Dr. Rima Kittley is my guest today. We cover some new-ish terms in nutrition, phytonutrients, antinutrients, and anthocyanins. Certain foods cause some people gastrointestinal pain but they may not know it is a food issue. Sometimes it can be an allergy, or sometimes a build-up of food toxins. Find Dr. Rima's contact information and her book recommendations on the show notes page, https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/88...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 88
As garden time approaches, what to do with the bounty? Eggplants are great plants for the garden and can be cooked in many tasty styles. This episode discusses some of those recipes but also some ways to make sure you deal with the eggplant to get the most flavor. Find some recipe links on the show notes page https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/87
May 18, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Pete Kennedy, formerly of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund joins me to talk about the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967, what it was intended to do and what it did do and how that very thing is impacting us today in 2020. Find the show notes here with links the both the US House and the US Senate webpages as well as some links Pete mentions. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/86
May 11, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 86
John Moody joins me again, this time to talk about the challenges in the farm/food distribution system and how it got that way. This is an especially timely episode, May 2020, as the food challenges will start to really been seen and felt in grocery stores. We do discuss at least one way legislation can help, but we need your part in letting your Congressional representative know you wish that bill supported. Find the show notes page with he links John mentioned and the articles I mentioned here...
May 04, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Angela McArdle joins me to discuss the upcoming May 1st protest in Los Angeles of the California Governor Newsome's stay-home orders. Angela points out several less than plain consequences of these orders and how, even if they were rescinded tomorrow, the future may not be what we might expect. Find the show notes and Angela's webpage at the show notes link https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/84
Apr 27, 2020•51 min•Season 2Ep. 84
More and more research is being produced which shows the old way of thinking of eating is simply wrong and might be doing more harm than good. This episode is a discussion of the benefits of eggs and saturated fats for health and happiness. Find the resources I mention and a video on the show notes page https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/83
Apr 20, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Chef Tom Colicchio was interview recently and it is this interview which I pick at a bit. I have no qualms with Tom's cooking, but his economics leave me wanting. Find the article I mentioned and the support I reference on the show notes page, https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/82
Apr 13, 2020•23 min
Summer means fresh from the vine tomatoes. I love 'em. It also means fried green tomatoes and stewed tomatoes and so many more ways to love on tomatoes. Click the show notes link for some PDF recipes. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/81
Apr 06, 2020•51 min
Being prepared for a long LONG stay home is not a skill most people have. It is a skill everyone can learn and, given how the world is changing rapidly, it might be a good skill to acquire. My guest Suzanne Sherman shares some tips for getting started or adding to your prep needs. Find her blog and Facebook page links on the show notes page https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/80
Mar 30, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Everyone likes better stuff and better things, right? What about a better President? Of course we want that. But how to know better from not better. There's a simple way to measure and this episode goes over those as well as some other juicy bits. Find the show notes page and book link here https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/79
Mar 23, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 79
The potato episode. There's a lot of history to and about the potato. There are also scores of ways to cook them. This episode covers some quick history and a few procedures for you to up your potato game. Find the link to the book I mention on the show notes page here https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/78
Mar 16, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 78
A proper celebration of St Patrick's Day must include corned beef and cabbage and Irish Soda Bread. Well, I've got you covered and how. Listen to the steps and get the recipes from the link on the show notes page. Make sure to invite your friends over but save enough corned beef and potatoes for the hash the next morning. Find those links here, https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/77
Mar 09, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 77
They are a bugger to shuck, but for the devoted, the labor is worth the reward. Fresh or cooked, oysters are a real treat. Click the link for the show notes page and affiliates mentioned as well as the link for Eating Liberty, the Culinary Libertarian Facebook group. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/76
Mar 02, 2020•28 min
Sunday Brunch seems incomplete without eggs of some kind. Try to make a cake or cookies or a souffle without eggs and that's a mighty fine struggle. I go over some of the basics of the two main parts as well as some techniques to make fried eggs, yes-fried-and poaches and hard cooked. Click the link for the MP3 player and some podcatcher links. Leave a rating and review on your podcatcher or drop me an email. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/75...
Feb 24, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Nearly everything the government does, state or federal, will be overdue, over-budget, and under-whelming. They have no incentive to be efficient or productive and certainly no incentive to make a profit. Walter discusses some of the ways we can get to an efficient, effective, and profitable trash and recycling program which starts with getting government out of the business. Find the show notes page and links to articles Walter and I mention here https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/74...
Feb 17, 2020•35 min
No doubt you know there is a Constitution. The accuracy of your high school or college education about the Constitution probably ends with that single fact. It is not living and breathing. The Supremacy Clause doesn't mean they can do whatever they want. And the Bill of Rights didn't give you anything you didn't already have. Click the link to find the MP3 player or podcatchers and the links to this and Mike's other books https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/73...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Conserving resources, starting with your cash, is always a good idea. But the thuggery of mandated recycling and forced participation is a ceremony which has outlived its usefullness. More and more, it's just trash pick-up but the virtue signalling about recycling makes it feel like a pious event chucking the yogurt container into the special green bin. Find the the show notes with the links to the various articles I mentioned here at https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/72...
Feb 03, 2020•29 min
Cassie Menchhofer of Menchhofer Maple Syrup in Ohio joins me on the podcast today to talk maple syrup production. There might be a few surprises about maple syrup including when sap starts flowing and just how much sap is needed for one gallon of syrup. Check the show notes page here to find the Menchhofer Facebook page, some maple syrup recipes on that page and more. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/71
Jan 27, 2020•37 min
From my comfy chair the internet is a tough place. So, I've decided to take a recline my chair, so to speak, and take a break from the toilsome and nearly fruitless tasks of affiliate marketing to regroup and learn what to do better. Show notes with some of the affiliate clearinghouses are here, https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/70
Jan 20, 2020•30 min
Suzanne Sherman joins me today to discuss canning, freedom and liberty from regulations to grow, eat, and can as we wish and how to find the seams in the regulations so we can engage each other without the state. Find Suzanne's webpage here as well as the Youtube video she mentions. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/69
Jan 13, 2020•50 min
Food trends are always changing but the end of a year seems a good time to look back on what should stay gone and to look forward to what may please us. Some of what pleases us might be out of the trends but that's better for the staying power is increased. Find the show notes page here with some links to books to get you into the kitchen and out of the trend treadmill. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/68
Jan 06, 2020•21 min
Will Porter, journalist for RT as well as ConsortiumNews.com and blogs at the Libertarian Institute, joins me to talk how to make sense of the vast amount of news content, how to know trustworthy from not and how to avoid the echo chamber of self fulfilling convictions. The show notes page, with some of the resources Will mentioned, as well as his GoogleDocs of articles, is at https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/67
Dec 30, 2019•47 min
Christmas and fruitcake seem to be hand in hand and polar opposites. One much anticipated and one, well, not. That's a shame for a well made-yes, there is such a thing-fruitcake is a thing of tastebud and gastronomical beauty. Ken Albala discusses some of the history of the fruitcake and the cultural and culinary traditions as well. Find the show notes here with a link to Ken's books, the affiliates and more. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/66...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Making sourdough bread is a skill long lost in American homes. There was once a time when all bread was sourdough. Let's get back to that and recapture our skills of old. Find the show notes page here with links to various bread tools. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/65
Dec 16, 2019•41 min
Few things say Christmas more than cookies fresh and hot from the oven. This episode I go over some good cookie basics for great Christmas treats and decorating fun. Find the show notes and cookie recipe PDF here https://www.culinaryliberbtarian.com/64
Dec 09, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 64
This is my visit to the Sounds Like Liberty podcast. Hosts Nicky and Lizzy P chatted me up about getting out of the R and D (Politics, not research) rat race, cooking and food and teaching, and, of course, music. Find the show notes page here with a link the the SLL podcast and the affiliates mentioned. https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/63
Dec 02, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Stress is an unwelcome presence in any kitchen but twice on Thanksgiving. I'll help you with some of the prep and organization parts. You still have to do the cooking. Find the show notes page and the holiday recipe link here https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/62
Nov 25, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Christmas drinks is part of the theme today. Specifically the Hot Toddy and the counterpart, the cold Toddy. Phil and I discuss some other options for making this drink special as well as some tips to help make your holiday bar and mixers unique. Find the links to Phil's shows mentioned on the show notes page, https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/61
Nov 18, 2019•44 min•Season 61Ep. 2
Planning for a feast takes some time and, well, planning. This episode I share some of my tips and strategies for making Thanksgiving as stress free as possible and getting the best turkey on the table. Find the PDF prep sheets and links to references mentioned on the show notes page https://www.culinarylibertarian.com/60
Nov 11, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 60
President Kevin Baugh is my guest. Kevin is the President, dictator and founder of the Republic of Molossia in the state of Nevada. While there is a degree of light-heartedness to his nation, there is also a good case for individual sovereignty as well as national sovereignty. That's not so easy to do but can offer an excellent civics course just in the founding alone. President Baugh has a good sense of humor and a keen philosophical insight about life. Find the show note's page with links to t...
Nov 04, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 59
