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Episode 1411 Goes Live this Week!
1411 features the best of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” Season 14. On the sleepy Greek island of Lesvos we make a local favorite – zucchini pie. And then at a Sultan’s palace in Istanbul a top chef shows me how to bake fish in a salt crust. Finally, I discover a new…
Episode 1410: On the Table South Asian Style Starts Airing Today
On Episode 1410 The tiny island of Mauritius between Africa and India turns out to be a culinary gold mine, as I discover when I cook with a Mauritian home cook, Vaarahluxmee Potiah. We make an island favorite, the Magic Bowl, full of veggies, grains and eggs. Then I’m joined…
Magic Bowl
Serves 6 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 garlic cloves crushed plus 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 teaspoons oyster sauce, divided 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce, divided 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon rice vinegar, divided Freshly ground black pepper 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1…
Turkey Keema Two Ways
Note: we did a double recipe for 8 people because we were -re-using the leftovers later in the week. The recipe for 4 and for 8 are below. You should make the recipe for 8 if you are planning on preparing the stuffed peppers later in the week. For 4…
Caught Up with Some Old Friends Last Night!
Here I am with – first, on the left, Marcus Samuellson chef/owner of many restaurants in NYCity and around the world. He reminisced about how the first time ever he was on tv was on GMA in the late 1980s where I was the prep person who set him up…
Episode 1409 is up! Edgy Veggies
In this episode I team up with a new chef-Instructor buddy of mine, Kathryn Kelly, and learn an easy hack for three easy meals – Roasting root vegetables from the farmers market on Sunday to make a Pureed Soup on Monday, an egg topped hash – Hen on Hash –…
Roasted Veggies Three Ways
Note: for all three recipes cut up the vegetables as described (you will need double the amounts raw, to end up with the amount cooked) and roast, tossed with a little olive oil and spread in one layer in a 400 F oven for 15 minutes or until golden and…
Celery Root Pizza
Hands on time: 30 minutes Total Prep time: 60 minutes About 10 servings 80 grams (about 2/3 cup) all-purpose flour 80 grams (about 1 cup ) grated pecorino cheese 10 grams (about 2 ¼ teaspoons) baking powder 5 gr (1 1/4 teaspoons) salt 300 grams (about 10 1/2 ounces) peeled,…
Tips for Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
How much food should you buy? How much turkey? 1 to 1 1/2 pounds turkey per person (depending on whether you want leftovers). Keep in mind that smaller birds have less meat so you might want to go with that higher ratio. How much stuffing should you make? About ¾…
Episode 1408 Starts Airing Today: Classics Reborn!
In this episode eggs and eggplant are the base of some tasty recipes with a twist. First I deconstruct Eggplant Parmesan to make lighter, individual versions – Inside Out Eggplant Parmesan Roll Ups. In Vancouver, Canada, I go to Chinatown to make an ancient version of hard-boiled eggs – Tea Smoked Eggs.…