Rachel shares her recipe for sole a la meuniere, a traditional French way of cooking fish, which she serves with a nutritious and delicious broccoli, olive and parmesan salad. Rachel meets Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar to find out what's on the menu - not at his restaurant, but at home with his family. Finally, Rachel teaches her cookery school family how to make pasta from scratch with three simple sauces.
Rachel Allen shows how to make a deliciously rich risotto with red wine, chorizo and peas. Rachel is then invited into Michelin-starred chef Galton Blackiston's home to sample his favourite family recipe, toad in the hole, and finally she teaches her cookery school family how to make a chocolate-layered semifreddo; this light frozen dessert makes a family pudding to die for.
Rachel Allen shows how to make a wonderfully rich gnocchi with gorgonzola cream, walnuts and rocket. She meets Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton to find out what's on the menu - not at his renowned restaurant, Maze, but at home. Rachel teaches her cookery school family how to make a tasty chicken casserole with cheesy herb dumplings. This hearty one-pot dish will become a firm family favourite.
The whole family will adore the gentle flavour of Rachel's creamy mild lamb curry, which she serves with fluffy coriander rice and Indian accompaniments. Rachel meets top Essex chef Mark Baumann and helps him cook one of his favourite family recipes, and she teaches her cookery school family how to make scrumptious home-made marshmallows and lollipops.
Rachel shows how to make one of her absolute favourite family recipes: roast chicken with garlic roast potatoes. One of Jamie Oliver's mentors, Gennaro Contaldo, invites Rachel to his home to learn the secrets behind the perfect Italian family lunch. Rachel teaches her cookery school family how to make a delicious home made Chinese meal that will put an end to takeaways for good.
Rachel shows you how to make a warming autumnal pasta dish - butternut squash ravioli with sage and pine nut butter. Rachel meets award-winning chef Adam Byatt whose five-year-old son Jack could give any food expert a run for their money! She also gives her cookery school family a mince masterclass.
Rachel blends the flavours of Thailand and Indonesia with her recipes for Thai sticky chicken and fragrant sugar snap and beansprout noodle laksa. She meets chef Patrick Williams, who shares a taste of the Caribbean with her in his home kitchen, and teaches her cookery school family how to make a rich and creamy fish pie - a perfect family meal.
Rachel gives a taste of the Middle East with spiced lamb koftas with dips and spicy pitas. She meets award-winning Indian chef Vivek Singh and helps him prepare a family lunch, and teaches her cookery school family how to make a delicious Mexican-inspired dish - perfect for the whole clan to share.
Rachel shows how to make gorgeously sweet and sticky nougat - a perfect home-made gift. She also meets Michelin-starred chef Anthony Demetre to find out what's on his French-influenced home menu, and teaches her cookery school family how to make dishes that are very popular in her house - salmon fish fingers and crispy chicken goujons.
Rachel shows how to make the ultimate family treat - fish and chips with home-made tartare sauce. She travels to Wales to meet Michelin-starred chef Stephen Terry and helps him prepare a family brunch using fabulous local produce, and teaches her cookery school family how to make evenings in go with a bang with her recipes for popcorn toppings, healthy vegetable crisps and home-made lemonade.
Rachel shows you how to poach salmon to perfection and shares her recipe for quick hollandaise sauce, and meets Michelin-starred chef Daniel Galmiche and discovers what his family love to eat at home. Also, Rachel teaches her cookery school family how to make two nutritious and healthy salads - one with spiced chicken and the other using leftover lamb.
Rachel shows you how to make a gorgeously decadent but simple baked raspberry and ricotta cheesecake. Plus she gets a taste of France when she's invited to lunch with two-Michelin-starred chef Eric Chavot and his boys. Also, she teaches her cookery school family how to make roast pork with perfect crackling and all the trimmings.
Over the series, Rachel Allen has visited the homes of some of the most successful, creative and inspiring chefs cooking in the UK today. They showed her great tips for perfect home-cooked food, gave her exclusive access to their home kitchens and shared their favourite family dishes with her. In this compilation, Rachel relives highlights including meeting chef Adam Byatt's five-year-old son Jack, who would give any top chef a run for their money, and making the best pizza in Gennaro Contaldo's amazing Italian outdoor kitchen.