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Chef Michael Smith prepares pan-rushed salmon with tomatoes, bacon-corn chowder and a harvest salad with apple-cider vinaigrette in the series opener.

Recipes for allergy sufferers. Included: gluten-free spinach lasagna; gluten-free sunshine muffins with marmalade frosting and coconut crust; allergen-free chocolate-chip cookies.

Prepared: ancho chili; Hungarian goulash with spaetzle; apple-oatmeal crisp; tropical-fruit crisp with coconut-crusted ice cream.

Bacon-roast pork tenderloin, bacon-whiskey jam and mustard bacon strips; orange curry fennel soup, orange curry roast fennel and raw fennel salad with orange curry dressing.

Prepared: classic buffalo wings; roasted chicken wings; fish wings; brown-sugar bread pudding.

Recipes include: filet mignon with creamy red-wine sauce; bacon-and-cheddar encrusted beef tenderloin; brown-butter tarts; and pumpkin-pie tarts.

Mussels and risotto are the featured ingredients. Recipes include: steamed mussels; tomato mussels with penne; risotto with classic Italian flavors; risotto with Italian bacon and blue cheese; and risotto cakes.

Dishes include: pancetta-prosciutto carbonara; carbonara francoise; vanilla sauce with brown sugar; vanilla ice cream with brown sugar; apple-cinnamon fritters; and banana-nutmeg fritters.

Recipes include pan-rushed chicken with apples and sage; San Marzano chicken with pasta, oregano and basil; golden aloo gobi; roasted-sweet-potato aloo gobi; and spiced brittle.

Recipes include rosemary-crusted rack of lamb with pistachio-mint pesto; edamame-mint-crusted lamb chops; and mint-lamb pops with curried raita. Also: root soup; and sweet-potato soup.

Recipes for shrimp cocktail and saffron-shrimp shots are featured. Also: Caesar salad.

Lobster is cooked in seawater, then used to make lobster-corn chowder. Also: vegetarian chili.

Tuna and sweet potatoes are featured in recipes.

Pork chops are cooked in a pan with tarragon mushrooms. Other recipes include pork chops with cranberry and kale; cranberry chutney; whole-wheat biscuits; and winterberry shortcake.

French onion soup is prepared. Also: asparagus recipes.

Recipes for pot roast include beef and potatoes; and a beef salad with Asian flavors. Also: brown-butter popcorn; and caramel popcorn.

Variations of shrimp scampi are prepared, along with rice dishes. Included: bacon scampi with penne and mustard; classic rice pilaf; and tuna-shrimp-rice wraps.

Two braised-chicken recipes include Moroccan and Caribbean flavors. Also: pea soup; and red-lentil dal.

Included: penne with basil pesto; cheese pesto; pesto pizza; cilantro-pesto quesadillas. Also: three-citrus oysters; and oyster stew.

Butter steak; backwards steak; peppers; country pancakes.

Recipes include braised lamb shanks; dried-plum pesto; curried lamb shanks; pan-roast chickpeas with mint; heritage bread; and pot-baked bread with homemade butter.

Michael uses pork shoulder in recipes for Mediterranean pork stew; Southwestern pork stew; and pulled-pork sandwiches with spicy coleslaw. Also: He prepares a broccoli frittata; and a smoked-salmon frittata.

Recipes for pasta and meatloaf are prepared.

Included: honey-mustard ribs; chili-rubbed ribs; and fishy ribs with Asian slaw. Also: mocha brownies; and peanut-butter brownies.

Michael roasts a chicken and demonstrates recipes for mashed potatoes. Included: cider-brined chicken; mashed potatoes with brown butter; mashed potatoes served in a martini glass; and Michael's "extravagant potato with crispy potato collar.