Kitchen Window How to Throw a Kentucky Derby Party April 26, 2006 • A Louisville native offers her friends a taste of Kentucky Derby excitement from her living room in Washington, D.C. She serves mint juleps and a version of Derby-Pie® worthy of Churchill Downs.
John T. Edge on Food Tamales, Another Treat from the Delta April 22, 2006 • How did "red hot tamales" get to be a staple of the Mississippi Delta? Southern Foodways Alliance director John T. Edge tells Debbie Elliott that it happened a century ago, when migrant Mexican farmworkers came to pick cotton side by side with African Americans in the deep South. Tamales, Another Treat from the Delta Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5357500/5357530" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Brown and White Eggs, Unscrambled April 22, 2006 • Many listeners were disturbed by an April 15 interview that attempted to explain why some eggs are white and some are brown. Debbie Elliott conducted exhaustive follow-up research into the subject and shares her findings. Brown and White Eggs, Unscrambled Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5357549/5357550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Peas Offering: A Cool Soup in Spring Green April 19, 2006 • Many people equate pea soup with the heavy autumnal concoction. T. Susan Chang shares her recipe for a bright and fresh chilled pea soup that anticipates summer.
100 Years After the San Francisco Quake San Francisco's Great Quake, Recalled in Jello April 18, 2006 • Artists are commemorating the 1906 earthquake in a variety of ways, some traditional -- poetry, prose -- and some not-so, including a Jello model of the city by the bay. San Francisco's Great Quake, Recalled in Jello Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5348944/5348945" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National At the Old Cookbook Shop, a Taste for Nostalgia April 16, 2006 • Working from a Greenwich Village storefront, Bonnie Slotnick helps reconnect people with rare and out-of-print cookbooks... and their own childhood memories. At the Old Cookbook Shop, a Taste for Nostalgia Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5344345/5344633" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tea for You and Me April 16, 2006 • As the British tea company Twinnings marks its 300th anniversary, American interest in the traditional English beverage of choice seems to be on the rise. Anyone for a cuppa? Tea for You and Me Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5344859/5344860" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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White Eggs, Brown Eggs: What's the Difference? April 15, 2006 • Eggs hold symbolic significance for those marking both Easter and Passover. Marie Simmons, author of The Good Egg answers Debbie Elliott's simple question: What's the difference between white and brown eggs? White Eggs, Brown Eggs: What's the Difference? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5344540/5344541" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Do Benefits of Seafood Outweigh the Risks? April 14, 2006 • A recent investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that local supermarkets sold seafood contaminated with unsafe levels of mercury. And the FDA recently warned pregnant women and children to curb their consumption of big fish -- such as tuna -- that contain high levels of mercury. How safe is the fish Americans consume? Do Benefits of Seafood Outweigh the Risks? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5342508/5342509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Author Michael Pollan: 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' April 14, 2006 • In his new book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, journalist and writer Michael Pollan argues that many Americans suffer from a national eating disorder based on super-sized, corn-fed diets. Author Michael Pollan: 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5342514/5342515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Examining the Effects of Strict Calorie Restriction April 14, 2006 • Studies in animals as diverse as mice, worms and fish show the lifespan of these animals can be extended on a strict diet. Can a very low-calorie diet help humans live longer? Examining the Effects of Strict Calorie Restriction Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5342505/5342506" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke... April 13, 2006 • What happens when you put a handful of Mentos candy into a bottle of diet soda? As many fans of Web video have found out, the results are pretty explosive. And there is actually a scientific explanation. An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke... Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5341058/5341059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Leah Chase, Carrying on in New Orleans April 13, 2006 • Leah Chase, owner and chef of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans, talks about rebuilding her famous restaurant and carrying on an Easter tradition -- gumbo style. Leah Chase, Carrying on in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5340913/5340914" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Kitchen Table, an Easter Deadline and Family April 13, 2006 • Cookbook author and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis has been having a hard time buying a new table for her renovated kitchen — and her deadline is Easter. She reflects on the decision and how, for her, the kitchen table signifies family. A Kitchen Table, an Easter Deadline and Family Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5340767/5341018" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Kitchen Window Rolling with My Peeps April 12, 2006 • Nothing says spring to writer Howard Yoon like Peeps. The squishy, marshmallow animals have a devoted following. A chocolate marshallow pie is a perfect way to savor them.