Lauren and her mom are a lot alike, except for one thing: Lauren can't cook! She will surprise her mom Lorraine, and enlist her help to make a traditional Italian meal: manicotti, braciole, and Tiramisu.

Ursula and her mom are very close, but Ursula has never learned her mom's secrets in the kitchen. Ursula surprises her mom and uncovers the secrets behind her mom's barbecued ribs, tomato and mozzarella salad, and rhubarb brown betty.

Mistee and her family have lived in the South for generations. Mistee has never been able to make a Southern feast like her mom can. She will surprise her mom and learn to make baked ham, fried okra, and blackberry cobbler.

A century old meatball recipe has been passed down in Dina's family. Now it's Dina's turn to learn how to make this family tradition. So she surprises her mom and learns the meatball recipe, along with stuffed mushrooms and strufolli.

Daughter Lori Beth Edgeman enlists her mother Caren to teach her to make teacakes, sausage, and biscuits and gravy.

Annie is about to move out of her mom's house and feels that it is time that she learns to cook. So she surprises her mom and learns to make her favorite meal: Chicken a La Nancy.

Jamila loves her family tradition of Christmas Eve brunch, but has never been able to cook it as well as her mom. Today, she surprises Jerri by learning all of their favorite Christmas recipes.

Jaquitta is a successful news anchor with little time to cook. Her mom helps her understand that cooking great food doesn't require hours in the kitchen.

Lisa spends most of her time writing and has little experience cooking. But this new bride wants to learn some of her mom's signature recipes now that she's a married woman.

Tina, a first generation Korean-American, wants to learn how to cook a traditional Korean meal from her mother.

Daughter Taylor Vickers enlists her mother Mary Keyon to teach her to make beef tenderloin, pear and feta salad, and carrot cake.

Daughter Jennifer enlists her mother to make her favorite Puerto Rican feast: pernil, mofongo, and cheese flan.

Daughter Rockie Sapp enlists her mother Antoinette Valiente to teach her to make sloppy joe turnovers, skillet corn and banana nut bread.

Daughter Flora Cohen enlists her mother Ilyn to teach her to make leg of lamb, sweet potatoes infused with orange slices and spicy gingerbread.

Daughter Crystal Daniels enlists her mother Kim to teach her to make pot roast, macaroni with cheese and peach cobbler.

Daughter Cindy Chiarello enlists her mother Trudy Yannaccone to teach her to make pork loin, black beans and rice, and natilla.

Daughter Alexis Johnson enlists her mother Janet to teach her to make fresh grilled tuna steak with citrus sauce, mandarin cranberry salad and brandied apples with cinnamon crisp and ice cream.

Daughter Diana Kim enlists her mother Joyce to teach her to make Ddeok Guk, japche, and ppat bing so.

Daughter Jae Franklin enlists her mother Judy to teach her to make meatloaf, pea salad, and angel food cake.