December 25, 2010
December 25, 2010
Chef Douglas Rodriguez joins us with a Cuban take on the Christmas feast. The legendary Paula Wolfert joins us with her book Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking. And we have a tale of a childhood gingerbread house gone mad from Augusten Burroughs, author of You'd Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas. Emeril Lagasse brings us holiday recipes inspired by his mother.
Episode Rundown
01:00 – 08:00 Emeril Lagasse
Emeril Lagasse is up there with Julia Child as one of those personalities who has best inspired non-cooks to step up to the stove.
Recipe: Emeril's New-Style Caldo VerdeBook: Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast
Website: emerils.com
08:35 – 14:19 Diane Bock
Diane Bock shares some tips from her stint as a gingerbread castle engineer.
Recipe: Crossover Spice Blend/West Indies Spice BlendWebsite: dianebock.com
14:53 – 21:12 You Better Not Cry
Author Augusten Burroughs shares the story of his disastrous childhood attempt to create a gingerbread house for Christmas.Books: You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas
21:19 – 28:13 Cuban Christmas
Chef Douglas Rodriguez gives us a small glimpse of a Cuban ChristmasBook: The Great Ceviche Book
Recipe: A Cuban-Style Christmas
Website: chefdouglasrodriguez.com
28:32 – 35:02 Calls
Lynne takes your calls and we get this week's Trivia Question
35:26 – 46:31 More Calls
The answer to this week's Trivia Question, and more callers.
46:31 – 51:47 Paula Wolfert
Paula Wolfert is an expert in Mediterranean cooking.
Recipe: Stifado with Beef and Carmelized Onions
Book: Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share
Website: paula-wolfert.com
This Week's Recipes
Images from This Episode
Jane and Michael Stern: Garcia's Kitchen, in Albuquerque, NM
Garcia's Kitchen
As popular at breakfast as at supper, carne adovada spotlights the flavor of chile. Chunks of pork are saturated with it, and the whole plate is smothered with puree that is intensely flavored but not incendiary hot. When those half-hidden yolks were poked, they swirled deliciously with the chile.
More restaurant recommendations
Books
Music
- "What Child Is This" by Vince Guaraldi Trio, from A Charlie Brown Christmas
- "O Christmas Tree" by The New Standards, Candy Cane EP
- "White Christmas" by Charlie Parker, from Savoy Christmas Blues
- "White Christmas" by Pat Donohue, from Ye Olde Wooden Guitar Christmas
- "Feliz Navidad" by El Vez, from 89.3 The Current Holiday Disc
- "The Christmas Song" by Jimmy McGriff, from Holiday Dance Party: The Christmas Remixes
- "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.
