This podcast was filmed for an upcoming episode of My Life in Food on Cooking Channel, scheduled to air this Friday, December 3, at 9:30 pm eastern, 8:30 pm central. (Find Cooking Channel in your area here.) In this Sporkful we continue to take calls from listeners who share the craziest things they've done to satisfy food cravings, and we
I've had a British Christmas pudding sitting on top of my refrigerator for more than a year. The packaging promises it's sturdy enough to eat until September 2012, which means this year is the last chance to eat it in season. So a few of us decided jump the gun and set it alight during the
Thanksgiving is such a food-centric holiday, we're going to cover it every year, each time with a different guest. This year, famed attorney and radio host Ron Kuby joins us for the First Annual Sporkful Thanksgiving Show. Kuby argues against himself in a mock courtroom, presenting the case for and against a turkey up for a presidential pardon. Then he
Outtake - Chestnuts In Turkey Stuffing Listen on Posterous We didn't quite have room in our Thanksgiving conversation with civil rights attorney and radio talk show host Ron Kuby for his thoughts on the pleasure and pain of chestnuts in turkey stuffing. But it's worth a listen. Also, Dan rages against the evil of boiling and I propose stunt doubling of a
As I make clear in this week's Thanksgiving show, I'm a big proponent of brining your turkey. (Here's a quick primer if you want to learn more about the basics of brining.) And as our guest, Ron Kuby, will rightly point out, the most important thing about brining is that you do it. But there's a wide range of flavors
Rachel Maddow was so prepared to talk about pina coladas when we interviewed her in Episode 45, she actually brought a can of Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut to the taping. (She also described her new and improved, Coco Lopez-free pina colada -- recipe here.) After the taping she autographed the can, and inscribed it, "DON'T DRINK THIS! The Sporkful,
We made a special holiday visit to our pal Madeleine Brand on her public radio show. This time, we're talking about Thanksgiving. And stay tuned for a full Sporkful episode on that very holiday, with a special guest.