
Valerie's Home Cooking
Valerie plans a meal to enjoy with visiting friends and makes LOL Martinis.

Valerie plans a meal to enjoy with visiting friends and makes LOL Martinis.

Valerie creates an easy menu for a backyard movie night; crab boil sliders; s'mores popcorn.

Valerie throws one last backyard grill party with her friends and family.

Chicken with prunes and olives; Italian wedge salad; vegetable pot stickers; mini zeppoles.

Grilled Italian paninis; salt and vinegar zucchini chips; soft pretzels with chocolate hazelnut dip.

Sausage and pepper sliders; spaghetti and meatballs; candied lemon slices; homemade cannolis.

Spatchcock roasted chicken with salsa verde; broccoli fusilli; sweet potato fries; vanilla cake.

Bacon-wrapped jalapeno shrimp with barbecue sauce; tomato salad; bacon caramel Scuffins.

Valerie and Tom invite friends over for a casual backyard barbecue. She whips up Lacquered Barbecue Grilled Chicken, Baked Beans, Grilled Vegetable Kabobs and a refreshing Lemon-Basil Granita.

Valerie and her husband Tom give old-school recipes a little update.

Smoky cheddar crackers; pasta al Tonno; roasted artichoke hearts; blueberry cheesecake filo cups.

Queso fundido; a fix-it-yourself catfish taco bar; jalapeno ranch slaw; watermelon cocktail.

Lobster BLT; sweet and savory pickle spears; Greek salad; honey-citrus iced tea; lemon icebox cake.

Chipotle cheeseburgers with homemade barbecue sauce; spinach and strawberry salad; onion rings.

Glazed short rib crostini; chicken satay; mini roasted potatoes with eggplant caviar.

Lamb shepherd's pie; arugula salad; rosemary gin fizz; salted hazelnut toffee.

Blue cheese-stuffed olives; pasta alla vongole; limoncello challah bread pudding.

Chocolate walnut "scuffins"; fennel salad; spaghetti with onion, bacon and tomato; pizzelle cones.

Pasta e fagioli; turkey meatloaf; roasted broccoli rabe; Wolf's favorite dessert, pumpkin pudding.

Valerie Bertinelli makes Italian slow-cooked beef sandwiches for game day.