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Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition

Posted by Gordon Mark, July 11, 2008 at 5:00 PM

With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable—and the inevitable episode repeats—it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.

Recommended Show

Bobby Flay has new show called Grill It! With Bobby Flay. Each week he'll grill with a Food Network viewer (chosen from a casting call). This week he grills chicken breast. Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, Food Network

Saturday (July 12)

Jamie at Home: "Summer Salad." Jamie uses leaves from his garden for a roasted peach and bresaola salad with feta and a yogurt dressing. He also uses a wood oven to make a rustic Caesar salad. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network

Sunday (July 13)

The Essence of Emeril: "Summer Salads." Emeril is also making summer salads. He's making a classic tuna NiÇoise salad, and a Mediterranean chicken salad. (repeat) 8 a.m. ET, Food Network

Grill It! With Bobby Flay: "Chicken Breast." It's a feast of grilled chicken with chicken quesadillas, surf 'n' turf flank steak, and prawns with grilled Romaine. There's also chicken breast tacos with grilled Poblanos, BBQ onions and coleslaw, and fire roasted green chile guacamole. 9 a.m. ET, Food Network

Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret to Roasted Chicken." Anne shows her two-temperature technique for perfectly roasted chicken. She'll also cook fluffy mashed potatoes and make a beet salad. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network

Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie: "Drinks: The Golden Age of Spirits." Mixology and cocktail artists, Keralan coconut climbers that make fresh liquor from the sap of a coconut tree, the first and only micro-distillery in New York, and making a multi-layered Pousse-Café. 4 p.m. ET, PBS

Everyday Baking From Everyday Food: "Easy Elegant Tarts." John is making a blueberry tart, rustic nectarine tart, pear tart, and a key lime tart. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS

America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated: "Asian Take-Out at Home." They'll be using supermarket ingredients to make Thai-styled chicken soup and stir-fried portabellas with ginger-oyster sauce. Also covered in this episode, soy sauce and ladles. 5 p.m. ET, PBS

Lidia's Italy: "Stack Those Cannoli." Lidia makes fettuccine and swordfish, and a cannoli napoleon. 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS

Sara's Weeknight Meals: "The Substantial Sandwich." Pressed, smoked salmon sandwich, a turket reuben, fried clam sandwich, and Middle Eastern meatball sandwiches. (repeat) 6 p.m. ET, PBS

The Next Food Network Star: "Vegas Throwdown." In Las Vegas, the final four are put in a throwdown style competition where they make the ultimate versions of their own and competitor's signature dishes. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network

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