Kitchen Unnecessary Podcast

Join us for a fun conversation with Joel Gamoran, one of the most well-know sustainability-focused chefs. Joel may best be know as the host of A&E’s hit series “Scraps” and it seems like we always see him making an appearance on the NBC Today Show. He’s also got a book “Cooking Scrappy” and every time we see him he’s got some other amazing idea in the works. (I mean who launches their own TV network with free content on cooking delicious AND sustainable foods.) Listen in to hear what he’s been up to recently and some deep knowledge on making the most of our food.

Links:

• JoelGamoran.com - Check out Joel’s recipes and cookbook
• Cooking Scrappy - Speaking of his cookbook, check it out here. (Signed copies available on his website.)
• Brown Banana - Joel’s new cooking tv networked launched on Earth Day, check it out.
• Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven 5 qt.
• Find Ashley’s ricotta recipe in her book Date Night In. Another great ricotta recipe on Epicurious.
• Sourdough Bread Basics with Babish - YouTube Video

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In this episode we chat with Rachel Zoller (you might know her as @yellowelanor on Instagram). We love chatting with Rachel because she brings her self-taught knowledge and enthusiasm to foraging and combines it with her ability to teach and explain in such an approachable way. While we aren’t currently able to forage in Washington State (recorded in April 2020 during coronavirus quarantine) we came away encouraged to use this time to educate ourselves so that when restrictions ease, we’ll be all the more ready to get out and find some fungi.

Links: 

• YellowElanor.com Rachel’s website is a wealth of knowledge for those with a hunger for learning about mushrooms
• Yellow Elanor YouTube Channel Walk along with Rachel through the woods as she forages for mushrooms. They are also a sister & brother team making outdoor videos!
• Author Euell Gibbons (Books: Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Stalking the Blue-Eyed Scallop, Stalking the Healthful Herbs, etc.)
• 1968 New Yorker article on Euell Theophilus Gibbons
• Chocolate Cream Pie recipe by King Arthur Flour
• Chocolate Pie Crust recipe by King Arthur Flour

Hank Shaw has done pretty much everything. He’s worked in restaurants, fished commercially, been a political journalist, written books and more. His website HuntGatherCook.com is a treasure trove of recipes, essays and how-to’s on anything related to wild foods. He’s fun to talk to and knowledgeable about pretty much everything. We think you’ll enjoy listening to our conversation with him. And even though we’re currently limited on our outdoor pursuits (recorded in April 2020 during the Covid-19 quarantine) we can dream of the time when we can get back outdoors and harvest some wild foods together.

Links:

• huntgathercook.com - Hunter, angler, gardener, cook is Hank’s website with tons of recipes and articles and more. Some of Hank’s posts mentioned in the podcast:
  • Eat your Lawn 
  • Pasta Primavera
  • How to Eat Cholla Buds
• Private Facebook Group 
• Hank’s four books
• Author Euell Gibbons (Books: Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Stalking the Blue-Eyed Scallop, Stalking the Healthful Herbs, etc.)
• Book: Gathering the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan
• Book: Let’s Stay In by Ashley Rodriguez
• Video: Sourdough with Babish
• An Air Fryer might change your life
• Book: The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Book: The City we Became by  N.K. Jemisin 

We should say this first and foremost NEVER eat anything in the wild unless you are 100% certain of what you are eating.

Chris and Ashley discuss all things Mushrooms with Daniel Winkler. Daniel is a world renowned expert on Mushrooms. He travels to different parts of the world studying mushrooms and guiding mushroom eco-tours. He has written field guides which we find really useful and has been very involved in the Puget Sound Mycological Society, one of the largest mushroom societies in North America. Funny story, once when we were out foraging with Daniel in the woods we ran into a woman and her son who were also foraging mushrooms. She right away recognized Daniel and even told her son, “This is one of mommy’s heroes!” He’s also just an all around good guy and easy to talk to about all things mushrooms. We love his approach to getting out and learning. And to not forage out of fear.

Links: 

• Mushroaming - Daniel’s mushroom website
• PSMS - Puget Sound Mycological Society
• Kitchen Unnecessary Video Episode foraging Chanterelles with Daniel
• A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Daniel Winkler
• A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of California by Daniel Winkler
• Medicinal Mushroooms of North America field guide by Daniel Winkler
• Book: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
• Book: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora

Ashley and Chris talk over the phone while in quarantine. They discuss what they’re doing to make the most of the situation and how they’re feeling during this period of isolation. 

Links: 

• Ashley’s new rock tumbler (a gift from her brother Chris :)
• Stay Home and Draw with Mike Lowry
• Mushroom Identification Basics and Beyond (Online course from Mycologos)
• Book: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• Book: Our Wild Calling by Richard Louv
• TV Show: Alone (History Channel)
• The Science of Well-Being (Online course offered by Yale) 

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We should say this first and foremost NEVER eat anything in the wild unless you are 100% certain of what you are eating. In this episode we chat with Alana McGee of the Truffle Dog Company about foraging for wild truffles in the Pacific Northwest all while sipping on some truffle liquor. 


Links:

• www.truffledogcompany.com

In this podcast we welcome our guest Langdon Cook, author, forager, fisherman and all around great guy. We should say this first and foremost NEVER eat anything in the wild unless you are 100% certain of what you are eating. 

Links:  

• Langdon's website: great information of pacific northwest foraging and wild food recipes.
• Kitchen Unnecessary post about nettle identification and processing

Recipes:

• Nettle Pesto Pops
• Dandelion Jelly Recipe
• Pasta with Oyster Mushrooms and Smoked Ham hock
• Oyster Mushroom Udon

Books:

• The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson 
• The Nature Fix 

Chris and Ashley, brother and sister and co-creators of the James Beard nominated series, Kitchen Unnecessary host this informative yet irreverent podcast about wild food and the outdoors.

In this episode we hear Chris and Ashley fumble their way into the world of podcasting. Hear the origins of how Kitchen Unnecessary began and what you can expect from this podcast. Be sure you stay tuned until the very end where Chris learns a valuable lesson about silencing your cell phone while recording. (Hi Mom!)

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Ashley’s other gig as a food writer and food photographer. 

Ashley’s cookbooks; Date Night In and Let’s Stay In

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