St Patrick's Day - Corned Beef And Cabbage

Actor Bill Paxton joins Martha Stewart to make corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. First, brine the beef. Cook with celery, carrots, onions, and let simmer until the meat is tender. Steam vegetables like turnips and carrots, and then add cabbage to the simmering beef and bring to a boil.

Tips For Making The Perfect Steak

Yum, the perfect steak, Martha shares some secrets for prepping and cooking the perfect steak. Check the cast iron skillet, and dry the meat. She recommends using tongs to flip the meat, and no need to press! She also goes over the important temperatures for cooking steak. Watch Martha break down the perfect steak with some simple cooking tips.

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe

I love to bake, rather its Cinnamon Rolls, Pastries, or Pies; pies are my personal favorite and Pumpkin Pie is my favorite kind of pie.  A seasonal pie I always look forward to (and yes, you can make it from a can at anytime - but it's not as fun as eating it in season.)  So, here's a good old fashioned Pumpkin Pie Recipe.

To make your own pie crust:
Pie Crust Recipe

Pumpkin Pie Recipe:

1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon each- salt, nutmeg, ginger
1/8 teaspoon each- cloves and allspice
1 ( 6 oz.) graham cracker pie shell

Mix all of the ingredients together well in a large mixing bowl by hand or use an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into the pie crust. Cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil to avoid burning.

Bake in a preheated 425 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 40 additional minutes or til set. Remove the foil from the crust during the last 10 minutes of baking to brown the pie crust. Test doneness by inserting a knife into the pumpkin pie filling. The pie is done if it comes out clean.
Let pie cool before cutting.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Martha Stewart and baker Matt Lewis prepare pumpkin whoopie pies spiced with classic fall flavors.  Now, make sure you know how much a teaspoon of vanilla amounts to, because if you don't, Martha will correct you like a second grader.  Love Martha for telling it like it is, "I've been baking a lot longer than you have."  Leave it to Martha to create drama out of whoopies.  Here's how to make this delicious recipe.

 via Martha Stewart

Fall Memories: Jack-o'-lanterns

Artist Ray Villafane shares techniques and tricks for carving lifelike faces into Halloween pumpkins with Martha Stewart.

House Keeping: Earning Your Badge With Snoop Dogg

Bonus Points: Snoop Dogg Makes Mashed Potatoes - Snoop Dogg, who just went viral with his performance at Coachella Music Festival performing with a holographic Tupac, visits my playground - the kitchen - making mashed potatoes with Martha.  Enjoy.

House Keeping: Earning Your Badge

Holt, who works with us at the store, asked me the other day, while I was folding a fitted sheet, "how do you know all these house keeping things?"

Well, Holt this is for you - here's Martha Stewart testing Amy Sedaris on some common good house keeping practices.  Holt, pay attention, I will be grading you on your technique and form. 

How To: Make the Perfect Martini

Bartender Derek Brown of the Columbia Room in Washington, D.C., shows us how to make a classic martini cocktail.  (Tidbit: Martha Stewart prefers vodka.)  Here's how to make a perfect martini:

The Martha Stewart Show - Best Bloopers

It is great to see Martha cut loose.  Yes, she is human and these bloopers show a side of Martha we rarely get to see.  It's a good thing.

Painting the Porch

Since we remodeling here are some decorating ideas for your porch in a funny clip -

Here's a clip of Martha Stewart and one of her DYI projects with insightful commentary from her daughter Alexis on her show "Whatever Martha."