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Grilled Lamb Chops with Steak Butter

Makes 4 Servings Hands-On Time: 9 to 15 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 44 to 50 Minutes Suggested Accompaniments Potato gratin Sautéed spinach with garlic chips Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds lamb shoulder chops (1/2 inch thick, either round bone or blade) or leg of lamb steaks 1/4 c extra virgin olive…

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Cheese: What causes cheese sauce to have a gritty texture?

Pam recently e-mailed the Kitchenshrink to ask, “When I make a cheese sauce starting with a roux of flour and butter then adding milk and cheese it sometimes gets a gritty texture. What causes this?” I thought perhaps it was caused by overheating but wasn’t sure so I asked my friend Jean…

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Buffalo Rice

Makes 4 Servings Hands-On Time 25 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 25 Minutes Suggested accompaniment: Tossed green salad Ingredients 1 c long-grain white rice 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast halves 3 T unsalted butter Kosher Salt 2 T hot sauce 4 oz blue cheese 1 c celery leaves, for garnish…

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Peppery Broccoli with Feta Cheese and Angel Hair Pasta

Makes 4 Servings Hands-On Time: 10 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 20 Minutes Suggested accompaniments: Rustic bread Salad Ingredients 1 bunch broccoli (about 1 1/2 pounds) 12 oz angel hair pasta 2 c Homemade Vegetable or Chicken Stock or canned broth 1/2 to 1 t crushed red pepper flakes 6 oz…

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Sautéed Duck Breasts with Apricot-Szechuan Peppercorn Sauce

Makes 4 Servings Hands-On Time: 15 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 25 Minutes Suggested accompaniments: Parsnip puree (recipe below) Pea shoots tossed lightly with olive oil and fresh lemon juice Ingredients 1 t Szechuan peppercorns 4 Pekin duck breast halves Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/3 c apricot preserves…

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Roasted Salmon with Hot Mustard Cracker Topping

Makes 4 Servings Hands-On Time: 10 Minutes Total Preparation Time: 20 Minutes Suggested accompaniments: Rice with fresh herbs Sugar snap peas tossed with toasted sesame seeds Ingredients 1/3 c sour cream or low fat or full fat yogurt (I like the Greek-style) 1 1/2 t prepared English mustard (preferably Colman’s)…

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Baby Egg Rolls with Soy Sesame Dipping Sauce

It was always a pretty scary proposition when my kids came onto the show to cook with me when they were young. Unlike almost all of my other guests, they were not chefs, or grown-ups, or practiced television performers. They were sweet and funny, of course, but they were children,…

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Season Two Episode Summaries

Here’s what you will find on each of my 20 new shows! 201 High 5 – 5 Ingredient Mains – The fewer the ingredients, the faster dinner gets to the table – that’s why I rustled up some delicious recipes featuring only 5 ingredients, and boy are they tasty.  Try…

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Sara's Weeknight Meals Season Two Schedule

Arkansas Public TV Saturdays @ 4pm beginning 10/1 KBDI/Denver Tuesdays @ 4:30pm beginning 10/12 KCPT/Kansas City Fridays @ 2:30pm beginning 10/7 KLVX/Las Vegas Saturdays @ 11:30am beginning 10/22 KNME/Albuquerque Saturdays @ 2pm beginning 10/8 KOPB/Portland, OR Mondays @ 12:30pm beginning 10/24 KQED/San Francisco Saturdays @ 2pm beginning 10/1 KRMA/Denver Saturdays…

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Sara’s Weeknight Meals Season Two Schedule

Arkansas Public TV Saturdays @ 4pm beginning 10/1 KBDI/Denver Tuesdays @ 4:30pm beginning 10/12 KCPT/Kansas City Fridays @ 2:30pm beginning 10/7 KLVX/Las Vegas Saturdays @ 11:30am beginning 10/22 KNME/Albuquerque Saturdays @ 2pm beginning 10/8 KOPB/Portland, OR Mondays @ 12:30pm beginning 10/24 KQED/San Francisco Saturdays @ 2pm beginning 10/1 KRMA/Denver Saturdays…

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