Tiny Kitchen, Big Flavor -
lidia's kitchen

Make your kitchen work for you! Lidia whips up a personal favorite, Mushroom Ragu served over a bed of polenta. As polentone, Lidia's family would make this traditional dish in their courtyard kitchen all the time. And she continues to reminisce with her granddaughter Julia. Discussing her family's Spiced Fruit Compote and how it filled the house with the aromas of her childhood. Lidia continues cooking with an easy clean-up Skillet Gratinate of Pork, Eggplant & Zucchini. So remember, you can make big flavor in any kitchen, just get cooking the Lidia way!

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1018

About Lidia's Kitchen:

LIDIA'S KITCHEN is a paean to the importance of mealtime.

Over the course of 26 episodes, Daytime Emmy winner Lidia Bastianich conjures simple, seasonal and economical dishes with grace, confidence and love.

She teaches viewers to draw on their roots, allow for spontaneity, and cultivate a sense of home in the kitchen.

Lidia makes rustic staples, including oatmeal biscuits, apple cider-braised pork shoulder, potato pizza, salmon with mustard sauce, country onion soup, lentil country salad and Grandma Rosa's apple cake.

Filled with tips and techniques collected through years in the kitchen and at the family table, Lidia channels her passion for teaching into a fun and trustworthy curriculum of kitchen wisdom.

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