Season 1: Tomato sauces for pasta
The perfect all-purpose cake
Cobblers, crisps, and gratins.
Season 2: disc 1. Pureed vegetable soups ; Pesto, carbonara, and salad ; Spaghetti and meatballs ; Pizza night ; Simple sandwiches ; Shrimp classics
disc 2. Steak frites ; Fried chicken and fixin's ; Chicken cutlets 101 ; All-American cookout ; Middle Eastern barbecue ; Fajitas and margaritas ; Thanksgiving dinner
disc 3. Christmas dinner ; Winter supper ; Ham, biscuits, and greens ; Muffins and scones ; Bacon, eggs, and homefries ; French toast, waffles, and breakfast strata ; Bar cookies
disc 4. Two French tarts ; Diner pies ; Apple pies ; Peach pie ; Chilled summer puddings ; Chocolate desserts.
Season 3: disc 1. Party foods ; Hearty soups ; Dressing up vegetables ; Bistro basics ; Steakhouse dinner ; Chinese takeout
disc 2. Chicken in a flash ; Pasta classics ; Pasta, quick & easy ; Beef burgundy ; Texas chili ; American casseroles ; Pork chops, two ways
disc 3. Backyard bbq ; Barbecued salmon ; Thanksgiving from the grill ; Holiday dinner ; Ham dinner ; Weekend brunch ; Quick breads
disc 4. Rustic bread at home ; Cookie jar favorites ; Lemon meringue pie ; Shortcake & cobbler ; Two chocolate cakes ; New York-style cheesecake.
Season 4: disc 1. Salad 101 ; Summer tomatoes ; One-pot wonders ; East Coast seafood ; New Orleans menu ; Freedom from red sauce
disc 2. Quick classic pastas ; Pot roast ; Maple-glazed pork roast ; Truck stop classics ; Chicken in a skillet ; Chicken in a pot ; Steak and potatoes
disc 3. Steak tips ; Stir-fry 101 ; Asian noodles ; Italian classics ; French food in a flash ; Tea time ; Sunday brunch
disc 4. The pancake show ; Cookie jar favorites ; Summer berry desserts ; Easy sheet cakes ; Lemon cheesecake ; Showstopper desserts.
Restaurant cooking comes home
Grill-roasted beef tenderloin
New flavors from the grill
In an Italian-American kitchen
There's a hole in your cake
Season 6: Disc one. Eggs for brunch ; Tex-Mex favorites ; South-of-the-border soups ; Cooking with squash ; Dinner on a dime ; One-skillet dinners
Disc two. American classics ; Meat and potatoes ; High-roast chicken dinner ; Let's talk turkey ; Pork chops and tenderloin ; Fish steaks 101 ; Seafood classics
Disc three. Italian classics ; Two curry traditions ; Asian chicken ; Paella party ; Grilled pizza ; Grill-roasted pork loin ; Pulled pork & cornbread
Disc four. Rethinking barbecued chicken ; Summer fruit desserts ; Deep-dish apple pie ; Cookies ; Old-fashioned birthday cake ; German chocolate cake.
Season 7: Meat loaf dinner
Streamlined chicken skillet suppers
Sunday roast chicken and stuffing
Meat and potatoes for company
Staying in for Chinese takeout
Not your average stir-fry
Hearty eggs for breakfast
Barbecued brisket and corn fritters
Old-fashioned chocolate cake
Season 8: Rainy day BBQ pork chops
Italian-American classics
Coffeehouse treats ; Asian take-out at home
Holiday beef tenderloin dinner
Pasta and tomatoes, reimagined
White chicken chili supper
Chicken in a skillet ; Pizza party
Old-fashioned breakfast cakes
Lightening up chocolate desserts
Indian favorites simplified ; Grilled Cornish hens
Favorite slow-cooker classics.
Season 9: The best blueberry pie
French classics, reimagined
Dinner with a Latin accent
The crunchiest pork chops ever
Easy apple desserts ; One great Thanksgiving
Bringing home Italian favorites
Resurrecting the roast beef dinner
South-of-the-border supper ; Lunchtime specials
Old-fashioned snack cakes ; Backyard steak and potatoes
Grilled rack of lamb dinner
Four-star stuffed chicken breasts
Puddings from simple to spectacular.
Season 10: Triple-chocolate mousse cake
Crisp-skinned roast chicken
Hearty chicken noodle soup
Maple-glazed pork tenderloin
Skillet-roasted pork chops
Best chocolate chip cookies
Sablés (French butter cookies)
Pasta with hearty meat sauce
Pasta with tomato and almond pesto
Best roast beef tenderloin
Austrian-style potato salad
Slow-roasted turkey with gravy
Better quick tomato sauce
Super chewy chocolate cookies
Best old-fashioned burgers
Grilled stuffed flank steak
Grill-roasted turkey breast
Season 11: disc 1. Old-fashioned Sunday dinners ; Desserts with an English accent
Tostadas & empanadas ; Brownies & cupcakes ; Italian comfort classics ; Fall favorites ; Seafood in a skillet
disc 2. Coffeebreak sweets ; Dutch oven classics ; Asian favorites at home ; Southern fare, reinvented ; Stuffed beef tenderloin ; Sweet endings
disc 3. Weeknight workhorses ; Thanksgiving turkey ; Easier Italian favorites ; Steak frites ; Shrimp in a skillet ; Deep-dish pizza ; All-American fruit desserts
disc 4. Grilled pork chops & ribs ; Simply Italian ; Great grilled roast beef ; Summertime supper fare ; Grilled steak & gazpacho ; Lazy day breakfast.
Season 12: Disc 1. Simply chicken
A slow and easy Thanksgiving
disc 2. New York-style pizza at home
Shake and Bake reinvented
Soup and bread from scratch
disc 4. Gnocchi and panzanella
Southeast Asian favorites
Bistro-style steak and potatoes.
Meat and potatoes à La Français
Simple and satisfying vegetable mains
Pork chops and lentil salad
Big, bold chicken braises
Chicken classics, improved
Great Italian pasta sauces
Perfecting summer classics
Rethinking seafood classics
Rethinking seafood classics
Short ribs and chops hit the grill
Indian classics made easy
Ultimate grilled turkey burgers
Chili and stew go vegetarian
French sweets, refined and rustic
Season 14: Meat and potatoes with Panache
A modern take on pizza and grilled cheese
French-style Dutch oven dinners
Revisiting Julia Child's roast turkey
Oatmeal muffins and granola
Hearty Spanish and Italian soups, revamped
Great American sandwiches
Best barbecued chicken and cornbread
Quick and easy rib dinner
Grilling goes international
Season 17: Cast iron staples
Flavorful Italian favorites