Comfort Food With Spencer Watts

The bounty of the fall means harvest time and that inspires Spencer to make black bean and kabocha squash soup with braised Swiss chard and chilli pesto, as well as pumpkin gnudi smothered in a rich cream.

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

A pork bolognese stuffed tortellini with American cheese rose and soffrito.

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.

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.

Spencer has a sweet tooth and he shares three sweet treat recipes to help indulge a love of sugar.

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

Spencer bakes cheddar chive biscuits with poached eggs and country gravy; Dutch apple-cranberry pie.

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. Then it's a crispy coated chicken fried chicken with dill- buttered potatoes and a caper cream sauce.

There are a lot of ways to dress up a tuber and Spencer shares three great recipes here including a decadent potato pie with a camembert centre and a parsley butter drizzle. Then it's time to indulge in decadence with his truffle and pancetta cheesy scalloped potatoes and last a fun twist on holiday sweet potatoes.

Share comfort food with company and learn how to whip up Spencer's burgundy chicken stew with porcini mushroom grits and pancetta. Then he shares his secrets to a whole roasted pork belly with a fresh salsa verde and last, a dessert for the ages - billionaire shortbread with buttery orange infused shortbread, Dulche de Leche caramel and espresso chocolate ganache.

Street food can be delicious so why not indulge in some in the comfort of home! Spencer starts with a spicy Korean fried chicken 'dog' with sesame ketchup and gochugang ketchup. Then he stuffs chicken drumstick with a pork stuffed with a quick buttermilk onion dipping sauce. Last, popcorn shrimp waffle cone tacos with tobacco mashed.

When the air is cool and the wind is blowing a big bowl of warm my belly food is what dreams are made of. Spencer makes his corned beef stew with horseradish mashed. Then he fills the cabin with the rich mouthwatering smell of a delicious Thai curry with garlic shrimp and fragrant rice. Last, Spencer makes a cowboy style chuck chili with all the fixings to tuck into.

Spencer makes a few of his family-style faves, including his Moussaka Crown, his Italian herb half chickens with sun-dried tomato cream sauce, and a silky smooth eggnog creme caramel that will make you weak in the knees.

Canadian's know how to celebrate the cooler seasons with fun food including Spencer's twists on a few originals, including his version of hand held meat tortiere pies, a Newfoundland inspired bunt pan figgy duff with maple syrup liqueur and simple yet delicious west coast smoked salmon rolls.