Sara's Weeknight Meals Season 11 Episodes

Episode 1

Alaskan Salmon Two Ways

Wed, Oct 5, 2022 27 mins

The incredible natural resources of Alaska are on the menu as Sara travels to Juneau to learn how locals are turning wild and foraged food into culinary delights. She talks to a fish biologist about the incredible journey wild salmon make to return to their home streams. Then, she learns the traditional way to make Cedar Planked Salmon and foraged sea asparagus with an Alaskan Native home cook. Back home Sara shows an easy way to make any fish with her salmon-in-a-bag with borscht beets.

Episode 2

Chinatown Vancouver

Wed, Oct 12, 2022 27 mins

A Chinese dumpling mashup filled with Korean bulgogi and baby egg rolls are prepared.

Episode 3

Twisted Italian

Wed, Oct 19, 2022 27 mins

Delicious recipes include ravioli made with wonton skins and lasagna made with polenta.

Episode 4

Spot Prawns Vancouver

Wed, Oct 26, 2022 27 mins

Spot prawn risotto and a food tour of Vancouver's Calle Ocho neighborhood are featured.

Episode 5

Six Ingredient Meals

Wed, Nov 2, 2022 27 mins

Sara's viewers love 5-ingredient recipes, so she adds a sixth. Her frittata has a secret ingredient – leftover spaghetti – enlivened with rich brie and bacon, and on the table in minutes.

Episode 6

Holiday Sweets

Wed, Nov 9, 2022 27 mins

Sara has the perfect recipes for any occasion and holiday. For Thanksgiving, roasted glazed pears topped with shortbread pecan brittle and Crème Fraiche. For Christmas Eve, a comforting warm chocolate cheesecake. And for Christmas morning, no-yeast sticky buns.

Episode 7

The World in a Meatball

Wed, Nov 16, 2022 27 mins

Meatballs are so beloved that almost every culture has a version.

Episode 8

Hot Day, Cold Food

Wed, Nov 23, 2022 27 mins

Sara keeps things cool by making three recipes without using the oven.

Episode 9

Golden State Grub

Wed, Nov 30, 2022 27 mins

Sara travels to the West Coast for some delectable California food. She visits a Sacramento farmer with his own online video blog, then joins him and a local chef to make sushi two ways. In Napa, Sara discovers a book club with a difference, they only read cookbooks, and then each person makes a dish from that month's selection. Sara makes shrimp tikka with mango chutney with one of the group's members to bring to the dinner party.

Episode 10

Taco, Taco, Nacho

Wed, Dec 7, 2022 27 mins

Quick to make and much beloved, tacos are a staple on the weekday dinner table. Sara has her own recipe for duck tacos, then travels to Miami to learn a Cuban taco mashup with blogger Patty Ruiz, chicken vaca frita tacos. Almost a taco but just as good, Sara's nacho pie.

Episode 11

Essential Pastas of Rome

Wed, Oct 4, 2023 27 mins

Sara kicks off a visit to Rome with a street food tour led by American Ex Pat Katie Parla. They sample only in Rome treats like simple but delicious Mortadella sandwiches, Maritozzi pastries oozing with whipped cream, and Suppli, Roman deep fried rice balls. Then, they perform a Roman hat trick, three pastas starting with the same delicious base: Gricia made with guanciale transforms into Amatriciana by adding tomatoes or Carbonara by adding eggs.

Episode 12

Vegetariano Italiano

Wed, Oct 11, 2023 27 mins

Cristina Bowerman broke through the boys' club to become Rome's only Michelin-starred female chef. The two of them go on a delicious journey through Cristina's Trastevere neighborhood to pick up ingredients for Cristina's meatless Celeriac and Orange pizza topped with tea and herb oil.

Episode 13

Pizza and Lemons: Naples to Sorrento

Wed, Oct 18, 2023 27 mins

Naples and Sorrento are neighboring Italian seaside towns with wildly different food traditions. In Naples, Sara's on the hunt for the perfect pizza in the place where it all started. Just across the bay in Sorrento, it's all lemons.

Episode 14

Cheese Please

Wed, Nov 1, 2023 27 mins

Episode 15

Weeknight Two for One

Wed, Nov 8, 2023 27 mins

Easy weeknight cooking takes a strategy, and Sara has one of the best: cooking a dish one night; then repurposing it into an entirely different meal for another night. Food entrepreneur Maya Kaimal joins Sara to make a comforting Turkey Keema with sweet potatoes and ground meat. On another night, that morphs into Indian stuffed peppers. Then Sara Sautee's Duck Breasts for a quick meal. She uses those same Duck Breasts in a mouthwatering Peking Duck Wrap.

Episode 16

Festive Feasts

Wed, Nov 15, 2023 27 mins

Holidays and special occasions call for showstopping main courses that take a little extra time. Recipes: Butternut Squash and Date Crostata; Roast Duck; Duck Fat Popovers.

Episode 17

Fish Whisperers

Wed, Nov 22, 2023 27 mins

Featuring a fish poached in cherry tomato sauce; pesce all'acqua pazza; Bahamian soup with fresh snapper; and more.

Episode 18

Bounty of Parma

Wed, Oct 25, 2023 27 mins

Parma is a small town with a huge culinary footprint, and Sara cooks with a local chef. Recipes include Tagliatelle con Crema di Parmigiana Passata, Parsley and Asparagus salad, and Dijon Scallion Lamb Chops with Parmesan, Watercress and Pickled Onion.

Episode 19

Sketches of Spain

Wed, Nov 29, 2023 27 mins

Featuring sauteed fish with colorful gazpacho vinaigrette, and paella cooked on an open fire.

Episode 20

Southern Secrets

Wed, Dec 6, 2023 27 mins

Sara goes to Arkansas to make catfish and rice balls with a local farmer. Then, the hands-down best jambalaya ever from a New Orleans native is made.