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America's Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays

55m 10s

America’s Test Kitchen is the most-watched cooking show on public television—more than 2 million viewers tune in each week—and this holiday season, we’re bringing you a very special hour-long holiday-themed episode. The hour-long special features five of the test kitchen’s favorite holiday recipes, including new twists on classic holiday fare such as Turkey En Cocotte and Beef Tenderloin.

Aired: 11/15/21
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Explore mammals’ surprising origins, long before the age of dinosaurs.
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