Learn How to Cook With PBS

From becoming a breadhead to mastering at-home recipes, here are some resources for your journey into cooking.
Published on December 04, 2023 by Madisson Haynes
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January 1 is often filled with resolutions, goals and promises made for the upcoming year. Whether embarking on a new lifestyle, vowing to read more, learning a new skill or creating better habits, it's not always about the destination that matters but the journey involved that proves the most rewarding. If one of your goals for 2024 is learning to cook, or just to be more kitchen-fluent, PBS has some resources to support your culinary growth. 

In this roundup you'll see Julia Child guiding you through the art of baking, home cooks serving up a slice of The Great American Recipe, Lidia Bastianich celebrating flavors from across the nation and Martha Stewart unraveling confection mysteries. These chefs are spilling the beans of the culinary world, and these programs can be found at PBS.org or on the free PBS App. Now let's get cooking!

The Great American Recipe

Who better to learn from than home cooks? Join host Alejandra Ramos and judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot as a group of talented home cooks showcase signature dishes, share heartfelt stories and compete to win the national search for “The Great American Recipe.”

Martha Bakes

Martha Bakes


Learn to create the finest desserts and goodies in your own home. Martha Stewart shares the best baking tips and techniques, giving you the confidence to create delectable baked goods — from scratch — in your own kitchen. Martha’s updated versions of the classics set the standard, while her uses of flavors and ingredients add new angles to some familiar favorites. Check out recipes from Martha Bakes here.

Baking with Julia

Baking with Julia


Together with the country's most outstanding pastry chefs and bakers, Julia Child shares indispensable techniques, time-honored tips, and meticulously tested recipes that make home baking successful and satisfying. PBS Passport members can watch Baking with Julia here!

How to Be a Breadhead: A Beginner's Guide to Baking

The homemade bread craze hasn't ceased to take over kitchens across the country. In this episode, Father Dominic Garramone (former host of the beloved Nine PBS cooking show Breaking Bread with Father Dominic) takes you through the baby steps of baking all the way to beautiful loaves that will amaze your family and friends. Watch Father Dom's funny and friendly style of instruction for kneading and shaping techniques. 

America's Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen


Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison head into the test kitchen to bring viewers equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes for the home cook. The skilled duo lead a team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust as they deconstruct recipes and reveal the test kitchen’s secrets to foolproof cooking at home. PBS Passport members can watch America's Test Kitchen here.

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How She Rolls

For Carrie Morey, Charleston, S.C. biscuit entrepreneur and mother to three teenage daughters, the growing success of her business leads to more challenges. New players, rising costs, store closures and health issues create challenges, but also help refocus her personally and professionally. The importance of family, food and resiliency are themes that run throughout the inspiring ten-episode culinary docuseries.

How She Rolls delights viewers with a delicious mixture of mouth-watering Southern fare, the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and a view of family life in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. PBS Passport members can watch the series here.

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The Baking Journal

Bread Art Focaccia

Settle in, unwind and get inspired while learning to bake on The Baking Journal. Relish in the meditative process of measuring, mixing and kneading while learning to create your own delicious baked goods in this charming baking series that offers step by step baking instructions for a multitude of recipes.

In this episode, Stephanie bakes focaccia — but not just any ordinary focaccia — this is bread art. The structure of the bread itself is soft and light with plenty of air pockets, a hint of sea salt is evident in the taste, and the toppings are well seasoned and delicious.

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Bread Art Focaccia
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Bread Art Focaccia
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Settle in, unwind and get inspired while learning to bake on The Baking Journal. Relish in the meditative process of measu
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Ricotta Toast
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Ricotta Toast
17m 3s
On this episode, Stephanie makes the perfect treat for any occasion: Ricotta Toast! She uses homemade ricotta mixed with g
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Quiche with Hash Brown Crust
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Quiche with Hash Brown Crust
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Quiche is a breakfast staple that every home cook should know how to make. As a bonus, it's not difficult to master at all
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Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
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Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
24m 3s
Who doesn't like a good caramel apple? With this recipe Stephanie transforms everyone's favorite fall treat into a delicio
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