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![Episode 101: Savory Staples Episode 101: Savory Staples](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/101-600x300-160x80.jpg)
Episode 101: Savory Staples
Recipes: Risotto with Vegetables, Darphin Potatoes, Skillet Sweet Potatoes, Green Couscous, Corn Polenta with Mushroom Ragout
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Green Couscous
Couscous, a favorite in North African cuisine, is now available in supermarkets everywhere. With its green herb puree, this is ideal served with fish.
![Episode 102: Fabulous Fins Episode 102: Fabulous Fins](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/10/102-80x80.jpg)
Episode 102: Fabulous Fins
Recipes: Cured Salmon in Molasses, Tuna Steaks with Tapenade Coating, Tuna Tartare on Marinated Cucumbers, Poached Salmon in Ravigote Sauce, Ray Meunière with Mushrooms
![Darphin Potatoes Darphin Potatoes](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/darphine-potatoes1000-160x107.jpg)
Darphin Potatoes
The dish, also called pommes Darphin, after the chef who created it, is similar to what the Swiss call rösti potatoes.
![Episode 103: Sweets For My Sweet Episode 103: Sweets For My Sweet](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/103g-600x300-160x80.jpg)
Episode 103: Sweets For My Sweet
Recipes: Tartelettes Aux Fruit Panaches, Tarte Tatin, Mémé’s Apple Tart, Individual Chocolate Nut Pies
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Individual Chocolate Nut Pies
The rich filling for these little pies is a mixture of bittersweet chocolate, corn syrup, eggs, and mixed nuts. Baked in a classic graham cracker crust in individual ramekins, they are easy and delicious.
![Roast Capon with Armagnac-Mushroom Sauce Roast Capon with Armagnac-Mushroom Sauce](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/capon-mushrooms1000-160x107.jpg)
Roast Capon with Armagnac-Mushroom Sauce
Capons (neutered and fattened chickens) are available during the holiday season in many markets. They are moist, tender, and succulent and well worth their extra cost. [watch video]
![Nage Courte of Striped Bass Nage Courte of Striped Bass](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/striped-bass1000-160x107.jpg)
Nage Courte of Striped Bass
If you can’t find striped bass where you live, replace it with a fish of approximately the same size — anything from red snapper to porgy to black sea bass.
![Chocolate Mint Trufflettes Chocolate Mint Trufflettes](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/chocolate-mint-truffettes1000-160x107.jpg)
Chocolate Mint Trufflettes
These small truffles are especially nice to box and give to friends over the holiday season. They keep well in the refrigerator and can also be frozen.
![Poached Trout In Vegetable Broth Poached Trout In Vegetable Broth](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/trout1000-160x107.jpg)
Poached Trout In Vegetable Broth
Trout are poached with onions, carrots, scallions, and herbs. Their skin is then removed, the meat slid off the bone, and the fillets finished with a sauce made from the broth a little butter and oil.