Saturday, May 23rd TV listings for Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) HD
America the Bountiful Lobster in Maine
The largest lobster festival in Maine; a working lobster boat; a traditional lobster boil; two lobster-driven dishes at Me Lon Togo.
Lucky Chow Offerings
Indigenous men of the Rukai tribe hunt for wild boar in the mountains; the matriarchal Amis forage the sea's bounty; how food can cultivate compassion and connection.
America's Test Kitchen Grilled Flank Steak and Chili Crisp Noodles
Grilled flank steak; why cooking some meat to medium makes them more tender; reviewing aluminum foil; chili crisp noodles.
Sara's Weeknight Meals How Sweet It Is
Glazed pears and shortbread pecan praline; potstickers filled with dried plum and apricots; blind baking a pie crust for pumpkin and apple pies; homemade chocolate peppermint bark.
This Old House Walpole ADU: Board & Batten Down the Hatches
Visiting a factory that makes engineered plank flooring; installing some board and batten wall paneling in the new mudroom.
Ask This Old House Picnic Table; Insurance Policies
The perfect tech setup for an outdoor movie night; breaking down the basics of a homeowner's insurance policy; rebuilding a picnic table.
Woodsmith Shop Two Boxes, Too Fun
Logan creates box with a tight-fitting lid at the lathe; Phil builds a book-shaped box.
Savers of Flavor A Cherry to Dye For
Chasing down the South's pie cherry to a dye house tree on a Kentucky farm.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television The Real Chicken Kyiv
Efforts by chefs and home cooks to preserve Ukrainian culture through cuisine; an oven-baked, old-school rendition of chicken Kiev flavored with dill, lemon and ginger; the past, present and future of Ukrainian borscht.
Pati's Mexican Table Canyon Cuisine
The Moreno brothers, who are famous for winning ultramarathons; the art of cooking with corn in Rarámuri cuisine, from nixtamalization to a traditional dish known as "chacales."
America's Test Kitchen Tandoori Salmon and Broiled Zucchini
A flavorful tandoori salmon; favorite kitchen gadgets under $15; a tasting of yogurt; broiled smashed zucchini with garlicky yogurt.
Cook's Country Puerto Rican Flavors
Alcapurrias; the story of Coco López and pina coladas; coquito cocktails.
My Greek Table With Diane Kochilas Phyllo for Healthy Fun
Spanakopita salad topped with crispy phyllo; healthy veggie phyllo pizza; baklava.
Indian as Apple Pie Curry Means Gravy
Traditional Punjabi chicken curry; an easy homemade achar or Indian pickle; a smooth mango lassi drink.
Welcome to My Farm Lavender in Bloom
Lavender farm; homemade ice cream.
Lidia's Kitchen The Community Table
Cheese crisp bowls filled with a colorful salad; bucatini with broccoli walnut pesto; turkey stuffed peppers.
Sara's Weeknight Meals The Turkish Table
Lamb shanks and ouzo; fritters made with fresh picked pumpkin and traditional Turkish grilled ground meat simit kebabs; limoncello with Italian lemons.
Weekends With Yankee Style and Spirit
Touring Wiscasset, Maine; behind the scenes with Maine's first professional soccer club, Hearts of Pine; touring Flume Gorge in Lincoln, N.H.
This Old House Walpole ADU: Board & Batten Down the Hatches
Visiting a factory that makes engineered plank flooring; installing some board and batten wall paneling in the new mudroom.
Ask This Old House Picnic Table; Insurance Policies
The perfect tech setup for an outdoor movie night; breaking down the basics of a homeowner's insurance policy; rebuilding a picnic table.
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service Step Potential
On New Year's Eve, Eliza, Pete and Ryan deal with a risky hot-air balloon retrieval; Wayne goes to his clinic's fundraiser; Matty and Chaya clash.
Mervin and the team investigate the dark side of online dating when a man is shot dead at his villa; a new colleague makes an impression for all the wrong reasons.
The Outsiders (1983)
In the 1960s Oklahoma a sensitive youth gets in over his head when his best friend kills a member of a rival gang.
You Are Cordially Invited Highclere Castle
Exploring the grounds of Highclere Castle on horseback; a look at the design of the castle and how it is used for entertaining.
Austin City Limits Chris Stapleton
Country performer Chris Stapleton delivers country-rock classics and tunes from "Higher."
Stand Together as One (2025)
Journalists overcome government restrictions and civil war to document the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia in 1983.
Nature Attenborough's Wonder of Song
Exploring seven animal songs found in nature and their significance in the lives of their species, from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale.
Shared Planet Waters
Stories of people setting a new standard for aquatic wildlife protection, from the reefs of Indonesia to an Idaho beaver dam.
NOVA When Whales Could Walk
Paleontologists uncover a whole new species of whale in a parched valley not far from Cairo.
I Will Build This World From Love
A bishop and his community in Tbilisi, Georgia, create a Peace cathedral -- a mosque, synagogue and church all under the same roof.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray
Baroness Oona King and Dame Jenni Murray go head-to-head around London; Baroness Oona visits a band of female pioneers and Dame Jenni learns the story behind an organization that transformed animal welfare.
Healthy Minds With Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein Prenatal Choline and Brain Health
Benefits of prenatal choline supplements may include primary prevention to decrease the risk of schizophrenia.
Yoga in Practice Where You Look Matters
The basics of healthy rotations, which help cleanse organs, reinvigorate the spine and refresh one's perspective.
Classical Stretch: By Essentrics Waist Slenderizing
An all-standing, full-body workout that focuses on slenderizing the waist.
Cook's Country Seafood in a Snap
Grilled mussels; celebrating the Texas Shrimp Diva; one-pot shrimp piccata pasta.
Pati's Mexican Table Sisters, Stew, and Sass
Roasted tomatoes rice with cumin and oregano; chicken livers with chipotle caramelized onions; avocado and panela cheese salad.
To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé
All-female news analysis of issues and policy affecting the U.S.