Faith Middleton Food Schmooze – Details, episodes & analysis

We asked you to share your favorite burgers with us, and you didn’t disappoint. In this rebroadcast, Faith and the gang highlight the restaurants and burger stands serving the best burgers in our region. Plus, cattle farmer and co-owner of Graze Burgers, Josh Welch, explains why beef from grass-fed cows is worth seeking out.

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We're listening back to some favorite tips to make you a better cook, including Chris Prosperi's trick for making dinner in a rice cooker. Plus, Klancy Miller joins us to talk about her book, Cooking Solo. It's all about the joy of cooking for yourself. Klancy shares recipes for a salmon pasta dish (it uses up leftovers!), polenta with mushrooms, and almond cake.

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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 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 Alex Province pours a rich white rhone, a $14 Clos des Lumières L’eclat that we fell in love with. Plus, one of our favorite farmers and cooks, Susie Middleton (formerly of CT), shares recipes from her cookbook, Simple Green Suppers.

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Grill like the French. Faith and the gang talk to the author of the eye-popping, mouthwatering new cookbook, French Grill. Recipes include Salmon with Tarragon Butter, Grilled Potato Salad, and a decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake (it’s grilled, too, of course!). Plus, thanks to Alex Province, we taste an affordable boxed red wine from France and eat authentic handmade tamales from Tucson, Arizona—they ship! You'll also find out where you can recycle your wine corks in Connecticut.  

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Alex Province shares ideas for summer sangria two ways and Mexican street corn. And Susan Buckley led a fascinating life with the writer, photographer, and gourmand Peter Buckley. Her memoir, Eating with Peter, is a recounting of her experiences—chef by chef, dish by dish—from France, to Morocco, to the Caribbean, and back to New York. This week, Susan describes their delicious life together. Plus, we taste the perfect vacation rosé from the Coppola empire (it’s available everywhere!) and dish with a local foodie Food Schmooze® fan who happens to be a 10-year-old girl from New Haven.

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This week: a blended show. Food Network superstar and bestselling cookbook author Giada De Laurentiis speaks from the heart in our first two segments for a show we recorded on location in Madison, CT. Giada shares recipes for Cacio e Pepe, Grilled Scallops with Prosciutto, and Grilled Chicken Involtini. Then, Faith and her food buddies round out the show by going corn crazy. What are you making with fresh corn right now that’s a little out of the ordinary? Share it with us!

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Food52’s latest cookbook, Any Night Grilling, has us wanting to grill every night of the week. Author Paula Disbrowe shares grilling tips and recipes, including Grilled Vegetable Salad, Gulf Coast Shrimp Tacos, and Porchetta-Style Pork Kebabs. We talk to the trio behind Three Girls Vegan Creamery about the amazing vegan “meats” and artisan cheeses they make right here in Connecticut and we taste a tangy cocktail sauce—also made here in Connecticut. Plus, Alex Province walks us through how to make his Southwestern-Inspired Paella recipe. It's for ambitious home cooks and food lovers like you. 

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Author Drew Lazor joins the party to talk about the hot trend in cool cocktails (and his book): Session Cocktails—low-proof drinks to sip and celebrate with friends throughout an evening. Drew shares recipes for cocktail legend Dale DeGroff’s Watermelon Cooler (so perfect for right now), Pimm’s Cup, and everybody’s favorite frosty wine, Frosé. Plus, Faith shares her method for making crispy polenta fries, Alex Province shares his grilled quail with mole sauce, and Mark Raymond pours a rich white wine from the Côtes du Rhône region in France. We loved it.  

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Think you know everything there is to know about cookbook author, restaurateur, and PBS-favorite Lidia Bastianich? This week, Lidia joins Faith for an intimate conversation about her childhood in Italy—part of which was spent in a refugee camp—and her amazing life in America focused around food and family. Lidia’s memoir, My American Dream, is a story of resilience and gratitude. You won’t want to miss this uplifting hour of radio.

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One of the best cookbooks Faith’s cooked from this year, Just Cook It! by Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple is a home cook’s dream. Justin shares his recipes for Roasted Carrot & Avocado Panzanella, Classic Meatloaf Sandwiches with Tomato Jam, and Chocolate-Peanut Pie. Oh, boy. Plus, wine discoveries from Napa Valley and Spain. Faith’s favorite, Museum Reserva, has a new vintage available! Both wines are great with grilled foods and available in our region.

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