Dinner Table Talks

After a special screening of the Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Short Films, our Dinner Table was filled with talk about 'pain entertainment' and we hash it it out this week. Aislynn recipe bombed Joe with some Spinach Balls and they were incredibe. We talk tepache, sumac, raising $2,200 for two local non-profits, a sausage update, and our favorite words. Pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about.

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Recipes/Links

Spinach Balls

Our first Dinner Table Talks Salon info

Upcoming Events on the Farm

We have big news wedged between two great dinners, and both of the dinners are about using the food you have: Za'atar Garlic Spinach Pasta with Chicken Meatballs and Mutton Curry. Hear all the exquisite details. The dog steals some sausage, we look for Ukrainian listeners, find ourselves on YouTube, give away $100,000, and are going to have dinner. You're invited. DM us to save your spot. Unanswered Questions: Do we have Ukrainian listeners? What is ring/Spagettio's shaped pasta called?

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By 'stinker,' yes, we mean a fart. Farts and burps make an appearance on this week's Dinner Table Talks when a talk about kimchi moves into gut health and odorous flatulence. Joe calls on you to tell us how you prepare sausage, we dive deep into How Full is your Bucket with a couple unintended rabbit trails, Joe makes semi-fail Mushroom, Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas, Aislynn hosts a beautiful Long Lunch Club, Joe makes Quick Vegetable Ground Beef Soup, and we wrap it all up with a conversation about tattoos.

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If you had to get a tattoo (gun to your head) what would it be and where would it be on your body? 

Aislynn's Farm Events

Mushroom, Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas

Quick Vegetable Beef Soup

Aislynn 'manipulates' Joe into making a soup. She admits it! Settle in at the Dinner Table after we talk Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Chicken Soup because things get meditative, we revisit C'mon C'mon, Aislynn plants wildflowers along our road, Joe asks if he should run on this road, we discuss pre-packaged garlic and ginger, and AIslynn tells her kids the truth.

Random Question of the Week: If you wrote a book what would it be about?

It's crawfish season which means it's time for our (now) annual crawfish boil episode. The main difference this year? We live at the farm and that makes this year's boil so much easier. The food, the vibe, the friends and family...you hear every detail. Aislynn's built a new garden right in our backyard and fills you in on every step. Our conversation/disagreement on horror continues, gets deep and finally agree to disagree (we think). An abundance of mushrooms leads to chunky mushroom and celery soup which then leads to a chicken and rice casserole (fail).

Random Question of the Week: If you could choose the food in a food eating competition that you participate in, what food would you choose?

We throw a farm-to-table dinner with our favorite local chef and tell you ALLLL about it. From Bellino's Chef Francesco's Insalata del Giardino to the Vou Le Vent con Marmalatta, we eat big and give you every detail. A catch-up on Joe's greatest kitchen hits since we returned from Hot Springs, an update on the warring rooster, and Joe's top 5 films of 2021 that elicits a conversation about disturbing movies that is just the beginning. Beef and Sweet Potato Stew, Smashed Potatoes, Pulled Pork Sandwiches and Gluten-Free Banana Bread are all in this jam-packed Dinner Table Talks.

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Part 2 of our Arkansas road trip takes us to the Ozark Mountains for hiking and seclusion. We are in the middle of nowhere at the best Airbnb you can imagine, forget our picnic basket, mining for crystals, going off-road, visiting the Glory Hole, getting topless at Hawksbill Crag, and heading home.

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Well, we're home after the perfect road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the Arkansas Ozarks. We leave no stone unturned as we recount the first half of our trip. The packing, the dog, the drive, hotel earplugs, anxious kids, the perfect AirBnB, the FULL(y naked) bathhouse experience, hiking the Hot Springs National Park, moonshine, mezcal and so much more.

In podcast life, we are GOING on a trip. In real life, we just got back. So before we left we recorded this short no-frills, two-recipe episode. Aislynn figures out that Joe would love for her to cook from time to time and makes a big, cook-it-all-day pot of chili. Joe comments that you don't put beans in chili...which sends us off on a conversation about 'life rules.' Joe made a big pot of black-eyed peas and homemade cornbread. We tell you all the details of both recipes.