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It's time for cake! Well, at Three Kitchens Podcast, it's always time for cake. And this is a goood one. It's a Sesame, Banana, Date Cake from chef/restauranteur Yotam Ottolenghi. There are a few components here, so if you need to you can prep in advance. 

This is a moist, delicious cake with tahini, banana slices, roasted sesame seeds and chopped dates stirred in. It's a nice big cake - Heather used a 10-inch springform pan. 

Then it's all about the toppings. First, is a light and fluffy icing made with tahini, cream cheese and mascarpone cheese. Next is caramelized sliced bananas scattered on top. And finally, a rich flavourful date syrup. Heather made her own date syrup but you could buy this ingredient. 

You'll have to wash a lot of dishes but this cake is well worth it. Yum, yum, yummy. 

Episode Links
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~ Sesame & Date Banana Cake Recipe
~ Watch Three Kitchens Podcast on our YouTube channel
~ Guests on Three Kitchens Podcast
~ S5 E12 Cooking Appalachian with Amy Clark, host of Talking Appalachian Podcast
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In this episode, we welcome guest, Nancy May, from the Family Tree, Food & Stories Podcast. Nancy and her co-host, Silvia Lovely, have also authored a book:  My Family Tree, Food & Stories. We chat about these projects, and a recipe from Nancy, her Mom's Special Chicken.

Mom's Special Chicken is an easy dish of baked chicken pieces (breast or thighs), browned and then baked with apricot preserves, white wine and pine nuts. You can make it your own by adding herbs and seasonings, and you could swap broth for the wine if you like. We enjoyed Mom's Special Chicken with homemade egg noodles, but Nancy says she usually serves it with rice, which does a great job of soaking up that yummy apricot sauce.   

Family Tree, Food & Stories podcast connects generations through family stories, food history, and heritage. Each episode uncovers the stories behind cherished recipes, unforgettable meals with family and friends, and unique food traditions that bring us together at the table. Nancy and Silvia, along with their guests, celebrate how food creates lasting connections — every meal tells a story, and every story is a feast waiting to be shared.

My Family Tree, Food & Stories, an illustrated book in a journal format, helps you do just that: capture the essence of these special moments, family food traditions, and passed-down recipes all in one place. Silvia and Nancy hope it will, in time, become your family’s treasure trove of fun-to-remember stories, almost-lost recipes, and family faces and places from the past.



Episode Links
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~ Apricot Chicken Recipe
~ Family Tree Food & Stories Podcast
~ Family Tree Food & Stories Book
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This episode is all about learning to make Chinese Hot Pot at home. It is by no means an expert or exhaustive guide, but a chat about Heather's experience trying her hand at making hot pot for her family. As we always tell you, we're not experts in anything. Life is easier that way. :-)

Hot pot is a flavourful broth traditionally served inside a large pot in the middle of the table. The broth is brought to a boil and left simmering for the duration of the meal. Raw ingredients, such as meat, vegetables, dumplings and noodles, are placed into the simmering broth and cooked until just done, and then enjoyed with a dipping sauce.

Hot pot is not soup! The broth is the medium for cooking, but the pieces (meat, veggies) are cooked a few things at a time and then eaten before adding more to the pot.


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~ Hot Pot Recipe
~ Chinese New Year Cake Episode
~ Slammin' Ramen Episode
~ Chia Smoothie Bowl Episode
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Paige Friend, host of The Beach Speaks Podcast, joins us for this episode, sharing a recipe for Eggplant Parmesan inspired by a trip to Italy. We get into the details of the recipe and Erin's experience with making it; we talk about mindfulness and making your dreams happen; and we chat, of course, about the beach.

Have you ever eaten a meal while away on vacation and tried to recreate it when you got back home? That's how Paige developed this eggplant parmesan recipe. The key is a delicious homemade marinara sauce, made with love. Paige's advice is to take your time and allow it to simmer for hours to bring out the flavour.

Paige has channeled her love for the beach into her podcast, The Beach Speaks. She and her guests share stories of the human connection to the beach - the times they've enjoyed at beaches around the world, environmental concerns related to the water and shorelines, great beach reads and lots more. Be sure to tune into The Beach Speaks and follow Paige on her social media accounts.

Episode Links
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~ The Beach Speaks Podcast
~ Eggplant Parmesan Recipe
~ Limoncello Episode
~ Limoncello Recipe
~ Limoncello Tiramisu Recipe
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Start off the new year with a fresh take on a coleslaw salad featuring shredded brussels sprouts and a vinaigrette dressing.

For this episode, Heather tried to locate an Asian slaw recipe she loved, but it had disappeared from her Pinterest feed. This is a good reminder to us all to save recipes we love offline! The recipe she tried for this episode didn't quite measure up in her opinion. We have notes!

Brussels sprouts tend to have a bit more of a bitter flavour to cabbage, and in our opinion, are chewier in texture. The salad is a mix of brussels sprouts and green cabbage and it does have some really delicious add-ins, like mango, cucumber, sesame seeds, almonds and grapes. The dressing may be where this falls flat.

What are your thoughts? Send us a message or comment on our social posts for this episode - we'd love to hear from you!

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Episode Links
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~ Brussels Sprout Slaw with Sesame Vinaigrette recipe
~ S5 E1: Muffins, Meal Plans & More with Guest Megan Gaul from Partake Meal Planning
~ Birthing Magazine
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Happy New Year, listeners! We're wrapping up 2024 with a few much-needed cocktails (and mocktails). In this episode we're looking back at our Speakeasy cocktail series, bringing you a few recommendations.

The recipes for these drinks are linked below and our entire Speakeasy series can be found on our website under the Speakeasy tab.

Three Kitchens Speakeasy Series

We wish you every good thing for 2025!

Episode Links
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Recipes
~ Basil Melon Slush
~ Kalimotxo Recipe
~ Blackberry Lemon Shrub Cocktail Recipe
~ Paloma Recipe
~ Jello Shots Recipe
Episodes
~ Jello Shots Episode
~ Spirits with Smoke Episode
~ Salsa Verde Episode
~ Cocktails with Natalie Migliarini Episode
~ Kalimotxo Episode
~ Shrub Episode
~ Paloma Episode
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Merry Christmas, everyone! This episode will be available on Christmas Eve 2024, and we thought it would be fun to chat about food traditions in our own homes as well as around the world.

How about pickled fish in Denmark, rice cakes from the Philippines, or a spicy stew from India? Maybe there are some new traditions you'll want to add to your Christmas celebration. Check out the article from National Geographic - linked below. 

We discuss a few of our own traditions, but it turns out we're not big on too many of them. And we read aloud some traditions that were shared with us by followers on Threads. Thank you to all who shared your stories with us! 

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast in 2024! We wish you all good things over the holidays and into the new year. 


Episode Links
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~ National Geographic article
~ Lefse Episode (S2 E37: A Taste of Norway)
~ Goat Stew Recipe (can also be made with other meats)
~ Cafe De Olla Episode (S3 E44: Mexican Spiced Cafe de Olla & Baked Churros)
~ Cookies Episode (S2 E14: C is for Christmas! And Cookies)
~ Drinks in the Library Podcast
~ Shakshuka Episode (S5 E6: Shakshuka, Green and Red)
~ Pfeffernusse Recipe
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Come along with Heather on a twisty turvy adventure to find a recipe for today's episode. She used trending Google search terms (and lucky number 3) to discover what recipe searches are popular right now and settled on Chinese Stuffed Eggplant, a popular dim sum dish.

In this recipe, Japanese eggplant (the long thin ones) is stuffed with a minced pork and shrimp mixture, similar to a dumpling filling. It is lightly browned and then steamed, and finished with a simple sauce of soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, chicken stock, oyster sauce, and sugar.

Episode Links
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~ Stuffed Chinese Eggplant Recipe
~ Pide: A Turkish Pizza-ish Episode
~ Dumplings to Die for (Open-faced Steamed Dumplings) Episode
~ Shumai Dumplings Recipe
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This episode is all about cookies, cookies and more cookies! With Christmas around the corner it's time to get baking for all those get-togethers, parties, neighbour and teacher gifts, and of course cookies for Santa.

Enjoy this recap of favourite cookies, including short clips from the original episodes. Find links to all the recipes and episodes we talk about in this episode below.

Happy baking and happy holidays! 

 


Episode Links
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~ Erin's Black Forest Cookies Recipe (made with pudding mix)
~ Gingerbread House Recipe
~ Buñuelo Recipe
~ Pineapple Tart Recipe
~ Pfeffernüsse Recipe
~ Ube Crinkle Recipe
~ Alfajores Recipe
~ Churros Recipe
~ Café de Olla Recipe

~ C is for Christmas & Cookies Episode
~ Yamgate: The Purple Truth (Baking with Ube Halaya) Episode
~ Amazing Argentina Alfajores Cookies Episode
~ Mexican Spiced Cafe de Olla & Baked Churros Episode
~ Macarons (Not to be Confused with Macaroons) Episode
~ How to Host a Fabulous Festive Party: Tips from Lisa Baril
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In this episode Heather tries a recipe for Matambre, an Argentinian stuffed flank steak. You're going to roll hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, a mixture of cilantro, garlic and olive oil in a flank steak and grill it on the BBQ. Matambre is actually the name of a common cut of beef in parts of south America. It's a large thin steak.
The title of this episode comes from one source that claims the name also means "hunger killer."

Heather had a few stumbles, including running out of kitchen twine to tie it up. Doh! And she was confused as to how to ensure the meat in the middle of the roll is cooked. But the flavours were there and we all really enjoyed this recipe served with a red chimmichurri sauce. Find links to all the recipes below.

Episode Links
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~ Matambre Recipe
~ Red Chimmichurri Recipe
~ Classic Chimmichurri Recipe
~ Cooking with Fire Episode
~ Empanadas Episode
~ Grilled Chicken Thighs and Pickled Peaches Episode
~ Pickled Peaches Recipe
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