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Archived Shows 11/05/05 What would your fantasy meal be? Lobsters, caviar....lots of chocolate? This week we'll take a dip into Willie Wonka's classic chocolate river to celebrate the release of the DVD. And while we're on the subject of chocolate, discover the new sensation: naked chocolate! We also find some retro candies that are being saved from extinction. And if chocolate isn't your thing, find a great wine for a fantasy price with the Flying Wine Man, Andrew Jones. Chat with Brini Maxwell, the Dame Edna of the food and style world. And the founder of eGullet, Stephen Shaw, tells us how to get a coveted restaurant reservation. Andrew Jones, The Flying Wine Man This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dessert University: More Than 300 Spectacular Recipes and Essential Lessons from White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier Naked Chocolate Chocolate the Sweet History Brini Maxwell's Guide to Gracious Living: Tips, Tricks Recipes and Ideas to Make Your Life Bloom
11/12/05 Americans have been trying to eat lean - replacing fatty foods with skim milk, margarine and egg substitutes. So, why has the nation gotten fatter over the last decade? Fran McCullough re-examines fat in her book "The Good Fat Cookbook." We'll discuss new research, and find out how to work good fats into our diet. Later on, we'll rediscover the art of being a hostess with a 100-year old entertaining book: "The Good Housekeeping Hostess; An Old-Fashioned Guide to Gracious Living." We'll also figure out how to get dinner on the table in about as much time as it takes to call the pizza guy. Jim's guest is Linda Eckhard, author of "Half-Scratch Magic." This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Half-Scratch Magic The Good Housekeeping Hostess: An Old-Fashioned Guide to Gracious Living
11/19/05 Whether you are an experienced cook or making a turkey for the first time, we have some tips to make this Thanksgiving filled with delicious memories. All it takes is a little "smoke and mirrors" magic to make a big meal like Thanksgiving come together. Cookbook author and columnist Pam Anderson turns the "get everything on the table at once" into a quick "prest-o, change-o." Discover my "pink muu-muu moment" and other Thanksgiving tales of disaster. And a young sommelier gives some wine advice that's helpful for the twenty-something first-time wine buyer as well as the rest of us! Plus, an illustrated guide to roasting and carving a turkey (download .jpg): This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
The Perfect Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving with the Tappletons by Eileen Spinelli The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook and "Cook's Illustrated Magazine" by Jack Bishop Thirsty Work: Love wine drink better by Matt Skinner A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America by
James E. McWilliams
11/25/05 Think Italian food, and the first thing that comes to mind is pasta. But Italians love beans almost as much as they love their pasta, and during this hour, we'll discover delicious Italian bean recipes! Our guest is Judith Barrett, she has written Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy. Later on in the show, we'll hear from spa chef Daniel Orr who brings a taste of the Caribbean into our kitchen. We'll also learn how to keep meal preparation stress-free, fight off the flu, and find out what foods help alleviate the symptoms of menopause. This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
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