Comfort Food With Spencer Watts

1. Harvest Time Comfort

Making black bean and kabocha squash soup with braised Swiss chard and chili pesto.

Air Date : 2023-09-05

2. Hot Soup Comfort

Spencer makes a spicy spinach and Taleggio cheese wonton soup in a chorizo broth.

Air Date : 2023-09-12

3. Pasta Pasta Pasta

Air Date : 2023-09-19

4. Comfort Kissed by Fire

Spencer Watts sets a fire outdoors and prepares campfire steaks with nori butter, an open-faced Montreal smoked meat potato rosti, and a sweet and creamy chocolate and cherry liqueur fondue with treats.

Air Date : 2023-09-26

5. Comfort With a Kick

Spencer cooks up comfort food with a little heat to tickle taste buds, including Cajun shrimp cakes with Creole etouffee, Mexican spicy beef pupusas with all the trimmings and Brazilian moqueca with halibut and shrimp.

Air Date : 2023-10-03

6. Sweet Tooth Comfort

Spencer indulges his sweet tooth with recipes including candied orange and caramelised white chocolate blondies with orange cream cheese.

Air Date : 2023-10-10

7. Magical Beans

Spencer sets the oven on low and celebrates his love of beans as he makes black bean and kabocha squash soup with braised Swiss chard and chilli pesto and Mediterranean-style broad beans in sauce.

Air Date : 2023-10-17

8. Comforting Baked Goods

Spencer bakes it sweet and savoury by introducing his cheddar chive biscuits with poached eggs and country gravy, and takes a deep dive into autumn apples with his Dutch apple-cranberry pie.

Air Date : 2023-10-24

9. TV Dinners

In a modern version of TV dinner nostalgia, Spencer makes his bar-raised version of Salisbury steak with gravy, Vichy peas and a potato cauliflower mash with Stilton.

Air Date : 2023-10-31

10. For the Love of Spuds

There are a lot of ways to dress up a tuber and Spencer shares three recipes, including a decadent potato pie with a camembert centre and a parsley butter drizzle.

Air Date : 2023-11-07

11. Special Occasion Comfort

Spencer whips up his burgundy chicken stew with porcini mushroom grits and pancetta, and prepares whole roasted pork belly with a fresh salsa verde.

Air Date : 2023-11-14

12. Street Food Comfort

Spencer makes a spicy Korean fried chicken `dog' with sesame ketchup and gochujang ketchup, chicken drumsticks with a quick buttermilk onion dipping sauce, and popcorn shrimp waffle cone tacos.

Air Date : 2023-11-21

13. Warm My Belly

Spencer makes his corned beef stew with horseradish mash and fills the cabin with the rich, mouth-watering smell of a delicious Thai curry with garlic shrimp and fragrant rice.

Air Date : 2023-11-28

14. Comforting Family Faves

Spencer makes a few of his family-style favourites, including his moussaka crown, Italian herb half-chickens with sun-dried tomato cream sauce and a silky smooth eggnog creme caramel.

Air Date : 2023-12-05

15. Canadian Comfort

Spencer provides some twists on a few originals, including his version of meat tourtiere pies, a Newfoundland-inspired bunt pan figgy duff with maple syrup liqueur and west coast salmon rolls.

Air Date : 2023-12-12