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Episode 304, "I’m Cheating on You" offers quick tricks for favorite dishes!
Episode 304 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals, “I’m Cheating on You” airs this week. How does Sara get great food on the table every night with no effort at all? She cheats! Lucky for you she’ll reveal all her tricks and secrets in this episode. She’ll show you fast Sticky Buns…
Episode 303 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals takes me back to Philly!
“Philly Style,” episode 303 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals starts airing this week. I‘ll be shopping at the old Italian market with local boy celebrity chef Marc Vetri and then making two of his signature dishes with him back at my kitchen – Sal’s Old School Meatballs, and Spaghetti in Parchment…
Hope you will catch episode 302, Burgers and Fries!
“Burgers and Fries,” episode 302 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals starts airing this week around the country. I’ll be making Spanish Style Burgers, Meatloaf Burgers and Oven Fries. But first I do some research at a Philly butcher shop to find the best burger grind and then visit a Philly restaurant…
My third PBS season starts this week!
“Winter Comfort Food,” Episode 301 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals starts airing this week around the country. I’ll be making Smoky Fish Chowder and Root Vegetable Latkes, after a visit to Stone Barns Center, a sustainable farm in Pocantico Hills, New York, with my nephew Peter. This episode is my salute to…
Food Safety: Is the food coloring in Red Velvet Cake safe?
I recently got an e-mail from Alberta saying, “Years ago there was a warning about using too much of a red food dye (#4 if I remember correctly). I never made red velvet cake for my family because of this warning. Since red velvet cake has made a comeback, I…
Baked Whole Fish with Rosemary, Olive Oil, and Lemon
Fish, like meat or poultry, has more flavor when it is cooked on the bone. But many people are daunted by the prospect of cooking a whole fish because they have no idea how to fillet it. In fact, if you wait to fillet your fish until after it’s cooked,…
Just announced on GMA, my list of the top cookbooks of 2012.
I just revealed on Good Morning America my selections for the top cookbooks of 2012. Here is a link to the list and here is the video.
Season Three of Sara's Weeknight Meals has launched; here's a preview and the latest schedule!
Season Three of my PBS show, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, begins on January 2, 2013. Click here to find out when it is on in your area. You can check out a YouTube tease of Season Three in the video below.
You can catch me at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco on Monday, January 21.
At 8:30 on Monday, January 21, I will be a part of the San Francisco Winter Fancy Food Show’s Education Program session “Chop, Chat and Charm: Connecting with Your Audience.” Along with Melissa D’Arabian and Joanne Weir, I will discuss how to connect with an audience on camera and beyond.…
Cheese: Fresh or processed mozzarella?
I recently got a question from Frank who wanted to make fried mozzarella cubes that are light, smooth, and stretchy “like eating a toasted marshmallow” rather than heavy and chewy. I told him that the secret is in the mozzarella and he may have to try several kinds before he…