July 10, 2010
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 Behiond the Craft of Everyday Cooking.
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00:00 – 02:11 Intro
02:11 – 06:30 The Sterns
Jane and Michael Stern are eating pancakes at The Old Sugar Mill Grill in DeLeon Springs, Florida.Website: roadfood.com
06:30 – 07:30 Simple Pasta Improvisation
Lynne talks about a recent simple supper involving pasta, broccoli and some cheese...07:30 – 13:15 Summer Sauces
Author Michael Ruhlman shares his take on sauces that fit summer foods perfectly.Recipe: Warm Tomato Vinaigrette
Book: Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
13:41 – 21:27 Hmong Kitchen
Lynne invites Sami Scripter & Sheng Yang into her kitchen to explore Hmong cooking by making Chicken Larb.Recipes: Every Day Rice / Sticky Rice, Hot Chili Condiment, Chicken Larb
Book: Cooking From the Heart: the Hmong Kitchen in America
21:40 – 28:08 Eating Alone
Cookbook author Deborah Madison and her artist husband Patrick McFarlin talk with Lynne about what people eat when they are alone.Recipe: Pimento Cheese
Book: What We Eat When We Eat Alone
28:08 - 35:35 Calls/Trivia
Lynne takes listener calls about savory desserts.35:35 - 46:42 Calls, Part 2
Lynne fields calls about smoking boar, and how to use exotic sea salt.46:42 – 52:00 Foods with intention
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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The Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill
Ratio
Chicken Larb
Cooking from the Heart
What We Eat When We Eat Alone
The Conscious Universe- 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
- "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.
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Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern
The Old Spanish Sugar Mill
DeLeon Springs, FL
The main attraction is pancakes, which customers make for themselves at grills built into the center of each table.
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