Good Food
Best of Good Food: Five-Second Rule; Padma Lakshmi; Canning
This week, we serve up some of Evan Kleiman’s favorite leftovers. We’ll revisit bold flavors with Padma Lakshmi, learn about the history of the toothpick and test the 5-second rule. We’ll also hear from a man who spent a year living biblically, literally. Plus, we get into canning.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenThis week, we serve up some of Evan Kleiman’s favorite leftovers. We’ll revisit bold flavors with Padma Lakshmi, Amy Sedaris surprises us with her wacky, delightfully look at entertaining and Harold McGee tests the five-second rule. Science journalist Gary Taubes defends the high fat diet, A.J. Jacobs lives a year biblically, literally; and Henry Petroski pays homage to the toothpick. Plus, Rachael Sheridan is all about canning and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.
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8 storiesThe Market Report
Rancho La Viña brings in fresh walnuts and walnut oil. They grow a special variety that is much less bitter than commercial varieties. Walnut oil makes a delicious dressing oil for salads. Add it with citrus or balsamic vinegar.
Read the story7 minPadma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi, host of Bravo's Top Chef , is a former model whose work allowed her to travel the world. She's fascinated by Mediterranean and Asian food, which she finds share an amazing similarity, despite their coming from opposite sides of the globe. Now she's created a world of recipes for every day in her book, Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet…
Read the story7 minAmy Sedaris Entertains
Playwright Amy Sedaris walks us through her FUN approach to entertaining. She discusses her thriving cupcake business, her imaginary boyfriend, Ricky, and her rabbit, Dusty, who loves her cooking. Sedaris' book is I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence . Amy Sedaris' Cupcakes 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups of sugar Beat…
Read the story8 minFive-Second Rule
You drop a tasty cookie on the floor. Shouting "five seconds!"
Read the story6 minGood Calories, Bad Calories
Are there such things as good calories and bad ones? Remember the Atkins diet, which stressed lots of animal proteins and fats and no carbs? Gary Taubes contends that carbohydrates make you get fat more than fats actually do in his new book, Good Calories, Bad Calories . The award-winning Science Magazine correspondent argues that exercise…
Read the story8 minLiving Biblically
Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs chronicles his quest to follow the Bible literally by eating fish, loaves and wine, among other things in his book, The Year of Living Biblically : One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.
Read the story7 minHistory of the Toothpick
Professor Henry Petroski pays homage to the toothpick, one of the oldest, yet simplest tools, in his book, The Toothpick : Technology and Culture. Petroski teaches civil engineering and history at Duke University. Music break: Big Spender by the Ray Martin Orchestra
Read the story7 minCanning
Rachael Sheridan is all about canning. She explains what to can and how to do it. Sheriden is the food buyer at Cube on La Brea Ave in Los Angeles, where she also makes jams.
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