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A Sicilian and His Calamari
Original Air Date: 4/14/07 |
Season 1, Episode 2
Date Added: 12/3/11
In this episode Lidia and her friends make calamari Manfredi-style and pesto Trapanese.
Anna the Couscous Lady
Original Air Date: 6/23/07 |
Season 1, Episode 12
Date Added: 12/3/11
Couscous in Italian cuisine? Join Lidia and her friend Anna, who we also call the Couscous Lady, as they put together a delicate salad of orange, red...
Autumn in Maremma
Original Air Date: 7/28/07 |
Season 1, Episode 17
Date Added: 12/3/11
Many know of Tuscany, but have you heard of Maremma? Maremma runs along the coast, and despite its great food, wine, and art, is often skipped by...
Best Foccacia Ever
Original Air Date: 7/26/08 |
Season 2, Episode 17
Date Added: 12/6/11
It's time to bake with Lidia! In Altamura, Lidia demonstrates the traditional methods of bread-making.
Bigoli Just for Me
Original Air Date: 6/16/07 |
Season 1, Episode 11
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia serves a luscious bowl of pasta filled with hearty chicken livers, but save room for dessert because she's cooking up a tasty Limoncello...
Braciole: A Cinnamon Roll
Original Air Date: 7/14/07 |
Season 1, Episode 15
Date Added: 12/3/11
Venice used to be the center of the spice trade, as Lidia explains. In this episode she visits the region of Veneto and then comes back to the kitchen...
Briny as the Sea
Original Air Date: 4/7/07 |
Season 1, Episode 1
Date Added: 12/3/11
In Istria, Lidia befriends the local fishermen and prepares a scampi and pasta dish alla Buzara.
Eggplant and Tuna Alla Siciliana
Original Air Date: 6/7/08 |
Season 2, Episode 10
Date Added: 12/6/11
Today its a trip to Sicily, where the old ways of both fishing and puppetry have been preserved.
Gnocchi, Savory and Sweet
Original Air Date: 8/4/07 |
Season 1, Episode 18
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes potato gnocchi and an apple pastry with a hazelnut crust.
Goulash, Italian-Style
Original Air Date: 9/8/07 |
Season 1, Episode 23
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes Italian-style goulash with a side of potatoes.
Hazelnut Haven
Original Air Date: 8/18/08 |
Season 2, Episode 21
Date Added: 12/6/11
It's time to toast to the hazelnut as Lidia heads to Piemonte for the beloved fall harvest.
Heavenly Baccala
Original Air Date: 8/25/08 |
Season 2, Episode 25
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia turns preserved salt cod into a creamy baked topping for polenta.
Istrian Seafood Stew
Original Air Date: 8/9/08 |
Season 2, Episode 19
Date Added: 12/6/11
It's an adventure on the Adriatic when Joe gives a guided tour of the fishing boats and markets of Trieste.
Italian Austrian
Original Air Date: 8/20/08 |
Season 2, Episode 22
Date Added: 12/6/11
Joe and Tanya visit the melting pot that is Trieste...and learn of the city's role as a cultural crossroads.
Kneading With an Old Friend
Original Air Date: 8/25/07 |
Season 1, Episode 21
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia and an old friend make homemade pasta and chicken livers.
Lamb of the Land
Original Air Date: 4/21/07 |
Season 1, Episode 3
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes roasted lamb shoulder, Montasio cheese crisps with Swiss chard, and fricos.
Maremma Chard Pillows
Original Air Date: 4/26/08 |
Season 2, Episode 4
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia samples the rustic food and wine of the Maremma region with Joe.
Musseling My Way Through Puglia
Original Air Date: 4/28/07 |
Season 1, Episode 4
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes vegetable farro with tuna and tomatoes, and an almond tart for dessert.
Neapolitan Macaroni and Cheese
Original Air Date: 8/18/07 |
Season 1, Episode 20
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes macaroni and cheese!
Porcini Wrap
Original Air Date: 5/17/08 |
Season 2, Episode 7
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia visits the bustling city of Rome where she shops for some of its best-known ingredients.
Risotto Fresh and Greens
Original Air Date: 7/5/08 |
Season 2, Episode 14
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia travels to Friuli to learn the basics of Montasio cheese-making.
Rolling With Nonna Lisa
Original Air Date: 4/12/08 |
Season 2, Episode 2
Date Added: 12/6/11
Viewers get a taste of family history when Lidia visits Gaeta and spends time with Corrado's Nonna Lisa. There she learns the secrets to the perfect...
Sauerkraut My Way
Original Air Date: 9/22/07 |
Season 1, Episode 25
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes sauerkraut, a chickpea and pork minestrone, and a one-pot dish of sausage and cured pork.
Sausage Alla Romana
Original Air Date: 5/31/08 |
Season 2, Episode 9
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia explores Rome through the eyes of a vegetarian, paying special attention to the wonderful produce and cheese that Roman cuisine has to offer.
Savor It Saor
Original Air Date: 6/2/07 |
Season 1, Episode 9
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia marinates sardines and prepares veal chops based on a recipe from Trieste.
Sea and Land Roman Way
Original Air Date: 5/3/08 |
Season 2, Episode 5
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia travels to Maremma to learn about one of Italy's great grating cheeses: Grana Padano.
Sicilian Street Food
Original Air Date: 6/14/08 |
Season 2, Episode 11
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia hits the streets of Palermo to taste the some of Sicily's classic street food.
Sicily: The Raw and The Cooked
Original Air Date: 5/12/07 |
Season 1, Episode 6
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes a Sicilian salad and a scallopine with Marsala.
Spaghetti and White Clam Sauce
Original Air Date: 6/30/07 |
Season 1, Episode 13
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia loves Naples; it's colorful and full of energy. Today she demonstrates Bucatini "mock" Amatriciana, or minus the meat, for a lighter version of...
Stack Those Cannoli
Original Air Date: 6/21/08 |
Season 2, Episode 12
Date Added: 12/6/11
Joe gives a lesson in the art of the Italian aperitivo.
Stir That Pot
Original Air Date: 7/21/07 |
Season 1, Episode 16
Date Added: 12/3/11
The people from Friuli are often called "polentone" or polenta eaters. Lidia celebrates this nickname as she shares recipes for polenta for breakfast,...
Stretch, Stuff, and Roll
Original Air Date: 8/22/08 |
Season 2, Episode 23
Date Added: 12/6/11
We return to Lidia's roots when we visit San Saba, Lidia's ancestral family home in Pula.
Sweet Napoli
Original Air Date: 4/19/08 |
Season 2, Episode 3
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia travels to Naples to experience the art of pastry-making. Back in the kitchen, she whips up pizzelle-the perfect pastry pocket-stuffed with...
Tajarin, Yellow As Gold
Original Air Date: 8/2/08 |
Season 2, Episode 18
Date Added: 12/6/11
Experience the richness of the Langhe region as Lidia travels to Piemonte.
Tender Pork Chops, Loose Polenta
Original Air Date: 6/28/08 |
Season 2, Episode 13
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia travels to Friuli to learn all about polenta.
That's How the Cookie Crumbles
Original Air Date: 8/27/08 |
Season 2, Episode 26
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia and Tanya tour Padova, a city that is still very much as it was back in the days of the Bard.
The Essence of Maremma
Original Air Date: 6/9/07 |
Season 1, Episode 10
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes poached eggs, steak, and a side of Tuscan beans and squash.
The Farro Story
Original Air Date: 7/19/08 |
Season 2, Episode 16
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia celebrates Puglia, Italy's horn of plenty.
The Galloping Figs
Original Air Date: 9/15/07 |
Season 1, Episode 24
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes a fig and beef stew with braised cannellini beans.
The Goose of It
Original Air Date: 8/16/08 |
Season 2, Episode 20
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia heads home to Istria where she is joined by Tanya, who shows you the beautiful architecture of Groznjan and Motovun.
The Palm Squeeze
Original Air Date: 7/7/07 |
Season 1, Episode 14
Date Added: 12/3/11
It's all about Istria today as Lidia prepares a delicious mushroom sauce followed by delicious crepes filled with chocolate and hazelnut--a real local...
The Potato Workout
Original Air Date: 9/29/07 |
Season 1, Episode 26
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes gnocchi stuffed with prunes.
The Serendipitous Celery
Original Air Date: 8/24/08 |
Season 2, Episode 24
Date Added: 12/6/11
We're off to Puglia, where Lidia visits with Chef Zito of the restaurant Antichi Sapore to do some wild herb foraging in the Masseria.
To Crumb or Not to Crumb
Original Air Date: 7/12/08 |
Season 2, Episode 15
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia travels to Treviso to learn of the city's two treasures: beautiful architecture and even more beautiful radicchio.
Truffles for Breakfast and Dinner
Original Air Date: 8/11/07 |
Season 1, Episode 19
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes scrambled eggs with truffles for breakfast followed by a risotto with coddled egg and white truffles for dinner.
Tutto Pasta
Original Air Date: 4/5/08 |
Season 2, Episode 1
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia heads to Naples to discover the secrets of the wine of Feudi di San Gregorio, a region with its own unique soil.
Two Essentials of Roman Cuisine
Original Air Date: 5/5/07 |
Season 1, Episode 5
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes chicken with artichokes and chicken with prosciutto.
Two Tasty Pastas, Puglia-Style
Original Air Date: 5/19/07 |
Season 1, Episode 7
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia tosses cherry tomatoes with arugula over cavatelli.
Vegetarian Rome
Original Air Date: 5/10/08 |
Season 2, Episode 6
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia heads into the woods of Maremma where she discovers such treasures as wild boar and porcini mushrooms.
What a Boar
Original Air Date: 5/24/08 |
Season 2, Episode 8
Date Added: 12/6/11
Lidia samples the flavors of the sea with the fishermen of Gaeta and the flavors of the land in the marketplace in Rome.
When in Rome Eat Pasta
Original Air Date: 5/26/07 |
Season 1, Episode 8
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes bucatini all'Amatriciana and spaghetti Cacio e Pepe.
Where Barolo Reigns It Pours
Original Air Date: 9/1/07 |
Season 1, Episode 22
Date Added: 12/3/11
Lidia makes baked cardoons, beef braised in Barolo wine, and delicious crescent moon-shaped cornmeal cookies.