Shrimp, tomato and basil pasta; creamy corn chowder with edamame, bacon and potatoes; flounder with tomato onion ragout; coconut cream tarts; and basil pesto.

August 2008 ( check local listings )

The EVERYDAY FOOD cooks make fresh food fast by using ingredients found in most pantries. Allie tosses together a simple and delicious shrimp, tomato and basil pasta. Today's "Have You Tried" ingredient is edamame; Margot stirs these emerald green soybeans with bacon and potatoes in a creamy corn chowder. Cooking for one tonight? Sarah shows viewers how to make fantastic flounder with tomato onion ragout, and John demonstrates how easy it is to assemble coconut cream tarts.  Lucinda shares a recipe for basil pesto and teaches viewers how to store it in the freezer.