Party Bites

Today is going to be a blast, y'all, because Matt's coming by

and he told me he's bringing someone who I would love to hang out with

His hook is his sticks. He wrote this unbelievable cookbook where all the foods are on a stick

It's really about party food. Having a free hand for a drink and a hand for the stick

So, I chose one of my favorites that I thought would go great on a stick

I call them hogs in a sleeping bag. And then it's into a few of Matt's favorite creations, like his chicken and waffles on a stick

And s'mores on a stick. It was there. Who doesn't love food on a stick

I mean, that's like a carnival every day. Is he here

Matt! Paula! Paula! Oh, my, what are you doing? I'm carrying around Paula Deen

Yes, you are, and isn't it wonderful that she's so petite and light

And beautiful. That you can do that. He showed up here at the house with Paula on a stick

He was so cute. He said, Paula, I knew that you were busy

and wouldn't have time to give me a tour, so I did the next best thing

I gave you a personal tour. You sure did. It was fantastic

Oh, my goodness. Where did you steal that from? I made it

And he's crafting. And don't... It's on a stick. It's on a stick

But let me tell you... Paula on a stick. Traveling across country with you, Paula, was not easy

I've got a couple of things I'm going to make for you, but then I'm turning it over to you

You know, I had a big Christmas party at my house. We served these scotch eggs, but we didn't serve them on a stick

I've got some great recipes, but I wanted you to come here today

to help me figure out the recipes of mine that would work good on a stick

Let's do it. And what I'm going to do, you may call them pigs in a blanket

I call them hogs in a sleeping bag. So we've got our thawed puff pastry

And we've got some bacon that's three-quarters cooked. But I think we can still, you know, get it to move for us

Now I'm just going to open this. We're just going to cut this in four pieces. Okay

You know, I love things on a stick. You like corn dogs

Huh? I love corn dogs. Yep. But let me tell you, that frees up my other hand to do so many things with

That's exactly it. You know, we're always wanting to multitask, aren't we? Totally. You got your food in here

For me, it's a glass of wine or some beer in the other hand. What can I do to help

All right. Take that. Okay. Roll it. Okay. and then you can take a little bit of that water

you know, to seal it. To seal it shut. To glue. Let's do that. I've been having a great, great time in Savannah

I got to go on the Paula Deen tour. Tell me you did not

I did. Y'all have any room for me and Paula? You come on board and y'all got your step

How are y'all doing? Yay! Y'all know who that is, don't you

Michael. That's right, Captain Michael. Man, I was so surprised to see all the attention with Paula's cutout

I mean, she's got some really crazy fans here. They're lovely, and it's just great to feel the enthusiasm

And it's a really fantastic way to see Paula's Savannah. I need to sit down and take a break

I don't know how you do it. We saw where Michael works. You did

Mm-hmm. Did you see Michael? Well, I'm not quite sure, because there was someone on the tour

that looked like a dead ringer for your husband. Get out. I'm not kidding

Looked exactly like him. Nobody looks like Michael Matt. This man did

I can't believe it. When Matt was telling me about this man and showing me the pictures

I said, I believe that's the closest lookalike to Michael. I was flabbergasted

Cut him in threes or fours. Let's do threes. Got some poppy seeds to roll them in

just to give them a little interest. Absolutely. What do you think we should rub them in to stick

We've got a spray, we've got a little olive oil, and we've got butter

Well, it's puff pastry, so I would go with the butter. I like you already, Matt

So you came in all the way from L.A.? I did, I did

These look like they going to be so much fun They look delicious We can pull us out a bowl of mustard and ketchup or

Listen to this one. I eat mayonnaise on my hot dogs. I'm all about mayonnaise

Here, you are. Grab the other one. Oh, my Aunt Trina taught me 100 years ago

that mayonnaise was delicious on french fries. And I later found out that that's very European

It's very, very European. The Europeans eat mayonnaise with their french fries

Do you mix mayonnaise with ketchup? Yes, I do. All right, honey, let's put those in there

15 or 20 minutes. Perfect. Then I'm turning this kitchen over to you

Coming up next, Matt's making me his chicken and waffle on a stick

Once you've tasted it for the first time, you just want out fried chicken and waffles. Can't wait

And later, who would have thunk it? S'mores on a stick. I'm so excited

Aren't they just adorable little munchers, you know

I like how that big thing just made little tiny things. Look at this bacon sticking out

Do you mind if I take that? I would be mad if you did. Thank you

So, you know, with things on the stick... Is this the kind of sticks

Yeah, totally. You know why? Which you use... Yeah, you can use all different types, but you want to use something a little thicker

Oh. Look at that. I think there's just that built-in fun factor when you put stuff on a stick

This is adorable, man. See, look, for a party, put them on a platter, everybody just kind of..

That takes it from good to great. Look how interesting they are now

Well, it's fun. It's fun, and people want to... It's fun. Yeah. And people like this, and especially ladies

You know, because we don't like to make a huge mess. Right, totally

You know, we want to have a hand for our napkin and our drink

Or another one. or two of those. Have your double fist in it? Yes, that really makes for balance

Absolutely, because you wouldn't be like, whoa. That's right. Whoa. So, you know

But let's taste it now, can't we? You're cute. Oh, you're wonderful. All right, now, I like mayonnaise

What do you want to do? You know, I'm going to do..

Have you ever heard of salsa golf? Who? Salsa golf. It's basically mayo and ketchup mixed together

but it has its own name. So I'm making my own little salsa golf right here. I'm very, very good

Yum! I loved Paula's hogs in the sleeping bag because, I mean, there's no messing around

It is what it is, and you get to call it a hog. What are you gonna show me? Now we're gonna make chicken and waffles on a stick

It's a very unique, different thing, but once you taste it for the first time, you just want to have fried chicken and waffles

I can't wait. So you got chicken tenders? Chicken tenders, and this marinates for about 24 hours

so that buttermilk can get in those chicken tenders. Okay, some spices. Yeah. Salt, pepper, thyme

Salt, pepper, thyme. Anything else? Tarragon. You've got fresh tarragon in there, right

Fresh tarragon, yeah. I like fresh tarragon. I do, too. So these get a little messy, and you can help me with these

Yum. Yum. I actually experimented with the whole chicken and waffles thing

It originally was kind of like a waffle chopped up with some chicken tenders

That's based on a restaurant in L.A. That was one of my favorite things

and I thought that that would be a lot of fun to put on a stick. Okay, so we're going to roll them in flour

so that the batter will stick to them. We're going to add one cup of flour

Okay. One teaspoon of garlic powder. Yes, ma'am. A half a teaspoon

Onion powder. Onion powder. And then you're going to add some salt and pepper

Okay. Okay. Okay, dope. Now, I'm going to give this just a quick mix for you, Matt

We're going to flour, batter. Oh. Flour. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, so next we're going to make the waffle batter, but we can actually start frying those while I do this over here

Okay, I'm going to drop these. So you do that, those are going to fry for a few minutes. Okay

Make sure they're just golden brown and then take them out and drain them. And I'm going to add two..

I have got flour all over me, Matt. Self-rising flour? Yes. Some milk

Okay. My oil. One teaspoon of baking powder. So soda and powder

Yes, both. How much sugar do you need? One teaspoon. And then about three teaspoons

Vanilla flavoring? Mm-hmm. I'm going to eyeball it. And then our eggs

Mm-hmm. Tell me we're not going to dip these in syrup. Or tell me that we are

We're going to dip them in butter and then syrup. Well, I mean, you can't have a waffle without butter

I always butter my waffle. Yeah, absolutely. You have to. Wow. So you just call her when you want me to take them up okay Okay I would do that now because they going to cook a little bit longer once we put this in there Okay

Looks mighty good. How much do you love having a fryer right here in the middle

Because that's like the most brilliant thing. Listen, this is my luxury mat

Uh-huh. Don't use it every day. Uh-huh. But when you need a deep fryer, there's absolutely nothing that can take the place of it

Absolutely. What's your favorite thing to fry? Chicken. You know it's chicken, honey

Beautiful. So let's go ahead and we're going to just take one of these to make sure

Okay. Is it? That's good. Yeah, the steak cools off quick, doesn't it

Isn't that great? And you don't need to cover it completely. Oh, you can

You can? But that way you get a little bit of the exposed batter from before. Sorry

Look, look. Look at that waffle batter. And I got one last one

The last two. All right, now tell me when to start pulling

I would pull that one right there. That's a nice color. Okey-doke

I think this one's definitely done. We should probably let the school off a little bit

I think you're right. As much as I want to just grab it and knead it. I think it would really pull the skin off our mouth

Those look fantastic. They do. Coming up next, I get to sink my teeth into these chicken and waffles on a stick

This is out of this world. And Matt thought I'd have a little pull maybe at my own restaurant

I'm sorry, sir. I have to get you to step to the back of the line

Then we make some of the fluffiest marshmallows I have ever seen

I have a great desire to do that. Always butter a waffle

Absolutely. Are you going to want some syrup? I just had that

Oh, I don't know. Let me think about it. Yes. Uh-oh. Is that..

What do you mean, uh-oh? I thought that might be too much. Are you kidding

No, it's not too much. That was a heavy pour. You gave me more

I mean, you gave you more. Well, there you go. This looks like wonderful maple syrup

It sure does. I hope it is, yes. So. Get some of that butter on there

Matthew, I am doing it. I'm going to do it, too. Mmm

You get that waffle flavor? Crazy. And then that chicken underneath there

It's crazy. This is out of this world. They're cooked perfect. They're still moist

Absolutely. But top-solid done. Mm-hmm. Well, what do you think to do next

Because I see gelatin. We're going to make some marshmallows, because we are going to make s'mores on a stick

But we've got to start with homemade marshmallows first. Okay. We're just going to add some gelatin and some water

Okay. Two packets. Yep. That's the first step. Did you know today I tried to take the other Paula to the Lady and Sons for lunch, and I couldn't get in

I'm pretty sure we're going to get some special treatment, too, because, hi, I'm with you. Well, hello

Hi, I'm with Miss Paula Deen, and we would like to have a table. I'm sorry, sir

I have to get you to step to the back of the line. I'm with Paula Deen

I'm sorry. You have to admit, there's no favoritism there, is it

I thought you could pull some strings, Christine, but what's good for the goose is good for the gander

Get in line, buddy. And take your girlfriend with you. Is this the back of the line

Yeah. Even with me, you couldn't get in. Even with Paula, too

I mean, I had a great time waiting in line with everyone. I could have made a phone call

I mean, well. Maybe it would have helped. Maybe it would now. So that's going to sit there

And then we're going to start making, this is sugar and water. All right, how much to how much

A half cup of sugar, a third cup of water, and then two teaspoons of white corn syrup

Yes. This is going to take a while, so we're going to come back over here. But we're going to keep an eye on that, though, because we want to make sure

Then we're going to start with two egg whites in here. Well, I have to say, I bet you've never been on a better date

I bet I didn't talk back to you once. Not once. And you smiled the entire time

Easy to get along with. Absolutely, and I was grabbing you. No arguing, no confrontation

And I was grabbing you in all sorts of places. You were. Two egg whites in here

Okay. I'm going to get them till they're just a little fluffy

but not stiff peaks. Okay. Because once that gets to 240, that goes in here

and then I keep... So it's like making divinity. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The process

You get that whole Only you don cook your syrup and water to 250 you do it to To a softball yeah So now this is ready We got it to the temperature we want

Okay. So you think this is ready? Yeah, that's ready. So that goes into the gelatin

But make sure you scoop it all out. Okay. Oh, I will. I'll get every drop

There you go. Mix it up a little. It'll kind of bring that gelatin back to life

Okay, so we've got our... Okay, now you let me know. Okay, go ahead

There you go. You can go a little bit more, too. See on divinity icing, you would never do it that fast

Every time I say the word divinity or think about divinity, my mama pops up

Because my mama made the most beautiful, delicious divinity. Now, did you have vanilla in that yet

It's okay, though, because the vanilla is the last thing that gets added in here. Okay. It actually is

Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to have to go for, it's like three minutes, four minutes

Okay. I'm going to stop there. Mmm. I love some. It looks beautiful

Isn't it fluffy? Yes. It takes all the willpower I have to not just put my head inside this bowl right now

Well, this just looks like perfect. It'll be nice and fluffy. And this I put in the fridge for a few hours

Why don't we just put him right in here? That's perfect. Coming up next, it looks like Matt could use a hand

Here, we'll share. Mmm. Our marshmallows have come out

We're going to turn them upside down in case they're sticky. Yeah

Because these are not those. Sugar instead of flour. Absolutely. We've already melted your milk chocolate

And that's it. Nothing else in it. No nothing. Nope. No nothing. Look at that, Matt

Look at that. The marshmallow. Perfect. Well, thank you. This is a little soft, but they're not super dense

Can I? You can touch the marshmallows all the time. I have a great desire to do that to it

Then go for it. See that? I love that feel. I do too

It feels so good. I'd love a pillow. The only thing is I'd wake up in the morning and my pillow would be gone

Let's spray this with a little oil. Beautiful. And if this doesn't work for us. Here, I'll let you do that

All righty. We'll get a serrated knife just in case. Okay. Okay. Oh, look at that

It's like cutting into a cloud. You can make them as big or as small as you want

Okay. This was not hard at all. No, no, no. You know, the longest thing, the only hard thing about it was waiting two hours

Yeah, absolutely. You know? But then you can eat all the other, all the foods you make

I'm going to just put some powdered sugar. All right, now what have you got there

So now we've got some graham crackers. So you're just going to crush them

Can't have s'mores without it. You can skewer it now or you can use your fingers and then stick a stick in

Depends on, you know. I just kind of go like that. You can go in there

I'm so excited. And then there you go. A lot of times you have to eat s'mores immediately

This version allows you to kind of make it ahead of time for parties because when you're throwing a party, you can't really have guests running over

you know, melting s'mores. That one's for me. Oh, okay. Okay. You think it's for you

It was there. Those were the most divine marshmallows. Now, this is a gift for you

These are some skewers that are actually in my book, but they were very special, and I wanted to give them to you

Thank you, man. You're very welcome. They're stainless steel. They'll probably work really well for the marshmallows

That's why. Well, let's try. Let's do it. Here goes. Let's try it, because I've never, I want to see what happens

Okay, yeah. All right, baby. Jack loves his on fire. Whoa. My grandson, Jack, just every time he comes to my house

Kenny, let's roast some marshmallows. Let's burn, baby, burn some marshmallows. Ten seconds, maybe

Caught on fire, toasted, and it was just gooey to the very center

I could have eaten a dozen of them. You guys got any marshmallows left over for us

Oh, no. Look, it's Paula again. Adam is Matt's partner. I'm pretty, right

You are very pretty. I couldn't help but notice the holes in the boy's ears

Look like it'd be so painful. How far does that go down

From the top to the bottom. He had so many tattoos. I love it