James Martin: Home Comforts

Season 1

James Martinlives to cook. And there's nowhere in the world he'd rather be than his own kitchen. It's here that he can get away from the high-pressure of being a top chef and cook the dishes he really loves.

Where to Watch James Martin: Home Comforts • Season 1

16 Episodes

  • Lazy Days
    E1
    Lazy DaysLong 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.
  • Comfort Cooking
    E2
    Comfort CookingJames 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.
  • Midweek Suppers
    E3
    Midweek SuppersJames offers a culinary twist on some midweek supper classics.
  • Home Cooking in a Hurry
    E4
    Home Cooking in a HurryJames makes some speedy home cooked meals.
  • TV Dinners
    E5
    TV DinnersJames prepares some of the best homemade treats, perfect for a night in front of the TV.
  • Homemade Takeouts
    E6
    Homemade TakeoutsJames prepares a menu of must-have, home-cooked takeaway meals.
  • Winter Warmers
    E7
    Winter WarmersJames cooks winter warmers including jacket potato skins and a steamed pudding.
  • Cheap and Cheerful
    E8
    Cheap and CheerfulJames creates three meals from a single ham hock, and prepares his take on tartiflette.
  • Meals for One
    E9
    Meals for OneJames devises replacements for ready meals for one, including a Thai crab risotto.
  • Childhood Favourites
    E10
    Childhood FavouritesJames shares the recipes that remind him of his Yorkshire childhood.
  • Home-Cooked Treat Night
    E11
    Home-Cooked Treat NightJames 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.
  • Home-Cooked Treat Night
    E12
    Home-Cooked Treat NightJames 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.
  • Prep Now, Eat Later
    E13
    Prep Now, Eat LaterJames demonstrates meals that can be prepared in advance, including chicken chasseur.
  • Store Cupboard Staples
    E14
    Store Cupboard StaplesJames shares recipes made with the help of some store cupboard staples.
  • Pick-Me-Ups
    E15
    Pick-Me-UpsJames serves up pick-me-ups including a nourishing squash and lime soup.
  • Dressed to Impress
    E16
    Dressed to ImpressJames serves up home-cooked recipes that look like restaurant dishes.

 

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