Sara’s Weeknight Meals Season 13
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 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.
Retsina Party!
Here I am with Chef Maria Loi, my cooking buddy in Greece and Natalie Gustafson, my producer partner on “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” shooting at a rooftop bar in Athens. Did you notice the view behind us? As they say, it is a rough job…. Season 13 will start airing around…
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 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…
Made Lemon Potatoes and Beet Salad with Chef Maria Loi
In Athens. These are just two of the many new dishes we will be featuring on Season 13 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” which starts airing around the country in October.
Dining In Mikrolimano Bay, Athens at Zefyros Restaurant.
It doesn’t get much better than this! I am with Maria Loi, the Julia Child/Anthony Bourdain of Greece, feasting on the three superb dishes we just made for Season 13 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals. https://www.restaurant-zefiros.gr/
Made the Mallorcan Version of Dirty Rice
over an open fire at the Sonmo Olive Estate in Valdemossa. Here are all the ingredients.
A Blue and White Town in Tunisia
This is the entrance to a tea house called Cafe de Nattes in the town of Sidi Bou Said. Reminds me of Greece.
Gin and Tonics in Barcelona
It’s a thing! After dinner!! But, when the ingredients are so stellar (special local gin, special local tonic) it all makes sense.
Wine Tasting in Santorini
Went to a beautiful winery, Venetsanos Winery, on a cliff in Sanotorini with an incredible view and drank the local dry white wine and vinsanto – the very tasty dessert wine that is only made in Santorini.
Vermouth and Tapas!
Vermouth is a big deal in Barcelona. I visited a popular bar, Morro Fi, to have a taste with Sam Zucker, an ex pat American and local tour guide. I thought of my Dad, the negroni king.
I Learned How to Make A Layered Drink!
In the culinary center on Marina, my Oceania cruise ship where we are traveling and shooting season 13 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” I feel so accomplished!!! The drink is called The Galway Blazer “Fence Reducer.” I think I have to shoot a “how to” video of this drink when I…
Sagrada Familia at Night
Here is a view of Gaudi’s famous (unfinished) church in Barcelona at night as seen from our deck at our VRBO apartment. It is reminiscent of a Superman movie, don’t you think?