Giada at Home

Ice-skating in California? Giada, Jade and Todd to meet up with her friend, Brian Boitano at an outdoor rink in downtown LA for an afternoon of skating in the sun. She packs a portable picnic lunch for the group to enjoy.

Giada shows you how to create a stress free party, by making a menu that's casual, delicious and low stress ... leaving the host time to enjoy the party and her guests.

Giada invites over a few of her girlfriends for afternoon of laid back fun. The colorful lunch menu is the perfect way to celebrate friendship.

Giada graduated from UCLA, and her Aunt Dina is a student at USC. The two California colleges are football rivals. Giada invites Dina over to the house to watch the big game, and snack on some delicious football inspired food.

The island cuisine of Capri is one of Giada's favorites, and includes fresh fish, tomatoes, garlic, basil, capers and olive oil. Giada prepares a mouth-watering menu influenced by her many visits to Capri.

Giada plans a good old-fashioned neighborhood progressive dinner party. The evening kicks off with drinks and appetizers at one home, followed by the main course at Giada and Todd's house. Then, the group moves on to dessert.

While at Cordon Bleu, Giada and her fellow students had to do everything by hand...no mixing tools or short-cuts. In this episode, Giada simplifies the recipes for the home chef, whipping up three French inspired desserts.

The California style is usually laid back and casual...anything goes. But tonight, Giada invites friends over for an elegant dinner party. Guests dress to impress and the menu is gourmet and sophisticated.

Giada hosts an outdoor luncheon that is both elegant and easy. The menu is inspired by fresh flavors and ingredients pulled from Giada's own herb garden and gathered at the local farmer's market.

Giada visits LA's Original Farmer's Market, a historic hotspot with every kind of food purveyor under the California sun. She picks up a selection of meat and fish, along with seasonal veggies.

All fried, all the time! Giada prepares four dishes that are all fried, including a fried dessert. She also demonstrates a variety of easy frying techniques.

The De Laurentiis family gathers for an epic family feast. Only, this time, instead of the expected Italian cuisine, Giada serves up another family favorite...Chinese food.

Giada invites some friends over for a signature cocktail, fun appetizers AND a blank canvas. Each guests gets their own easel and blank canvas to create a masterpiece while they enjoy Giada's deliciously creative menu.

Giada hosts a party with a cake decorating contest that gives each kid the chance to transform an ordinary pound cake into a spectacular, sweet, multi-tiered, out of this world dessert.

Giada takes us on a global adventure with dishes from New Mexico, Jackson Hole and a recipe inspired by a favorite restaurant in Los Angeles.

Giada has some friends who travel to Mexico on vacation and bring home a very fun pinata for Jade. The whimsical gift inspires Giada to throw a backyard BBQ with a Tex-Mex/Southwestern theme.

Giada prepares a nutritious and energizing meal for her team to enjoy before a 5k race to benefit cancer research.

Todd loves Thai food and is always asking Giada to whip up some Thai inspired recipes. So, tonight, Giada decides to be a little adventurous and surprises Todd with a Thai themed meal.

Giada has referred to her Aunty Raffy as her cooking soul mate. In "Lunch with Raffy", Giada invites her over for an afternoon of fun in the kitchen. Together they create a tasty lunch that is just as fun to make as it is to eat!

Giada makes dough by scratch and comes up with three delicious pizzas recipes. Friends munch on the homemade pizzas while they make individual pies. Giada supplies custom boxes so each guest can take home his pizza creation.

Giada takes Jade and a friend to the famous Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The group enjoys the spectacular art, followed by a homemade picnic lunch in the Getty's majestic gardens.

Giada loves lemons. So much that a friend gave her a lemon tree as a gift. Giada bases this meal around those fresh lemons: Roasted Branzino With Lemons, Fried Smashed Potatoes With Lemons and Lemon and Almond Rice Pudding.

Giada creates a tiki-style party (Hawaiian music etc.) in her own backyard. The menu has an island flair.

Giada prepares an Italian themed meal for her friends Sandra and Diana, who are taking Italian language classes.