Turn carrots into a wonderful side dish with a sweet and citrusy glaze. Ideal for those special roast dinners or holiday meals that will leave everyone indulging in a delicious and nutritious side.
Category: Special Occasions
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Asador
Francis teaches how to build a makeshift grill and cooks freshwater brook trout fish “a la vara”, crucified asador-style over an open flame.
“It’s always a mystery when you cook a steak.” If anyone in the world is going to teach you how to grill the perfect steak, it should be Francis Mallmann. Watch and learn from the master of meat the core principles of live-fire cooking. And no steak would be complete without a traditional herbaceous chimichurri sauce.
Make this incredible version of Erez’s Challah, with cheese hidden inside for the most heavenly surprise. Learn the technique to creating the stuffed braids, and try it out with anything you can dream of.
Garlic Confit Challah
Erez takes Challah bread to new places with garlic confit adding a sweet, roasted flavor and satisfying texture. Try it using sundried tomatoes or pesto, or whatever you can dream of!
Challah
Learn Erez’s secrets to making the perfect Challah bread. Discover the simplicity of a dough you can make every week, giving you endless ways to wow your dinner guests. Challah is a delicious, versatile bread that’s great fresh with spreads or sponging up sauces, but use it the next day to make the most incredible French Toast or Grilled Cheeses!
Is there a better way to eat steak than under a melty layer of Korean kalbi butter? An easy and delicious way to elevate your steak. Edward also explains how to check for doneness, manipulate the fire, and accomplish a smoky taste.
Create flavor-packed gravies that you’ll want to pour over, well just about anything. Gravy adds depth and character to a wide variety of dishes – let your imagination run wild.
Put Jamie’s salad-building principles into action and learn how to balance flavors and textures for the perfect mouthful. Creamy, tangy, crunchy, and sweet, this recipe will show you just how exciting salads can be.
Every chef has their go-to mashed potato recipe, here Jamie reveals his, including a lifetime of tips and tricks for making a divinely creamy and irresistible mash. Great with pies, roasted meats, and steamed vegetables
A vegetarian shawarma like you’ve never cooked before. Learn how to marinate and roast humble vegetables, turning them into a total crowd-pleaser. Then, pack the flame-roasted veg onto homemade flatbreads with DIY pickles, tahini-yogurt, dukkah, feta cheese, and fresh herbs.
Jamie teaches how to make this light but luxurious filling. Whip up ricotta with Parmesan, lemon zest, and fresh herbs – or your favorite flavors – for an aromatic and creamy combo that will make your ravioli ooze with deliciousness.
Discover how to make your pasta green, as Jamie teaches his method for a colorful twist on classic pasta dough. Choose from a variety of greens, as you learn how to prepare the dough, knead it, and roll it out.
Yes, you can make world-class ravioli at home, and Jamie shows you how. Learn to take your pasta-making to new heights as you color and flavor the dough, roll out your sheets, and prepare a herby ricotta filling with a simple butter sauce. Perfect for weekend cooking with the family, Jamie teaches how a little patience turns into unforgettable meals and memories.
Take a walk in the woods with Jamie, light a fire, and learn his secrets to making the most luxuriously silky eggs. Experience the sounds in this special lesson, as you discover it’s all in the technique. No instructions, so listen and watch closely!
The heat is on with Jamie’s fiery pasta arrabbiata, packed with spicy chilies, anchovies, tomatoes, and garlic. Find out why vodka is the magic ingredient for a game-changing sauce, and how a herby pangrattato will add a crunchy twist to any pasta dish.
Give your margarita a Jamie twist by using strawberry jam and fragrant fresh herbs. This refreshing cocktail goes well with a round of pizzas and a group of friends.
Gravy
Learn Jamie’s secret family gravy recipe that makes the ideal accompaniment to any Sunday roast or holiday dinner. Watch closely for his secret ingredient!
If you’ve never experienced a Yorkshire Pudding, Jamie’s giant version is going to blow your mind. Jamie teaches you how to make this British classic, and then take it to the next level. It will become your must-have for any roast.
Learn how to coax sweet, robust flavor out of your pumpkin or squash as Jamie shows you how he roasts, seasons, and serves it to perfection.
Jamie teaches his secrets to achieving the most succulent roast beef and incredible gravy. It will quickly become your go-to, show-stopping centerpiece for any feast.
Blow minds with this extraordinary combination of grapes, hazelnuts, rosemary, and Parmesan, loaded on a crispy base.
Pizza & Friends
Push your culinary skills up a level and create incredible pizzas at home using Jamie’s principle bread dough recipe. Jamie shows how to experiment and be creative with his Italian favorite.
Roll, twist, bake, and impress your friends and family with Jamie’s signature pesto twister bread.
The sweetness and luxurious flavor of fresh vanilla beans combine beautifully with the smooth creaminess of ricotta cheese in this delightful dessert.
Unlock the secrets of homemade pasta and discover its joy and ritual. Learn Jamie’s fail-safe tips and tricks, and master the basics, such as how to activate the gluten, knead and roll out the dough, and hand-cut 8 different types of pasta.
Learn how to transform stone fruits and honey into a simple, show-stopping dessert. Jamie uses peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums, but you can use whatever fruits are in season. Serve up with luxurious vanilla ricotta and toasted hazelnuts.
Chicken & Leek Pie with Mash
Learn the key principles of pastry making, which can be applied to both sweet and savory pastries. Then, while the dough is resting, Jamie teaches you how to poach chicken for super-tender results, create a sumptuous mashed potato, steam fresh greens, and make an umami-packed gravy. Bring it all together for the best pie, ever.
Mushroom & Eggplant Shawarma
A vegetarian shawarma like you’ve never cooked before. Learn how to marinate and roast humble vegetables, turning them into a total crowd-pleaser. Then, pack the flame-roasted veg onto homemade flatbreads with DIY pickles, tahini-yogurt, dukkah, feta cheese, and fresh herbs.
Green Ravioli
Yes, you can make world-class ravioli at home, and Jamie shows you how. Learn to take your pasta-making to new heights as you color and flavor the dough, roll out your sheets, and prepare a herby ricotta filling with a simple butter sauce. Perfect for weekend cooking with the family, Jamie teaches how a little patience turns into unforgettable meals and memories.
The Perfect Silky Omelet
Take a walk in the woods with Jamie, light a fire, and learn his secrets to making the most luxuriously silky eggs. Experience the sounds in this special ASMR lesson as you discover it’s all in the technique. No instructions, so listen and watch closely!
Indoors or out, unlock the secrets to making the best spaghetti ever. Be bold with humble ingredients and learn how to craft Jamie’s fiery pasta arrabbiata, packed with chilies, anchovies, tomatoes, and garlic. Find out why vodka is the magic ingredient for a game-changing sauce, and how to add a crunchy twist to any pasta dish with a herby pangrattato.
Strawberry Jam Margarita
Give your margarita a Jamie twist by using strawberry jam and fragrant fresh herbs. This refreshing cocktail goes well with a round of pizzas and a group of friends.
Bread, Two Ways
Now that you know how to make Jamie’s principle bread dough, learn his tips and tricks for making pillowy focaccia with a crunchy bottom and a show-stopping pesto twister bread.
Jamie’s Sunday Roast
An iconic British Sunday roast you’ll want to make again and again. Take a journey through Jamie’s memories to discover the dishes that come together to make an epic feast. Transform your roasts into unforgettable meals by learning how to make the best roast beef, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetable sides, classic condiments, and a rich, homemade gravy. Seconds, please!
Grilled & Roasted Stone Fruit
Learn how to transform stone fruits into a show-stopping dessert. Jamie uses peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums, but you can use whatever fruit is in season.
A Celebration of Salad
Everything you need to know to make the ultimate salad! With Jamie’s guidance, you’ll learn the principles of building crunchy, delicious, and satisfying salads. Discover new ways to combine vegetables, fruits, greens, proteins, cheese, herbs, and toppings, all to achieve true salad greatness.
Fresh Pasta Dough
Unlock the secrets of homemade pasta and discover its joy and ritual. Learn Jamie’s fail-safe tips and tricks, and master the basics, such as how to activate the gluten, knead and roll out the dough, and hand-cut 8 different types of pasta.
Curried Goat with GBD Potatoes
Master your cooking skills and add flavorful dishes to your repertoire with this delicious curried goat and GBD potatoes recipe, prepared with a tangy green seasoning aioli. Learn how to caramelize, braise, layer flavors, and cook with intention as you taste each step along the way. Enjoy this delicious dish and refine your cooking skills.
Mollejas
The caviar of the grill. Sweetbreads are grilled low and slow until the texture becomes crunchy on the outside and tender within. To serve: Douse in lemon juice and sprinkle with salt.
Garam Masala
Asma’s garam masala is a delicious blend of traditional spices that adds an unforgettable flavor. This Indian spice mix is made with spices like Indian bay leaves, cassia bark, green cardamom pods, and clove – carefully curated to create a complex yet balanced masala.
Asma teaches how to infuse saffron, blend masalas, build flavor profiles, and she even reveals her secret tips on making the ultimate homemade garam masala.
Learn how to properly season and sear a piece of fish. Even better, Nancy will show you precisely when to flip the fish for that perfectly crispy skin.
This levantine mezze consists of game or goat meat mixed with bulgur, lemon zest and juice, spices and formed into kibbehs. A traditional Middle Eastern tartare.
Grill a rack of ribs the Argentine way: crucified on an iron cross and slowly cooked over open flames.
This cut comes from the upper part of the back, cut nice and thick.
Yoghurt Marinade
This creamy marinade with yogurt and warm spices evokes flavors of India. Perfect for a stunning late-summer feast around the grill.
Mustard and seafood is a classic Bengali combination. Learn how to make this regional specialty with jumbo fresh tiger prawns. Asma teaches how to make a traditional turmeric and salt marinade and Bengali-style boiled rice, a method, which according to Asma, is the healthiest way to eat rice.
Homemade Paneer
Become a cheesemaker at home and learn how to make fresh cheese with just two everyday ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
Saffron Sandesh
Sandesh is one of Bengal’s favorite desserts. There are many different types, but Asma likes to infuse it with saffron to give it a delicate floral flavor.
‘It’s rice pudding on steroids,’ Asma says about ki kheer, a traditional Indian rice pudding that uses Gulab (baby basmati rice), and jaggery (palm sugar), and is known for bringing good luck and fortune. Learn how to make this delicious spin on the classic dessert, which makes Asma think back on her fondest memories and happiest moments. Every bite brings Asma joy and will make you want to celebrate, too.
Simple, sweet, and salty. This unique salad is bursting with fresh flavors of goat cheese and bright greens. Let Erez show you a delectable salad using the pink wonder that is watermelon.
Chosi
Erez’s friend Shafia shows him how to make delicious chosi, veal and onion confit, slowly simmered with a baharat spice blend. Absolutely delicious.
Travel to the Shvo Winery vineyards in the northern Galilee where Erez cooks alongside winemaker Gaby a delicious open-fire breakfast. Erez tosses veggies and eggs into a pan, along with cheese, fresh bread, and wine. A simply perfect breakfast in paradise.
Chicken Schnitzel is the most popular food in Israel, but this new version will blow your mind. Created by legendary Israeli chef Israel Aharoni, who teaches Erez how to make schnitzel-style baby lamb chops. The beautiful little lollipop chops are given a preparation combining original flavors with notes of French and Italy with the Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese and herbs. Twice breaded and slow-and-low shallow fried to perfection. Enjoy the steaming, savory popsicles with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of salt. You’ll be left wondering why you’ve been limiting your lamb chops to the grill or oven, and ready to make your own Schnitzel-Pops.
A spin on the regional Tabbouleh salad, with other variations offered in Erez’s class, this one stands out with the use of Papaya. Tangy, tart, and caramelized peanuts to add some crunch and sweetness. As Erez would say, ‘Wowowowow’.
The fish crudo is sliced fresh and showered with mulberries, tomatoes, peppers, and garden tarragon. Light and fresh, perfect on a hot day.
Erez roasts fish in a traditional Taboon oven with tomatoes, chilis, habaneros, garlic gloves, sour grapes, and the requisite bath of olive oil and salt.
A staple in Erez’s kitchen, the simple nature of Labneh balls can be used in a variety of ways: in salads, with eggs, over a toast, it’s really up to you. Learn the secrets to creating perfectly preserved balls of cheesy love.
Caramelized Peanuts
Erez shows you his simple method for creating crunchy, caramelized nuts. Using peanuts or any other favorite nut but with herbs, spice, and savory tones thanks to Erez’s touch. Put it in Erez’s Papaya Tabbouleh salad, or add it to anything you like.
A refreshing end-of-summer salad that brings some airy freshness to the spicy harissa paste.
Erez marinades chicken breast before grilling over charcoal and showering with garden fresh greens, tomatoes and stone fruit, which balances spicy with sweet. Multifaceted and mouthwatering, it’s a flavor you won’t forget.
Garlic lovers, pay attention. These slow-roasted garlic cloves become tender, caramelized, and totally delectable.
This lesson takes you behind the scenes in Dario’s “Butcher for a Day” class in Italy. Become one of Dario’s students too and watch as he teaches how to roast a beautiful lamb sirloin stuffed with bone marrow and showered of aromatic rosemary. He also shows how to make lardo, a decadent creamy, pork spread, best when smeared onto toast as a pre-dinner appetizer.
Beef tartare, Dario’s way. The red lean beef is tenderized and seasoned with extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, and spices. The result? Chianti Sushi.
A ‘butter’ made from pork fat, seasoned with Essence of Chianti and served on toast.
For meat lovers only. This thick cut works wonders on the grill. The key here is seasoning on the table after grilling, and topping with good extra-virgin olive.
Give cabbage more credit. The texture, the sweetness, roasted flavors makes it a win on the table.
Oven-roasted grapes are an elegant addition to any cheese plate. Transform grapes into an eye-catching accompaniment. Roasting the grapes in the oven will also bring a rich depth of sweetness.
Potatoes
Learn how to coax the best texture and flavor out of earthy butter potatoes by first confit-ing them in oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary and sage.
Nancy puts her own creative spin on this Italian stewed sweet pepper classic by roasting it in the oven to achieve a richer, more deeply caramelized flavor profile. These peppers are going to totally steal the show at your next party.
Bagna Cauda, traditionally served as a crudite dip, makes a reoccurring appearance in a few of Nancy’s recipes, so learn it now and learn it well.
Contorni
Nancy serves dinner in her Italian garden with a cascade of contorni that highlight the season’s best: roasted tomatoes with thyme & black olives; roasted cauliflower with caraway seeds; baked cabbage with olive oil; and baked onions with sage and vinegar. Nancy party preps for most of the day, creating checklists, setting deadlines, and building in plenty of time for wine breaks and rests. She’s the host with the most and she’s teaching you all her tricks.
Ever wonder how a chef conceives a new dish? Watch Nancy’s creative process from the farm truck to first bite in pursuit of a seasonal and delectable dish. Learn how to compose a plate to account for color, texture, moisture, depth and of course, flavor.
Learn how to coax the best texture and flavor out of earthy butter potatoes by first confit-ing them in oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh rosemary and sage.
Nancy puts her own creative spin on this Italian stewed sweet pepper classic by roasting it in the oven to achieve a richer, more deeply caramelized flavor profile. These peppers are going to totally steal the show at your next party.
We’re back in Nancy’s home kitchen where she’s preparing Spiced Lamb Ribs for a dinner party. Learn fun hacks like how to double wrap your meat in plastic and aluminum before it goes in the oven, and get a glimpse into Nancy’s quirky culinary world when she busts out a flea market coffee grinder to make her spice rub.
Luscious globe eggplants are roasted with aromatics and spices to create an unforgettable side for your next dinner party. Learn the eggplant essentials, like how to score, salt, and sweat them to release any bitter juices. Caramelize onions, “candy” your garlic, and top with whey to take this dish to another level.
Nancy approaches salads with the same depth and layers as any of her signature dishes. Nancy’s Caesar has evolved in complexity as she continues to layer in unexpected components over the years. From fried parsley and orange zest to shaved cauliflower and bagna cauda croutons, this Chi Spacca creation is bursting with texture, flavor and originality.
Join Nancy with Chi Spacca’s executive chef, Ryan, as they both share the techniques, secrets, and inspiration behind their dramatic and famous Chi Spacca Pepper Steak: a special pepper-crusted steak served with bacon and charred scallions.
Join Nancy with Chi Spacca’s executive chef, Ryan, as they both share the techniques, secrets, and inspiration behind their dramatic and famous Chi Spacca Pepper Steak: a special pepper-crusted steak served with bacon and charred scallions.
A tapenade packed with savory umami flavors, your mozzarella bar would be incomplete without it.
This crunchy watermelon Brûlée brings an element of surprise to this dish.
Transport Osteria Mozza’s legendary mozzarella bar to your next dinner party and pair fresh mozzarella di bufala with four delicious condiments: Salsa Romesco, Basil Pesto, Caper Relish, and Black Olive Tapenade, and served with Fett’unta — grilled bread drowning in olive oil.
Edward explores the complexity of watermelon with this whimsical salad. Simple techniques like stove-popping buttery popcorn, boiling and frying peanuts, and creating a crunchy Brûlée top make up this surprising plate.
Learn how to make quail with perfect cross-hatched char marks, simmer homemade barbecue sauce with surprising ingredients, and prepare homemade quick pickles. Edward’s grilling techniques can be applied to other proteins.
Join Edward and Ben, home chef and community leader, as they throw a fun backyard barbecue for their friends and family. Learn Ben’s special brine, how to handle a variety of meats and vegetables on the grill, including Tomahawk pork chops, asparagus, and sweet potatoes.
Learn how to make quail with perfect cross-hatched char marks, simmer homemade barbecue sauce with surprising ingredients, and prepare homemade quick pickles. Edward’s grilling techniques can be applied to other proteins.
Is there a better way to eat steak than under a melty layer of Korean kalbi butter? An easy and delicious way to elevate your steak. Edward also explains how to check for doneness, manipulate the fire, and accomplish a smoky taste.
This isn’t your typical brown butter. The tantalizing bourbon and butter aromas will make you want to cook this dish again and again.
Seafood lovers, take note. Learning how to shuck an oyster is an essential skill. Watch this and you’ll never have any shucking doubts again.
This comfort-worthy, flavor-bursting dish brings together four unique flavors and textures including oysters, bourbon brown butter, creamy grits, and hot vinegar.
Edward revisits the Southern classic dish of shrimp and grits with his own unique take that combines his love of bourbon and oysters.
Turn simple rice into a showstopper. Simmer rice in coconut milk for a rich and sweet complexity.
Recreate Edward’s favorite childhood sandwich. The restaurant-style reinterpretation with seared Japanese eggplant and mushroom elevates the classic dish, adding roasted garlic to enhance the mayo.
Edward highlights silken tofu in this dish of fatty broth, braised daikon and an apple-ginger puree. Beyond demonstrating how to create a rich broth, braise vegetables, and plate an elegant dish, he also emphasizes knife skills such as cutting radishes into perfect cubes and matchsticks.
One of the most intriguing components of this dish is the creamy egg yolk sauce, a riff on the classic Hollandaise sauce with miso paste, bringing a rich and umami-packed contrast to the light tasting fish.
There’s no better way to stay cozy than with a fatty and elegant meat stock. Boil beef bones with aromatics for hours for a bold broth.
It’s hard to find a dessert in Argentina that doesn’t contain dulce de leche. Francis’s sous chef, Ricki Motta, teaches how to make this classic favorite that will sweeten up your life.
A simple dessert that only calls for 3 ingredients: Pears, salt, and dulce de leche. Francis cooks the pears in the infiernillo, also known as the little hell, an oven he made inspired by the Incan people who made stone versions high in the desert on the eastern slope of the Andes mountain range. “When you cook a pear like this, all of the humidity of the pear stays inside so it’s very, very delicious,” Francis explains adding that the slight amount of salt that remains on the outside pear skin will bring added interest and complexity.