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First Aired - 08/17/2010 06:30PM
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This week on Why We Cook Erica goes on a quest for local peaches that do not suck, and ponders the morality and practicality of returning fruit from the store whence it came. This week is also a look at figs, and the figs' delicious step-sister, apricots. Tune in to get a firm grasp on the last few weeks of summer and the juicy ripe fruit therein. This episode was sponsored by Edwards of Surry Virginia.
Photo 1: "showing the fig", Photo 2: a good(?) apricot
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Why We Cook Introduction: Sucky Local Peaches (10:54)
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Why We Cook, Erica Wides, Heritage Radio Network, Edwards Ham, picking out the best fruit, fruit has such a huge risk attached to it!, who takes fruit back?, Kramer on Seinfeld, we should all start returning our fruit, fruit revolution, nectarines, A&P, local peaches, local doesn't always mean good, we need a fruit money back guarantee!, the last half of August is full of good fruit, Erica will be a guest on NPR's All Things Considered on August 26th, Last Chance Foods,The Eternal Quest For Apricot Nirvana (9:43)
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apricot nirvana, the apricot is often sucky, Santa Monica Farmers Market, fruit nirvana, don't believe the free samples they give you, seasonality, where are the exceptional apricots?, share your ideas with Erica, leave comments or find her on facebook, the iconic fig, ancient fruit of the Greeks and Romans, first clothing source for humans, Erica recently had a transformative fig experience,All About Figs (10:38)
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ham & figs, deep dark crimson interior of a fig, wine-like flavor, Italian fig tree traditions, Erica has always had fig tree envy of old Italian guys, figs are for adventurous fruit eaters, Wall Mart sells more bananas than any other item in the store, figs are not purely vegetarian fruits, they are slightly carnivorous, smyrna fig, mission fig, figs aren't really a true fruit, fig wasps, pollination cycle of the fig, figs have been seen as a metaphor for femininity, showing the fig, offensive gesture,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/25/2010 05:00PM
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Shane Webb, Greg Leitman & Trevor Kenmure
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The Mindkitchen Begins! Kale, Figs, Chicken, Doritos & Jägermeister (7:53)
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Matt Timms, Fairway Market, The Mindkitchen, Barterhouse, Facemelter hot sauce, Matt Timms made the hot sauce!, Shane Webb, Greg Leitman, Trevor Kenmure, The Slipper Room, The Burly Q Comedy Review, the pantry is bare, water, oil, butter, eggs, milk, the ingridents!, kale, figs, chicken, doritos, Jägermeister,The Contestants Submit Their Meals (11:43)
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Greg Leitman, appetizer: shot of Jager with kale chips and chicken fingers, main course: another shot of Jager with pan seared chicken with crumbled Doritos in a bed of Kale, dessert: another shot of Jager with a bowl of figs and a glass of milk, also: put olive oil on everything, Shane Webb, appetizer: chicken doritos nachos with kale, main course: chicken cutlet breaded with Doritos with a kale salad, dessert: fig ice cream, Trevor, appetizer: Doritos with Jager tapenade, main course: Scottish chicken with sauce, dessert: pudding. deep fried figs in a batter of Doritos Jager salt and sauce,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/02/2011 04:00PM
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This week on The Speakeasy, Damon takes a break from the bar songs and speaks with Brad Thomas Parsons, the author of "Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas". Tune in to learn more about one of the components of the original definition of "cocktail"; bitters. Find out how all the different variations are related and why it's so hard to get your hand on artisanal bitters. Learn how you can make your own bitters at home and discover why novelty and practicality are not mutually exclusive when it comes to making cocktails. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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The Speakeasy: Brad Thomas Parsons (18:13)
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bitters, cocktails, Damon Boelte, Heritage Radio Network, The Speakeasy, Whole Foods Market, Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas, golden age of cocktails, drink categories, DIY, do it yourself, orange bitters, cocktail bitters, aromatic bitters, novelty drinks, experimental bitters, garnishes, mango curry bitter, blending bitters,All About Bitters (11:37)
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publishing, harvest bitters, figs, Husk, Sean Brock, Southern cuisine, smoked cocoa bitters, bacon bitters, bitters crawl,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
