Today on the show we are traveling to the Middle East to explore one of the most iconic and culturally significant dishes of the region: hummus. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and olive combine to make a universally acclaimed food that equally at home at the lunch table as it is in the supermarket aisle.

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Welp. We made it to 2021. Should you be cooking at home in 2021? Uh, yes. Yes you should. Time for a smorgasbord!

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Let's hop into the kitchen to do a little baking today. One of my favorite special occasion treats is homemade cinnamon rolls. With the holidays upon us what better time to roll up our sleeves and get some flour all over the place? We also talk a little about the star of the show, cinnamon, for a spice deep dive.

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On today's show I welcome Eatsperience Madrid co-founder and cooking coach, Isotta Peira, to talk about fusion cuisine for home cooks. Isotta and I have quite a lot in common, not least of which is a passion to help people get in their kitchens and cook. We sit down for a trans-Atlantic conversation about how to start cooking "fusion" in your home kitchen, improvising recipes, one of the most famous "fusion" foods in American cuisine, and more.

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We are knee-deep in comfort food season here at the Kitchen Counter, so I am going to chat about an oft-requested recipe, chicken pot pie. I also know there is a lot of interest in spices in general, so for our second segment I do a deeper dive into one particular spice: cloves.

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It's time for another Kitchen Counter Podcast Halloween special! Let me ask you a question: what's the weirdest sandwich you've ever eaten, or even heard of? Yeah? Let me tell you, it's got nothing on the monstrosities we brought to life for this episode. I think I'm going to bury that diabolical sandwich machine where no one can find it again...

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Fish lovers rejoice! Rich and Sena Wheeler of Sena Sea join me on the show to give their best tips for cooking up salmon, black cod, and halibut. They also share their background as a third-generation fishing family. You know if anyone knows how to cook fish up right, it's the people that catch it for a living and eat it all year round.

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On today's episode we are touching on several topics in true smorgasbord form! We've got instant pot, tomato soup, an update on the Halloween episode, listener feedback, and more. 

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On today's episode I am joined by Sophia DeSantis, the force behind the Veggies Don't Bite website, cookbook author, and self-proclaimed "Sauce Queen." Sophia is also mother to three boys so she understand what it's like to try to make healthy food for your kids and get more veggies on their plates (and in their tummies).

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Grab some semolina flour and dust off your pasta rollers, today we are diving into fresh homemade pasta, Italian style! Valeria and Benedetta Bianchini, sisters and founders of Local Aromas (a food and wine experience company based in Rome), give you everything you need to know to start turning out fantastic fettuccine and killer cavatelli.

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