About this season
James Martin shares his recipes and secrets for home cooking from his own kitchen.
Episodes (16)
1. Lazy Days
Aired 17 February 2014
Long and lazy winter days are the perfect times to enjoy some indulgent home cooked meals and for James, those dishes are a perfect chicken and mushroom puff pastry pie and some slow cooked spare ribs. Also this episode, food historian Ivan Day reveals how slow cooking years ago meant a very indulgent spit roast, and one of Wiltshire's local microbrewers, Alasdair Large, visits the kitchen to see what James can cook with his own locally produced beer.
2. Comfort Cooking
Aired 18 February 2014
James has the perfect antidote to the winter chill with his ultimate comfort food recipes. Dishes include a warming beef and red wine pie and a tasty chicken fricassee, as well as homemade marshmallows in chocolate dipping sauce. James also meets the farmers who are producing the highest quality salt marsh beef, and the man who is one of only three pure chocolate makers in the UK.
3. Midweek Suppers
Aired 19 February 2014
James offers a culinary twist on some midweek supper classics.
4. Home Cooking in a Hurry
Aired 20 February 2014
James makes some speedy home cooked meals.
5. TV Dinners
Aired 21 February 2014
James prepares some of the best homemade treats, perfect for a night in front of the TV.
6. Homemade Takeouts
Aired 24 February 2014
James prepares a menu of must-have, home-cooked takeaway meals.
7. Winter Warmers
Aired 25 February 2014
James cooks winter warmers including jacket potato skins and a steamed pudding.
8. Cheap and Cheerful
Aired 26 February 2014
James creates three meals from a single ham hock, and prepares his take on tartiflette.
9. Meals for One
Aired 27 February 2014
James devises replacements for ready meals for one, including a Thai crab risotto.
10. Childhood Favourites
Aired 28 February 2014
James shares the recipes that remind him of his Yorkshire childhood.
11. Home-Cooked Treat Night
Aired 3 March 2014
James shows how every night can be a treat night, with some simple home-cooked recipes that can turn a mundane meal into something special. He cooks a classic prawn cocktail, roast lamb with homemade mint jelly and luxurious vanilla-cured salmon. Food historian Gerard Baker reveals the history behind a traditional treat - the trifle - and there's a trip to the Dorset flour mill producing some of the region's award-winning organic flour.
12. Home-Cooked Treat Night
Aired 3 March 2014
James shows how every night can be a treat night, with some simple home-cooked recipes that can turn a mundane meal into something special. He cooks a classic prawn cocktail, roast lamb with homemade mint jelly and luxurious vanilla-cured salmon. Food historian Gerard Baker reveals the history behind a traditional treat - the trifle - and there's a trip to the Dorset flour mill producing some of the region's award-winning organic flour.
13. Prep Now, Eat Later
Aired 4 March 2014
James demonstrates meals that can be prepared in advance, including chicken chasseur.
14. Store Cupboard Staples
Aired 5 March 2014
James shares recipes made with the help of some store cupboard staples.
15. Pick-Me-Ups
Aired 6 March 2014
James serves up pick-me-ups including a nourishing squash and lime soup.
16. Dressed to Impress
Aired 7 March 2014
James serves up home-cooked recipes that look like restaurant dishes.