A scorching day in the Hamptons means only one thing, a beach BBQ. Join Ina for delicious portable picnic food BBQ chicken cooked at the beach, schezuan noodles, broccoli and garlic and samores assembled and melted over the BBQ. Plus, three ice cream toppings perfect for a summers day.
It's back to basics on amping up flavor with the magic factor. It's a day of kitchen chemistry for Ina as she tests recipes with and without the magic ingredient that really unlocks the flavor of a dish. First lemon zest in Easy Cheese Danish, then salt and vinegar add their magic to Chicken Salad Sandwiches and finally Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes with and without coffee. Each recipe with and without its magic ingredient gets put to the taste test by Ina's work colleagues to earn its magic factor title.
Vivian Chan teaches how to sear and roast chicken breasts to juicy perfection. Then she adds extra flavor with creamy butter seasoned with lemon, tarragon and shallot.
Dinner on day one of Ina and Jeffrey's California trip is Chicken With Wild Mushrooms and Green Salad and Napa Vinaigrette. The fun continues with an invitation to cook Baked Goat Cheese at Sinskey's Vineyard. Then, it's a casual Napa-style supper with Jeffrey's Grilled Pork Chops served with Green Beans Gremolata.