In hopes of reporting the weather live, Kardea Brown serves meteorologist Dave Williams' crew mustard greens and artichoke dip, roasted grape chicken salad with tarragon and pecans, herb roasted potato wedges and no-bake peach pie cheesecake bars.
Kardea Brown gets the family together for a steakhouse supper and prepares cold deviled crab dip, spice rubbed rib-eye steaks with frizzled onions, broccoli and cheese twice baked potatoes and buttercake with macerated berries and whipped cream.
Kardea Brown and African American historian Kevin Mitchell discuss the meaning and impact of Juneteenth over chicken and sausage gumbo, NOLA-style potato salad, marinated watermelon salad and red velvet Swiss roll with cream cheese frosting.
Kardea Brown hosts an end-of-summer barbecue and serves steak burgers with hot pepper bacon jam and beer cheese, grilled corn with garlic butter, spicy sausage baked beans and homemade pineapple whip with toasted coconut and macadamia nuts.
Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern eats from her South Carolina kitchen; she takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.
Kardea Brown celebrates the moms in her life with a meal consisting of asparagus salad, lobster tail thermidor, confit garlic mashed potatoes and salted honey budino.
Kardea Brown shares Southern dishes from her South Carolina kitchen; she adapts family recipes; she cooks for her relatives and friends at her Sea Island home.
Kardea Brown creates a hearty meal for her brothers working at Charleston's major port; the menu includes fried shrimp and okra po'boys, lima bean hummus, potato salad and brown butter sesame crispy treats.
Kardea Brown prepares two chicken dinners with sides; she serves tuscan chicken soup, southern-style chicken cordon bleu, spinach and candied walnut salad and fried brussels sprouts with tomato gastrique.
Kardea leans into her freezer and pantry to prepare a full, fresh, delicious and hearty meal; she makes a Salad Bar Salad, Chicken Pot Pie Stuffed Biscuit Cups, Corn Soufflé with Jalapenos and Semi-Homemade Chocolate and Caramel Shortbread Bars.
Aunt TC is home sick from work and Dr. Kardea Brown is in the office; she cooks up roasted chicken and dumplings, seasoned saltine crackers, tuna melts on pumpernickel rye, and citrus, ginger and honey ice pops to get her feeling better quickly.
Kardea Brown's firefighter brother swings by for a hot and spicy supper; Kardea gets fired up with Spicy Korean-Inspired Fried Chicken Wings, Kimchi Fried Rice and Spicy Cucumber Salad before cooling things down with Blackberry Milkshakes.
Kardea Brown serves her local college football team a winning lineup of chopped cheese sandwiches, colossal onion rings, hot Carolina chicken fingers, and apple pie hand pies with apple cider glaze.
Kardea Brown prepares a meal for her bestie that incorporates the flavors of Charleston, including pimiento cheese straws, boiled peanut salad, low country seafood perloo, and hummingbird bars with candied pecans.
Grandma Josephine and her girls never miss the chance to gather for a traditional Southern fish fry; Kardea Brown serves up fried whole red snapper with Creole gravy, oyster rice, citrus pound cake with blood orange curd and hurricane punch.
Kardea Brown hosts Halloween in her new home and throws an all-out party for her friends and family; with a menu featuring pepperoni mummy strombolis, sheet pan tomato soup, Jack-o'-Lantern jambalaya stuffed peppers, and graveyard ice cream pie.
After visiting a local vineyard with her mom, Kardea Brown makes a wine-inspired meal that includes steak and patatas bravas, brussels sprouts and kale salad with Green Goddess dressing, salted caramel pots de crème, and red muscadine sangria.
Kardea Brown celebrates her favorite season with a fall-inspired menu of braised pulled pork sliders with apple slaw, sweet potato chips with sweet and spicy mustard sauce, spiked mulled apple cider and apple cider donuts with pumpkin spice glaze.
Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern eats from her South Carolina kitchen. She takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.
Kardea Brown celebrates her boo's most recent trip around the sun by cooking up a menu chock full of his favorites, like Collard Green Stuffed Shells, Pear and Glazed Pecan Salad, Cast-Iron Garlic Parmesan Biscuits and Strawberry-Swirl Cheesecake.
Kardea Brown hosts a holiday brunch party for her girlfriends to celebrate before the seasonal rush; the girls catch up over savory Hashbrown Poutine, decedent Eggnog French Toast Bake, Grandma's Fruit Cake, and a festive Poinsettia Cocktail.
Inspired by the Moja Arts Festival, a celebration of African American and Caribbean art, Kardea Brown cooks up a beautiful meal that includes Callaloo, Senegalese Yassa, Black-Eyed Peas with Smoked Ham Hock, and Sweet Plantain Foster.
Kardea Brown is getting married, and her friends and family are throwing her a bridal shower; she brings bite-sized Open-Faced Salmon BLTs, Smoked Ham Salad in Lettuce Cups, Deviled Eggs with Fried Shrimp and Chocolate Coconut Nests.
Kardea Brown forgoes the expensive restaurant with a date night in; she and her boo invite their favorite couples over for a dinner of braised chicken with onion gravy, maple-roasted root vegetables, a hot toddy and fried rice pudding balls.
Kardea Brown makes a Mediterranean-inspired lunch for a play date at the dog park, with grilled chicken shawarma gyro, delicious couscous and chickpea salad, bundt pan baklava and peanut butter pup cakes.
Kardea Brown cooks up light, classic Southern dishes; veggie soup bunch inspired by Grandma; flaky pecan and panko-crusted baked fish with mashed parsnips; blackberry lavender cornmeal cake.
Kardea Brown is firing up the grill for everything from dinner to dessert; Korean-style short ribs with a loaded grilled potato and grilled Brussels sprouts salad; Bryon's mini peach dump cakes are also made on the grill.
For a night of backyard camping with her nephews and nieces, Kardea Brown is cooking brisket and bean chili with sweet mini corn muffins and vegetable medley sauté; s'mores cereal treats are perfect for everyone to enjoy around the fire.
Kardea Brown is cooking up some Tex-Mex flavors to celebrate her friend's birthday; she makes a cheesy birria dip, elote burger sliders and summer squash salad with a smoky agave vinaigrette, with pineapple upside-down cupcakes for dessert.
Kardea Brown is joined by pal Nancy Fuller to make a meal with farm-fresh ingredients; the menu includes lemony herb shrimp scampi over Middlins Risotto and Collard Green Salad with a BBQ vinaigrette.
Kardea Brown hosts a Mother's Day lunch for her childhood best friends; she is cooking up Scalloped Potato-Stuffed Chicken, Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Roasted Grapes and a Lemon Meringue Pie.
With staples from her pantry, Kardea Brown cooks a meal with grilled country-style pork ribs, red beans, rice, and grilled cabbage wedges with buttermilk ranch; for dessert, Kardea makes a cherry cola chocolate cake with warm, fudgy frosting.
Kardea Brown cooks up a Derby Day-inspired lunch for an afternoon of horseback riding; the menu includes hot brown sandwiches with roast turkey, a cream cheese ball, a ginger mint julep and, for dessert, Kentucky butter cake.
Kardea Brown is planning the perfect meal to celebrate her brothers for Father's Day; she is frying up her country fried steak with white gravy over Kardea's herby grits; to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth, Kardea bakes a banana pudding poke cake.
For a housewarming party, Kardea Brown makes buttery lobster rolls, coconut shrimp with fruit salsa, a summer pasta salad with grilled okra, corn and peppers, a layered desert of strawberry shortbread trifles.
Kardea Brown is cooking up a traditional Lowcountry meal with Lowcountry pickled shrimp salad and braised oxtails served over rice and sea island red peas; for dessert, Kardea makes fried puff puff with mango-papaya sauce.
Kardea Brown invites her best girls out for a day on the beach, soaking up the sun and indulging in the food of summer; she makes a seafood clambake with bloody mary cocktail sauce, cucumber crab boats, Yolanda's drink and mango chiffon pie.
Kardea Brown and her friends enjoy an afternoon on the water with a meal fitting for a boat ride; the menu includes a fancy BLT with pickled tomatoes, grilled watermelon and tomato salad, tuna pasta salad and Kardea's kitchen sink cookie.
Kardea Brown and her aunt TC cook up a meal for the volunteers of TC's church with barbecue smoked turkey wings, skillet lima beans, creamed corn casserole and lemon pudding pound cake.
Kardea Brown throws together a jazz-inspired supper club with chef Alexander Smalls; the menu includes fish chowder, grilled lamb chops with pink peppercorn sauce, fried skillet corn salad and red wine poached pears with vanilla bean custard.
Kardea Brown invites her brother Quan and his kids over to help her in the kitchen; Kardea cooks up smash burgers with the works, avocado fries, strawberry crunch bars and very berry ice cream floats.
Kardea Brown invites her grandma, Josephine, and her closest girlfriends for a special birthday dinner; Kardea cooks up crab stuffed lobster tails topped with blender bearnaise, tomato pie with cornmeal crust and Kardea's easy entremet.
Kardea Brown invites her friends over for a movie night under the stars with a delicious movie theater-inspired menu: low country muffuletta, shrimp burgers with avocado tartar sauce, fried pickles with chipotle ranch and candy bar popcorn balls.
Kardea Brown cooks up her favorite recipes using nothing but her beloved cast-iron skillet; chicken and veggie skillet, cheesy skillet taco mac, cheesy skillet potatoes and Kardea's ultimate skillet brownie.
Kardea Brown checks on the progress of her new home with her interior designer and friend, Elyssa; Kardea brings a picnic lunch with a chicken and veggie wrap with herb goat cheese spread, salad in a jar and brown sugar oatmeal cream pies.
Kardea makes some fun treats for a softball game with friends.
Kardea Brown invites her family and friends over for an old-fashioned fish fry; she makes cajun fried flounder with dijon tartar sauce, Miss Brown's hushpuppies two ways, skillet green beans and mini fruit tarts.
Kardea Brown invites her girlfriend, Yolanda, over for an elevated version of their favorite breakfast dishes for dinner; the menu includes fancy steak and eggs, a savory Dutch baby, bourbon hibiscus tea, and souffle pancakes with butter pecan sauce.
Kardea Brown makes her childhood friend a tasty brunch inspired by the sleepovers and breakfasts they had as kids; there's a meat lovers quiche, lemon sweet rolls, strawberry arugula salad in crispy parmesan cups, and tropical dragon fruit mimosas.
Kardea Brown cooks a special meal to celebrate her sister's journey to parenthood; she makes golden yellow split pea soup, blackened trout with escovitch, ratatouille with shrimp and okra and, for dessert, blackberry crunch no-churn ice cream.
Kardea Brown helps out her best friend -- a busy working mom -- with quick, easy and inexpensive meals for any night of the week; they make green chicken enchiladas, chicken noodle soup, chicken puttanesca pasta and a strawberry-rhubarb galette.
Kardea Brown invites a bunch of friends over to reminisce while cooking up her version of nostalgic foods; she makes mini golden beef pockets filled with spiced ground beef, lowcountry ramen noodles, delicious dunkers and double berry snack bars.
Kardea Brown creates vegan versions of some classic soul food dishes for her cousins; her menu includes lemon-pepper fried "chicken" tenders, vegan baked mac and cheese and maple-glazed donuts with coconut "bacon."
Kardea Brown cooks up a storm for a tailgate at the high school stadium with her family and friends; she throws down St. Louis-style ribs, beer cheese and soft pretzel bites, collard and red cabbage slaw, and momma Pat's goodie bars for dessert.
Kardea Brown treats her mom and aunt to a spa day followed by a decadent dinner at home; she makes crawfish bisque, escarole salad with warm bacon dressing, creamy lobster and corn pappardelle, chocolate martinis; dark chocolate coconut cream tart.
Kardea Brown makes an Italian meal for her pasta-loving friend; she starts with homemade pasta crafted by hand, whips up carbonara sauce and roasted artichokes with parmesan breadcrumbs, and serves creamy panna cotta topped with fresh berries.
Kardea Brown cooks four dishes using one of her favorite ingredients and the foundation of Gullah cooking: rice; she makes crispy rice cereal-coated chicken, cheesy rice casserole with turkey, curried rice salad and sticky rice pudding with mango.
Kardea makes a few of her all-time favorite recipes that she would put in her own cookbook, including jerk chicken rasta pasta, country sloppy Joes with fried onions, frozen yogurt bark with strawberry-balsamic jam and chocolate sandwich delights.
Kardea Brown's siblings come over for fun and games with the perfect game night menu, including Kardea's Reubens with sea island dressing, twirly tornado chips, black-eyed pea hummus and sweet strawberry snowball cookies.
Kardea makes a meal to celebrate citrus fruits at their peak; she cooks tequila tangerine chicken, crispy smashed potatoes with Key lime-herb oil, a citrus salad with tangerines and grapefruit and, for dessert, a limoncello trifle.
Kardea Brown celebrates the end of summer with a seafood cookout; the menu includes charcoal grilled oysters, Charleston crab crack, cornbread panzanella and a fun-in-the-sun cocktail.
Kardea Brown's refrigerator fills up with random veggies, fruits and other bits of recipes she has made; Kardea gets creative and uses leftovers in lasagna dip, grilled eggplant bruschetta and a red wine mixed-berry granita.
Kardea Brown hits the road to surprise her mom in Atlanta with a visit; together, they make New Orleans-style BBQ shrimp and grilled rubbed chicken with an Alabama white sauce; Kardea also makes rainbow carrot and fennel salad with apricots.
Kardea Brown invites a few of her friends over for a pregame with oven roasted Carolina BBQ chicken wings, turkey sliders with onion jam and crunchy peanut and pistachio caramel popcorn.
Kardea Brown invites her biggest little fan -- 5-year-old Braylen and her mom -- over for lunch; she makes sheet pan grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade 'tato bites and very special pb&j stuffed cupcakes.
Kardea Brown hosts her nephew's first birthday party with a menu that all her guests -- young and old -- will love; she makes sheet pan pizzas, buffalo chicken meatballs and a vanilla celebration cake with a mini version for her nephew to smash.
Kardea Brown's Aunt TC is opening a sandwich shop, and she wants Kardea to help her develop the menu; grilled shrimp po' boys, twice fried sweet potato fries and lemon sugar cookie ice cream sandwiches.
Kardea Brown invites her friend KJ Kearney over to try her versions of Charleston's best dishes; a panko fried pork chop sandwich on grilled Texas toast, shaved cabbage slaw with shallots and dijon vinaigrette and homemade banana pudding.
Kardea Brown invites her best friends over for Friendsgiving, and she's in charge of the turkey and side dishes; deviled crabs in the shell, a cajun butter spatchcock turkey, fried cabbage and sweet potato stuffed cornbread.
After a bridge run workout with friends, Kardea Brown invites everyone back to her house for brunch; seafood omelet bar with all the fixings, candied bacon, peaches and cream scones, and refreshing sparkling mimosas.
Kardea Brown and her friend, singer Quiana Parler, celebrate their Gullah culture and heritage with a meal inspired by the Sea Islands; Kardea makes Gullah gumbo with shrimp and tomatoes, traditional crab rice and Charleston chewy cheesecake.
Kardea Brown makes a holiday dinner for her mom, grandma and cousin; on the Christmas table this year is a brown sugar glazed ham with cloves, red rice perloo, green bean casserole, and apple cider cobbler for dessert.
Kardea Brown is whipping up a tasty brunch that has a spicy twist inspired by New Orleans; Kardea makes a cheesy Creole breakfast skillet with andouille sausage and shrimp covered in a creamy Creole sauce with a colorful Mardi Gras salad on the side.
Kardea makes a double patty veggie burger with a special sauce that goes perfectly with oven-baked onion rings; she also makes a baked apple hand pie and chocolate fro-yo shake for dessert.
A special Southern dinner; the menu includes fried pork chops with homemade table gravy and rainbow rice pilaf; for dessert, Kardea bakes up a red velvet sheet cake.
Kardea cooks up her cousin's favorite restaurant meal; sea island beer-steamed mussels; penne with sausage and greens; homemade molten chocolate cakes.
Kardea celebrates her mom's big day with her mom's favorite Tex-Mex meal; carne asada chimichangas; brown butter cake with a Mexican hot chocolate ganache.
Kardea Brown makes a fancy, light lunch for her friend Nancy Fuller; the menu includes an assortment of Southern tea sandwiches; a low-country charcuterie board featuring buffalo blue pimento cheese; key lime pie tartlets.
Kardea Brown invites her girlfriends over to enjoy a chocolate-inspired dinner, starting with chipotle cocoa-rubbed salmon; mac and cheese in a cream garlic sauce; cherry jam devil's food cake for dessert.
Kardea Brown makes some comfort classics for her friends, including maple BBQ chicken and sweet potato waffles with fried green tomatoes; for dessert, Kardea bakes espresso brownies with a mocha ganache that will keep the party warm and cozy.
Kardea Brown treats her friend to some Southern home cooking; the meal includes lemon and garlic baked chicken, country wild rice with sausage and collard greens with tomatoes; for dessert, Kardea makes upside down peach cornbread cake.
Kardea Brown hosts a traditional Southern fish fry for a fundraiser to benefit the Hutchinson House; the dinner features fried cornmeal-crusted catfish and loaded baked potato salad; for dessert, Kardea bakes an old-fashioned lemon buttermilk pie.
Kardea Brown sets up carnival games and fair food in the backyard; Kardea makes low-country seafood nachos, mini corn dog muffins, funnel cake bites topped with strawberry sauce, and chocolate-dipped frozen bananas on a stick.
Kardea Brown cooks up a fresh veggie and herb-inspired meal; veggie soul rolls stuffed with collard greens, carrots, cabbage and rice; she grills lamb chops with a mint pesto and makes a no-bake Carolina Mud Pie.
Kardea Brown invites a friend over to sit by the creek, share a great meal and watch the world go by; her menu includes a seafood salad roll with Charleston shrimp and blue crab, homemade seasoned chips and Creekside custard cups.
Kardea and her nieces are out on the farm to pick blueberries for brunch; she whips up fluffy blueberry ricotta pancakes with blueberry-honey sauce, cheesy baked eggs with potatoes and mustard greens and a honey orangeade.
Kardea invites friends over for an afternoon Lowcountry cookout; on the menu are grilled mahi sandwiches, grilled shrimp macaroni salad and grilled potatoes tossed with EVOO and chives; for something sweet, Kardea whips up a berry dump cake.
Kardea Brown is cooking up fried chicken with hot honey sauce, Hoppin' John and sauteed green beans with garlic and pepper; for dessert, apple raspberry cobbler with a biscuit top.
Kardea Brown's friend from New York City is visiting; Kardea is whipping up seafood pizza with local shrimp, Charleston tea and Big Apple crumb cheesecake.
Kardea Brown invites friends over for a dessert party; a dressed-up carrot cake with apples, raisins, pineapple and a caramel drizzle; Kardea's ultimate chocolate chip cookies and homemade buttery fingers.
Kardea Brown prepares a steakhouse burger and crispy home fries; roasted fennel with apple cider reduction; bananas foster upside-down cake.
Ma's coming by for dinner, so Kardea Brown is cooking up some of her favorite comfort food classics, including Carolina smothered chicken with creamy mustard sauce, wild rice with mushrooms, roasted broccoli salad and sweet potato cheesecake.
Kardea Brown is keeping Thanksgiving intimate with a special meal for Ma and Grandma; Grandma always brings the turkey, so Kardea is taking on the sides, with candied yams, oyster stuffing and cranberry custard pie for dessert.
Kardea Brown makes the most of a free day by preparing dishes that make perfect leftovers; first up is chicken pot pie, and she makes plenty of cheesy country ham grit balls with spicy mayo and some pan-roasted sage and butternut squash.
On her birthday, Kardea Brown cooks for two of her favorite ladies, Momma Pat and Aunt TC; she makes Carolina she-crab soup, red wine-braised beef short ribs atop creamy sweet potato polenta and a Southern tradition, hummingbird cake.
Kardea Brown makes a traditional Sea Island holiday menu starring maple-glazed Cornish hens; for sides, she makes the Lowcountry staple Limpin' Susan with shrimp and her grandma's green beans with potatoes and smoked turkey.
Kardea is having two special guests over for dinner, Kardea prepares a meal that's deliciously southern without breaking the calorie counter; she makes grilled pork chops with a homemade apple and mango compote, along with flavorful cauliflower rice.
Kardea is meeting Kedrick at his favorite fishing hole to catch their dinner; she plans to make crispy fried whitefish with a cornmeal crust, southern brussels sprouts salad with homemade creamy poppy seed dressing and Kardea's fresh baked cornbread.
Kardea is having her football-loving family over to watch the big game, and to eat; Kardea makes fried chicken wings with a variety of dipping sauces, Southern deviled eggs, chips 'n' crab dip and red velvet cupcakes.
Kardea gathers friends around the fire pit for a cozy meal; dinner includes beef and okra stew served with sweet potatoes topped with roasted marshmallows; for dessert, caramel apple cake and warm spiced apple cider.
It's Aunt Kardea's day to hang out with some of her nieces and nephew, she serves up stovetop mac 'n' cheese and kid-approved baked potato-chip chicken strips.
Kardea invites her Aunt TC over for big low-country brunch, Charleston-style shrimp and grits, homemade buttermilk biscuits topped with fresh apricot jam, along with a creamy hazelnut frappe.
Kardea makes a Southern-inspired meal of low country spatchcocked chicken served with traditional gullah red rice and a warm asparagus salad, then Grandma's cinnamon raisin bread pudding.
Kardea invites her notoriously frugal Aunt TC over for a dinner that looks like a million bucks but won't break the bank, for their fancy meal at home, Kardea makes molasses salmon, mushroom and pea risotto, and wilted bok choy.
Kardea hosts a birthday dinner for her good friend Ashley; the celebratory meal starts with Pepper Jelly Meatballs to nibble on and Low Country Crab Cakes topped with Southern Succotash as the main attraction.
Back in her school days, Kardea would spend her weekends planning a trip to Mexico with her besties.
A few of Kardea's siblings are uniting at her place to catch up and share a meal.
Kardea brings her mom, grandma and cousin on a day trip to Wadmalaw Island, where she makes a meal of pulled pork sandwiches with Wadmalaw bbq sauce, pan-fried collard greens with bacon and a boozy sea island punch.
In this special self-shot episode, Kardea Brown shares favorite BLD meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner); the show will take place over the course of the day as Kardea and her mom cook together, eat together and share stories.
Kardea Brown shares classic dishes inspired by her heritage and the place she calls home, South Carolina's Lowcountry; her Southern staples include Gullah-style shrimp and grits, Gullah red rice, Gullah caviar, and classic Charleston chewies.
Kardea Brown makes her favorite summertime dishes, including pimento cheese stuffed burgers, rotisserie chicken salad sandwiches, blackberry hand pies, sparkling summer lemonade, and confetti whoopie pies.
Kardea Brown shares some of her favorite recipes pulled straight from her family's recipe box; Aunt TC's lemon lime soda cake, fried shrimp baskets paired with her mom's famous fries, grandma's banana pudding, no-fuss baby back ribs.
Kardea Brown invites her family over for a scrumptiously southern Sunday supper; She's serving up a few of her family's favorites, including Fried Chicken Po' Boys and her own twist on her grandma's Crab Mac and Cheese.
Kardea Brown fires up the grill for an old-fashioned backyard barbecue and invites her family over to enjoy some of her charbroiled dishes; On the grill are Pimento Cheese-Stuffed Burgers and Grilled Sea Island Wings.
Kardea Brown picnics in the park with friends and her favorite one-hand wonders like rotisserie chicken salad sandwiches with homemade bacon jam and chilled black-eyed pea salad; the relaxing summer lunch finishes with delicious blackberry hand pies.