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Chef Spencer Watts prepares hearty, healthy meals.
Spencer and the team face snow and sleet, but the bad weather doesn't stop them as they prepare decadent brunch dishes such as a skillet sweet potato with sausage, apple cereal-dusted popovers, a bacon bread pudding, a croissant and eggs Benedict.
Spencer tackles social media demands with his on-camera work and prepares a jumbo rib sandwich with sweet BBQ sauce and rainbow slaw, a crispy fried fish sandwich with avocado tartare sauce and a smash burger with a chip-crusted bun.
Spencer cooks a creamy turkey and wild rice blanquette with fresh, fluffy bannock and a sweet tarragon butter, a rich cauliflower korma soup with warm spices and cashews, and a simple dulce de leche mug pudding cake.
Spencer whips up some chicken Kiev with Thai red curry butter and lemongrass whipped potatoes, a rich sauce-covered steak Diane with king mushrooms, and a Moroccan spiced butternut squash puff pastry with harissa goat cheese.
Spencer makes Chinese five-spice chicken halves with an apple slaw and dusted French fries. Then, he shares his 15-minute lamb bolognese on creamy polenta and finally, a spiced pork loin with honeyed root veg and apple butter.
Spencer makes a flavour-packed, gooey spaetzle mac and cheese, a beer cheese soup with goat cheese and tomato strudel, and some simple cheese puffs that disappear almost as soon as they are out of the oven.
Spencer makes game day food including barbecue beef and bacon armadillo eggs with chipotle cheddar centres, dill pickle chip coated chicken wings with dirty pickles and spicy buttermilk ranch dip, and a skillet baked cambozola with an apple mostarda.
Spencer keeps the dirty dishes to a minimum with his ham hock and barley risotto with green peas, a seafood and andouille sausage gumbo with puff pastry cap and Tuscan smothered bone-in pork chops.
The crew indulge their sweet tooth with fluffy doughnuts, some peanut butter and jelly-inspired stuffed cookies with a raspberry glaze and some decadent decked-out carrot cake waffles.
Spencer utilises leftover barbecue chicken to elevate fried tortillas, smothering them in queso, pico di gallo, cilantro cream and cheese. He crafts rice cakes with leftover salmon, and transforms leftover potatoes into loaded spring rolls.
Spencer shares his recipe for salmon stuffed with creamed spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and olives with Greek-style potatoes, makes crispy coconut shrimp with pineapple rum hot sauce, and bathes mussels with lime, chilli and white wine sauce.
Spencer shares some comfort food favourites inspired by those around him, starting with his mum's holiday turkey dinner, followed by his best friend's mum's Filipino adobo chicken and a unique twist on his grandma's apple crumble.
Spencer prepares pepperoni arancini risotto pops with molten mozzarella and spicy marinara sauce, puffed millet and cornmeal coated chicken bites with a sweet chilli firecracker sauce and popcorn margaritas with margarita popcorn.
Spencer makes a s'more-inspired no-bake cheesecake with a s'more-inspired dessert cocktail, a sheet pan meat lovers' pizza with vodka sauce and banana peppers, and sushi squares with marinated saki, marinated salmon and a miso glaze.
