No Substitutions, Please

It is risen—and by "it," we mean the temperature in your oven as you cook this delectable meal. Noah and Louisa discover that they have very different frames of reference when it comes to this Easter classic.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

If only this had never been invented, the Great Recession could've been avoided. Noah and Louisa talk about the food that put housing, healthcare and more entirely out of an entire generation's economic reach.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

Humanity has labored for millennia to discover the perfect breakfast. Well, wonder no more: a flavorful, rich, creamy sauce ladled over flaky, golden bivalves of bread. Noah and Louisa rhapsodize about an honorable diner food even further than this description already does.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

From the dark Satanic mills of nineteenth-century London, to the misty watercolored (false) memories the United States seems to have about the way Ireland was, to the table at everyone's St. Patrick's Day celebration, this is . . . actually, it's pretty great. So, of course, Louisa and Noah find the people who ruined it all.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

Soft without being mushy, rich without being overly decadent, these cookies are reminders that a simple and mild dessert can be wonderful. So, naturally, Noah and Louisa talk about how to complicate the absolute hell out of them.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

If you want to feel like you're sitting down to a meal at a midcentury steakhouse, you can't do much better than a side of hearty greens surrounded with rich dairy. Noah and Louisa discuss the ins and outs of making this surprisingly rewarding accompaniment.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

We go a little bit north from our last episode for another coastal treat: a mix of hearty, creamy, well-cooked grits and heavily-seasoned and sauced shrimp. Who says no? Not Noah and Louisa, who manage to use it as a springboard to discuss several of their favorite media instead.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

With Mardi Gras on the horizon, how could we not take a quick trip down to Louisiana? Noah and Louisa talk about how to make the world's mightiest rice stew, and how not to accidentally make some other Cajun food instead.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

Neither Noah nor Louisa is a fan of American football, but that's not going to stop them from digging into the usual Super Bowl spread—metaphorically or literally. This time, they get into what makes a food "Mediterranean," dunk a bit on the Ñational Football League (not a typo), and even manage to find a couple ways to elevate your typical dip.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

For the third entry of our Brassicameron—the No Substitutions, Please take on the Cornetto Trilogy, obviously—we take on the fluffy white cabbage that's been with us since the Romans insisted on calling it by a thousand different names. Noah and Louisa talk about all the things you can do with that thing that looks like the ghost of broccoli.

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Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.