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    Good Food

    The Market Report

    Laura Avery talks with Jill Davie, chef de cuisine at Josie Restaurant , about cooking Chinese eggplant. Jill recommends coating 1/4" slices lightly with olive or canola oil and roasting them with salt and pepper on a sheet pan for 20-25 minutes. Eat them crispy or your desired consistency. Add basil and red pepper flakes for dressing.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Laura Avery talks with Jill Davie, chef de cuisine at Josie Restaurant, about cooking Chinese eggplant. Jill recommends coating 1/4" slices lightly with olive or canola oil and roasting them with salt and pepper on a sheet pan for 20-25 minutes. Eat them crispy or your desired consistency. Add basil and red pepper flakes for dressing.

    Laura also visits with Barbara Spencer of Windrose Farm, located in Paso Robles. With five apple varieties currently available, Barbara's favorites are the New Jersey (small and red striped), the Anna (sweet, crisp flavor), and the Gravenstein (excellent for cooking in pies and desserts).

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    Sweets, Sweeps, Saltsman Cooks; Great Balls of Fryer
    1. 0:00Good Food Sweepstakes
    2. 1:00The Market ReportYou’re reading this
    3. 8:00Great Balls of Fryer
    4. 15:00Sweet Treats
    5. 22:00Saltsman Cooks
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Sweets, Sweeps, Saltsman Cooks; Great Balls of Fryer
    1. 0:00Good Food Sweepstakes
    2. 1:00The Market ReportYou’re reading this
    3. 8:00Great Balls of Fryer
    4. 15:00Sweet Treats
    5. 22:00Saltsman Cooks
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