Jeff Mauro stops by the show today to talk about his new cookbook "Come On Over" and share tips for cooking for a crowd. We also had a lot of fun talking about the world-famous Lake Michigan smelt harvest, the malaise that is banana-flavored popsicles, and the great filbert vs. hazelnut debate.

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On today's smorgasbord episode we head down to New Orleans to talk with Liz Williams at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, pick up a couple of tips for find gear and organizing recipes from a listener, take a closer look at fenugreek, and wrap everything up with a new cookbook giveaway.

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Today I get back into the kitchen for a "Let's Cook" episode! This will be my first time cooking Butter Chicken. I've had it several times at Indian Restaurants, but I have never cooked it myself (for the record, I have not made Chicken Tikka Masala either, and these dishes are closely related). I was thrilled with how it turned out and will definitely be adding this to my recipe rotation.

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On today's episode I welcome Josephine Caminos Oría, author and founder of La Dorita Cooks, to talk about her new book "Sobremesa: A Memoir of Food and Love in Thirteen Courses." Josephine talks about her Argentine-American upbringing, sharing stories around the family table, passing recipes through the generations (culinary time travel), and some of her favorite Argentine recipes.

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Today on the show I welcome food journalist and artist extraordinaire Stacy Michelson to talk about her super-cool new book "Eat This Book: Knowledge to Feed Your Appetite + Inspire Your Next Meal." If you like funky hand-drawn art, food, and factoids then you are going to LOVE this book. I am finding crazy new food facts and useful cooking tips on every single page, and having a ton of fun doing it. By the way, this would be a great gift for kiddos who are curious about food and cooking.

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On today's show I welcome back Eatsperience Madrid co-founder and cooking coach, Isotta Peira, to talk about a recipe that is near and dear to her heart: pesto. Growing up in the birthplace of basil pesto and having learned the recipe from her Nonna, Isotta shares just what makes it special along with some easy and fun variations.

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Today I welcome my friend Jairo back to the show to talk about one of his newfound labors of love: empanadas. We focus on the Colombian style of empanada, notably with a crust made of corn masa and then fried. In the first part we talk about our experience with and history of empanadas and in the second half we head to the kitchen where Jairo teaches me to make the masa crust.

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Kate Johnson, cheesemaking guru and founder of The Art of Cheese, joins us today to give us all the basics for making your own cheese at home. Learn about the three general types of cheese, varieties of milk and other special ingredients, and equipment you need to get started. Whether you've never attempted your own cheese, or have dabbled a bit, I promise you are going to learn a lot today.

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On today's smorgasbord episode we tackle a couple of Instant Pot questions, I share my new favorite pie crust recipe, and I talk about the new giveaway system for the show.

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Today on the show, Natasha Ho, master-trained chef and founder of The Well-Traveled Palate, stops by to chat about a perennial hot topic for home cooks. How do we take smart risks with our cooking so we can become better improvisers in the kitchen? Natasha and I bond over our fondness for left-over fat, talk about simple ingredient swaps you can make to branch out into new directions, and so much more!

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