July 11, 2009
Today we're in Lynne's kitchen to learn about one of our most elusive immigrant cuisines, that of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. Our guides are the authors of Cooking From the Heart: the Hmong Kitchen in America. Jane and Michael Stern are eating pancakes near the fountain of youth at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill in De Leon Springs, FL, and we get the perfect summer sauce from Michael Ruhlman, author of Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking.
Episode Rundown
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00:00 – 01:02 Intro
01:03 – 05:30 The Sterns
06:59 – 12:02 Michael Ruhlman
Ruhlman shares his take on sauces that perfectly fit summer foods.Recipe: Warm Tomato Vinaigrette
Book: Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
12:24 – 20:27 Hmong Kitchen
Lynne invites Sami Scripter & Sheng Yang into her kitchen to explore Hmong cooking by making Chicken Larb.
Chicken Larb
Recipes: Every Day Rice / Sticky Rice, Hot Chili Condiment, Chicken Larb
Book: Cooking From the Heart: the Hmong Kitchen in America
20:34 – 26:54 Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin
Talking with Lynne about what people eat when they are alone.Recipe: Pimento Cheese
Book: What We Eat When We Eat Alone
26:54 - 33:05 Calls, Part 1
Lynne fields calls about savory desserts.33:06 - 46:42 Calls, Part 2
Lynne fields calls about brining and smoking game.46:42 – 50:36 Dr. Dean Radin
Dean Radin talks about foods embedded with intention. Radin is Senior Scientist at The Institute of Noetic Sciences.Book: The Conscious Universe
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Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern
The Old Spanish Sugar Mill
DeLeon Springs, FL
The Old Spanish Sugar Mill
(Inside the DeLeon Spring State Park)
601 Ponce DeLeon Blvd.
DeLeon Springs, Florida 32130
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Books
- Cooking From the Heart: the Hmong Kitchen in America by Sami Scripter, Sheng Yang
- Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
- What We Eat When We Eat Alone by Deborah Madison and Patrick McFarlin
- The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin
- 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late by Jane and Michael Stern
Music
- "Fountain of Youth" by The Subdudes, from Street Symphony, Narada
- "Darling Lucia" by The M's, from Future Women, Polyvinyl
- "At Last" by Psyche Origami, from The Standard, Arcthefinger Records
- "High School Confidential" by Tiki Obmar, from High School Confidential, Merck
- "Lines" by The Lid, from Like Walking Through Walls, CD Baby
- "Call Me" by Frank Sinatra, from Strangers In The Night, Reprise
- "To The Music" by Colder, from Heat (UK Ltd. Edition), Output Recordings
- "The Splendid Table Theme" is written and performed by Billy Barber, "Two for the Road" (used for the Sterns segment) was written by Henry Mancini for the film of the same name. It's also performed by Billy Barber.
