Season 3

2003-01-04 · 25m

We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.

2003-01-11 · 25m

Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.

2003-01-18 · 25m

We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.

2003-01-25 · 25m

A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.

2003-02-01 · 25m

The perfect steakhouse dinner—salad with creamy blue cheese dressing and seared filet mignon—is often a fantasy. In the real world, the lettuce is limp, the dressing gluey or watery, the steak overcooked or not properly browned, and the sauce characterless. The test kitchen shows you how to solve each of these problems.

2003-02-08 · 25m

Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).

2003-02-15 · 25m

Quick and easy chicken dishes.

2003-02-22 · 25m

We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.

2003-03-01 · 25m

Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.

2003-03-08 · 25m

Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.

2003-03-15 · 25m

The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.

2003-03-22 · 25m

The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.

2003-03-29 · 25m

Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.

2003-04-05 · 25m

Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.

2003-04-12 · 25m

We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.

2003-04-19 · 25m

Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.

2003-04-26 · 25m

We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.

2003-05-03 · 25m

Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)

2003-05-10 · 25m

Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.

2003-05-17 · 25m

It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.

2003-05-24 · 25m

Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.

2003-05-31 · 25m

We take two cookie classics and make them great again.

2003-06-07 · 25m

We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.

2003-06-14 · 25m

We perfect two classic summer American desserts.

2003-06-21 · 25m

One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.

2003-06-28 · 25m

Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.