It's officially December and that means it's time for Christmas cookies and all the yummy food that impossible to resist this time of year. It's that special time of year when families get together and not only give gifts and spread holiday cheer, but enjoy some of the best food of the year. Christmas Eve and Christmas day brunches, dinners and desserts are always special, and there's no better place than Food Network to find all the best magical and joyful tips to make sure your holiday festivities are the best they can be. The network is airing specials all season long to make this year the most memorable yet.
From Christmas treats to the many fishes of Christmas Eve, the Food Network chefs do it all! There are baking competitions, like "Holiday Baking Championship" and "Cake Wars," and even holiday-themed episodes of their hit shows like "Chopped," "Cutthroat Kitchen," and "Guy's Grocery Games" that make the Network extra special this time of year. Some of the top Food Network chefs like Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Damaris Phillips and Ina Garten even have their own holiday-themed specials where they welcome viewers into their own home to show us how they prepare for the holidays. Head over to Food Network's Holiday Central for all of their favorite recipes.
Here is the full schedule of Holiday themed shows airing on the Food Network for the week of Dec. 6...
Sunday December 6
7 a.m. - "Rachael Ray's Week in a Day: Italian Comfort"
8 a.m. - "Barefoot Contessa: Perfect Holiday Dinner"
8:30 a.m. - "Giada at Home: An Italian Christmas"
9:30 a.m. - "Guy's Big Bite: Holiday by the Bay" (NEW)
11 a.m. - "Giada's Holiday Handbook: Holiday Desserts" (NEW)
11:30 a.m. - "Southern at Heart: Newlyweds Under the Mistletoe" (NEW)
12 p.m. - "Christmas at Bobby's" (NEW)
1 p.m. - "The Pioneer Woman: Christmas"
1:30 p.m. - "Brunch @ Bobby's: Holiday Leftover Brunch" (NEW)
2 p.m. - "Food Network Specials: Christmas Cookie Challenge"
6 p.m. - "Holiday Baking Championship: Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice"
9 p.m. - "Holiday Baking Championship: World Class Classics" (NEW) Repeat at 12 a.m.
Monday December 7
10 a.m. - "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef: The Secret to a Holiday Meal"
2 p.m. - "The Kitchen: Cookie Swap Party"
3 p.m. - "Giada at Home: An Italian Christmas"
3:30 p.m. - "Giada's Holiday Handbook: Santa's Grab Bag"
4 p.m. - "Barefoot Contessa: Perfect Holiday Dinner"
5:30 p.m. - "Farmhouse Rules: A Farmer's Family Christmas"
8 p.m. - "Unwrapped 2.0: Festive Foods" (NEW) Repeat at 3 a.m.
9 p.m. - "Cake Wars Christmas: Charlie Brown Celebrates" (NEW) Repeat at 12 a.m.
10 p.m. - "Guilty Pleasures: Holiday Decadence" (NEW) Repeat at 1 a.m.
10:30 p.m. - "Top 5 Restaurants: Best for the Holidays" (NEW) Repeat at 1:30 a.m.
Tuesday December 8
10 a.m. - "Cooking For Real: Sugar, Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice"
12 p.m. - "Chopped: Season's Choppings"
2 p.m. - "The Kitchen: Deck the Halls"
3 p.m. - "Giada at Home: Christmas Brunch"
5:30 p.m. - "Trisha's Southern Kitchen: Christmas Eve Dinner"
6 p.m. - "Chopped: Yes, Virginia, There is a Chopping Block"
7 p.m. - "Chopped: Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Lobster"
8 p.m. - "Chopped Junior: Culinary Elves" (NEW) Repeat at 3 a.m.
9 p.m. - "Chopped: Celebrity Holiday Bash" Repeat at 12 a.m.
10 p.m. - "Chopped: Holiday Cooking" (NEW) Repeat at 1 a.m.
Wednesday December 9
10 a.m. - "Sandra's Money Saving Meals: Hearty Holiday"
10:30 a.m. - "Ten Dollar Dinners: $10 Holiday"
3 p.m. - "Giada at Home: Secret Santa"
8 p.m. - "Food Network Specials: All-Star Holidays" (NEW) Repeat at 3 a.m.
9 p.m. - "Cutthroat Kitchen: Naughty vs. Nice" (NEW) Repeat at 12 a.m.
10 p.m. - "Celebrity Food Fight: Season's Eatings" (NEW) Repeat at 1 a.m.
10:30 p.m. - "Beat Bobby Flay: Bells Will Be Ringing" (NEW) Repeat at 1:30 a.m.
11 p.m. - "Cake Wars Christmas: Charlie Brown Celebrates" Repeat at 2 a.m.
Thursday December 10
9 p.m. - "Restaurant Impossible: Holiday Impossible" (NEW) Repeat at 12 a.m.
10 p.m. - "Beat Bobby Flay: Roasting on an Open Fire" (NEW) Repeat at 1 a.m.
10:30 p.m. - "Beat Bobby Flay: Bells Will Be Ringing" Repeat at 1:30 a.m.
Friday December 11
10:30 a.m. - "Rewrapped: Hooked on a Candy Cane Feeling"
8 p.m. - "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Holiday Hoopla" Repeat 3 a.m.
4 a.m. - "Iron Chef America: Winter Ice Battle"
Saturday December 12
7:30 a.m. - "Brunch @ Bobby's: Holiday Leftover Brunch"
8 a.m. - "Southern at Heart: Newlyweds Under the Mistletoe"
8:30 a.m. - "Trisha's Southern Kitchen: Easy Holiday Brunch"
9 a.m. - "Giada's Holiday Handbook: Holiday Desserts"
9:30 a.m. - "The Pioneer Woman: Christmas is Coming"
10:30 a.m. - "Farmhouse Rules: Home for the Holidays"
11 a.m. - "The Kitchen: Season Eatings" (NEW)
1 p.m. - "Holiday Baking Championship - World Class Classics"
2 p.m. - "Cake Wars Christmas: Charlie Brown Celebrates"
3 p.m. - "Chopped Junior: Culinary Elves"
5 p.m. - "Restaurant Impossible: Holiday Impossible"
6 p.m. - "Cutthroat Kitchen: Naughty vs. Nice"
