The Cooking Show – The Simply Luxurious Life®

The Cooking Show

The Simply
Luxurious Kitchen

Seasonal Fare to Elevate the Everyday Meal

Discover how to enjoy the everyday cooking that will elevate the quality of everyday living. Incorporating seasonal fare and sharing skills and ideas that will help you navigate successfully in your own kitchen, viewers will discover how to ‘dance’ so to speak with the produce and necessary cooking fundamentals honing the methods to making a delicious vinaigriette or a salad with the produce found at your local market, or an appetizer with what is available in the refrigerator, so that year-round you can make delicious, yet simple meals.

THE COOKING SHOW

What

The Simply Luxurious Kitchen is a venture into vodcasting (video + podcast) to offer a visual aid and conversation with viewers who have already come to know Shannon through TSLL blog and her podcast, The Simple Sophisticate. What is the simply luxurious kitchen you may be wondering? Simply put, a focus on seasonal fare to elevate the everyday meal. (follow all things related to the cooking show on IG – @tsllkitchen)

When

The first season premiered on September 8, 2018, with a new season being shared for seven consecutive years (all episodes are found below as well as on Shannon Ables’ YouTube channel). The show concluded in 2025 with the release of a detailed online video (self-paced) cooking class to teach students step-by-step how to set up their kitchen, how to shop each season, how to stock their épicerie and then learn the fundamental skills and cooking techniques so that they too could cook without a recipe throughout their everydays with ease. The class is now available exclusively here in TSLL: Introduction to French Cooking: Everyday Deliciousness. .

Why

TSLL blog continues to explore the pillars that are part of the foundation of living a simply luxurious life, and share what is discovered with readers. And eating well (offering both scrumptious satiation and worthwhile sustenance) certainly is vital to living a quality life. With inspiration from the French culinary arts as well as incorporating new and simple approaches to making delicious fare with the produce that is naturally available throughout the year in order to enrich the flavor, becoming the chef in your own kitchen truly can be simply luxurious and a sanctuary to step into each and everyday.

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The Simply Luxurious Kitchen

Season 1 Cookbook
Season 2 Cookbook
Season 3 Cookbook
Season 4 Cookbook
Season 5 Cookbook
Season 6 Cookbook
Season 7 Cookbook

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Cooking Episodes

The Class! INTRO to French Cooking: Everyday Deliciousness

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As someone who has long enjoyed Shannon’s podcast, I was so excited to tune into her new season of The Simply Luxurious Kitchen. It is clear she puts a lot of thought into each episode, and even as an experienced home cook, I am learning new tips and techniques. Simply put, Shannon’s love of cooking with a French-flare is infectious, and I highly recommend tuning in to this excellent vodcast!
—abbrading

I’ve been listening to Shannon’s podcast for years now. I was so excited to dig into her new show, and it’s been everything I expected! Intelligent, entertaining, and done with excellence. It’s so enjoyable to watch someone who really loves the food she is preparing. If you’re a food with a love of France, You’ll want to be sure to watch.
—Ashley Gaver

Fabulous job, Shannon! Once again, you’re a natural in front of the camera! Your ‘video blog’ is just as interesting and engaging as your blog and podcast! I look forward to future episodes. Merci!!
—Karen

The Simply Luxurious Kitchen is a perfect addition to the blog! I am filled with pure joy and I am always on my toes as to what you will share with us next, Shannon. Thank you so much for including us, in this way, on your travels as well. Your journey is enough to inspire me to explore and to savor the every day, but now I have something really special to look forward to in the coming year, and something valuable to take away now (tea!). You are a natural presenter, and this raw footage is super warm and authentic – a real gift you have at making us all feel so welcome.
—Kayla