If you could use more confidence in the kitchen, Sara Moulton is just the person to help. In this episode she gets us past the habits and mindsets that can trip us up, and offers ways to prevent and fix cooking mistakes. When we cook without fear we enjoy the process more and clear the path for getting better at it.

Sara Moulton is the host of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” a public television show, heading into its 12 season. She also co-hosts a weekly segment on “Milk Street Radio,” with Chris Kimball, answering questions from listeners. Sara, a protégé of Julia Child, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, worked in restaurants in Boston and New York and at Gourmet Magazine for 25 years. Sara also hosted 1500 episodes of several well-loved shows, including, “Cooking Live,” a live call-in show on the Food Network during that channel’s first decade. She is the author of 4 cookbooks, including most recently, “Home Cooking 101.”