One Real Good Thing with Ellie Krieger

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Cook without Fear with Sara Moulton Oct 04, 2023

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If you could use more confidence in the kitchen, Sara Moulton is just the person to help. In this episode she gets us past the habits and mindsets that can trip us up, and offers ways to prevent and fix cooking mistakes. When we cook without fear we enjoy the process more and clear the path for getting better at it.

Sara Moulton is the host of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” a public television show, heading into its 12 season. She also co-hosts a weekly segment on “Milk Street Radio,” with Chris Kimball, answering questions from listeners. Sara, a protégé of Julia Child, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, worked in restaurants in Boston and New York and at Gourmet Magazine for 25 years. Sara also hosted 1500 episodes of several well-loved shows, including, “Cooking Live,” a live call-in show on the Food Network during that channel’s first decade. She is the author of 4 cookbooks, including most recently, “Home Cooking 101.”

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Embrace Bitters for Flavor and Health with Guido Masé Sep 27, 2023

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If you think bitterness is a negative attribute, this episode will be an eye-opener. Incorporating bitter elements into your food and drink can not only make it taste better, it can make a surprising difference to your well-being.

Here to explain is Guido Masé, a clinical herbalist and a founder of the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, a non-profit herbal medicine clinic and school who also serves as chief formulator at Traditional Medicinals, where he works on research, development, formulation and education for herbal teas and supplements. He is also the co-author of the book DIY Bitters: Reviving the Forgotten Flavor.

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Carve Out Downtime with Relaxed Weekend Meals with Adeena Sussman Sep 20, 2023

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What if you took one day each week to slow down, chill out and enjoy relaxed meals and quality time with loved ones? It can be a life-altering habit to get into and it’s just what chef and celebrated cookbook author Adeena Sussman helps us do with her latest book Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours. In this episode she shares strategies and inspirations for making weekend eating both restorative and sumptuously delicious.

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Make Someone around You Shine with Tal Ben-Shahar Sep 13, 2023

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Want to be happier? Who doesn’t!? This episode will help you get there, but not in the way you might expect. Tal Ben-Shahar --a leading expert in the science of happiness says “if you want to be in the light, help those around you shine.” Listen to find out what he means by that and why it can make all the difference.

Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer who taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership." His books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world. His latest books are “Happiness Studies” and “Happier, No Matter What.” He is the co-founder of The Happiness Studies Academy and Potentialife and he designed and launched the world’s first Master’s Degree in Happiness Studies in collaboration with Centenary University.

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Forget Biohacking and Embrace Biosyncing Sep 06, 2023

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Biohacking is a hot health trend that may offer some benefits, but can also be rife with fraud and potentially damaging to your well-being. Instead of buying into the gung-ho biohacking mentality, Ellie advocates doing just the opposite by embracing what she calls biosyncing. Listen as she explains why, and what a huge difference it could make.

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Summer Allstar Lidia Bastianich Aug 16, 2023

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Food shopping, cooking and eating together means so much more than meets the eye---in the process you are creating food memories that can comfort and guide you throughout your life. I am revisiting some of my best episodes in my Allstar Summer Series, featuring beloved TV food icons. In this episode the remarkable Lidia Bastianich talks about why creating healthy food memories is so important to her, and how you can cultivate them for yourself and your loved ones.

Lidia Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, she has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life—her family and food—to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya. Her most recent book is Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl, a companion to her new 26-part public television series, Lidia’s Kitchen. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Lidia’s cooking shows air nationwide in the U.S. on public television and CREATE, internationally, and on various digital networks. Among the numerous awards and accolades Lidia has earned are seven James Beard awards and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018). In 2022 Lidia received the Silver Award from APT for 25 years on Public Television.

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Summer Allstar, Emmy Award Winner Jacques Pepin Aug 09, 2023

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I am revisiting some of my best episodes in my Allstar Summer Series, featuring beloved TV food icons. This episode features Jacques Pepin, with his renowned warmth and wisdom, he shares why cooking with the seasons is such a game changer for a healthy life full of flavor. He is the author of 30+ cookbooks, and has received 16 James Beard Foundation Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. A longtime close friend of Julia Child, he starred with her in a PBS series called Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, which won both an Emmy Award and a James Beard Foundation Award. Ellie considers him one of the best culinary teachers, and biggest inspirations in the culinary world.

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Summer Allstar, Executive Chef Alex Guarnaschelli Aug 02, 2023

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I am revisiting some of my best episodes in my Allstar Summer Series, featuring beloved TV food icons. This episode is with Alex Guarnaschelli, host of Supermarket Stakeout and Alex Versus America on Food Network, cookbook author, and Executive Chef of Butter in New York City. He shares quick food fixes to help us recover from common cooking mistakes and inspire more confidence in the kitchen. I've got three Allstar shows in my run up to fall, when I'll be back with brand new episodes!

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Mother's Day Special - Write Down Family Recipes with Eric Kim May 10, 2023

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For Mother's Day Ellie revisits one of her favorite episodes. Eric Kim, New York Times staff writer and columnist for The New York Times Magazine spent a year cooking with his mother Jean for his book Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. He and Ellie discuss how writing down family recipes can enrich your life in profound ways, and the (often funny) challenges that can arise in the process.

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Honoring Volunteer Month - Reap the Rewards of Volunteering with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Apr 26, 2023

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In honor of April as National Volunteer Month I am revisiting one of my favorite episodes: You might volunteer in your community with the intention of helping others, but in the process, you will reap profound rewards that propel your own well-being. On this episode Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, who was named a TIME 2020 Most Influential Person discusses the incredible rewards of volunteering and how to go about doing so in your community. She also shares her very surprising personal story that is at the core of who she is and the incredible work she does.

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