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First Aired - 04/06/2010 06:30PM
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Erica highlights the benefits of caramelizing sugar, and talks about why she loves Easter candy so much.
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Why We Cook Introduction (8:29)
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Why We Cook, Erica Wides, Salumi Cured Meats, www.salumicuredmeats.com, Erica put her garden in a month earlier than last year, vegetable plants, seedlings, baby collard greens, peas, arugula, Hudson Valley Seed Library, heirloom seeds, vegetable prison, no animal can get in, rhubarb, long term, Erica wants instant results!,Easter Candy & Caramelized Sugar (10:40)
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become a fan on facebook!, Erica will be on Chopped next tuesday!, Easter candy, seductive colors, pink, green, easter yellow, spring flowers, Erica has outgrown candy, Halloween, caramel, caramelized sugar, granulated sugar, sugar is a liquid, sugar loses its sweetening power while caramelizing, Vietnamese food, when the French colonized Vietnam they had control of the sugar, French cooks brought the technique of caramelizing, desserts, dark amber color, fish sauce, use heat proof utensils, minced shallots, lemongrass, garlic, black pepper,More On Caramelizing Sugar (7:46)
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www.salumicuredmeats.com, caremlized onions become more complex, creating volatiles, flavor and fragrance compounds, onions are full of sugar but you don't taste it until you heat them, iced coffee, cocktails with brown liqours, simmering beans, vegetarian dishes, for more depth add some caramel, broiled grapefruit,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/23/2010 06:30PM
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This week's show, in spirit of the late Ronald Howes, is dedicated to the Easy-Bake oven.
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Why We Cook Introduction: The Easy Bake Oven (13:02)
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Why We Cook, Erica Wides, Whole Foods Market, Heritage Radio Network, Ronald Howes, dead at 83, Easy Bake Oven, Play Doh, CFL lightbulb, cake mix, just add water to a mix, fingers would get suck and burned in the oven door, some children had to have fingers amputated, 900,000 of that model were recalled, Erica's parents didn't let her buy an Easy Bake so she used a real oven, toxic fumes from heated plastic, the miniature nature of the Easy Bake is seductive,DIY Baking,The Rebirth of 1978 & Jewish Christmas Ornaments (8:32)
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leave comments on the show, boxed macaroni and cheese, home made bread, energy crisis of the 1970's, Jimmy Carter, become a fan on Facebook, baking cakes, Erica started baking at a very young age, she also made her own Play Doh, homemade bread, coal heated house, melting of polar ice caps, knitting, sowing, gardening, composting, history repeats itself, Christmas ornaments, bagels,Citrus & Winter Fruit (8:43)
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it's been a long cold wet winter, New York Road Runners Race For Haiti, cirtis, Cara Cara oranges, Venezuela, they area mix of an orange and a grapefruit, floral flavor, pastry cream, Greek yogurt, dark honey, blood orange, Sicily, dark deep blood red interior, flavor is very berry like, taste like red flavor Fruitstripe Gum, Moro, there are two foods Erica really doesn't like: green peppers and orange juice, Passover food, sephardic, Eastern European foods, locavores by default,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/29/2010 06:30PM
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This week on Why We Cook Erica explored the world of iced, caffeinated beverages, the perfect treat for a sweltering summer day. Learn why Thai iced tea is the perfect "heat killer" versus beer, coffee, or normal tea, and how iced-tea became a favored summer treat at the turn of the last century. Tune in, brew it up, and cool it down! This episode was sponsored by Tekserve: your one-stop Mac superstore and support center.
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Why We Cook Introduction: Chilled Beverages (11:33)
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Why We Cook, Erica Wides, Heritage Radio Network, Tekserve, www.tekserve.com, kitchens without air conditioninng, blacking out while cooking, Erica started teaching because she had enough crazy kitchen experiences, people guzzle ice water in restaurant kitchens, Erica hates soda and juice, juice is a waste of calories, add ice to morning caffeinated beverage of choice, iced tea, sweet tea, sugar makes you dehydrated, classic icons of American summer beverages, there are good and bad versions, today is all about iced coffee and iced tea, Thai iced tea, sweetened condensed milk, spicy food, Jasmine tea, Jasmie essence,Iced Tea: American Style (9:26)
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become a fan on facebook!, listen on iTunes, iced tea: American style, mythology that iced tea was invented at the 1908 World's Fair, people were brewing cold green tea in the mid to late 1800's in the US, there are recipes that date back to that time, iced tea became a social drink, to brew good iced tea you need good tea, PG Tips tea bags, don't use Lipton, loose leaf tea or bags, brew it at a concentrated strength, double strength tea, when you add ice to it it will be diluted and be at a perfect strength, you can also make sun tea, put the tea bags in a pitcher and add water, cover it and leave it outside, mellow rounded smooth tea flavor, added herbs, iced macha, powdered green tea, finely ground up,Sorbet & Iced Coffee (9:16)
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iced coffee, if merely icing down a liquid isn't enough: freeze it!, use an ice cream maker or a freezer and turn your iced beverage into a sorbet, granita, iced tea is more of a refresher and iced coffee is more of a food experience, coffee browns out the palate, tea is a palate cleanser, coffee has a heavier body to it, it's oily, iced coffee is the perfect mid afternoon summer treat, Erica hates humidity, cold brewed iced coffee, there is a link to the New York times recipe on the Facebook page, Sicilians have come up with an amazing breakfast concept:, espresso granita on top of a brioche bun topped with whip cream, www.veggieu.org,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
