Recipes, Listings and Audio | The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper

June 26, 2010

We're getting an international view on barbecue from the unstoppable Steve Raichlen, author of Planet Barbecue. Also on the show, Martha Rose Shulman stops by with recipes for healthy summer grain salads, the Sterns are dining at Thirteen Coins in Seattle, and L.A. food correspondent Angela Kim is dining on tasty oddball fare at The Gorbals. Plus, a foodie on food stamps, beer trials, and Lynne's answers to your calls.

Episode Rundown

00:00 – 01:54 Intro

1:54 – 6:50 Grains and Summer Salads

Martha Rose Shulman joins Lynne to talk about the best ways to use barley, bulgur, quinoa and other whole grains in salads this summer.

Recipe: Wheatberry and Tomato Salad
Book: Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine

6:50 – 12:38 The Sterns

The Sterns are at Thirteen Coins in Seattle — a supper club, a West Coast coffee shop, an inexpensive diner and a high-priced steak house.

Book: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
Websites: www.13coins.com, roadfood.com

12:38 – 14:18 Cheese Making 101

Lynne's tips on creating amazing ricotta and cream cheese.

Recipe: Homemade Ricotta and Cream Cheese

14:18 – 22:45 Small Plate Barbecue

Steven Raichlen and Lynne talk about barbecue across the globe, and focus on some of the smaller-sized dishes.

Recipes: The Best Beef Satés in Singapore, All recipes from Steven Raichlen
Book: Planet Barbecue

22:45 – 27:30 Eating in Los Angeles

Radio producer Angela Kim reports on a recent trip to The Gorbals.

Websites: www.thegorbalsla.com, angelaishere.wordpress.com

27:30 – 32:40 Life on the Food Lines

Ed Murrieta shares his story about going from eating on an expense account to stretching his food stamp budget.

32:40 – 34:37 Trivia

What does it take to raise one pound of farmed salmon?

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34:37 – 45:50 Calls

Lynne answers listener calls about Coconut, steamed fish, and crème fraîche

45:50 – 52:00 Beer Trials

Robin Goldstein conducted blind taste tests with beer afficianados and everyday folks to see what people truly preferred when they didn't know what brand they were drinking.

Book: The Beer Trials

This Week's Recipes

Wheatberry and Tomato Salad

Homemade Ricotta and Cream Cheese

The Best Beef Satés in Singapore

Homemade Crème Fraîche

Images from This Episode

Mediterranean Harvest
13 Coins
The Gorbals
The Gorbals
Planet Barbecue
How to Eat Supper
The Beer Trials

Where We Eat

Jane and Michael Stern: 13 Coins
Seattle, WA

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A rare slice of mid-20th century Americana, 13 Coins is always open for meals that range from sandwiches and burgers to surf 'n' turf. Some of the highlights, though, are the hash browns, the Joe Special, and the homemade hollandaise sauce.