miller joins the lunch crowd at The Center Court Grille in Ill. for a lesson in making her crabby cakes.

Curtis Aikens visits a family home in Lothian, Md., for a homemade Italian dinner of Brasciole with Fettuccini and Tomato Sauce.

Ceci Carmichael visits a home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to sample Lebanese spiced lamb chops with Tunisian Brika, a spicy fried dumpling. Next, Cece samples African peanuts stew in Detroit.

Curtis Aikens travels to Coconut Creek, Fla., to meet a Jamaican woman who shares a family recipe for Curry Goat with Jamaican-Style Rice and Beans, plus a delicious carrot drink.

Ceci Carmichael visits a N.Y. couple who lived in Tokyo for two years and now carry on their love of Japanese cooking with a Salmon recipe. Curtis Aikens meets up with a Las Vegas stuntman for a Barbecue Rib recipe.

Erica Miller travels to Des Plains, Illinois, to taste an Italian stewed chicken recipe called Stewfato served with a side of great Grandma Rita's Risotto.

Host Curtis Aikens meets a teacher in Aurora, Colo., for a Mexican cooking lesson on Tacoritos. Then, Ceci Carmichael travels to Kansas City, Mo., to meet with a prize-winning chili home cook.

Ceci Carmichael goes back to school for a lesson on how to make Meatloaf from a N.J. school teacher. Next, Curtis Aikens visits The Boys and Girls Club of Henderson, Nev., to learn recipes from their cookbook.

Ceci Carmichael visits a woman in Brentwood, California, to learn how to make her award-winning Meginah and her dessert fruit crisp for the Passover holidays.

Curtis Aikens visits an English ex-patriot in Va. to get a taste of Fisherman's Pie. A woman from Hanover Park, Ill., teaches Erica Miller how to bake Kolachky cookies, a Ukrainian recipe handed down from her great grandmother.

Ceci Carmichael attends an elegant dinner party in Cincinnati where a former Sommelier recreates her signature menu of Green Salad with Candied Pecans, a Seafood Rustica and Tiramisu.

Curtis Aikens meets a niece-aunt cooking duo in Colo. that came up with a recipe for Halibut cheeks as a result of a game. Ceci Carmichael joins a cook and her 12 friends in Mich. for a game of Bunco and a recipe for Creme Brulee.

Ceci Carmichael visits a college student with a recipe for Italian Cream Cakes in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Erica Miller learns about a family scandal involving a recipe for Spinach Dressing in Riverside, California.

Curtis Aikens travels to Miami, Fla., to visit an interior designer whose specialty is a wine-marinated Roasted Chicken that she discovered on a trip to France.

Host Ceci Carmichael joins a woman in Kansas City, Mo., to attend a "Soup and Spirits" party. Curtis Aikens travels to Chicago to learn about a Pizza Spaghetti recipe that dates back to the Civil War.

Erica Miller joins a family in Cypress, Texas, for a Lebanese feast called a mezze, and Ceci Carmichael visits Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City where a Navy Aviator has a specialty for Cranberry-Oatmeal Scones.