You know Amanda Glover from her shiny Airstream bakery. This week, she joins us in the studio with a local wine and the Chocolate Merlot Cake from her book, Sweetie Bake Your Day. Author, cooking teacher, and writer Samin Nosrat shares recipes and techniques from her book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. It's guaranteed to make you a better cook. Plus, Faith shares an idea for ale and chocolate ice cream floats and Chris Prosperi makes the case for resting a steak overnight. Support the show: https://foo...
Aug 15, 2017•50 min
National Rum Day is August 16. We’re celebrating with Bailey Pryor of The Real McCoy spirits company in Connecticut. He’s invented a cocktail called “Faith in Tiki” and it’s delicious. Plus, more corn on the cob tips (because you can’t have too many), an affordable white wine from Italy, and the wildly entertaining and very talented Chef Rossi. A play based on her memoir The Raging Skillet is at TheaterWorks in Hartford right now. Get tickets while you can. Support the show: https://foodschmooze...
Aug 09, 2017•50 min
Road trip! Faith and the gang bring you the show from picturesque White Gate Farm in East Lyme, CT. Owner Pauline Lord shares the farm’s recipes for Zucchini and Carrot Ribbon Tart, Kale and Orange Cupcakes, Fennel Vichyssoise, and Chocolate-Zucchini Cupcakes. Plus, a fresh vintage of Clos des Lumieres’s rosé to pair with anything you might buy at a farm stand, and ideas for easy summer granitas. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Aug 03, 2017•50 min
This week, we talk about all the good stuff we’re throwing into our picnic baskets (fried chicken, salads, pie etc.), plus, ideas for chilled strawberry soup, frosty strawberry daiquiris, and a dreamy strawberries and whipped cream cake (use a boxed cake mix, if you like!). We also discuss the joy of sharing a really good bottle of wine with friends—even over burgers. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 26, 2017•50 min
Faith’s got a tip that makes shucking corn on the cob faster and easier. Plus, recipe ideas for corn, our favorite corn stands, and Tess Masters (a.k.a. Blender Girl), joins the party with recipes for Avocado Daiquiris, Pineapple Cucumber Gazpacho, and Minty Pea Shooters. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 19, 2017•50 min
This week, we invent a Shrimp Cocktail Bloody Mary with two local mixes, sip on a rosé and a white wine from France, and share family recipes from Add a Pinch blogger Robyn Stone’s new cookbook. Think: Southern classics lightened up—summery Citrus Shrimp, Lemon Meringue Pie with Mile-High Meringue, and a divine Georgia Peach Crisp. Plus, the gang gives shout-outs to locals making good food (and handy kitchen gadgets). We tell you where to eat in Mystic (ah, the views right now!), and Faith descr...
Jul 12, 2017•50 min
How to cook dinner’s unsung hero—pork—two ways: grilled and sear-roasted. Plus simple sauces that make it better. Think: peach preserves cooked in wine and butter, classic barbecue, and grilled pineapple or apple slices and brown sugar. Finally, award-winning photographer Dan Goldberg shares recipes for lobster rolls, black bean burgers, and Mojito Cake with Rum-Infused Whipped Cream from his beautiful new book, Cuba. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener...
Jul 05, 2017•50 min
Get ready for 4th of July with ideas for stuffed burgers, hot dogs, shrimp rolls, lobster rolls, and Faith’s BLT-inspired potato salad. Plus, we’re sharing two wines (a rosé and a chardonnay) that go with anything you might serve at a holiday barbecue. They’re great for sipping while watching fireworks, too. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 29, 2017•50 min
Have you been to the new restaurant INDIA in West Hartford yet? Chef and owner Prasad Chirnomula joins the party with dishes from his new hot spot. Plus street food favorites and an $11 rosé we're crazy about. Faith also shares a Klondike® Bar hack and a tip for zero-calorie strawberry flavored water. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 21, 2017•50 min
Grill master Jamie Purviance joins the party with recipes and grilling tips for your Father’s Day cookout: Beer Can Chicken, Beef Tenderloin with Seared Mushrooms, and a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake cooked on the grill. Plus, two notable red wines to try and how to shuck oysters like a pro. John Bertino, chief oyster shucker at the Oyster Club in Mystic, CT, shares some laughs and explains the art of oyster shucking. Support the show: https://foodschmooze.org/donate/ See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
Jun 14, 2017•50 min
Legendary pitmaster and barbecue expert Mike Mills joins the party with a recipe for perhaps the best pork chops of the summer (includes Top-Shelf Bourbon Butter, folks). Plus, Alex Province shares a refreshing “milkshake” made with a fun sparkling rosé and lemon sorbet, and we all share the dishes from local restaurants we can’t stop thinking about. Park & Oak (West Hartford), Rowdy Hall (East Hampton, NY), and Bravo Bravo (Mystic), you’re all getting a shout-out this week. Support the show...
Jun 07, 2017•50 min
This week, Faith shares an easy shrimp scampi sauce that you can put on pasta—and anything, really—to make it better. We have two summer red wine discoveries. Both reds (the first, a Tempranillo from the Rioja region of Spain, and the second, Domaine le Clos des Lumieres from the Rhone region of southern France) are affordable and pair with anything cooked on the grill. The gang also shares tips for keeping your wine icy cold as well as add-ins that make any wine feel celebratory. Add a splash o...
May 24, 2017•50 min
The key to great barbecue is layering flavors. Steven Raichlen tells you how to do it with recipes for sauces, rubs, and marinades. Get ready for ribs, burgers, and more. Plus, a CT restaurant serves a soft-shell crab BLT that gets raves, and Amy Dickinson of Wait. . .Wait Don’t Tell Me!® and the “Ask Amy” column describes her early life on a dairy farm and her mother’s cooking. Finally, we’re happily surprised by Pasqua Romeo & Juliet Bianco, a white wine that actually pairs with the spice ...
May 17, 2017•50 min
A surprise ingredient is coming to a pizza near you. What could it possibly be? Also this week, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik joins the party to talk about “The Most Beautiful Room in New York,” his new musical about food and family. Plus, Mark pours a summery rosé (yes, it’s affordable), and we revisit 2-ingredient cream biscuits for Mother’s Day. You want to stay on mom’s good side, don’t you? Faith also shares her recipe for Lemony Arugula Pasta with Prosciutto. Support the show: https://food...
May 10, 2017•48 min
This week, we take a Ranker quiz on the most popular vegetables. Mark Raymond pours a creamy $10 white wine and we learn why “grapes that suffer” produce some of the best wines in the world. Emmy® Award winning filmmaker Bailey Pryor is in studio with us to talk about his PBS documentary Gluten Free and one of our favorite farmers and cooks, Susie Middleton, shares recipes from her new book, Simple Green Suppers , including an ultimate version of Avocado Toast. Support the show: https://foodschm...
May 03, 2017•50 min
We’re celebrating Earth Day! Barbara Pierson, manager of the renowned White Flower Farm dishes about the new tomato called Chocolate Sprinkles, and we tell you how you can get an exclusive “At Last” rose bush from White Flower Farm and support The Food Schmooze® at the same time. Plus, gardening tips galore from The Connecticut Garden Journal’s Charlie Nardozzi. Charlie’s new book is called Foodscaping , and it’ll teach you how mix edibles with ornamental plants, turning your yard into a delicio...
Apr 20, 2017•50 min
It’s a Bloody Mary Party! We’re celebrating everybody’s favorite brunch cocktail with recipes for the Classic Bloody Mary, as well as some sweet and savory spins. Brian Bartels, author of the new book, The Bloody Mary, shares recipes for a Barbecue Bloody Mary and the wild PB&J Bloody Mary. Inspired, Faith creates a Puttanesca Bloody Mary with a spicy vodka from Waypoint Spirits in Bloomfield, CT. And, we’ve got news about two must-see documentaries. Faith hosts a documentary about the life ...
Apr 12, 2017•50 min
Want to make the perfect scrambled eggs? Faith found an egg master at a Connecticut B&B and he shares his secrets for what Faith’s determined to be “the best scrambled eggs on the planet.” Chris Prosperi shares his egg tips, too, and the whole gang celebrates the beginning of brunch season. Mark Raymond pours a lip-smacking Baron de Ley from Spain, and cookbook author Carol Fenster joins the party to talk about recipes in her new book, Gluten-Free Cooking for Two. Support the show: https://f...
Apr 05, 2017•50 min
Pasta every day! This week on The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze: Back Pocket Pasta . Recipes and tips from author Colu Henry on how to stock your pantry so you can pull together inspired pasta dinners on the fly. Think: Pasta Puttanesca, an Easter Ham Carbonara, and Porchetta Pasta (you can make this with any leftover roast!). Your weeknights just got easier. Plus, Chris Prosperi explains how to trim and prep one of our favorite spring ingredients—artichokes. Support the show: https://foodschmoo...
Mar 28, 2017•50 min
This week, we invite you to explore the holiday foods of a number of culture and cuisines. Faith describes a crispy rice dish she ate while celebrating Persian New Year, Chris recommends Jamaican in Hartford (have you tried Dunn’s River Restaurant?) and David Kirschner, the recipe creator behind the book Matzo, shares some fun ways with everybody’s favorite unleavened cracker. We’re talking about Matzo Nachos, people! Plus, Connecticut architect Martina Lind joins the party to share her favorite...
Mar 22, 2017•50 min
This week: a lively discussion about the wildest doughnut flavors in the country , as well as our picks for the best cakey, glazed, and jelly-filled doughnuts in Connecticut and New York. We explore the trend of the “new” happy hours—both with and without alcohol—and Carla Bartolucci, the author of the cookbook Einkorn , is our special guest. If you cook for someone with a gluten sensitivity, you won’t want to miss what Carla and her husband are doing with this ancient grain. Plus, we make pizza...
Mar 16, 2017•50 min
Snow-tails. . .that’s what we’re calling cocktails and mock-tails made with snow. We’ve got some ideas for you, an Anthony DeSerio original Snow Swizzle , plus snow candy, snow cones, and more. It’s New England, people; it could snow well into March! We’ve got event and wine news, and Faith tries Cook's Illustrated's broccoli rabe under the broiler . Finally, Connecticut writer Tracey O’Shaughnessy joins the party to share essays and family stories from her excellent book, Put the Kettle On . Sh...
Feb 22, 2017•50 min
What does The Food Schmooze® team do during a snowstorm? Brainstorm, of course! This week: tons of ideas for instant desserts. . .delicious little numbers you can whip up in no time at all, often with the stuff you’ve already got in your pantry or fridge. Ease is the name of the game. Think: Slow cooker chocolate fondue, Puff Pastry Napoleons, Klondike Sundaes with Dulce de leche, chocolate-covered Cheerios, and a chocolate cake you can bake in a mug in about two minutes. Fun stuff you can do in...
Feb 15, 2017•50 min
Happy Chinese New Year! To celebrate the Year of the Rooster, we’re learning how to make homemade Chinese dumplings thanks to Max Falkowitz, co-writer of The Dumpling Galaxy Cookbook by the amazing Helen You. Also this week, the gang shares lots of ideas for sheet-pan dinners (that weeknight lifesaver), and wine broker Mark Raymond shares not one, BUT TWO lip-smacking wines at $10 each. The Finca el Origen Malbec Rosé (yes, a malbec rosé) and the Santa Carolina Sauvignon Blanc are pure, wholesom...
Jan 25, 2017•50 min
Get inspired to make our favorite fill-you-up soups that warm you inside and out. From a weeknight Thai-inspired soup with shredded chicken and lime to a Spanish Caldo Gallego (a white bean soup), to a classic Pasta Fagioli with a twist, there’s a soup—or stew, or chowder—for every soup lover. Plus, the gang tries the new season of Jovial’s organic olive oil from 1,000 year-old varietals and a new up-and-coming green peanut oil from Oliver Farm in Georgia. We stay in the south with special guest...
Jan 12, 2017•50 min
Good things come in threes—the old adage couldn’t be more true when it comes to easy weeknight cooking. This week, Faith and the gang share their favorite 3-ingredient meals that make weeknight dinners a breeze. Expect to hear some classic combos like avocado, crab, and tomatoes; potatoes, onions, and eggs (tortilla Española); spinach, garlic, and eggs; and broiled sausages and pear or grapes. Hungry yet? Also this week, Mark Raymond shares Passimento , the most romantic wine we’ve had since. . ...
Jan 04, 2017•50 min
Midnight, schmidnight, The Food Schmooze party’s ball drops well before the clock strikes 12. Join Faith and the gang for a food trends round up. What food predictions are you making for 2017? Plus the most tender slow-cooker brisket you’ve ever had, and Alex Province and Mark Raymond explain the difference between Champagne, Cava, and Prosecco so you can start the year with a sip of something you’re sure to love. Also, the author of How to Celebrate Everything , Jenny Rosenstrach makes us all f...
Dec 29, 2016•50 min
The one and only Dorie Greenspan joins the party to talk about her new book, Dorie’s Cookies , and share recipes for cookies you’ll want to make for Christmas AND Hanukkah (Hello, chocolatey little Matzo Morsels ). Plus, Anthony DeSerio’s Prohibition Eggnog . Make an entire punch bowl, people! Guests love it. Alex Province fills our glasses with an opulent stunner: a red Chateauneuf du Pape and Yankee magazine’s Amy Traverso shares her recipe for Pear, Walnut & Gorgonzola Puffs and the perfe...
Dec 21, 2016•50 min
It’s a Food Schmooze® holiday road trip ! This week, we got in our cars and headed to the Clarke Kitchen and Design Showroom in South Norwalk, CT, where we learned you can “test drive” all of their kitchens and top-of-the-line appliances. While we were there—in kitchen heaven—we made a showstopper of a holiday meal: Provençal Herb-Crusted Beef Tenderloin on top of Puff Pastry with a Red Wine Sauce . Sounds decadent, right? But, it’s totally do-able. Four simple steps, and everything can be made ...
Dec 08, 2016•50 min
The turkey was a success. . .now it’s time to start thinking about all the delicious things you can make for Christmas and Hanukkah gifts. We’ve got some ideas for the family and friends on your gift list. Think: hot sauce, homemade vanilla extract, and the simplest caramels you’ve ever made (mix in sea salt or toasted nuts!). Alex Province and Anthony DeSerio get behind the bar and mix up two festive party drinks: a Blood Orange Margarita rimmed with colorful salts and a Margarita Negroni Punch...
Nov 30, 2016•50 min
