S3E1 - Party Foods
We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.
Jan. 4, 2003, midnight
S3E2 - Hearty Soups
Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.
Jan. 11, 2003, midnight
S3E3 - Dressing Up Vegetables
We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.
Jan. 18, 2003, midnight
S3E4 - Bistro Basics
A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.
Jan. 25, 2003, midnight
S3E5 - Steak House Dinners
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.
Feb. 1, 2003, midnight
S3E6 - Chinese Takeout
Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).
Feb. 8, 2003, midnight
S3E7 - Chicken in a Flash
Quick and easy chicken dishes.
Feb. 15, 2003, midnight
S3E8 - Pasta Classics
We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.
Feb. 22, 2003, midnight
S3E9 - Pasta Quick and Easy
Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.
March 1, 2003, midnight
S3E10 - Beef Burgundy
Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.
March 8, 2003, midnight
S3E11 - Texas Chili
The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.
March 15, 2003, midnight
S3E12 - American Casseroles
The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.
March 22, 2003, midnight
S3E13 - Pork Chops, Two Ways
Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.
March 29, 2003, midnight
S3E14 - Backyard BBQ
Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.
April 5, 2003, midnight
S3E15 - Barbecued Salmon
We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.
April 12, 2003, midnight
S3E16 - Thanksgiving from the Grill
Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.
April 19, 2003, midnight
S3E17 - Holiday Dinner
We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.
April 26, 2003, midnight
S3E18 - Ham Dinners
Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)
May 3, 2003, midnight
S3E19 - Weekend Brunch
Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.
May 10, 2003, midnight
S3E20 - Quick Breads
It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.
May 17, 2003, midnight
S3E21 - Rustic Bread at Home
Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.
May 24, 2003, midnight
S3E22 - Cookie Jar Favorites
We take two cookie classics and make them great again.
May 31, 2003, midnight
S3E23 - Lemon Meringue Pie
We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.
June 7, 2003, midnight
S3E24 - Shortcake and Cobbler
We perfect two classic summer American desserts.
June 14, 2003, midnight
S3E25 - Two Chocolate Cakes
One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.
June 21, 2003, midnight
S3E26 - New York Cheese Cake
Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.
June 28, 2003, midnight