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Archived Shows 12/3/05 What healthy food is part of our diet thanks to the legendary band, "The Grateful Dead?" We'll take a look back at the era of natural foods and rock 'n roll to find the answer. Discover how an innovative organic farmer in Maine is fooling Mother Nature. Plus advice on putting your party to music and Nigel Slater on cooking by instinct. Finally, some new research on hunger in America. This week's featured recipe: Shopping list for food bank:
To learn more about hunger in this country, visit: www.chn.org www.c-snap.org This week's featured books:
The New Organic Grower Appetite Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger Not for Tourists Guide to Philadelphia: 2005-2006
12/10/05 Sometimes during all the holiday stress, we forget that food is supposed to be fun - time to tell stories and enjoy friends and family. On today's show we'll relieve your stress with some hilarious tales of kitchen disasters endured by famous chefs. Then, discover a new board game that blends dining with trivia. And, if you want to stay out of the shopping malls, crank up the kitchen and make your own food gifts. Find out why you put on a few pounds in the winter months...and it's not what you think! This week's featured recipe: Peggy Knickerbocker's Dinner Party Planning Tips
This week's featured books:
Homemade: Delicious Foods to Make and Give Swedish Kitchen: Recipes and Reminices Simple Soirees: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner Parties r
12/17/05 Do you get stressed out when you're hosting a holiday party and forget to enjoy your company? On this week's show get some tips and tricks for successful entertaining. Chef and restaurateur, Terrance Brennan, responsible for the resurgence of quality cheeses, tells us how to make a holiday cheeseplate for luxurious but simple entertaining. Michael Rechuitti reveals what chocolate women love most. And a comic strip writer brings his family Seven Fish celebration to life in print. Plus -a robotic pot! This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Chocolate Obsession: Confections and Treats to Create and Savor Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook The New American Cooking Feast of the Seven Fishes: The collected Comic Strip and Italian Holiday Cookbook Drinkology: Wine: A Guide to the Grape Cooking for a Crowd Latin Chic
12/24/05 As a parent, all you hear is, "I'm hungry ! When's dinner ready," or "What is there to eat?" Then, fast-forward a few years, and suddenly, the nest is empty and so is the kitchen. How do you adjust to mealtime without the kids.... and what happens when they are home again? Joy Smith, author of "The Empty Nest Cookbook, helps us rediscover the joys of having the kitchen to ourselves! Later, a non-profit that trains people for food service jobs while feeding the hungry. Then we'll bake holiday breads from all over the world, and brew up some great cordials. Plus some last minute, simple ideas for holiday entertaining. This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Relax, Company's Coming!: 150 Recipes for Stress-Free Entertaining g Celebration Breads: Recipes, Tales and Traditions
12/31/05 If some like it hot, others like it even hotter...and during this edition of Chef's Table, we'll venture into dangerously spicy food territory. We'll start up on the mild side, with a visit to Avery Island, the birthplace of Tabasco sauce. Then we'll roast Chile peppers in New Mexico and find out how to make Posole. And if your mouth is still not burning - how about some hellish dishes from the kitchen of a man known as "Insanity Dave" - hot sauce producer Dave Hirschkop. Later on the show, we'll move on to a different kind of heat, we'll fire up the grill and have BBQ guru Steve Raichlin cook up a feast for us. We'll also taste some of Kentucky's finest bourbon. This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Crazy from the Heat: Dave's Insanity Cookbook BBQ USA
Cooking to Beat the Clock: Inspired Meals in 15 Minutes Low Fat Cooking to Beat the Clock: Delicious, Inspired Meals in 15 Minutes |
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