Slow-cooked Italian pot roast; pasta salad with broccoli and peanuts; spaghetti frittata for one; cherries with cinnamon dumplings; and spinach pie.
 
August 2008 ( check local listings )

The EVERYDAY FOOD chefs are busy cooking up weeknight recipes so viewers can spend more time at the table with their families. John shows how to quickly assemble a slow-cooked Italian pot roast in the morning to enjoy later that night. With a crunchy romaine and radish salad, a complete dinner is ready in no time. Today's "Have You Tried?" ingredient is whole wheat pasta. Lucinda tosses curly whole fusilli in an Asian peanut-inspired dressing for a pasta salad with broccoli and peanuts. Cooking for one tonight? Margot shows viewers how to make spaghetti frittata with leftover ingredients. For a mid-week guilty pleasure, Sarah demonstrates how to make cherries with cinnamon dumplings, an elegant sweet treat using everyday pantry items. Spinach pie might seem complicated, but Allie promises that this impressive dish is quick to make. Double the ingredients to store one in the freezer and enjoy one tonight!