Prepared: linguine with shrimp and oven-roasted tomatoes; pizza bread; baked sausages with savory onions.

Buddy is making kid themed meals; Buddy's kids help make Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Buddy and Maddalena cook up three warm dishes Italian style.

With some simple and affordable ingredients, Buddy cooks up some classic family recipes.

Buddy is cooking breakfast with everything from pancakes to bacon; the kids stop by to help make chocolate milk.

Buddy goes all out for this Italian brunch bonanza.

Cousin Vinnie stops by to sample some of Buddy's Italian meat dishes.

Buddy is re-inventing pasta classics; Mama and Sergio stop by to help.

Buddy cooks a meal inspired by the legendary Hoboken native Frank Sinatra.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mediterranean recipes include roasted branzino with a salt crust; Spanish-style paella; and a green-bean salad.