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Thanksgiving 2020

Kitchen Radio - November 21, 2020 15:48 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
And we're back!  Jennifer comes out of podcast hibernation to talk about Thanksgiving with Meredith Heuer on her back porch in Beacon, NY, which is the closest they can come to cooking together in a kitchen during this very different holiday season.  For virtual cooking classes with Jennifer, ...

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SIDEBAR: The Magic of Acid

Kitchen Radio - March 10, 2020 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"How do I make my food taste better?" Salt, fat, and acid are the seasoning trifecta. Most people know that salt makes food taste better, as well as a dollop of butter, but "acid" is perhaps the least understand of the seasoning tools in the home cook's kitchen. But it is the most magical. Find...

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SIDEBAR: The Best Cooking Fats

Kitchen Radio - March 03, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"Which are the best cooking fats, and which should I avoid?" and "How bad is Pam cooking spray, really?" Ah, fat! The wondrous ingredient that brings flavor and lusciousness to food. But the topic of "fat" also fill home cooks with questions, mainly about how to choose between the good ones and...

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Shrimp & Grits with John: "It's Better with Butter"

Kitchen Radio - February 18, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Chef John Scoff hails from Charleston, South Carolina, where he was the executive chef of a low-country bistro before coming to his senses and joining Home Cooking New York's teaching team in 2005 (he was following his then-girlfriend, now-wife who was moving north for a teaching job). His most ...

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SIDEBAR: Parmigiano Cheese vs. Parmesan Cheese

Kitchen Radio - February 11, 2020 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Jennifer delves into the differences between Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (aka "the king of cheeses") and regular Parmesan cheese, and what you should know when making the choice. Find out why it's worth the centuries-old hype and the price tag. ------------------- JENNIFER'S VIRTUAL COOKING CLA...

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Handmade Bagels with Erica: "The Gluten Matrix"

Kitchen Radio - February 04, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Erica Wides is one of our school’s beloved chef-instructors and the host of “Funny People Making Food,” a YouTube series that follows her attempts to teach comedians how to cook. Since Erica teaches our Handmade Bagel Workshop, and I’ve never attempted to make one from scratch, I thought it was ...

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SIDEBAR: "Nonstick Pans: Yes or No?"

Kitchen Radio - January 28, 2020 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"When Should I Use a Nonstick Pan?" Tune in as Jennifer breaks down the do's and don't's of nonstick cookware: 1) what foods you should always cook in a nonstick pan, 2) how to clean a regular pan so it washes up like a nonstick surface, 3) what are the better brands of nonstick cookware, a...

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Gumbo with Joe: "Trinity"

Kitchen Radio - January 21, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Joe Dizney learned how to make gumbo from watching his grandmother cook batches of it in her 1950s Louisiana kitchen. Now he makes it out of his own kitchen on special occasions (or whenever he has a poultry carcass lying around) using the same, well-worn cast iron skillet his grandmother used. ...

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SIDEBAR: "When Should I Cook with Convection?"

Kitchen Radio - January 14, 2020 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"When should I cook with convection?" -- Sarah F., Beacon Tune in as Jennifer simplifies what daunts many a home cook: the convection oven setting on their oven. Learn how a convection oven works, when to use it, and why it isn't as scary as you think. Have a question you want answered on a fu...

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Chana Masala with Margot: "Sour Power"

Kitchen Radio - January 07, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Margot is tired of predictable flavor of the Indian food she makes at home, and wants to learn how to make a curry that will really knock her socks off. Her husband Josh is a newfound vegetarian, so we decided to cook up a batch of chana masala, a richly-spiced chickpea and tomato curry that has...

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SIDEBAR: "How Long Do Spices Last?"

Kitchen Radio - December 31, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"How long do dried spices last?" -- Daphne, Rhode Island Tune in as Jennifer talks through all the do's and don'ts of storing dried spices in your kitchen, and how to increase their longevity. Have a question you want answered on a future SIDEBAR episode? Follow us on Instagram @homecookingny....

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Lamb Chops with Meredith: "Lamb Chop Off"

Kitchen Radio - December 24, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Meredith and I have spent a lot of time in the kitchen together over the years. We briefly had a radio show called “Chewing the Fat” on our local station, where we’d talk about what we cooked for dinner that week. Riveting stuff, folks. She also photographed my last cookbook, “Six Basic Cooking ...

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SIDEBAR: Garlic 101

Kitchen Radio - December 17, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"Tell me everything I need to know about garlic." -- Everyone, USA Listen in as host Jennifer gives you the full scoop on choosing, mincing, and storing garlic, and how to get the most out of it in your everyday cooking. Have a question you want answered on a future SIDEBAR episode? Follow us ...

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Stir-Fry with Ryon: "Garage Wok"

Kitchen Radio - December 10, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Ryon is a contagiously-friendly photographer and optician, who manages my local uber-hip, eyewear store, Luxe Optique. He also doesn’t eat many meals at home, so I focused on teaching him how to make flavorful, one-pan meals at the end of the day. In order to do so, we first had to dig an old wo...

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SIDEBAR: Can I Cook with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil?

Kitchen Radio - December 03, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"Can I cook with extra-virgin olive oil?" -- Stephen C., Brooklyn, NY Listen in as host Jennifer gives you the full story on what "extra-virgin" actually means when it comes to olive oil, when you should use if for cooking, and when you should not. Also, find out why "olio novello" is worth the...

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Korean Pancakes with Chef Jae: "Going Big"

Kitchen Radio - November 26, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am in Astoria, Queens in the home kitchen of Chef Jae Jung. For this episode, I am thrilled to play the role of student as she teaches me how to cook a proper Korean pancake, one that is featured in a new cookbook called A Place at the Table, that highlights the recipes of the nation's t...

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SIDEBAR: "What Kind of Salt Should I Cook With?"

Kitchen Radio - November 20, 2019 20:11 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
"What kind of salt should I cook with?" -- Julia, Los Angeles Listen in as Jennifer roots through the myriad salts in her own home kitchen and discusses when and why to use each kind.  ---- "Sidebar" is Kitchen Radio's bonus content,  where host Jennifer Clair takes time to answer listeners' ...

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Roast Chicken with Laurel: "A Stand-Up Chicken"

Kitchen Radio - November 12, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am joining Laurel Brandstetter in her kitchen in Nyack, NY. It’s a busy place that is home to her 18-month-old daughter, magician husband, and her global accessories brand, Mar Y Sol, which she runs from her third floor. Laurel wants to learn how to roast a chicken, despite being squeami...

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"Walmart Beans" (Breakfast Burritos with Sam)

Kitchen Radio - October 29, 2019 11:54 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am joining Sam Anderson in Beacon, New York, where we’re cooking up a batch of breakfast burritos. Sam is a writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine and the author of my favorite book this year, called Boom Town, about the spontaneous birth of Oklahoma City. Years ago, he...

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Breakfast Burritos with Sam: "Walmart Beans"

Kitchen Radio - October 29, 2019 11:54 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am joining Sam Anderson in Beacon, New York, where we’re cooking up a batch of breakfast burritos. Sam is a writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine and the author of my favorite book this year, called Boom Town, about the spontaneous birth of Oklahoma City. Years ago, he used to ...

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"Chlorophyll Punch" (Kuku Sabzi with Rebecca)

Kitchen Radio - October 15, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am joining Rebecca Miller Ffrench (yes, that's how you spell her last name!) in her apartment in New York City, where we’re whisking up a batch of Kuku Sabzi, a Persian baked egg dish packed with fresh herbs. Rebecca is a very talented cake baker and decorator, whose floral wedd...

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Kuku Sabzi with Rebecca: "Chlorophyll Punch"

Kitchen Radio - October 15, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Today I am joining Rebecca Miller Ffrench (yes, that's how you spell her last name!) in her apartment in New York City, where we’re whisking up a batch of Kuku Sabzi, a Persian baked egg dish packed with fresh herbs. Rebecca is a very talented cake baker and decorator, whose floral wedding cakes...

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Trailer: "Kitchen Radio" cooking podcast

Kitchen Radio - October 02, 2019 21:18 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
Hello, I’m Jennifer Clair, host of Kitchen Radio, a new cooking podcast launching October 15 that will bring you into the kitchens of home cooks across the country. Join me as I teach them how to cook a dish they’ve always wanted to learn, while also rooting through their pantries and refrigerat...

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