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October 2009 |
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Oct
3rd: |
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TBA |
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Oct
10th: |
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TBA |
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Oct
17th: |
Topic: |
Pumpkins and Pumpkin Festivals |
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Topic: |
Winter Squash |
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Link: |
http://www.pumpkinfestival.org/ |
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Oct
21st: |
Topic: |
Cruciferous Vegetables |
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Pomegranates |
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Oct
31st: |
Topic: |
Off The Burner's Spooky Halloween Show ! |
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Topic: |
Day of the Dead |
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Beverage: |
Atole and Mezcal |
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Special Note: |
Chrysanthemum Tea for the Botanical
Garden Mum Show |
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September 2009 |
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Sept 5th: |
Topic: |
Labor Day
Weekend - Keep On Grilling! |
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Guest: |
TBA |
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What's in Season Now: |
Squash; Tomatoes - finally!; Corn - and
just about everything that cooks used to
'put by' |
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Sept
12th: |
Topic: |
Local
Farmer's Markets Redux
Re-visiting those who grow our valley's
crops |
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Guest: |
TBA |
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What's in Season Now: |
Let's find out - right from the mouths
of the growers and check on the
prognosis for what not to miss at the
end of the season |
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Sept 19th: |
Topic: |
The 10th Anniversary Show
Highlights from ten fun years of
Off the Burner & Around the Pantry
Part Two:
"In The Studio" |
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Guest: |
Featuring my wonderful colleagues and
friends:
Tonia King, Bill Dwight, Rachel Maddow,
Kelsey Flynn, Monte Belmonte, and Kelsey
Flynn again!
With an occasional pinch-hit by:
Fern, Jennifer, Johnny Memphis & Sean
O'Mealy |
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Beverage: |
to be announced |
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Contest: |
Win Gift Certificates to Cooks Shop Here
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stay tuned for details |
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Sept 26th: |
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TBA |
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August 2009 |
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Aug
1st: |
Topic: |
Fresh Sweet
Corn |
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Topic: |
Sweet
Cherries |
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What's in Season Now: |
Comparing the corn varieties of Hampshire &
Franklin counties & celebrating the last
of the cherry harvest. |
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Aug
8th: |
Topic: |
Organic
Foods: are they really healthier? |
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or is organics' importance that they are
safer for the planet and the farm
workers...a new report from the U.K.
sheds some light on this hotly-debated
topic. |
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What's in Season Now: |
Salsa - made with fantastic local and
artisan foods |
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Aug
15th: |
Topic: |
Tomatoes:
Heirloom, Patio, Cherry & Field |
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Guest: |
TBA |
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What's in Season Now: |
They all are-but how are they different? |
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Beverage: |
TBA |
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Aug
22nd: |
Topic: |
Massachusetts Farmer's Market Week
& the Annual State Tomato Contest! |
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Guest: |
Sarah from Red Fire Farm in Granby |
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A report from Judge Bob and an update on
the blight. |
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Aug 29th: |
Topic: |
Peaches -
better late than never! |
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Guest: |
A visit with Bill Obear of Bear Path
Farm in Whately, MA |
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Tips on selecting, storing and eating
tree-ripened peaches |
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Link: |
http://www.bearpathfarm.com/fruit.html |
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July 2009 |
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July 4th: |
Topic: |
Celebrate the Fourth |
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Topic: |
Report from New York
What were the trends at the Fancy Food
Show |
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Topic: |
Soft Shell Crabs - It's their season! |
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July 11th: |
Topic: |
The
Brambles of July
Raspberries & Blackberries |
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Guest: |
Flopsie & Mopsie! |
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July 18th: |
Topic: |
A Visit
to the Blueberry Barrens of Heath |
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Guest: |
Jeremy Schriber |
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Recipe: |
Blueberry Grunt |
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Topic: |
Currants
& Gooseberries |
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Recipe: |
Gooseberry Fool |
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July 25th: |
Topic: |
Summer
Melons |
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What's in Season Now: |
Cantaloupe aka Musk Melon: What's the
difference? |
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Beverage: |
TBA |
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June 2009 |
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June 6th: |
Topic: |
Visiting
the Farmer's Markets |
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'Guest': |
Amherst Farmer's Market |
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What's in Season Now: |
English Peas |
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June 13th: |
Topic: |
Visiting
the Farmer's Markets |
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'Guest': |
Greenfield Farmer's Market |
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What's in Season Now: |
Mangoes! |
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June 20th: |
Topic: |
Visiting
the Farmer's Markets |
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Guest: |
Northampton Farmer's Market |
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What's in Season Now: |
Strawberries |
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June 27th: |
What's in Season Now: |
Lettuce |
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What's in Season Now: |
Sweet Onions: Vidalia, Walla Walla &
Maui |
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May 2009 |
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May 2nd: |
Topic: |
The Symbol of Spring - The
Incredible Egg
The what, why, where & when of using
this almost-perfect-food |
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May 9th: |
Topic: |
The 10th
Anniversary Show
Highlights from ten fun years of
Off the Burner & Around the
Pantry
Part One:
Interviews with Fabulous Food Friends |
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Guest: |
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New Mexico chile grower Don Bustos
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The L.A. County Fair w/ Foodie George
Geary
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The Effervescent Carolinian Nanci
McDermott |
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May 16th: |
Topic: |
Grillin' for Memorial Day Weekend
and the Start of the Outdoor Food Season |
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May 23rd: |
Topic: |
- A
Southern Cook comes North -
A conversation with a delightful chef
and author.
Southern-raised and French-trained, we
discuss with Virginia the commonalities
of great food, no matter where you cook
and eat it! |
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Guest: |
Virginia Willis, Food Gal Extraordinaire |
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Title: |
Bon Appetit Y'All |
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Link: |
www.virginiawillis.com |
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May 30th: |
What's in Season Now: |
Asparagus |
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What's in Season Now: |
Mussels |
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April 2009 |
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April 4th: |
Holiday
Fare: |
Easter
Traditions & Trivia: |
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What's in Season Now: |
Eggs:
Colored, Sugar &
Chocolate! |
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April 11th: |
Topic: |
Mead -
what it is and why you might want to
drink it! |
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Guest: |
Garth Shaneyfelt, Green River Ambrosia |
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Mead |
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April 18th: |
Topic: |
Encore
Airing of the Feb 7th show:
Valentine's Day - The Chocolate Show |
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Guest: |
Kelsey...who used to work at Chocolate
Heaven! |
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Beverage: |
Creme de cacao |
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Tasting: |
Plain chocolate from Peru, Ecuador,
Costa Rica &
Papua New Guinea |
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April 25th: |
Topic: |
The
Earth-Day Week Show:
A Discussion of Local; Sustainable;
School Lunches; Goat (to be
continued )
and more! |
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Guest: |
Karen Karp,
Karp Resources
Enterprising Women of the Year 2008
Award Recipient |
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March 2009 |
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Mar 7th: |
Topic: |
The Rye
Whiskey Show |
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Tasting: |
The Sazerac Cocktail |
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Recipe: |
Classic Sazerac |
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Mar 14th: |
Topic: |
Tibet:
Tea, Food & Culture
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary
of
the Dalai Lama fleeing to India |
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Recipe: |
Yak Butter Tea |
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Mar 21st: |
Topic: |
Is it
Really Spring?
Ramps Festivals are Underway in
Appalachia |
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Topic: |
Turnips - Glaze 'em for a great
late-winter treat |
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Recipe: |
Classic Glazed Turnips |
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Book
Review: |
An Edge n the Kitchen, by Chad Ward
Bob reviews this excellent work for
cutlery enthusiasts. |
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Mar 28th: |
Holiday
Fare: |
Passover
Traditions - What to expect at a Seder |
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What's in Season Now: |
Artichokes - Delicious! Part
One |
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February 2009 |
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Feb 7th: |
Topic: |
Valentine's Day - The Chocolate Show |
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Guest: |
Kelsey...who used to work at Chocolate
Heaven! |
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Beverage: |
Creme de cacao |
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Tasting: |
Plain chocolate from Peru, Ecuador,
Costa Rica &
Papua New Guinea |
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Feb 14th: |
Topic: |
Eurekas, Lisbons & Meyer Lemons -
Winter's Fresh Flavor Sparkle |
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Beverage: |
Limoncello |
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Feb 21st: |
Topic: |
New
Orleans's Mardi Gras - Balls, Krewes &
The Courir |
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Recipe: |
King's Cake with Mardi Gras Decor |
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Feb 28th: |
Topic: |
Gumbo -
Its Importance to the community of NOLA |
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Guest: |
Frank Brigtsen |
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Beverage: |
The Sazerac |
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January 2009 |
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Jan 3rd: |
Topic: |
Looking Forward & Looking Back:
What's 'In' and What's 'Out' for 2009 |
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Jan 10th: |
Topic: |
Soup's On! |
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Guest: |
Meredith Deeds & Carla Snyder, authors
of
300 Sensational Soups (Robert
Rose 2008) |
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Link: |
amazon.com |
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Jan 17th: |
Topic: |
Welcome To The Year of the Ox
Celebrating the Chinese New Year
with the Spring Festival |
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Recipe: |
Traditional Chinese Dishes: |
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Jan 24th: |
Topic: |
Pigskin Party Palate Pleasures -
The Avocado Show |
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Guest: |
Meredith Deeds & Carla Snyder, authors
of
The Big Book of Appetizers (Chronicle
2006) |
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Link: |
chroniclebooks.com |
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Recipe: |
Celebrate the Avocado with: Avocado Soup |
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Jan 31st: |
Topic: |
Famous Foods of Super Cities: Pittsburgh
& Phoenix |
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December 2008 |
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Dec 6th:
( Sat ) |
Topics: |
Off the Burner will be pre-empted for
live coverage of Mayor Claire Higgins'
5th annual
Hot Chocolate Run fundraiser
benefit forSafe Passage
http://www.hotchocolaterun.com/ |
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Dec 7th
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Encore
Airing of the Nov 15th show:
Apples: Their Fascinating History and a Tasting of 10 Local Varieties |
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Dec 13th: |
Topic: |
1. Christmas Baking Ideas
2. The Story of Panettone |
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Guest: |
Nancie McDermott with Important
Christmas Baking Tips |
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Link: |
NancieMcDermott.com
and
http://www.cooksshophere.com/products/holiday.htm |
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Dec 20th: |
Topic: |
Hanukkah Celebrations and
Festivals of Light |
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Guest: |
Nancie McDermott with a few Hanukkah
tips |
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Dec 27th: |
Topic: |
Cocktails and Champagne:
Fresh Ideas for New Year's Drinks |
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Guest: |
Jean-Francois Scordia from
Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur |
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Link: |
http://www.domainedecanton.com |
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Recipes: |
Fire & Ice
from HOT DRINKS (Ten Speed Press
2007) and
Bob's as-yet-unnamed new cocktail |
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November 2008 |
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Nov 1st: |
Topic: |
Day of the Dead |
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Recipe: |
Nieve de Aguacate |
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Nov 8th: |
Topics: |
1. Pears: a Tasting
2.
Chestnuts: For the Holidays and more |
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Recipe: |
Gesztenye puré (Hungarian Chestnut
Purée) |
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Nov 15th: |
Topic: |
Apples: Their Fascinating History, plus
a
Tasting of 7 Local Varieties |
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Nov 22nd: |
Topic: |
The Annual, Eclectic Turkey Show |
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Guest: |
'Tom' |
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Nov 29th: |
Topics: |
1. Upland Game Birds
2. Cruciferous Vegetables |
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Recipe: |
Partridge w/ a Pear Sauté |
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October 2008 |
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Oct
4th: |
Topics: |
Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Cookbook |
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Guests: |
Sarah Perrault, editor |
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Links: |
amazon.com;
yankeemagazine.com |
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Oct 11th: |
Topics: |
1. Chiles: The Hot and the Not-so-Hot !!
2. Roasting Fresh Chiles at the Santa Fe
Farmers' Market |
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Guests: |
Cheryl Jamison, Chef and Author
Don Bustos, Chile Grower & Roaster |
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Links: |
CookingwiththeJamisons.com;
Amigosbravos.org |
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Oct
18th: |
Topics: |
1. The Los Angeles County Fair 2008
2. Cheesecake |
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Guest: |
George Geary
Culinary Coordinator, L.A. County Fair,
and
author of The Cheesecake Bible |
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Link: |
georgegeary.com |
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Oct 25th: |
Topics: |
1.
Cider Days 2008
2. Real Cider - a conversation with an
expert cider maker |
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Guest: |
Judith Maloney & Terry Maloney |
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Link: |
ciderday.org;
westcountycider.com |
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September
2008 |
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Sept 6th: |
Topics: |
1. Succotash
2. Touring the Santa Fe Farmers' Market |
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Guests: |
Mrs. Martinez, Chimayo chile grower |
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Deborah Madison, author and Market guide
extraordinaire |
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Sept 13th: |
Topics: |
North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival |
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Guest: |
Deb Habib, organizer |
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Link: |
garlicandarts.org |
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Sept 20th: |
Topics: |
Encore Airing of September 6th Show |
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Guest: |
see previous listing above for details |
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Sept 27th: |
Topics: |
1. The Politics of Food :
What the Presidential Candidates
Cook, Eat, and Dislike!
2. Report from Mary Lou's and my class
on
"Tasting Specialty Foods" at GCC |
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July 2008 |
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July
5th: |
Topics: |
Grilling on "the Fourth Weekend" |
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July 12th: |
Topics: |
Summer Squash |
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July
19th: |
Topics: |
Our Virtual Visit to a Blueberry
Barren |
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Guest: |
Dan Gott |
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Link: |
The Benson Place |
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July 26th: |
Topics: |
1.
Carrots
2.
Cucumbers |
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Guests: |
Dan Pratt |
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Link: |
Astarte Farm |
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June 2008 |
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Jun
7th: |
Topics: |
The Olive Oil Tasting Show |
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Guest: |
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June 14th: |
Topics: |
Mangoes |
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Guest: |
Hercule Poirot! |
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June
21st: |
Topics: |
Sweet Peas |
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Guest: |
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June 28th: |
Topics: |
The Wimbledon Show (Strawberries &
Cream) |
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Guests: |
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May 2008 |
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May
3rd: |
Topics: |
Crawfish |
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Guest: |
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May
10th: |
Topics: |
Asparagus |
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Guest: |
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May 17th: |
Topics: |
Sichuan Province |
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Guest: |
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May 24th: |
Topics: |
Pineapple |
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Guests: |
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May 31st: |
Topics: |
Sweet Onions |
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Guests: |
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April 2008 |
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April
12th: |
Topics: |
Debut Show! Southern Cakes |
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Guest: |
Nancie McDermott |
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Link: |
NancieMcDermott.com |
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April 19th: |
Topics: |
1.
Ramps
2.
Morels |
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Guest: |
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April 26th: |
Topics: |
Pralines - a visit to NOLA |
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Guest: |
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