Kitchen Window Mussels Made Easy November 30, 2005 • Mussels cooked in calvados with shallots, bacon and mushrooms sounds more like something to order on a menu than cook at home. Anthony Bourdain sent the recipe to this food writer, and she's got the tips to make it easy.
Austin Firehouse Touts Veggie Fare November 26, 2005 • Firefighter James Rae loves fried fish, but after a health scare, a colleague convinced him to eat healthier. Now Rae and his colleagues at Austin Firehouse No. 2 feast on soy-cheese pizza and vegetarian enchiladas. Austin Firehouse Touts Veggie Fare Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5028267/5028268" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Organic Farmers Divided over Synthetics November 26, 2005 • Organic foods are mainstream... an established and fast-growing sector of the food business. But synthetic substances are creeping into food that is branded "organic," and the issue has split growers. Organic Farmers Divided over Synthetics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5023218/5023227" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Joy of Cooking in New Orleans November 24, 2005 • As they work to revive their restaurants, some of New Orleans' most storied cooks -- Michael Regua, Jo Ann Clevenger and Leah Chase -- are preparing their own special Thanksgiving meals for family and friends. The Joy of Cooking in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5026008/5026801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Thanksgiving How-To Christopher Kimball Saves the Thanksgiving Feast November 24, 2005 • Thanksgiving can turn into a nightmare when your best-laid plans go awry in the kitchen. That's where Christopher Kimball can help. He is the creator of Cook's Illustrated Magazine and hosts the PBS television show America's Test Kitchen. Christopher Kimball Saves the Thanksgiving Feast Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5023839/5023846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Cooking Disasters: Tales from the Kitchen November 23, 2005 • As you start to prepare for Thanksgiving, here's a timely word of advice from chef Sara Moulton: don't trust the dinner to the chef in your family. Moulton, other chefs and food writers talk about their personal cooking disasters, along with other tales from the kitchen. Cooking Disasters: Tales from the Kitchen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5025000/5025001" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Day to Day Slate's Shopping: The Best Knives for Carving November 23, 2005 • Madeleine Brand speaks with Seattle chef and Slate food writer Sara Dickerman about the best knives to use for your Thanksgiving turkey. Dickerman and three other cooks tested a variety of carving sets, and the results surprised them. Slate's Shopping: The Best Knives for Carving Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5024876/5024877" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Turning a New Leaf on a Misunderstood Sprout November 23, 2005 • More reviled than broccoli and as intimidating as artichokes, Brussels sprouts are a favorite of unabashed Belgiophile Howard Yoon. He offers a spririted defense of the vegetables that he says "can delight the senses with their nutty, woodsy flavor."
Day to Day Martha Stewart's Chef Takes the Spotlight November 22, 2005 • The new book by Susan Spungen, the former chef and "food stylist" for the domestic diva's homemaking empire, focuses on low-stress entertaining. Spungen says the book helps readers get in touch with their inner Martha — only without the ankle bracelet. Martha Stewart's Chef Takes the Spotlight Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5023003/5023012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Beneath the Crust of 'Humble Pie' November 22, 2005 • For writer Anne Dimock, the iconic pie is much more than a dessert. She says a hearty, homemade pie can hold a family together through even the most difficult times. Her new book is called Humble Pie: Musings on What Lies Beneath the Crust. Beneath the Crust of 'Humble Pie' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5023566/5023970" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Cookbooks to Give and Get November 21, 2005 • Whether it's a gift your looking for, a recipe for a holiday gathering, or a delicious title to read by the fire, this list has something for you. Food blogger and cookbook author Heidi Swanson has pulled together her favorite titles this year, and her favorite recipes from those books.
Opinion Krispy Kreme Tales: A Taste of Home in London November 20, 2005 • Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts visited England recently, where she found some of her favorite doughnuts in the unlikeliest of places: Britain's famously hoity-toity department store, Harrods. The Southern native took one bite of the sublime confection -- OK, several bites -- and felt right at home... Krispy Kreme Tales: A Taste of Home in London Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5020606/5020607" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Tapas From Spain to Your Kitchen, via Jose Andres November 19, 2005 • Philosopher-chef Jose Andres has been on a mission to ignite America's passion for the flavors of his native Spain. To help that process along, Andres has written a cookbook, Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America. Tapas From Spain to Your Kitchen, via Jose Andres Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5020355/5020374" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Susan Stamberg's Cranberry Relish Tradition A Domestic Diva Talks Relish November 18, 2005 • It's pink and lumpy. It's an NPR Thanksgiving tradition. And this year it's the subject of a conversation with world-famous entrepreneur Martha Stewart. A Domestic Diva Talks Relish Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5017911/5018017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Wild Things Thanksgiving November 16, 2005 • If there was a turkey on the first Thanksgiving table -- and it's not clear there was --- it was a wild turkey, a very distant relative of that bird in the supermarket case today. Food essayist Bonny Wolf suggests going wild this Thanksgiving, with wild mushroom soup, wild rice stuffing, and yes, a wild turkey.