Cooking with Drag Queens

We love leftovers, especially spaghetti, which always seems to taste better the next day. But sometimes you get tired of eating the same thing all the time. Today we’re transforming leftover spaghetti into crispy, cheesy fried spaghetti balls that will satisfy even the most righteous pastafarian. Joining us is the she-larious TS Madison, comedian, advocate and entrepreneur, a big hearted gal who has harnessed the power of her social media notoriety to create an empire.

Even though there are thousands of Dunkin Donut and Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream stores under one roof, anytime I’ve ever asked for a donut with a scoop of ice cream on top, the person behind the counter looked at me like I had lost my mind. But in Eastern Europe and in many Asian countries, donut cones with ice cream drizzled in chocolate are a popular treat. Today we’re making donut ice cream cones dusted with cinnamon sugar. On top of that, we’re making ice cream in just five minutes with dry ice- a spectacular technique that is sure to wow your friends at your next party. Joining us is Erika Klash, an outlandish drag queen who looks like she jumped out of a Japanese anime film. On Season 2 of Dragula, Erika was stabbed, shot and worst of all, forced to tell the truth. But can she handle Cooking with Drag Queens?

Growing up in Puerto Rico, one of my favorite after school snacks were empanadas: pastry turnovers stuffed with meat, cheese or fruit. Baked or fried, sweet or savory, empanadas can be found not just in Latin America but all over the world. Choose your own filling adventure. Joining us today is one of the top queens from season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Jade Sotomayor, whose self-proclaimed social media hashtags “originalfish” and “originaltrade” always bring a smile to my face. And also joining us Jade’s soul sister Monica Beverly Hillz, whose coming out as trans on season five of Drag Race stands out as one of the emotional high points of the entire series. Please welcome these two Boriqua chicas to Cooking with Drag Queens!

Chicken Kiev is one of those dishes that used to pop up on the menus at some of the finest restaurants in the world but eventually became a mass produced and turned into a convenience food served at school cafeterias or summer camp. In the 1970s, it seemed like every TV sitcom housewife made Chicken Kiev for dinner to impress her husband’s boss. The dish eventually fell out of fashion, but even today, who can resist a breaded chicken fillet stuffed with herb garlic butter? It makes its own sauce. Joining us to make Chicken Kiev great again is Muffy Fishbasket- the crafty queen who started a fire on the debut season of Camp Wannakiki, the reality series where eight drag queens in the middle of the woods compete to become “Queen of Camp.”

Crab cakes! Many people who spent their summers near the sea have happy memories of catching crabs in their nets, pulling the meat out and packing it into delicious crab cakes. The best crab cake recipes keep things simple, with few ingredients and lots of crustaceous goodness. Crab cakes are the kind of meals you make for very good friends. Joining us today is one of our favorite drag queens in the whole world Peaches Christ, who is best known for her spectacular staged tributes to the campiest films of all time- from Showgirls, to Mommie Dearest, from Hocus Pocus to Grey Gardens.