A festive taco bar; an elegant ground-beef pie with phyllo dough; mango guacamole and fresh plum tomato salsa; grand raspberry trifle; chocolate-covered pretzels.

October 2008 (check local listings)

Lucinda creates a festive taco bar where everyone can assemble his or her own shredded pork tacos. A big pot of spicy pork is surrounded with toasted tortillas, queso fresco (Mexican cheese) and a crunchy slaw with radishes. Today's "Have You Tried?" ingredient is phyllo dough. Sarah uses these paper-thin sheets to wrap an elegant ground-beef pie. Emma prepares mango guacamole and fresh plum tomato salsa using ingredients already found in the pantry, so that "Quick Bites" can be had in minutes. Allie layers buttery pound cake with fresh raspberries, jam and fluffy whipped cream in the show-stopping grand raspberry trifle. Margot makes big batches of chocolate-covered pretzels, a sweet-and-salty snack that's great to have on hand for surprise visitors.