James Martin: Home Comforts

Episode 2

Comfort Cooking

James 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.

Episode 3

Midweek Suppers

James offers a culinary twist on some midweek supper classics.

Episode 4

Home Cooking in a Hurry

James makes some speedy home cooked meals.

Episode 5

TV Dinners

James prepares some of the best homemade treats, perfect for a night in front of the TV.

Episode 6

Homemade Takeouts

James prepares a menu of must-have, home-cooked takeaway meals.

Episode 7

Winter Warmers

James cooks winter warmers including jacket potato skins and a steamed pudding.

Episode 8

Cheap and Cheerful

James creates three meals from a single ham hock, and prepares his take on tartiflette.

Episode 9

Meals for One

James devises replacements for ready meals for one, including a Thai crab risotto.

Episode 10

Childhood Favourites

James shares the recipes that remind him of his Yorkshire childhood.

Episode 11

Home-Cooked Treat Night

James 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.

Episode 12

Home-Cooked Treat Night

James 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.

Episode 13

Prep Now, Eat Later

James demonstrates meals that can be prepared in advance, including chicken chasseur.

Episode 14

Store Cupboard Staples

James shares recipes made with the help of some store cupboard staples.

Episode 15

Pick-Me-Ups

James serves up pick-me-ups including a nourishing squash and lime soup.

Episode 16

Dressed to Impress

James serves up home-cooked recipes that look like restaurant dishes.