Martha Stewart's Cooking School

Preparing eggs properly, no matter the style; frying eggs; omelet recipe; foolproof frittata.

Two methods for preparing hollandaise sauce; creamy bechanel sauce; serving French sauce beurre blanc over steamed lobster; marinara sauce made with four ingredients.

Simple vegetable side dishes include steamed spinach, sauteed broccoli rabe, roasted cauliflower steaks, brown sugar-glazed carrots, sauteed sugar snap peas, and shelled peas with mint and lemony kale salad.

Three common stocks - - chicken, beef, and vegetable.

Master class on meat with fourth-generation butcher Evan Lobel includes cutting up a whole chicken, spatchcocking a Cornish game hen, butterflying a leg of lamb, butchering a beef tenderloin, and making medallions from pork loin.

Fluffy white rice; pilaf; risotto; Thai fried rice.

A beautifully cooked roast makes a grand centerpiece for any dinner. In this episode, Martha shares three recipes — a rib roast, crown roast of pork, and stuffed turkey breast — each a lesson in key roasting techniques. She also offers tips to achieving the perfect roasts, including the best cuts for roasting and ways to ensure they stay juicy after cooking, plus serving suggestions for festive occasions.

Though they taste robust, hearty stews are generally made with inexpensive cuts of meat and require little hands-on prep time. In this episode, Martha walks the viewer through the basic elements of making a stew and shares recipes for three classics: beef stew, veal stew, and coq au vin, a famously rich bistro favorite.

Nothing comforts like a bowl of homemade soup, and once you master a few basic techniques, you can make a host of variations. Watch Martha as she makes a nourishing chicken soup, that’s as easy as poaching a chicken. Then learn the “flavor-boosting” techniques that go into making minestrone. Finally, you’ll discover how to make velouté, a classic “mother sauce” that here becomes the basis for a creamy spinach soup.

Blanch, steam, and roast — these three simple methods are the best for highlighting vegetables’ flavors and retaining their nutritional properties. Martha guides you through these techniques and shows you how you can use them to prepare an endless variety of perfect vegetable dishes in your own home.

Explore the art of making fresh pasta from scratch with Martha and her friend Michael White, chef, restaurateur, and pasta specialist. You’ll learn how to make the dough and then form it into strands by hand or with a pasta machine, as well as hand-shaping dough into shapes such as farfalle and tortelli.

Homemade pasta sauces far outshine store-bought jars. In this episode, Martha creates four mouthwatering versions: traditional, slow-cooked Bolognese; a quick-and-easy puttanesca; a rich carbonara and a light but unforgettable sauce made with bottarga, a preserved fish roe that is a specialty of Southern Italy.

Chicken has long served as a mainstay of the dinner table. It can be prepared in countless delicious ways, for a weeknight or a special dinner party. In this episode, Martha shows viewers how to prepare Chicken Paillard — which sounds fancy but is really quite simple — Chicken Pot Pie and Spatchcocked Chicken.

Onions are a staple in the pantry of every cook and integral to the flavor of so many recipes. In this episode, Martha walks the viewer through three onion dishes that make use of different cooking techniques: French Onion Soup, Balsamic-Glazed Pearl Onions and Fried Onion Rings.

Roasting is a wonderful technique for a formal dinner or a casual get-together. Watch Martha as she makes Roast Rack of Lamb, an ideal choice when you want to impress your guests. Then learn a classic Spanish technique as she cooks Salt-Roasted Sea Bass. Finally, find out how to make Saffron-Roasted Chicken Wings, the quintessential food for game day.

Martha shows viewers how to make three of her favorites. It’s hard to find another dish that’s more popular than Pad Thai, and Martha’s recipe is so good you won’t be even slightly tempted to call for takeout. Next she’ll cook a One Pan Pasta that calls for just a few fresh ingredients and is on the table in 20 minutes. Then Martha shows the secret to making Pho, one of Asia’s best street foods.

Martha will explore braising, the technique behind so many iconic dishes. Osso Buco is an Italian specialty and a perfect example of how a less tender cut of meat can be transformed into a delicious dish. Then, she makes Ireland’s favorite: homemade Corned Beef. And finally, Martha demonstrates how to make Lamb Shanks with the spices of Morocco, adding apricots and olives to create a rich aromatic sauce.

Martha shows you how to make a fabulous Paella that’s brimming with tender chicken, pork, seafood and vegetables. Next she demonstrates one of her favorites: Stuffed Peppers with fluffy rice, pine nuts, raisins and herbs cooked on a bed of tomatoes. Then Martha makes Persian Rice — fragrant Basmati cooked on top of thinly sliced, buttery potatoes.

Eating greens is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Martha shines the spotlight on greens by making five recipes: Sorrel Soup, Pasta with Grilled Sardines and Bitter Greens, Swiss-Chard Frittata, Kale Caesar Salad and Spicy Escarole.

Eating greens is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Martha shines the spotlight on greens by making five recipes: Sorrel Soup, Pasta with Grilled Sardines and Bitter Greens, Swiss-Chard Frittata, Kale Caesar Salad and Spicy Escarole.

When you crave a steak, nothing beats a steakhouse dinner. In this episode, Martha makes five of her favorite menu items: a Classic Martini, Baked Stuffed Clams, Porterhouse Steak with a compound butter, Creamed Spinach and Baked Potatoes. They’re all guaranteed to satisfy a big appetite.

Martha sheds light on the world of mushrooms and makes four fantastic recipes: savory Buckwheat Crepes with mushroom filling, a vegetarian Mushroom Ragù, French Mushroom Soup, and a modern-day Mushroom Risotto. You’ll be inspired to prepare her tasty recipes—for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Sandwiches are a mainstay on nearly every menu across the country. In this episode, Martha reimagines five classics: Roasted Chicken Club, Po’boy, Muffuletta, Breakfast Egg Sandwich and the classic Reuben. Easy to make and portable, they’ll inspire you to make each of them.

Martha offers a primer on turkey and shares her recipes for Turkey 101: Roasted Turkey in parchment paper, Braised Turkey Legs and roasted rolled Turkey Breast with herbs, all sure to be year-round favorites.

Martha simplifies time-honored recipes to bring a Gulf-style breakfast to your table. She cooks up a feast of traditional dishes: khameer, a date-sweetened bread; shakshouka, a baked egg dish; jebabs, a distant cousin of pancakes; and balaleet, a delicious way to serve an omelet.

Learn four techniques for cooking four different recipes – all using the grill: Arabian Gulf-style fish in banana leaves, date-glazed lamb chops, sea bass fillets with okra kebabs, and spatchcocked saffron chicken.

Follow the flavor as Martha puts her spin on the stews of the Arabian Gulf. Arabian Gulf potpie, braised lamb shanks with okra, curried swordfish stew and red lentil vegetable stew…these slow cooked treasures offer nourishing comfort with ease.

Martha uses her expertise to adjust the old school techniques of rustic bread baking to work in your kitchen so you can enjoy date flatbreads, fatout bread with seeds and raisin, coconut mandazi, and eggplant flatbread any time in your own home.

Martha spices up everyday side dishes with the distinctive ingredients of the Gulf. Creamed coconut spinach, eggplant with herbs and yogurt, cauliflower salad with roasted chickpeas and za’atar smashed potatoes –these four recipes will brighten any meal!

Martha prepares flavor-packed Arabian Gulf world-class favorites perfectly fit for a crowd. The menu features chicken kabsa, stuffed cabbage and spiced lamb chops, orzo risotto with wild mushrooms, and a sweet cake called kumajj.