Season 3 (2003)
Episodes: 26
Star Cast: Julia Collin Davison , Bridget Lancaster , Christopher Kimball , Jack Bishop ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Party Foods
Air Date: 2003-01-04
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Ep.2 Hearty Soups
Air Date: 2003-01-11
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Ep.3 Dressing Up Vegetables
Air Date: 2003-01-18
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Ep.4 Bistro Basics
Air Date: 2003-01-25
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Ep.5 Steak House Dinners
Air Date: 2003-02-01
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.
Ep.6 Chinese Takeout
Air Date: 2003-02-08
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Ep.7 Chicken in a Flash
Air Date: 2003-02-15
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
Ep.8 Pasta Classics
Air Date: 2003-02-22
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Ep.9 Pasta Quick and Easy
Air Date: 2003-03-01
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
Ep.10 Beef Burgundy
Air Date: 2003-03-08
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
Ep.11 Texas Chili
Air Date: 2003-03-15
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
Ep.12 American Casseroles
Air Date: 2003-03-22
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
Ep.13 Pork Chops, Two Ways
Air Date: 2003-03-29
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
Ep.14 Backyard BBQ
Air Date: 2003-04-05
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
Ep.15 Barbecued Salmon
Air Date: 2003-04-12
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
Ep.16 Thanksgiving from the Grill
Air Date: 2003-04-19
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
Ep.17 Holiday Dinner
Air Date: 2003-04-26
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
Ep.18 Ham Dinners
Air Date: 2003-05-03
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
Ep.19 Weekend Brunch
Air Date: 2003-05-10
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
Ep.20 Quick Breads
Air Date: 2003-05-17
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
Ep.21 Rustic Bread at Home
Air Date: 2003-05-24
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
Ep.22 Cookie Jar Favorites
Air Date: 2003-05-31
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
Ep.23 Lemon Meringue Pie
Air Date: 2003-06-07
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
Ep.24 Shortcake and Cobbler
Air Date: 2003-06-14
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
Ep.25 Two Chocolate Cakes
Air Date: 2003-06-21
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
Ep.26 New York Cheese Cake
Air Date: 2003-06-28
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.
