Season 3 (2003)
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Episodes 26
Party Foods
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Read MoreHearty Soups
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Read MoreDressing Up Vegetables
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Read MoreBistro Basics
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Read MoreSteak House Dinners
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.
Read MoreChinese Takeout
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Read MoreChicken in a Flash
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
Read MorePasta Classics
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Read MorePasta Quick and Easy
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
Read MoreBeef Burgundy
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
Read MoreTexas Chili
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
Read MoreAmerican Casseroles
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
Read MorePork Chops, Two Ways
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
Read MoreBackyard BBQ
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
Read MoreBarbecued Salmon
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
Read MoreThanksgiving from the Grill
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
Read MoreHoliday Dinner
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
Read MoreHam Dinners
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
Read MoreWeekend Brunch
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
Read MoreQuick Breads
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
Read MoreRustic Bread at Home
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
Read MoreCookie Jar Favorites
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
Read MoreLemon Meringue Pie
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
Read MoreShortcake and Cobbler
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
Read MoreTwo Chocolate Cakes
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
Read MoreNew York Cheese Cake
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.
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