Video Demo -- Clams and Oysters. In this video from the Jacques Cooks at Home series, Jacques shows us how to open clams and oysters, and prepare classic cocktail and mignonette sauces. As always he offers some excellent technique tips. For example, if you put your shellfish in the freezer for 10 minutes, they are easier to open, and who doesn't prefer there half-shell oysters icy cold? You can even put them in the microwave for 20 seconds, which stuns the mollusk into easy submission. . . Oyste

Budget (and Giving!) Tuesday: Butter Glazed Carrots and Olives. A simple, affordable, and elegant dish that proves great cooking doesn’t have to break the bank. Jacques Pépin shows how sweet carrots and briny olives come together in a buttery glaze for a side dish that’s full of flavor and easy to prepare. Perfect for any table, any day. Our gift to you this holiday season. Thank you all for your support this year, we are filled with gratitude. | Jacques Pépin Foundation

Budget Tuesday: Polenta Gratin. Looking for an easy and inexpensive side dish? Follow along as Chef Jacques shows how to make this simple polenta gratin. | Jacques Pépin Foundation