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We have a new cookbook on Amazon called Feel Good Food. It's loaded with creative, nutritious, and delicious recipes as well as practical tips to help you succeed in your goal to eat healthier. We're talking about the development and how we selected some of our favorite healthy recipes for the book.

You can purchase your copy on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2WNG9cD

Welcome to our St. Patrick's Day show! Today, we're talking all about corned beef, from how to make it at home to some delicious uses for it in some of our favorite recipes. We'll talk to John about Irish whisky and play some St. Patty's Day trivia.

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How to Make Homemade Corned Beef

Reuben Quesadillas with Thousand Island Sauce

Reuben Pizza with Pickles

Corned Beef Colcannon Soup

Corned Beef Hash with Brussels Sprouts & Mushrooms

Corned Beef Waffles

Reuben Hush Puppies Stuffed with Swiss Cheese

Reuben Egg Roll Wraps with Thousand Island Dipping Sauce

Reuben-Stuffed Potatoes

Reuben Soup

Reuben Strata with Thousand Island Dressing

Corned Beef Hash with Eggs & Spicy Ketchup

We have an interview with Christopher Place and Tony Pile  from a local restaurant called Dirt burger, a vegan quick-serve restaurant with flavor. We’ll cover everything from their concept and recipe development to their business philosophy of sustainability. We’ll also talk about a new department in the magazine called Cocktails with Cuisine. You’ll get a sneak peak of some veggie-based cocktails we developed for the May/June magazine issue. Then, we make a meal from Pam’s fridge and, keeping with the trend of today’s show, we answer some meat-free trivia.

Today’s show is all about wine. We’re talking with Jared Guinta, who is the Wine & Spirits Director for the Port of Des Moines. Believe us, he gave us a real education on wine! He’ll also help pair wine with the meal created from Haley’s fridge. Finally we’ll play some wine-related trivia.

Today’s show is all about coffee. We’re giving you a peek inside a story from our April issue, all about — you guessed it — coffee! We are sharing some food and drink recipes and our favorite coffee grinders, plus some coffee-related knowledge and trivia. Then, we’ll make another meal from the fridge today.

We’re talking about Mardi Gras. We’ll give you a look inside our Mardi Gras story from our January/February issue, plus a few recipes and classic cocktail ideas to get the good times rolling! Then, we’ll make a meal from James’ fridge, plus some fun, New Orleans-related trivia. Enjoy the show!

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Triple Citrus Ramos Gin Fizz

We’re getting you ready for Valentine’s day! We’ll start with some Table Talk, all about chocolate. Then, we have a somewhat lively discussion (and lots of behind-the-scenes laughter) about aphrodisiacs. John and Pam give us some cocktail ideas for Valentine’s Day in our Top Shelf segment, and we introduce our February cookbook pick for our cookbook club. Finally, we make a meal from the fridge and stump John and Pam with some trivia questions.

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We're talking about our favorite, best, life-changing "red-carpet" recipes. These are the ones we keep coming back to and cook regularly in our own homes. Plus, we have some (more) Champagne cocktails to clink-clink while watching all the awards shows coming up. Plus, we'll play some movie-related food trivia and make a meal from the fridge.

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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Glossy Chocolate Icing

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Red Velvet Skillet Cookie

Red Velvet Blossoms

Red Velvet Cupcakes

French Apple Custard Pie

Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon & Scallions

Champagne Cocktail with St-Germain

Let's talk about all the game-day recipes, from healthy to decadent appetizers, to cocktails to represent the teams in the game. In our Jan/Feb 2020 issue, we had a whole spread of healthy game-day apps: baked buffalo cauliflower, sweet potato skins with soy chorizo, avocado hummus, and chicken sliders! Maddy delivers some football/food-related trivia and we make a meal from John's fridge.

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Avocado Hummus with Pepitas

Chicken Sliders with Spinach & Tomato

Sweet Potato Skins with Soy Chorizo & Black Beans

Buffalo Cauliflower with Yogurt-Blue Cheese Dip

Meal planning and prep are big, buzzworthy topics nowadays, and we're no strangers to the process. We'll answer some of your most pressing questions and share some of our best tips for effective meal planning and prep. Then we'll make a meal from Robin's fridge and play another round of food trivia.