Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition
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.
Saturday (February 7)
Viva Daisy!: "Welcome Home Boys." Daisy's three sons are coming home for dinner so Daisy makes shrimp ceviche and spicy salsa, spice-rubbed pork, and chocolate-rum mousse with cookie topping. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret to Braised Chicken." Watch to find out Anne's secret ingredient to her braised chicken and her chocolate-covered profiterole. (repeat) 10:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Giada at Home (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Table For Two." Giada and her husband Todd have a date night at home. 1 p.m. ET, Food Network
Barefoot Contessa (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Turning Up the Volume." Deeply chocolate gelato, lobster pot pie, and vinaigrette salad. 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (February 8)
Essence of Emeril: "Chocolate." Emeril makes cocoa tinged beef stew with root vegetables, flourless chocolate torte, and spiced and spiked hot cocoa. (repeat) 8 a.m. ET, Food Network
Made in Spain: "The Tale of the Drunken Goat." Drunken goat cheese and tomato salad, a Murcia winery and vegetable gardens, vegetable dishes, and unique style of fishing. 3:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Simply Ming: "Soba Noodles; Pancetta." Soba noodle carbonara, soba noodle-shrimp pancakes, soba noodle soup, and beet soba Bolognese. (repeat) 4 p.m. ET, PBS
Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way: "Chockfull of Surprises." Pumpkin gratin, tomato surprise, grilled striped bass with romesco sauce, and cherries in Armagnac sauce with pound cake. You can watch the episode on Youtube: [link]. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen: "Easy Apple Desserts." This episode they'll show you an easy recipe for apple pie, bake an applesauce cake, and talk about automatic drip coffee makers. 5 p.m. ET, PBS
Lidia's Italy: "Anna, the Cous Cous Lady." Lidia joins her friend Anna to put together a salad of orange, red onion, and olives; and a hot, steaming bowl of seafood brodetto. (repeat) 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS
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2 Comments:
Either the Food Network has managed to manipulate the space-time continuum, or those first two shows aren't both coming on at 9:30. If it is the former, however, I for one welcome our new cooking show overlords.
fuzzy510 at 2:06AM on 02/07/09
Hahaha! Fixed!
I am a master of space and time.
Gordon Mark at 2:12AM on 02/07/09