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Creamed Finnan Haddie with Johnnycakes
The smoked haddock known as finnan haddie is a Scottish thing and therefore a New England thing. My Dad (pictured here with me on Labor Day 2001) grew up loving it for breakfast—almost always prepared in the creamed version detailed here—as a kid in Milton, Massachusetts. I added the johnnycakes…
Hunting for a recipe from my show? They're all right here.
You can find the recipes from every episode of Sara’s Weeknight Meals right here on the site. There are several easy ways to search. You can put the episode number or the recipe title in the Search box on the home page and a link will appear. Or, to find all…
This week I travel to Turkey, tour the Istanbul spice market, cook with Turkey's celebrity TV chef, visit a farm by the Aegean Sea . . .
and make two different lamb dishes out of six lamb chops. Lamb is the go-to meat of the Middle East and in Episode 420: Middle Eastern Mashup, I combine two favorite lamb dishes with recipes I learned on my recent trip to Turkey. I make Lamb Chops with Turkish Pear Salsa, Herbed…
This week on the show, I'm cooking poultry with guest chef Dale Talde.
This week’s show, Episode 419: The Bird is the Word, is all about poultry. Who doesn’t like chicken and it’s feathered companions, turkey and duck? In a salute to our favorite birds, I prepare Duck Confit with Braised Leeks and Sauerkraut and Angry Chicken, cooked with special guest, Top Chef’s…
This week I'm making festive company fare that's easy enough for a weeknight.
Entertaining is easy with my elegant but super simple recipes, even if your only guests are your immediate family on a weeknight. In Episode 418: Dinner at 8 I’ll make Duck with Gingered Grape Sauce, an impressive entrée any time, and for food that’s fun, you can’t go wrong with the…
This week on the show, chef Grace Young shares tips for cooking in a wok.
The Chinese have mastered the quick weeknight meal with stir fry, and the master of stir fry is chef Grace Young. On Episode 417: Stir Fry with Grace Young, she’ll make two favorite recipes – Chinese-Burmese Chili Chicken and Peppery Vegetarian Rice. Both have so many elements they form a…
Cinnamon Snail chef, Adam Sobel, has just come out with a cookbook!
Adam Sobel, the vegan chef who was a guest on Episode 404 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals, has just released a cookbook, Street Vegan: Recipes and Dispatches from the Cinnamon Snail Food Truck! The Cinnamon Snail, the country’s first organic vegan food truck, can currently be found at the Red Bank and…
This week I'm Cooking Italian with Joey Campanaro.
Chef Joey Campanaro has such a cult following in New York City that it’s impossible to get seats in his restaurant, the Little Owl. Lucky for us, he’s showing us how to make those prized dishes at home. In Episode 414: Italian with Joey Campanaro, we make his easy Salad Dressing…
Here's where to find my giant bench scraper.
Each time I use my special extra-large bench scraper on the show I get many e-mails from viewers who would like to have one. My search for a source was unsuccessful until I found out that I was looking for it by the wrong name. So here’s the scoop. My giant…
Here is where you'll find the recipe I made on The Chew.
I was on ABC’s The Chew on Monday May 11th, making Salami and Provolone Stuffed Pork Loin with Broccoli Rabe and reminiscing about the early days on the Food Network with Clinton Kelly and the Chew crew. What a nice bunch of people! Here is a link to the video; here is…