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Jack turns to Frederic for help to learn how to make simple homemade candy including recipes for chocolate truffles and candied orange peel. Episode Guide Below you’ll find a helpful episode guide for cooking along with Frederic and Jack, as well as tips and recipe rescues. Equipment List: Liquid measuring cup Small saucepan Serrated knife Cutting board Whisk 2 small cake pans Small baking sheet Parchment or wax paper Mixing bowl Measuring spoons Plastic wrap Chef’s knife Large saucepan Rack for drying Colander Dry measuring cups Colander Tips: Melting chocolate: Chop chocolate finely and uniformly before melting. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Turn the heat off just before beginning to whisk; the residual heat will be enough to melt the chocolate. Having the heat any higher will scorch the chocolate. Whisk the chopped chocolate over the heat to prevent scorching. Making ganache: Ganache is a mixture of chocolate and cream, and is usually made with either semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, as opposed to milk chocolate. Flavorings like liqueurs can be added to ganache. Ganache can be made by heating the cream gently to a simmer, and then by pouring it over a bowl of very finely chopped chocolate. Candying: Candying is a cooking method used to preserve and sugar-coat fruits, citrus rinds, flowers, herb leaves, etc. by cooking them in sugar syrup and then coating with more sugar to let dry at room temperature. Recipe Rescues: Ganache is not firm enough – Refrigerate ganache for at least 2 hours before attempting to make truffles. You can spread the ganache onto a sheet pan for faster cooling. Burnt sugar – Start over with the sugar syrup. A sugar syrup needs to be cooked slowly and gently at a simmer; do not let it boil furiously. Candied orange tastes too bitter – Blanch an additional time; the more times you blanch the orange peels, the mellower the bitterness becomes.

Chef George Stella whips up a tasty breakfast that won’t even make you miss the carbs. He makes what he calls The World’s Tallest Omelet filled with steak, spinach and some grated cheddar cheese; a plate of blueberry muffins made from soy flour; and low carb maple pecan pancakes topped with a little bit of butter. To finish off the meal he makes some fresh whipped cream (with a sugar substitute) to accent the subtle sweetness of a small bowl of strawberries. Top 5 Tips 1. Soy flour has only a quarter of the carbs of white flour, making it a great alternative for low carb baking. But be careful: Soy flour can become dried out, so don't over bake! 2. Club soda is a low carb breakfast staple. Add it to eggs when making an omelet for fluffier results, and to muffin and pancake batters to help them rise. 3. Extracts are a great alternative to the real thing. Try maple, vanilla or almond to get the flavor without the sugar or fat. Just be sure to double check the nutrition label for added sugars. 4. Heavy cream is useful in low carb meal, particularly if you use brands that are labeled "low carb." It can be whipped with or without sugar substitute for a sweet treat with fruit or on its own! 5. A lot of low carb recipes use wheat bran instead of flour. If you are allergic to wheat, oat bran is a great option.

Jack asks Frederic for some fresh and easy pasta salad recipes. Episode Guide Below you’ll find a helpful episode guide for cooking along with Frederic and Jack, as well as tips and recipe rescues. Equipment List: Large pasta pot Colander Rubber spatula Cutting board Chef’s knife Pairing knife Pepper mill 2 large bowls Measuring spoons Zester or vegetable peeler Medium saucepan Liquid measuring cup Dry measuring cups Wooden spoon Tips: Cooking pasta: Cook any type of pasta in boiling, salted water; the salt adds flavor to the otherwise bland pasta. You need about 6 quarts of water per pound of pasta. Stir the pasta as soon as you dump it into the boiling, salted water to keep it from sticking together. Extra-virgin olive oil: Produced from the first cold-pressing of olives Has a low (less than 1%) acidity Has a more assertive olive flavor than virgin olive oil or olive oil No chemicals are added In general, the most desired and most expensive type of olive oil. Couscous: Though couscous looks like a grain, it is in fact a tiny type of pasta. Couscous is usually made from granules of semolina, but it can be made with other grains such as barley, corn, millet, or even crushed acorns and breadcrumbs. Recipe Rescues: If your couscous is clumpy – Fluff it with a fork to separate the individual granules. If your fusilli is overcooked – Drain pasta as soon as it is al dente, meaning that it is still slightly firm to bite into yet tender. Overcooked pasta is mushy and may fall apart in the salad. To make pasta salad into a more complete meal – Serve either the pasta salad or couscous salad with chicken or shrimp. For leftovers – Both the pasta salad and couscous salad will keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.

It's a trip to the Kasbah as Michael goes Moroccan with a party that just sounds exotic. With recipes for Tagine of Lamb Stracotto w/ Spring Onions, Ceci with sage & garlic,Couscous, Dates & figs for dessert with mint tea. Gameplan Day Before Party: Salt, stack and soak lemon slices for Preserved Lemon. Cut lamb and combine with herbs and oils and allow to marinate for Tagine of Lamb Stracatto with Spring Onions. Rinse and refrigerate Preserved Lemon slices overnight. Slice and par boil potatoes to go in the Tagine of Lamb Stracatto with Spring Onions. Slice and add carrots to onions and continue cooking for Tagine of Lamb Stracatto. Remove lamb pieces from marinade, and dredge in flour, sauté until brown for Tagine of Lamb Stracatto, then use oil from browned lamb to caramelize par boiled potatoes and carrots. Reduce wine and chicken broth for simmering sauce and combine in large pot for Tagine of Lamb Stracatto, place in oven to cook, clean and peel spring onions. Combine and prepare all ingredients for Ceci alla Siciliana and refrigerate overnight. Remove Tagine of Lamb Stracatto from oven and refrigerate overnight. 1 Hour Before Party: Boil water and add cous cous for Cous Cous with Preserved Lemon. Reheat Tagine of Lamb Stracatto, add cleaned and peeled spring onions. Prep and add cilantro and Preserved Lemon for Cous Cous with Preserved Lemon. At the party: Grill bruschetta and cover with olive oil to serve with Ceci alla Siciliana. Eat and Enjoy! Wine Recommendation Trefethen Double T 2002 Napa Valley Red Ravenswood 2003 Vintners Blend Zinfandel  

Jack asks Frederic for some finger food assistance with some pointers for perfect party dips. Episode Guide Below you’ll find a helpful episode guide for cooking along with Frederic and Jack, as well as tips and recipe rescues. Equipment List: Blender Chef’s knife Cutting board Dry measuring cups Rubber spatula Measuring spoons Large pot Large bowl Vegetable peeler Spider or slotted spoon Pairing knife Sieve or colander Coffee filter Zester or rasp Pepper mill Tips: Blanching and Shocking: Blanch vegetables for only 10 – 20 seconds in heavily salted water. For a crudite, the vegetables should still be crisp, not soft and mushy. Shocking in ice water helps stop the cooking process and helps set the bright color of vegetables. Salting the water also helps set the color, and it draws out flavor. If you only have 1 pot to use for blanching, then blanch the mildest vegetables first, and proceed to the strongest flavored ones. Fresh basil: It is imperative to use fresh basil (as opposed to dried) to make the Basil Aioli, as it adds flavor, color, and texture. Basil is highly perishable; look for unblemished leaves with no dark spots. Do not wash or cut basil until immediately before using. Store basil in your refrigerator, wrapped in damp but well-wrung paper towels covered with plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. Draining yogurt: Place plain or low-fat yogurt in a coffee filter set in a sieve set over a bowl, and let sit for 1 – 2 hours until thickened. This restores some creaminess and lends more body to watery yogurt without adding fat. Recipe Rescues: The dip is too thin – Add more mayonnaise to the Basil Aioli. Add more drained yogurt plus a few more red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes to the Roasted Red Pepper and Sun-dried Tomato Dip. Blend again. The dip is too thick – Add 1 tablespoon water and blend again. Add more water if necessary. Vegetables are over-blanched – Try to prevent overcooking by immediately plunging blanched vegetables into an ice water bath to stop the cooking. It is better to undercook vegetables for a crudite, and then blanch them again briefly. If your vegetables are wilted or dried out – Follow instructions for properly storing different types of vegetables. Do not wash vegetable

Celebrate your new home with a home made meal that's as simple as it is delicious. You'll be the envy of the neighborhood with recipes for Crespelli "Short Stacks" with BBQ Chicken; Slightly Cooked Gazpacho and Olive Oil Cake. Gameplan 2 Days Before Party: Assemble and simmer all ingredients for Barbeque Sauce. Cool, cover and refrigerate sauce until day of party. Blend ingredients for Crespelli Short Stacks crepe batter. Cover batter and refrigerate. Mince carrots for Slightly Cooked Gazpacho. Saute carrots with garlic, add tomato juice. Season and pour into a bowl to cool. Cover the Gazpacho and refrigerate. Reheat Barbeque Sauce. Using a roasted store-bought chicken, remove the skin and pull the chicken from the bone. Stir the chicken into the warm Barbeque Sauce. Stir in orange zest. Set aside to cool. Cover and place chicken in refrigerator. Pull Gazpacho from the refrigerator and finish Gazpacho by adding small-diced red onion, zucchini, celery, fennel, fennel fronds. Season Gazpacho, cover and set aside in refrigerator. Cook crepes in butter. Layer crepes on a sheet pan on top of wax paper. Assemble Crespelli Short Stacks by buttering crepes and layering them with chicken in Barbeque Sauce. Wrap finished crepes in foil and set aside in refrigerator. 1 Hour Before Party: Pre-heat oven to 350?F and place wrapped Crespelli Short Stacks for 30 minutes to heat through. Reduce orange juice for Olive Oil Cake. Reserve. Assemble chopped scallions, cabbage, apple, lemon juice, lemon juice, olive oil for Apple Slaw. Blend milk, eggs, olive oil, liquor, reduced orange juice, sugar, rosemary, lemon zest and anise seed for Olive Oil Cake batter. Add dry ingredients, baking powder and flour, to Olive Oil Cake batter. Bake Olive Oil Cake in two greased round spring-form pans. Plate Gaspacho in a large bowl. Finish with chopped fresh parsley, fresh basil and Sweet 100 tomatoes and red wine vinegar. At the Party: Toss Apple Slaw with dressing. Remove Crespelli Short Stacks from the oven and slice into 8 pieces. Un-old Olive Oil Cakes and spread with orange marmalade while cake is still warm. Slice cakes into eights and garnish with rosemary. Eat and Enjoy!

Whether you catch and release or just spend a lazy Sunday on a lake, our picnic is the perfect thing to take on a boat or a hike in the great outdoors. With recipes for Pappa Al Pomodoro ; Corn on the Cobb Salad WRAPS ; Aqua Fresca di Fruitta (drink). Gameplan Day Before the Party: Peel and slice onions for Blue Cheese Dressing. Season and grill onions. Chop. Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, Tabasco, Worcestershire, blue cheese, salt and pepper, olive oil for dressing. Finish with chopped grilled onions. Pack dressing for picnic. Chop, puree and strain watermelon for Aqua Fresca di Fruitta. Season with sugar, salt, lime juice, water. Pour into individual drink containers. Reserve in refrigerator. Day of the Party (1 ½ hours before the picnic): Boil eggs for Corn on the Cobb Salad. Season and grill chicken breast for Cobb Salad. Cool, peel and chop hard boiled eggs. Cut grilled chicken into bite size pieces. Chop onions and slice garlic for Pappa al Pomodoro. Sauté garlic and onions and add chopped tomatoes, bread, water, basil and olive oil. Simmer soup. Day of the Party (1 hour before the picnic): Sauté the prosciutto for the Corn on the Cobb Salad. Slice fresh corn from cob. Chop tomatoes, avocados, romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce. Pack corn, watercress, grilled chicken, hard boiled eggs, romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, prosciutto, avocados, tomatoes into a picnic container. Pack a small container of salt and pepper. Pack Pappa al Pomodoro soup into individual containers. Top with grated Parmesan. Pack some extra grated Parmesan. Pack sandwich wraps, Cobb Salad ingredients, Aqua Fresca di Fruitta, and soup. Eat and Enjoy!

Jack learns that eggs aren't just for breakfast anymore when Frederic shows her some exciting new egg dishes. Recipes include: Onion, Ham and Cheese Frittata; Potato, Leek and Bacon Casserole. Episode Guide Below you’ll find a helpful episode guide for cooking along with Frederic and Jack, as well as tips and recipe rescues. Equipment List: Chef’s knife Dry measuring cups Liquid measuring cup Measuring spoons Small saucepan Colander 8 x 8-inch casserole dish Medium non-stick skillet Medium skillet Whisk Cheese grater Rasp or nutmeg grater Heat-proof rubber spatula Mixing bowl Pepper mill Cutting board Tips How to choose eggs: Eggs are graded AA, A, and B, in descending order of quality and freshness. Buy eggs from busy stores with high turnover. Check eggs in carton for any cracks or soiled shells. A fresh egg will have a very round yolk and a thick white that does not spread out that much. As eggs age, they become runnier. Pre-cooking ingredients for casseroles: Firmer ingredients like potatoes, leeks, etc. need to be pre-cooked because the cooking time of the casserole is not adequate. Softer ingredients like tomatoes and most vegetables often do not need to be pre-cooked. Cleaning leeks: No matter where you buy them or how clean they look on the outside, leeks are very dirty and need to be cleaned thoroughly. Peel and discard the outer layer of each leek. They are easier to clean if you slice them beforehand, or you will probably need to clean them again after cutting. Wash leeks under running water, letting the water get in between the layers of leeks. Or, rinse them in a large bowl of water, changing the water several times. Then spin them in a salad spinner. Cooking eggs – for both casseroles and frittatas: Eggs are very versatile; you can use almost any combination of meat, cheese, vegetables, etc. with eggs. If eggs seem dry while cooking, add more liquid – either milk, cream, half-and-half, etc. Recipe Rescues If your frittata is too browned on the bottom, carefully slice a thin layer off to remove the burnt part. Next time, cook over lower heat.If the casserole or frittata is too dry, it was cooked for too long a time or at too high a heat. Next time, reduce cooking time or temperature, and add slightly more liquid. Use overcooked eggs in a sandwich or salad.If the cheese on top burnt while under the broiler, reposition your broiler rack so that it isn’t quite so high, and watch the dish closely while under the broiler; leave the oven door slightly open so that you can see it.If the casserole or frittata is too dense, be careful not to over-beat the eggs. You also may have needed a little more liquid, or you may have over-cooked it.If the casserole or frittata is too runny, return it to the oven or stovetop, and let cook for a few more minutes over low heat. Next time, you may need to use a little less liquid and let cook slightly longer.