Each month, Food Network Magazine puts chefs from Food Network Kitchens to the test: Create three recipes that put a new spin on a pantry staple like mixed nuts or hummus.

Potato chips are a must-have at summer barbecues. Follow the lead of Claudia Sidoti, Jay Brooks and Bob Hoebee as they give this supporting side the star treatment it deserves.

Recipe: Potato-Crusted Pork Chops With Pesto Sauce (pictured above)
Jay says: “Chips work great as a crust. They’re already salty and crispy — they just need to be crumbled.”

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Each month, Food Network Magazine puts chefs from Food Network Kitchens to the test: Create three recipes that put a new spin on a pantry staple like apple juice or mixed nuts.

Creamed corn is a staple around the holidays, but how do you jazz up the canned version without doing the same ol’ boring thing?

That’s where Loan Malonzo, Santos Loo and Leah Brickley come in. These three chefs transformed this old-fashioned classic into corn puffs, tamales and ice cream.

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