Good Food
Mother's Day; Feeding Teenage Boys; Jacques Pepin; Ruth Reichl
This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, a special Mother's Day show. Hear the secrets behind feeding teenage boys and cook with Gustavo Arellano and his mom.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenOur best Mother's Day segments this weak onn Good Food. The legendary Jacques Pepin is here with memories of his mother's favorite dishes. Gustavo Arellano educates us on Mexican nopales or cactus. He'll cook some dishes with his mother. Georgia Orcutt explains just how you go about feeding insatiable teenage boys. Laura Schenone searches for her long lost family recipes for ravioli. Ruth Reichl honors her mother by not turning out like her. The hilarious Brass Sisters stop by with stories of their mother. Ariel Swartley tells us about Helen Evans Brown, known as the mother of California cuisine. Plus Jonathan Gold with a very special mother's day memory. And Laura Avery is at the Santa Monica Farmers Market with what's fresh and in season.
Photograph of Evan and Edith Kleiman by Bryony Shearmur.
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9 storiesMarket Report
Chef Mark Peel of Campanile and Tar Pit loves cherry season. He brandies them. Clean the cherries well, and saute them with sugar and brandy. Leave the pits in. Cool them quickly in an ice bath and then seal them in jars. To serve, heat up the mixture and stir in a little butter to emulsify it and serve over ice cream. Pit the cherries…
Read the story7 minCruising for Cactus
Gustavo Arellano is the food editor and columnist for the OC Weekly He writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. He grew up in Anaheim, California where his parents still live. His father, Lorenzo, grows prickly pear cactus, or nopales . His mother, an excellent cook, uses nopales for a side dish or a salad.
Read the story6 minFeeding Teenage Boys
Georgia Orcutt is a food editor and writer – and, as her recent book How To Feed a Teenage Boy indicates, she is the mother of two very hungry teenage boys. She edited The Old Farmers’ Almanac, wrote Cooking USA, and has been food editor of Yankee magazine.
Read the story7 minMother's Day with the Brass Sisters
Marilyn and Sheila Brass Marilynn and Sheila Brass, known as the Brass Sisters , celebrate Mother's Day by recounting a story of their mother that made her cry tears of despair. They also share their mother's favorite recipes. Their latest book is Heirloom Cooking . Mama’s Chocolate Velvet Cake Makes 10 slices 1…
Read the story9 minLost Ravioli Recipes
Ravioli Pin Laura Schenone travels to Italy to find her great grandmother's ravioli recipe in her book, The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken : A Search for Food and Family.
Read the story6 minNot Becoming My Mother
Ruth Reichl was the Editor-In-Chief of Gourmet , which is no longer publishing. Her latest book is For Your Mom, Finally - originally published as Not Becoming My Mother and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way .
Read the story8 minJacques Pepin Honors his Mother
Jacques Pépin serves up fast food at home in Jacques Pépin More Fast Food My Way .
Read the story5 minMother of California Cuisine
Ariel Swartley wrote about Helen Evans Brown for Los Angeles Magazine . Helen Evans Brown was considered the "mother" of California cuisine in the 1950's and 1960's.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold, his Mom and Pie
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer for the LA Weekly .
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