Kitchen Boss

Recipes for finicky tastes include baked chicken fingers with curly fries; broccoli and garlic; and pastina with cream cheese

How to make mozzarella for bocconcini in herbs and oil; Tuscan tri-colored salad; and frittelle

Recipes include pasta salad with chickpeas and olives; an Italian sausage boil with Asiago-garlic bread; dark chocolate bread pudding.

Comfort-food recipes include meatloaf from Buddy's sister Grace; mashed potatoes; macaroni and cheese; and apple crisp à la mode.

Protein-rich recipes include white-bean bruschetta; pasta and ceci bean soup; and pasta with cannellini beans and sausage.

Steak-house recipes include iceberg-wedge salad with Gorgonzola; rib eye steak and sauce with creamed spinach; and buttermilk onion rings.

Mexican recipes include steak fajitas with roasted tomato salsa; double-decker quesadillas; and churros with chili-chocolate sauce.

Seafood recipes include bluefish with garlic, onion and tomatoes; linguine and clams; sea robin soup with orzo. Also: strawberry shortcake.

Recipes include beef and mushroom risotto; a green salad with apples and Parmesan crisps; and a rugelach for dessert.

Chinese-food recipes include salt and pepper shrimp; pork pot stickers with dipping sauce; beef with bok choy; and fried rice.

Recipes for Valentine's Day include steak au poivre; frisée salad with poached egg and pancetta; potato gratin; and éclairs.

Poultry recipes include tamari and garlic chicken with coconut rice; sausage-stuffed turkey rollatini; and chicken francaise.

Soup-and-sandwich recipes include minestrone and turkey-artichoke panini; French onion and croque monsieur; and New Jersey clam chowder and BLT.

Comfort-food recipes include bruschetta with olives, tomatoes and capers; chicken soup; and frittata with onions and peppers.

Asian-style recipes include tuna tartare with wontons; macadamia-crusted mahimahi; and coconut-tapioca pudding.

Recipes include buffalo wings with Gorgonzola dip; sweet barbecue ribs; oven fries with homemade ketchup; and an ice-cream sundae with hazelnut crunch.

Recipes include veal chop Parmesan; Caesar salad; spinach-and-artichoke stuffed shells; and tiramisu.

Season 2 begins with recipes for Valastro family favorites, including cavatappi with roasted cauliflower and tomatoes; and whole-wheat vegetable lasagna.