Episode Guide

Episode numbers and links are to the original episodes, as run in 2009. The content has not changed.

Episode 1: Why Cook in Real Time?
Episode 2: Pasta with Yogurt, Caramelized Onions and Bacon, plus Green Salad and Homemade Dressing
Episode 3: Recipe Decoder: Browning, Caramelizing and Sauteing
Episode 4: Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs with Peter “The Egg Whisperer”
Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis
Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding
Episode 7: Pad Thai and Cucumber Salad
Episode 8: How to Make an Omelette (Special video edition!)
Episode 9: Asparagus Omelette and Watercress Salad
Episode 10: Date-and-Cinnamon Bulgur Pilaf, Quick-Pickled Green Beans and Macerated Strawberries
Episode 11: Kitchen Tour (Special video edition!)
Episode 12: Recipe Decoder: Zesting, Folding and Deglazing
Episode 13: Sloppy Joes and Green Salad with Radishes, Avocado and Creamy Basil Dressing
Episode 14: New Mexico Red Chile Sauce
Episode 15: Spaghetti with Lemon and Basil, with Wilted Arugula with Pine Nuts
Episode 16: Recipe Decoder: Butter
Episode 17: Salade Nicoise
Episode 18: Novice Cooking Blunders
Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob
Episode 20: Back-to-School Pep Talk
Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine with Sweet-Hot Carrots
Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale
Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw
Episode 24: Mmm, Meatloaf! with Pan-Roasted Half Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese
Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic
Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle “Pesto,” plus Baked Sweet Potatoes

Quarantine Episode 1: Simple Indian Buttery Rice Pilaf, Yellow Split Peas (Dal) with Tomato and Coconut, Cucumber-Cumin Raita (Yogurt) and Simple Cabbage Salad
Quarantine Episode 2: Midnight Meat Sauce for Spaghetti and Crunch Salad
Quarantine Episode 3: All About Artichokes
Quarantine Episode 4: Quick Greek Pita (Alevropita) and Spring Salad (Marouli Salata)
Quarantine Episode 5: Greek-Style “Oil-Cooked” Green Beans (Ladhera)
Quarantine Episode 6: Pork Schnitzel with German-Style Cucumber Salad and Boiled Potatoes with Butter
Quarantine Episode 7: Moroccan-style Lentils and Raw Beet Salad
Quarantine Episode 8: Pie Crust and Quiche

Travel Episode 1: Egyptian Koshari
Travel Episode 2: Turkish Eggplant and Peppers (Çığırtma)
Travel Episode 3: Quick Koosa Mahshi (Syrian-style stuffed squash…that’s not stuffed)
Travel Episode 4: All About Saffron