What do sugar snap peas have in common with quiche, chicken cacciatore, disco and the wok? A&M discuss with special guest Cathy Erway. 

A&M make peas with special guest Cathy Erway, creator of the blog Not Eating Out in New York, and discuss Cathy's new garden project on the rooftop of a brewery in Brooklyn.

A&M are joined by The Amateur Gourmet himself, Adam Roberts, and the three of them somehow manage to make blanching asparagus a PG-13 endeavor.

This week, A&M welcome special guest Adam Roberts, otherwise known as The Amateur Gourmet, and quickly put him to work.

A&M are thoroughly wowed by special guest Chef Karen DeMasco's skilled cookie-making, as they whip up one of the contenders for Your Best Chewy Sugar Cookie.

A&M are joined by James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Karen DeMasco in their quest to find the chewiest of sugar cookies (and make Chris Kimball eat his words).

A&M make one of the macaroon finalists and Amanda shares piping tricks from her days spent working at a Swiss patisserie.

Watch A&M make Meyer Lemon Macarons and find out why Amanda is "banned from curd".

Special guest Chef Cesare Casella shows A&M how to make risotto happy.

A&M talk risotto tools and technique with special guest Chef Cesare Casella as they cook one of the risotto finalist recipes.