Food

Lidia's Kitchen

Season eight of LIDIA'S KITCHEN: REFLECTING AND RECONNECTING features stories that shaped Lidia Bastianich as a person and as a chef. Throughout the 26-part series, Lidia shares anecdotes and recipes from her childhood, when times were sometimes challenging, but happy and fulfilling.

Simply Salads

26m 46s

Life is complicated enough - your meals shouldn’t have to be. To start, Lidia creates a colorful Summer Panzanella, adding her special touch of roasted zucchini and onions. Lidia also teaches us another eye-catching, yet simple recipe of Warm Shrimp and Squash Ribbon Salad. Tune in and learn how to make cooking easy, by letting the ingredients do the work!

Episodes

  • Cheese Please!: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cheese Please!

    S9 E902 - 26m 46s

    Lidia explains Italy's cheese culture. She shows how it’s easy to add it to almost any dish. Recipes include Chopped Salad with Frisee and Fennel, and a summertime-inspired Tomato and Zucchini Bread Lasagna. She shares some family culinary moments via zoom with her grandson Miles, who is making Braised Beef Rolls for his housemates in college.

  • What’s For Dinner?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s For Dinner?

    S9 E901 - 26m 46s

    Lidia tosses together Arborio rice with bright, flavorful olives, roasted peppers, artichokes, and provolone to create a satisfying and vibrant “Antipasto” Rice Salad. She also pulls together a Sauteed Chicken dressed in a Bright Lemon Caper Sauce over Spinach. Lidia also shares some culinary family moments with her grandson Lorenzo after he prepared her “Mushroom Gratinate” recipe.

Schedule

  • Lidia's Kitchen: Let's Make Dinner: TVSS: Iconic

    Lidia's Kitchen

    Let's Make Dinner

    Saturday
    Apr 20

    30 Minutes

    Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; poached chicken and giardiniera salad.
  • Lidia's Kitchen: Grow in the Kitchen: TVSS: Iconic

    Lidia's Kitchen

    Grow in the Kitchen

    Saturday
    Apr 27

    30 Minutes

    Shaved artichoke, spinach and mortadella salad; mussels, sausage and potatoes in white wine.
  • Lidia's Kitchen: The Start of the Season: TVSS: Iconic

    Lidia's Kitchen

    The Start of the Season

    Saturday
    May 4

    30 Minutes

    Cannellini pesto dip and a crudite spread; spaghetti primavera with zucchini, green beans, peas and asparagus; spinach, bread and ricotta frittata.

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