Baby food: Molly Yeh’s family gets bigger in ‘Girl Meets Farm’

By Andrew Warren TV Media

Weall get food cravings. Sometimes it’s a rich, succulent burger or buttery and salty popcorn; other times we want something sweet, like a big, generous slice of pecan pie or an entire tub of chocolate ice cream. Being pregnant, though, can take those cravings to an entirely new level, and one of Food Network’s most endearing hosts is inviting viewers to join her on a food-focused journey through her pregnancy.

A new season of “Girl Meets Farm” kicks off Sunday, March 31, with host Molly Yeh setting out on a new adventure: impending motherhood. Throughout the season, she brings her combined Chinese and Jewish heritage to bear as she tack- les the challenges — and the excitement — of pregnancy.

In this week’s season premiere, Molly puts some tasty spins on a few of her favorite dishes that she prepares for the dad-to-be, her husband, Nick. She prepares a Chicago dog meatloaf with a mustard glaze, makes a salt-and-vinegar potato galette and whips up some wedge salads with bacon and feta cream.

Next week, as her due date draws closer, the host prepares some make-ahead meals that are destined for the freezer for those days when she just doesn’t have the energy to cook. On the menu are sweet potato and black bean burritos, mini spinach and artichoke chicken casseroles, and even some potato bagel breakfast sandwiches. Of course, she ex- pects dad to help out, so she also teaches Nick how to prepare a succulent (and super quick) salmon sheet pan supper with horseradish sauce.

Over the next few weeks, Molly hosts a baby shower and learns a few cherished family recipes from her own mother. Of course, it isn’t all baby all the time, and the host also whips up a fresh spring feast to share with her family.

Molly Yeh is a big-city girl who grew up in Chicago’s suburbs before marrying and moving to her husband’s farm on the MinnesotaNorth Dakota border. She’s a woman with a wealth of experiences, and she shares them with audiences in “Girl Meets Farm.”

Sunday, March 31

Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table

1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE New Scandinavian Cooking Niklas travels to Austevoll, an island just outside Bergen in Western Norway.

2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show Mary and Paul tackle challenges they set the bakers in the dessert and pie weeks.

Monday, April 1

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Tuesday, April 2

11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Martha Bakes Martha creates three enticing desserts that happen to be naturally gluten-free.

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Wednesday, April 3

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Thursday, April 4

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Friday, April 5

12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 Delicious Indian-influenced recipes include easy lamb curry and vegetarian saag aloo.

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Saturday, April 6

6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise Food Paradise dives into dangerously large levels of deliciousness.

7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke Cherry-smoked strip steak; bacon-wrapped albacore ‘filet mignons.’

TRAV Food Paradise We take you on a Route 66 road trip from Chicago to SoCal.

7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lucky Chow New Yorker-turned-Japanese-ramen-chef Ivan Orkin discusses ramen culture.

8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming Chef Bissonnette cooks up a chili beef stroganoff that will make your taste buds water.

TRAV Food Paradise These restaurants serve up nostalgic food with some innovative modern twists.

8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Travel along the coast as Martha showcases the bounty of the Arabian Gulf.

9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes Holley Grainger joins Martha in sharing trade secrets. (N)

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew uncovers the edible icons of Memphis from BBQ ribs to the Elvis sandwich.

9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell Potato soup with black pudding and parsley pesto and roast fillet of beef.

10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Mexico: One Plate at a Time (N)

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew explores the multicultural melting pot that is London, England.

10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA New Orleans Cooking With Kevin Belton Stuffed Mirlitons; Cajun Turkey and Dirty Rice; Pecan Pie.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew Zimmern explores tasty traditions like barbacoa, chicharrone and huarache.

11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Veal chops Dijonnaise is served on a bed of simple and delicious peas with basil.

Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals

12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated

1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food Recipes featured: flaky pastry pesto chicken; spicy ‘Nduja Vongole; and much more.

1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking Niklas visits Lofoten, a string of islands that stretches into the North Atlantic.

2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Singapore chicken satay is cooked up with a quick broil and a mouth-watering marinade.

3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (2) KTCA The Great British Baking Show Mary and Paul tackle treacle tarts, rum babas, creme caramels, and hand-raised pies.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Mar 31, 2019 to Apr 6, 2019

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