Homemade

One of Food Network’s first breakout stars in the late 1990’s thanks to the program Cooking Live, Sara Moulton is a staple of culinary television. Now the host of Sara’s Weeknight Meals on PBS, she’s an accomplished author of cookbooks like Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better. On today’s episode of Homemade, Sara joins host Martie Duncan to share stories of working with Julia Child, tips on leftovers and meal prep, and how home cooks have become more creative and inspiring since the advent of food TV.

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Flaky or fluffy? Rolled or dropped? Ham or jam, in the middle? Biscuits are a treasured, time-honored part of our table, but personal and specific to everyone’s individual tastes or family history. Today, Homemade host Martie Duncan is joined by three “biscuit bosses” -- Karl Worley, Scott Peacock and Chadwick Boyd -- who will share their tips, experiences and secrets for their own acclaimed biscuit recipes.

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No matter which of his popular TV programs he’s worked on -- from the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods to MSNBC’s What’s Eating America? -- chef Andrew Zimmern has always found comfort in sharing meals with families. His latest show, Family Dinner (streaming now on Discovery Plus), centers around how Americans with different backgrounds and cultures value the simplicity and importance of gathering around the supper table. On today’s episode of Homemade, host Martie Duncan welcomes Andrew to chat about Family Dinner as well as supporting our local restaurants, the food memories that come back to him when he thinks about his grandmother’s apron, and what dish he’d make if he were to ever battle fellow television personality and chef Bobby Flay.

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While we are busy recording new episodes of Homemade, check out this episode from Biscuits & Jam from Southern Living. Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, talks to 2020 James Beard Award finalist Cheetie Kumar about the launch of her celebrated restaurant Garland (Raleigh, NC), dealing with the fallout of COVID-19 as a restaurateur, and the similarities between Indian and Southern cooking.

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For three decades and counting on The Simpsons, Yeardley Smith has voiced the smart and compassionate middle-child Lisa, who became a vegetarian early in the show’s history thanks to a little help from Paul and Linda McCartney. Aside from life as an animated kid, Yeardley has been busy in her kitchen with the Instagram/YouTube series Oil & Water, as she takes two clashing ingredients and attempts to make them work together. On today’s show, Homemade host Martie Duncan welcomes Yeardley to discuss the origin of Oil & Water, her dream dinner party guests, who she’s been starstruck by after all these years in television, and how she’s learned to love the margins of her cookbooks.

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In the public eye from a young age as a child actor, Tia Mowry worked hard in the kitchen long before she and her twin sister Tamera scored their big break in the early 90’s on TV’s Sister, Sister. In recent years, Tia has turned that love for feeding her family into hosting her own Cooking Channel program as well as a YouTube series offering delicious and easy recipes to fit anyone’s busy schedule. Today, Homemade host Martie Duncan chats with Tia about the perfect meatball, her mom’s “kitchen sink” chicken, and whether Tia’s mac and cheese tops her husband’s own unique recipe.

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With Mother’s Day coming up, Homemade host Martie Duncan chats with Masterchef judge Aarón Sánchez and his mother -- restaurateur and author Zarela Martinez -- about Mexican cooking and how she influenced his culinary career. Plus, we’ll hear from Aarti Sequeira, Adam Richman, Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, Rodney Scott and Michael Symon, each with fun and fascinating stories involving their mom’s recipes, techniques and love in the kitchen.

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Long before his explosion on social media, actor and Tennessee native Leslie Jordan had already been making a splash with memorable roles in film (The Help) and television (Will & Grace). But at 65 years old, his Sunday Mornin’ Hymn Singin’ on Instagram during the pandemic has introduced his Southern charm and down-home personality to a whole new generation. On today’s show, Homemade host Martie Duncan welcomes Leslie to discuss his new album of duets with Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Chris Stapleton and more, as well as his road to Hollywood, favorite Southern dishes and latest book, How Y’all Doing?.

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While we are busy recording new episodes of Homemade, check out this episode from Come on Over: A Jeff Mauro Podcast. It’s a jam-packed episode where Jeff and Emily dive head first into the world of food fails, aka MUNCHIE MAYHEM! Dr. Jeff puts on his culinary stethoscope to diagnose common and not-so-common food mistakes ranging from overcooking pork to death by pudding. More importantly, Dr. Jeff comes through with prognoses for each fail to avoid any future instances of munchie mayhem. Several family members share their food failures along with the listeners in another explosive “Listener Lightning Round.” Jeff also talks about his new-found obsession that is the air-fryer, and you get to be a fly-on-the-wall while his house is falling apart due to ice-damming IN REAL TIME. Listen to more episodes of Come On Over at comeonover.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Jeff Mauro’s Season 7 win on Food Network Star helped launch his own show based on his unofficial but well-deserved title, Sandwich King. His dynamic approach to everything from sliders to grilled cheese charms viewers of The Kitchen, and helped him win the South Beach Burger Bash in 2013. On today’s show, Homemade host Martie Duncan catches up with Jeff about his Chicago food roots and why his new book -- Come On Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats and Laughs Together -- is the perfect guide for entertaining at home, post-pandemic.

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