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    Baking with Dorie, grains, legumes, and Monsanto

    It’s fall, so fire up the oven and get baking! Dorie Greenspan explores savory spins on classic sweet recipes.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 6, 2021 • 57m Listen

    It’s fall, so fire up the oven and get baking! Dorie Greenspan explores savory spins on classic sweet recipes. Former farmer and chef Abra Berens dives into grains, seeds, and legumes, with ideas on how to stretch a pot of boiled black beans into a whole week of meals. Professor Bartow Elmore spent a decade researching the troubling and jaw dropping history of Monsanto and the company’s impact on how America eats. Computer engineer, recipe developer, and blogger Amisha Dodhia Gurbani uses California ingredients to modernize traditional Indian recipes. At the farmer’s market, Valerie Gordon shops for the makings for her pumpkin pies.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      How to be a successful recipe developer? Dorie Greenspan shares the secret

      There’s something about fall that signals turning on the oven and baking. Dorie Greenspan has authored 14 cookbooks and shares her methodical system for taking old standbys and creating new recipes.

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      10 min
    2. 9:46

      Beans: How to make 1 pot for a week and never get bored

      “Grains and legumes are grown on larger scale farms,” explains former farmer and chef Abra Berens, who grew up on an industrial pickle farm.

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      11 min
    3. 21:05

      Sowing the troubling seeds of Monsanto’s past, present and future

      Monsanto, the chemical company with outsized influence and impact on our agricultural practices, is often in the news.

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      16 min
    4. 37:23

      Innovating traditional Indian recipes for a modern, local palate

      California cuisine and ingredients have been the source of inspiration for many chefs. When married to global cuisines, the results are like the head exploding emoji — flavorful, aromatic, and delicious.

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      11 min
    5. 48:43

      Finding futsu at the farmer’s market with Valerie Gordon

      After a long absence, beloved vendor Megan Strom of County Line Harvest returns to the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market, where she tells correspondent Gillian Ferguson that this is the first time in 21 years that she wasn’t able to farm because of the…

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      9 min
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      How to be a successful recipe developer? Dorie Greenspan shares the secret

    2. 9:4611 min

      Beans: How to make 1 pot for a week and never get bored

    3. 21:0516 min

      Sowing the troubling seeds of Monsanto’s past, present and future

    4. 37:2311 min

      Innovating traditional Indian recipes for a modern, local palate

    5. 48:439 min

      Finding futsu at the farmer’s market with Valerie Gordon

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