E1 - Party Foods

Aired: January 04, 2003

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

E2 - Hearty Soups

Aired: January 11, 2003

Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.

E3 - Dressing Up Vegetables

Aired: January 18, 2003

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

E4 - Bistro Basics

Aired: January 25, 2003

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

E5 - Steak House Dinners

Aired: February 01, 2003

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.

E6 - Chinese Takeout

Aired: February 08, 2003

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

E7 - Chicken in a Flash

Aired: February 15, 2003

Quick and easy chicken dishes.

E8 - Pasta Classics

Aired: February 22, 2003

We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.

E9 - Pasta Quick and Easy

Aired: March 01, 2003

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

E10 - Beef Burgundy

Aired: March 08, 2003

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

E11 - Texas Chili

Aired: March 15, 2003

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

E12 - American Casseroles

Aired: March 22, 2003

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

E13 - Pork Chops, Two Ways

Aired: March 29, 2003

Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.

E14 - Backyard BBQ

Aired: April 05, 2003

Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.

E15 - Barbecued Salmon

Aired: April 12, 2003

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

E16 - Thanksgiving from the Grill

Aired: April 19, 2003

Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.

E17 - Holiday Dinner

Aired: April 26, 2003

We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.

E18 - Ham Dinners

Aired: May 03, 2003

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

E19 - Weekend Brunch

Aired: May 10, 2003

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

E20 - Quick Breads

Aired: May 17, 2003

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

E21 - Rustic Bread at Home

Aired: May 24, 2003

Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.

E22 - Cookie Jar Favorites

Aired: May 31, 2003

We take two cookie classics and make them great again.

E23 - Lemon Meringue Pie

Aired: June 07, 2003

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

E24 - Shortcake and Cobbler

Aired: June 14, 2003

We perfect two classic summer American desserts.

E25 - Two Chocolate Cakes

Aired: June 21, 2003

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

E26 - New York Cheese Cake

Aired: June 28, 2003

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