Comfort Food With Spencer Watts

Sep 5, 2023

Making black bean and kabocha squash soup with braised Swiss chard and chili pesto.

Sep 12, 2023

Spencer makes a spicy spinach and Taleggio cheese wonton soup in a chorizo broth.

Sep 19, 2023

Sep 26, 2023

Spencer Watts sets a fire outdoors and prepares campfire steaks with nori butter, an open-faced Montreal smoked meat potato rosti, and a sweet and creamy chocolate and cherry liqueur fondue with treats.

Oct 3, 2023

Spencer cooks up comfort food with a little heat to tickle taste buds, including Cajun shrimp cakes with Creole etouffee, Mexican spicy beef pupusas with all the trimmings and Brazilian moqueca with halibut and shrimp.

Oct 10, 2023

Spencer indulges his sweet tooth with recipes including candied orange and caramelised white chocolate blondies with orange cream cheese.

Oct 17, 2023

Spencer sets the oven on low and celebrates his love of beans as he makes black bean and kabocha squash soup with braised Swiss chard and chilli pesto and Mediterranean-style broad beans in sauce.

Oct 24, 2023

Spencer bakes it sweet and savoury by introducing his cheddar chive biscuits with poached eggs and country gravy, and takes a deep dive into autumn apples with his Dutch apple-cranberry pie.

Oct 31, 2023

In a modern version of TV dinner nostalgia, Spencer makes his bar-raised version of Salisbury steak with gravy, Vichy peas and a potato cauliflower mash with Stilton.

Nov 7, 2023

There are a lot of ways to dress up a tuber and Spencer shares three recipes, including a decadent potato pie with a camembert centre and a parsley butter drizzle.

Nov 14, 2023

Spencer whips up his burgundy chicken stew with porcini mushroom grits and pancetta, and prepares whole roasted pork belly with a fresh salsa verde.

Nov 21, 2023

Spencer makes a spicy Korean fried chicken `dog' with sesame ketchup and gochujang ketchup, chicken drumsticks with a quick buttermilk onion dipping sauce, and popcorn shrimp waffle cone tacos.

Nov 28, 2023

Spencer makes his corned beef stew with horseradish mash and fills the cabin with the rich, mouth-watering smell of a delicious Thai curry with garlic shrimp and fragrant rice.

Dec 5, 2023

Spencer makes a few of his family-style favourites, including his moussaka crown, Italian herb half-chickens with sun-dried tomato cream sauce and a silky smooth eggnog creme caramel.

Dec 12, 2023

Spencer provides some twists on a few originals, including his version of meat tourtiere pies, a Newfoundland-inspired bunt pan figgy duff with maple syrup liqueur and west coast salmon rolls.

Jan 9, 2024

Chef Spencer Watts prepares hearty, healthy meals.

Jan 16, 2024

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.

Jan 23, 2024

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.

Jan 30, 2024

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.

Feb 6, 2024

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.

Feb 13, 2024

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.

Feb 20, 2024

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.

Feb 27, 2024

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.

Mar 5, 2024

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.

Mar 12, 2024

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.

Mar 19, 2024

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.

Mar 26, 2024

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.

Apr 2, 2024

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.

Apr 9, 2024

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.

Apr 16, 2024

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.