Lidia's Kitchen

Season 8

Join chef Lidia Bastianich as she conjures simple, seasonal, and economical dishes with grace, confidence, and love, teaching viewers to draw on their roots, allow for spontaneity, and cultivate a sense of home in the kitchen.

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26 Episodes

  • Our Courtyard Cantina
    E1
    Our Courtyard CantinaPantry-friendly dishes, including cannellini and pancetta bruschetta and tuna and chickpea salad.
  • The Olive Grove
    E2
    The Olive GroveDelicate striped bass with braised broccolini; an olive oil cake.
  • Kneading Dough
    E3
    Kneading DoughCrostata with kale, butternut squash and ricotta; butternut squash and Brussels sprouts panzanella.
  • My Family's Milk and Cheese
    E4
    My Family's Milk and CheeseCrostini with tomato and ricotta; crostini with kale and fontina; potatoes stuffed with sausage.
  • By the Sea
    E5
    By the SeaLinguine with clams and broccoli; bruschetta; mussels with farro, canellini and chickpeas.
  • Eggs and My Chickens
    E6
    Eggs and My ChickensA chopped salad with frisee, fennel, a medley of vegetables, salumi, cheese and hard-boiled eggs; chicken cacciatore; potato and egg frico.
  • Trieste's International Flavors
    E7
    Trieste's International FlavorsMussels Triestina; orange and raspberry spritz; coffee panna cotta made with a light cream.
  • Wheat Harvest and Pasta
    E8
    Wheat Harvest and PastaCaesar salad with baby kale and focaccia croutons; fusilli with spinach and herbed ricotta.
  • Cooking With the Nuns
    E9
    Cooking With the NunsCannellini bean and lentil soup; a one-pot meal of sausages and apples.
  • The Winter Vegetable Punch
    E10
    The Winter Vegetable PunchOrecchiette with breadcrumbs, pancetta and cauliflower; cabbage salad topped with a warm dressing.
  • The Flavors of Northern Italy
    E11
    The Flavors of Northern ItalyA layered casserole with beef, cabbage and potatoes; herbed frittata roll-up with prosciutto cotto; cavatappi with beef guazzetto.
  • Here I Come New York
    E12
    Here I Come New YorkPotato and pasta soup; polenta with honey and berries.
  • Cooking as a Kid in New York
    E13
    Cooking as a Kid in New YorkLasagna with ricotta and mozzarella; escarole olive oil mashed potatoes; baked stuffed vegetables.
  • My Fruit Trees
    E14
    My Fruit TreesRoasted pork loin with dried cherry sauce; fennel and Asian pear salad.
  • The 1970s Italian American
    E15
    The 1970s Italian AmericanChicken parmigiana light; leftover meatball panino; baked pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs.
  • A Day at the Market
    E16
    A Day at the MarketShrimp, roasted pepper and olive salad; vegetarian eggplant parmigiana stacks.
  • The 1980s Italian American "Evolution"
    E17
    The 1980s Italian American "Evolution"Pasta primavera "new school"; the classic raspberry and walnut butter cookies.
  • Buonavia
    E18
    BuonaviaBeef and potato goulash; crespelle with wild cherries, chocolate and whipped cream.
  • Baking Bread
    E19
    Baking BreadA quick and easy onion tomato focaccia; taralli, crunchy bread rings; pizza rolls.
  • The Italian Products Have Arrived!
    E20
    The Italian Products Have Arrived!A Belgian and red endive salad; sweet cherry jam tart wrapped in an almond crust.
  • My Goats & Ricotta
    E21
    My Goats & RicottaSpinach and ricotta dumplings; open cookie cannoli; ricotta meatloaf topped with tomato sauce.
  • Foraging Adventures
    E22
    Foraging AdventuresA hearty chestnut and mushroom ragu; asparagus gratin topped with fried egg; clam soup.
  • The Vegetable Patch
    E23
    The Vegetable PatchA country salad; green beans with new potatoes.
  • Fruits and Sweets
    E24
    Fruits and SweetsA country salad; greFig and prosciutto bruschetta; transforming wafer cookies into truffles; almond tart.en beans with new potatoes.
  • Corn: From the Kernel to the Husk
    E25
    Corn: From the Kernel to the HuskCorn and courgette minestra; polenta cacio e pepe; grilled corn, apricots and portobellos.
  • Fishing the Adriatic With Uncle Emilio
    E26
    Fishing the Adriatic With Uncle EmilioGrilled calamari salad with tomato coulis; toasted bread with basil cannellini; whole-roasted branzino.

 

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