Season 3

1. Party Foods

2003-01-04 · 25m

We turn soggy nachos and candy-sweet sangria into serious party food.

2. Hearty Soups

2003-01-11 · 25m

Less is more when it comes to hearty soups.

3. Dressing Up Vegetables

2003-01-18 · 25m

We rescue two favorite vegetable dishes from the clutches of the cafeteria.

4. Bistro Basics

2003-01-25 · 25m

A taste of real French cooking—without spending all day in the kitchen.

5. Steak House Dinners

2003-02-01 · 25m

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.

6. Chinese Takeout

2003-02-08 · 25m

Chinese food at home (without a laundry list of hard-to-find ingredients).

7. Chicken in a Flash

2003-02-15 · 25m

Quick and easy chicken dishes.

8. Pasta Classics

2003-02-22 · 25m

We return two classic pasta sauces to their original glory.

9. Pasta Quick and Easy

2003-03-01 · 25m

Simple ingredients are often the basis of special and uncommonly good dishes.

10. Beef Burgundy

2003-03-08 · 25m

Skip the marinade and don't bother to sauté the aromatic vegetables.

11. Texas Chili

2003-03-15 · 25m

The best chili: hearty, heavy on the meat, and spicy.

12. American Casseroles

2003-03-22 · 25m

The secret to great casseroles: keep the ingredients as fresh tasting as possible.

13. Pork Chops, Two Ways

2003-03-29 · 25m

Finding flavor in today's leaner pork.

14. Backyard BBQ

2003-04-05 · 25m

Big, juicy, smoky ribs and classic potato salad.

15. Barbecued Salmon

2003-04-12 · 25m

We prepare an elegant salmon dish . . . on the grill.

16. Thanksgiving from the Grill

2003-04-19 · 25m

Free up your oven and grill a better tasting bird.

17. Holiday Dinner

2003-04-26 · 25m

We turn meat and potatoes into something memorable.

18. Ham Dinners

2003-05-03 · 25m

Spiral-sliced ham and good green bean casserole. (Really!)

19. Weekend Brunch

2003-05-10 · 25m

Brunch that's worth making, even when company isn't coming.

20. Quick Breads

2003-05-17 · 25m

It takes more than speed to make the best quick breads.

21. Rustic Bread at Home

2003-05-24 · 25m

Hearth-quality bread from a home oven.

22. Cookie Jar Favorites

2003-05-31 · 25m

We take two cookie classics and make them great again.

23. Lemon Meringue Pie

2003-06-07 · 25m

We solve the problem of soggy crusts and mile-high meringue.

24. Shortcake and Cobbler

2003-06-14 · 25m

We perfect two classic summer American desserts.

25. Two Chocolate Cakes

2003-06-21 · 25m

One old-fashioned, moist and homely, the other elegant, dense and ethereal.

26. New York Cheese Cake

2003-06-28 · 25m

Restraint is key for the perfect New York-style cheesecake.