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First Aired - 12/07/2010 06:30PM
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This week on Why We Cook, Erica defends ground meat. Not only is ground meat one of the more profitable ventures for small farmers, it can also be some of the most delicious and affordable meat. Tune in and re-live Erica's experiences working on a lamb farm, learn about Actomyosin and find out why you should never ever throw away that leftover crust after coking. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market - like no other market.
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Why We Cook Introduction: Gound Meat (12:50)
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Erica Wides, Why We Cook, Chefsmartypants, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market, New Amsterdam Public Market, Brooklyn Food Shed Market, Atlantic Ave, we have many market options in NYC, fatty rich dark meat, ground pork, ground lamb, pigs bred for the Hapsburgs, descended from wild boar, heritage breeds, Heritage Foods USA, Erica ate a lot of ground beef growing up, grassfed burgers, fear of e coli, industrially raised cattle, line moves quickly, meat contamination from fecal matter, too fast too much too mechanized,Why Buy Ground? Erica's Experience on a Lamb Farm (9:08)
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ground meats can be very versatile, less expensive than whole cuts, profitable for small meat producers, Erica interned at a lamb farm, hosing down carcasses, they go from animals to meat very quickly, Erica stayed with the family, lamb is the best meat, seared patties, crusty and pink, lamb should be eaten medium rare, cauliflower with turmeric, burgerettes, meatballs, deglazed crust with white wine, tablespoon of heavy cream, sweedish meatball sauce, IKEA meatballs if they migrated to Sicily,Actin + Myosin = Actomyosin! (8:17)
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actin, myosin, gives meat its structure and shape, when you grind and mix it the actin & myosin combine to form actomyosin, creates webby glue that holds together the ground meat, bolognese sauce, always deglaze, don't throw out the crust!, Erica harvested her honey!, her bees ate a lot of the honey,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/18/2012 06:30PM
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The apocalypse is imminent! What- or should I say 'who'- are you going to eat? Erica Wides is back with another episode of Let's Get Real to teach you how to survive the end of times. Hear how the apocalypse will eliminate the irony from Brooklyn rooftop farming, and why it's better to eat a pigeon than a rat. Looking to make a reservation at the Foodiness Fall-Out Shelter? Hear what skills are necessary to learn in an post-apocalyptic New York City. New York has been hit with storms and blackouts, but are the city's residents really ready for Rapture? Find out this episode of Let's Get Real! This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
"Foodiness takes care of what you eat for you so you don't know how it came to be!" [15:20] -- Erica Wides on Let's Get Real
"Foodiness takes care of what you eat for you so you don't know how it came to be!" [15:20] -- Erica Wides on Let's Get Real
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Food Waste and the End of the World (21:06)
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culinary school, chefs, waste, knife skills, City Harvest, starvation, global economy, hoarder, storage space, freezers, apocalypse, Romney, Mayan Calendar, 12/12/12, 12/21/12, dyslexic, the rapture, Fire Island, solar power, Death Valley, butchering, fiber skills, irony, foodiness, Susan Lucci, Hurricane Sandy, power outage, urban, Jamba Juice, Chris Christie, blackout,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/14/2013 06:30PM
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Foodiness diet products are just that- foodiness! This week on Let's Get Real, Erica Wides is taking on supposed 'diet foods', and telling you why it's best to just eat real food. Find out why butter is on trial in New York City schools despite its health benefits. Hear about low-calorie yogurt and fat-reduced cheese, and why these won't help your waistline, but actually hurt it. Why do Americans trust corporations as opposed to historical health evidence? Erica challenges the idea of 'diet water'; why does water need to be 'diet' even though it already doesn't contain calories or fat? Hear about Americans' sweetness addictions, and how we can all escape the 'foodiness rabbit hole' with the aid of a simple carrot. This episode has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Thanks to Obey City for today's musical selection.
"Foodiness makes people fat, then provides them with a falsely-advertised product to fix the problem." [14:10]
"This isn't the Third World; we have free clean drinking water, and two-thirds of the world doesn't have that." [22:45]
-- Erica Wides on Let's Get Real
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