There's no doubt about it: Chef Michael Schulson has the Midas touch when it comes to ordinary ingredients. In Style Network's Pantry Raid, he helps novice cooks whip up incredible gourmet meals from whatever food they already have on hand!

This formidable foodie stopped by to answer your questions about his recipes—and was sporting enough to chat about his life and cooking philosophy, too. Read on for his tips on staging your own Pantry Raid, his take on romantic cooking (sorry, ladies, he's married!) and his must-have ingredients. Then click the links at the end for his notes on Chocolate Chip Cannoli, Baked French Fries, Chai Bubble Tea, Brownie Pecan Pie, Kid-Friendly Kebabs and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding. Yum!

First things first: Your fans are dying for a cookbook. Any plans to write one?
For sure! I am beginning to work on it as we speak.

Do you ever hear back from any of the show participants?
I do, I do! They send me emails and tell me how they're learning how to cook, and how much they appreciate me showing them that it doesn't have to be complicated. And as long as they try, that's all that matters; it's not brain surgery, it's just cooking.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the elegant recipes he created with How Do I Look? host Finola Hughes this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the elegant recipes he created with How Do I Look? host Finola Hughes this week.

Asian Vegetable Medley
1/2 pound sugar snap peas, cleaned and bias-cut
1/4 cup spicy peppers, diced
1/2 cup diced plum
2 tablespoons ginger
2 tablespoons oil
Salt
Pepper

Sauté the peppers and ginger in hot oil. Add the snap peas and cook until tender. Mix in plums last for perfect texture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the elegant recipes he created with How Do I Look? host Finola Hughes this week.

Flaked Sole Fried Rice
1/4 cup oil
1/2 pound filet of sole
1/2 bunch scallions
6 apricots, diced
2 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup peas
1/2 apple, sliced thin
Salt
Pepper

Chop sole and cook in pan with oil. Add scallions, apricot and rice; mix well. Add peas and cook through. Garnish with fresh apples. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the elegant recipes he created with How Do I Look? host Finola Hughes this week.

Hot and Sour Soup
6 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons ginger, peeled and chopped
1/2 bunch scallions
1 cup tofu, cut into half-inch squares
1 tomato, diced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced thin
1-2 tablespoons hot sauce
1/2 cup malt vinegar
1/2 cup sweet corn
Salt
White pepper

Place chicken stock in pan and heat. Add ginger and scallions. Boil for a few minutes, then remove ginger and scallions. Add tofu, tomato, mushrooms, hot sauce and malt vinegar; boil. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Garnish with scallions and sweet corn.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with overwhelmed mom and wife Misty this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with overwhelmed mom and wife Misty this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with overwhelmed mom and wife Misty this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with overwhelmed mom and wife Misty this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with overwhelmed mom and wife Misty this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with bride-to-be Sarah this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with bride-to-be Sarah this week.

UPDATE: This recipe has been slightly revised since originally posted. Click the Read More link, below, for the corrected version. 

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with bride-to-be Sarah this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with bride-to-be Sarah this week.

Each week on Pantry Raid, Chef Michael Schulson works with novice cooks to prepare an extraordinary meal—using only the ingredients they already have on hand! Read on for the recipes he created with bride-to-be Sarah this week.