James Martin: Home Comforts

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James Martin shares his recipes and secrets for home cooking from his own kitchen.

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James Martin: Home Comforts: Series 1: Episode 15: Dressed to Impress

Dressed to Impress

Episode 15

Episode 15: Dressed to Impress

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BBC Two - James Martin: Home Comforts, Series 1, Dressed to Impress

James serves up a simple beef wellington, a passion fruit delice and a custard soufflé.

TV chef James Martin serves up home-cooked recipes that look like restaurant dishes, including a simple beef wellington and a show-stopping passion fruit delice.

James shows how anyone can impress their dinner party guests with some simple home-cooked recipes that look like restaurant dishes. He cooks a stylishly simple beef wellington, a show-stopping passion fruit delice, and a clever custard souffle using ready-made custard as a cheat. 

Historian Ivan Day looks at macedoine jelly, a Victorian dessert with the real wow factor. Norwegian artisan producer Ole Hansen explains how his family's passion for perfect smoked salmon led him to start his London-based business.

James Martin: Home Comforts: Series 1

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