About this season
Not My Mama's Meals is a Cooking Channel series hosted by Bobby Deen, which debuted on January 4, 2012. In the series, Bobby Deen takes inspiration from his mother Paula's recipes, reworking them into healthier versions reducing fat and calorie content. Clips from Paula Deen's various Food Network series are commonly shown with limited nutritional information to contrast with that of Bobby Deen's preparation, which is filmed on location at his New York City apartment. Paula Deen appears as well, typically from her Savannah home, trying samples of her son's reworked dishes.
Episodes (13)
1. Cubano Nights!
Aired 21 August 2013 • 30 min
Sabrina Soto introduces Bobby to "Havana on the Hudson", a slice of her home in NYC, they sample delicious Cuban foods and buy what they need to cook their Cuban meal.
2. Burger-Rama
Aired 28 August 2013 • 30 min
3. Nuts For Peanuts!
Aired 4 September 2013 • 30 min
Bobby learns how to transform peanuts into peanut butter with a Mexican flair alongside acclaimed chef, Roberto Santibanez. Then, boxing superstar Laila Ail comes over to give their favorite dishes a peanuty twist.
4. Philly on My Mind
Aired 11 September 2013 • 30 min
Bobby discovers a hydroponic garden on the rooftops of Brooklyn and brings back the freshest Baby Butterhead lettuce for his chicken cheesesteak cups and fresh basil for his zucchini skins.
5. Getting Saucy!
Aired 18 September 2013 • 30 min
Bobby learns how to make the healthiest tomato sauce for his spaghetti and pizza from an adorable Brooklyn raised Italian grandma (born in Italy!) and shares his dishes with special guests Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos.
6. Sweet as Honey
Aired 25 September 2012 • 30 min
Bobby visits the unlikely home of a colony of bees, and brings back some of their delicious honey to transform his Mama's dishes alongside guest Colette Burnett.
7. Pump it Up!
Aired 2 October 2013 • 30 min
Bobby's best friend and trainer Sam Carter is in town, and together they feast on protein packed cookies that are wheat flour-free and trans fat-free.
8. Clamming Expedition
Aired 9 October 2013 • 30 min
Bobby heads out to Long Island and learns how to harvest the freshest clams the shore has to offer for his Seafood Pie.
9. Slim & Trim Brunch
Aired 16 October 2013 • 30 min
Bobby takes on some brunch classics and learns how to make a buckwheat crepe loaded with fiber and antioxidants, a high blood pressure reducing delicious treat with his friend Daphne Oz.
10. Mexico in BK
Aired 30 October 2013 • 30 min
Bobby visits a Mexican cheese shop that's been in Brooklyn for more than a decade and learns how to make authentic Oaxaca cheese for his Baked Chicken Chili Cheese Empanadas with Fresh Tomatillo Salsa.
11. Totally Tofu!
Aired 6 November 2013 • 30 min
Bobby uncovers an unlikely expert of Japanese cuisine who shows him that going totally tofu can be delicious.
12. Bobby's Favorites
Aired 13 November 2013 • 30 min
Bobby decides to remake his favorite goulash, using the freshest, leanest chopped beef from master butcher Pat LaFrieda, over 95% fat free.
13. Fair Food
Aired 27 November 2013 • 30 min
Paula comes for a visit, and Bobby decides to take her to world-famous Coney Island. While they explore, Bobby decides to make his own healthier versions of his favorite fair treats so he's able to eat them more often.