Cowboys work hard—which means they need to be fed well. This week, hear how ranch cook Kent Rollins feeds cowboys out of his chuck wagon, serving up his famous coffee, steaks and “burger dogs.” Plus, Tove Danovich introduces us to Mike the Headless Chicken, as well as her brood…
Photo by Dennis +Cahlo Sam tells us about the similarities between Sri Lankan and Southern cuisine. Plus, Analiese Gregory teaches us how to hunt and forage in the wilds of Tasmania, Dan Pashman tells us about his mission to create a new pasta shape, and we learn how to make…
She is one of my favorite Indian cookbook authors and we are going to be cooking from her new book, “Indian Flavor Every Day.” Season 12 starts airing in October. Stay tuned for further updates!
This week, we chat with TikTok star and expert forager Alexis Nikole Nelson about the most delicious weeds in your backyard, the joys of mushroom jerky and her cross-country journey to make seaweed panna cotta. Plus, Kevin Fortey takes us inside the competitive world of giant vegetable growing, J. Kenji…
Here is another post and recipe from my friends Tareq and Lima, home cooks extraordinaire. I was lucky to sample this very tasty, very moist banana bread which was made with oil, not butter. https://cloveandcumin.com/banana-bread-without-butter/
Adam Savage of “MythBusters” fame joins us to break down his favorite food experiments, including the time he dropped an Olympic swimmer into a giant vat of syrup. Plus, reporter Rebecca Rosman investigates America Week at a popular French grocery store; J. Kenji López-Alt cracks the code on Chicago thin-crust…
On this Fourth of July, baker Stacey Fong shares highlights from her 50 States/50 Pies project, which includes odes to Nevada’s all-you-can-eat buffets, West Virginia’s pizza rolls and Tennessee icon Dolly Parton. Plus, live-fire cooking expert Genevieve Taylor reveals show-stopping tips for your backyard barbecues; Dan Pashman debates the finer…
But I also want to mention a very important member of the team who makes a lot of the behind the scenes magic happen and that is my good buddy (and excellent film maker in her own right), Adrienne Hammel. https://current.org/2023/06/friendships-forged-on-tv-cooking-sets-keep-saras-weeknight-meals-on-the-air/
This week, we share stories from the world of fine dining. Maître d’ Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has encounters with mobsters, fainting celebrities and unruly guests at New York’s top restaurants and reveals the secrets to great service. Writer Geraldine DeRuiter sits down for the world’s strangest Michelin-starred meal: She eats rancid…
Literary scholar Rebecca May Johnson earned her PhD studying Homer’s Odyssey, but now she’s analyzing a new kind of text: Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce recipe. Johnson reveals how studying a recipe isn’t all that different from studying Ancient Greek, and what you can learn from cooking the same recipe a…
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Jefferson ate capon, Eisenhower craved squirrel soup and Grant had a habit of throwing bread across the table. This week, we go into the White House with Alex Prud’homme to hear culinary stories from presidential history, like how Julia Child charmed her way into a state dinner and why Eleanor…
I have been in Italy for the past two weeks filming season 12 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals. We shot in Rome, Naples and Parma. Pasta, pizza, pasta, pizza, cheese, prosciutto, excellent espresso and cappuccino. It does not get much better than that!!! The new season will air starting in October.…
I am going to be making two 5 ingredients entrees – Buffalo Rice and Sausage Stuffed Baked Shrimp. Here is where you can find the episode in your neck of the woods on April 6: http://rach.tv/watch
On March 24 I’ll be interviewing Alex Prud’homme, nephew of Julia Child, at the National Arts Club here in NY City about his new book. It is a riveting read, covering the dining habits of 26 presidents, and a deep dive into American history from a different perspective, starting with…
Jacques Pépin Foundation 6th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, April 13 The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers Join Jacques Pépin and friends for a spectacular evening supporting culinary education. Keynote speaker Brandon Chrostowski of EDWINS Restaurant and Leadership Institute will join chefs Ming Tsai, Esther Choi, Alon Shaya, Ayesha Nurdjaja, Caroline Schiff, and…
Jean Anderson, died a few weeks ago at the age of 93. She was a food and travel writer, food photographer, author of (over?) 20 cookbooks and a great friend and mentor. Jean was a walking culinary encyclopedia, my red phone on “Cooking Live,” salty and very funny. Before I…
All I need now is a little rubber ducky for the bathtub and I think I have found one!
Here, unsurprisingly, is my favorite room – a mixture of old (the stove, chair, tables and basket) and new (the rest). Making very slow progress but having fun. If you know of any great online, affordable dollhouse websites, please let me know.
It was back in 2000 that my dear friend and mentor Jean Anderson, the cookbook author, introduced me to the game-changing Southern cook known as Mama Dip…and to her wonderful restaurant, Mama Dip’s Kitchen, in Chapel Hill, NC. We spent several days together recording a Thanksgiving special for “Cooking Live”…
A New York Times article shows that busy Americans are enjoying more home-cooked meals and fewer commercially- prepared meals these days. With more new and returning home cooks in the kitchen, “Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better” would be a great guide and right on time to offer…