My Travels
The Husband and His Cocktail
Here’s The Husband recently diving into a cocktail christened De Goldene B’Adler (a/k/a The Golden Eagle) — a drink he “invented” himself — at Alpino Restaurant in Detroit. Weirdly, the husband is neither a chef nor a bartender. He is, however, a fan of gin & tonic. He also happens…
Episode 1404: The Turkish Table!
Me and Damla Ugurtas, chef/owner Ciy In Episode 1404 which starts airing on October 23, I get to sample an extensive Turkish breakfast, cook lamb shanks with orzo at a beautiful inn/restaurant near the ancient ruins of Ephesus and visit a farm/cooking school on the Aegean where we harvest quince…
Cork and Fork – A Weekend Celebrating Women Chefs
Just spent a weekend at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island emceeing a culinary festival called “Cork and Fork” which featured 7 stellar chefs from the midwest. Their dishes were off the charts. And it is always a pleasure to visit the Grand Hotel particularly in leaf season. It will…
What Do You Eat When You are in Maryland?
Well, blue crabs of course! We were staying with some new delightful friends in Lothian and what did they make us? Steamed crabs. They were so sweet and delicious but oh, what a lot of work. The Husband gave up early but was very very happy to eat the picked…
Turkish Breakfast By the Water
When we were shooting Season 14 of my show in May I got to have breakfast at Digermen Diftlik https://degirmenltd.com/kahvalti/ an organic farm, cannery, restaurant and olive museum https://www.oleatrium.com/on the coast outside of Kusadasi, Turkey, where a women’s collective produces everything from cheeses to jams and canned olives. Turkish breakfast…
Casa Gispert – One of Barcelona’s Oldest Food Stores
Not only do they roast all kinds of nuts in house (the place smells heavenly), they also feature many Catalan spices and ingredients as well as foreign delicacies. I may or may not have bought a ton of small bags of freshly toasted nuts to bring back home. We visited…
The Best Thing I Ate on My European Trip!
It is called Bomba, literally “the bomb.” I ate it at a hole in the wall place in Barcelona, called La Cava Fumada. The Bomba is made of highly seasoned mashed potatoes mixed with some ground pork, shaped into patties, coated with bread crumbs, fried and topped with an extremely…
An Amazing Restaurant/Inn in Turkey!
I just shot a segment for season 14 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” with Damla Ugurtas, the chef/owner of this spectacular place in a little town called Caferli near Kusadasi Turkey. As Damla says on her website: “We like to call ourselves; a ‘Village Restaurant’ with rooms, cooking Mediterranean dishes with…
Lunch in Malta!
Took a day off from shooting season 14 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” to go to a lovely little fishing village, Marsaxlok, on Malta, that had these wonderful colorful boats floating everywhere in the harbor. I got to see a local chef cut up a whole swordfish and sampled the best…
Here I Am with My Stellar Crew!
On one of the many nights we took a break from shooting season 14 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” You can see that we know how to have a good time! From left to right: Jeannie Chen (culinary producer), me, Dave Ryan (sound), Natalie (producer), James Ogle (camera), Srael Boruchin (DOP).
Episode 1304: I’m in Athens!
On Episode 1304 I travel to Greece to cook with a new buddy, Maria Loi, a Greek chef with her own PBS show, “Life of Loi,” many cookbooks and a New York City Restaurant. We cook three iconic Greek dishes (perfect weeknight recipes!) and then I make a really tasty…
Episode 1302 – I Cook in a Small Town in Santorini
I make three classic Greek dishes with a local chef, Christos Tyrantasyllopoulos, and learn so much from him in the process. Here are the recipes: https://saramoulton.com/show/saras-weeknight-meals-season-13/episode-1302-shrimp-santorini-to-vancouver/
Season 13 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” Starts Airing Today!
I cook with local chefs and home cooks in Tunisia, Mallorca, Barcelona, Athens, Santorini, Istanbul and then head home to make a few dishes in my own home kitchen. Please check it out by going to the bar at the top of this homepage, clicking on Sara’s Weeknight Meals” followed…
I Just Spent the Weekend at Mackinac Island with 8 Amazing Chefs
I was there to emcee a food and wine weekend at the Grand Hotel called “Cork and Fork.” Even though I lived in Michigan for 5 years when I went to U of M, I never made it to Mackinac Island, a very beautiful small island on Lake Huron (no…
Cooking in Tuscany with My Buddy Rachael Ray
Earlier this year I flew to Tuscany to record two episodes for Rachael Ray’s new series on A+E — “Rachael Ray’s Tuscany.” and the episode is airing now on A+E and FYI. Rachael lives in a beautiful house in an astonishingly beautiful part of Italy. We had so much fun…
Monet’s Giverny – or Coastal Maine’s Botanical Garden?
Coastal Maine wins. I was there last week with The Husband visiting my sister and my brother in law and oh what a beautiful garden. Here is how the website describes the garden: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a people’s garden, a grassroots effort that began as a casual conversation…
I have a new favorite town – Clarksdale, Mississippi
Here I am with my producer/partner on “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” Natalie Gustafson, at the crossroads of highway 61 + 49 where the legendary blues artist Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. We were in town to eat BBQ (you must try the pulled pork sandwich at Abe’s which…
The Animals of Sara’s Weeknight Meals Season 13
I particularly liked this guy (gal?) that I saw at the market in Barcelona.
Gambas al Ajillo on Episode Six of Season 13
I will learn this iconic Spanish garlicy shrimp dish from expat Matt Goulding (of “Eat this, Not That’ fame) on the 6th show of the new season which starts airing around the country in October. It happens to be the perfect weeknight meal. Stay tuned!
The Animals of Sara’s Weeknight Meals Season 13
Ever since I spent ten days on the Isle of Skye in Scotland when I was 21, I have had a thing for sheep (they are everywhere in the Hebrides). So, I was delighted to be surrounded by them in an ancient olive grove, on the Spanish island of Mallorca…
The Best Meal at Oberlin in Providence
Zucchini Lasagne The Husband and I were in Providence, RI, last weekend dropping off some underground comix to the RISD library (he donated his whole collection) and while we were there we dined at a restaurant that I loved when we were there in 2021. Oberlin is a seafood restaurant…
The Real Greek Salad
When we were shooting on Santorini in May for “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” I learned what a real Greek salad should be made with. You will have to tune in to Season 13 which starts airing on PBS in the fall.
Greek Beet Salad and Roasted Lemon Potatoes
Here are just two of the many dishes I will be featuring in the fall when Season 13 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” starts airing around the country. Chef Maria Loi shares a few of her unique tips when she shows me how to make these dishes. So stay tuned for…
Attempting to Drink from a Porron
Well, here I am in Barcelona, at Gelida restaurant with an ex-pat American tour guide, Sam Zucker. He tried to teach me how to drink wine from a porron, the typical Catalan drinking vessal. You are supposed to pour the wine directly into your mouth from a short distance. I…