Recipes for classic cooking with local veggies, featuring Angela Latimer from Bake It With Love, interviewed by David Crowley from Cooking Chat. On her website, Angela shares classic recipes, comfort food treats, hearty soups, rich and delicious desserts, and much more - all in easy-to-follow recipes that the whole family will love

This episode covers:

• Angela's early cooking experiences influenced by her family, particularly her grandmothers and mother.
• Discussion about favorite recipes passed down through generations, including stroganoff and casseroles.
• How Angela and her husband enjoy cooking together as a couple.
• Why cooking at home is so cost-effective and often better than what you can get a restaurant.
• Angela shares her favorite method for cooking Brussels sprouts using bacon, butter, and beef broth in a cast iron skillet.
• Discussion on using an air fryer for crispy potatoes with minimal fat.
• Angela talks about freeze-drying onions and suggests a recipe for Tennessee onions, which involves thick-sliced onions baked with butter and cheese.

Angi Schneider talks about preserving fresh vegetables through a variety of methods. Angi has written two books on the topic! She also shares ideas for vegetables from our latest CSA pickup, including cherry tomatoes, leeks and kale. Hosted by David Crowley from Cooking Chat.

This episode covers:

• Angi's approach to leading a simple life.
• How Angi's interest in cooking and simple living evolved.
• Strategies for preserving fresh food through drying, freezing and canning.
• Ways dried foods can be used to add nutrition to meals while avoiding food waste.
• Ideas for preparing cherry tomatoes, leeks and kale.
• Topics covered in Angi's books.
• Equipment and tips for those just beginning to preserve their food.

In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Chef Paul Arangorin, about the cuisine served at Halter Ranch to accompany their organic Paso Robles wines. Chef Paul also serves some delicious ideas featuring the ingredients from our local CSA pickup, paired with Halter Ranch wines.

This episode covers:

• How cooking with his father growing up influenced Chef Paul to get into cooking.
• The exciting opportunity and challenge of creating a food program to accompany their outstanding wines.
• Chef Paul's approach to sourcing ingredients from the organic Chef's garden and other nearby farms.
• Adjusting the menu regularly to follow the microseasons and utilize what is available locally.
• A tasty idea for preparing cantelope and serving it with fish.
• Considerations for creating dishes that pair well with wine.

In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with the senior winemaker at Sonoma-Cutrer, Zidanelia Arcidiácono. She discusses Sonoma-Cutrer wines and shares some tasty ideas for pairing them with fresh local produce coming in through our CSA and farmers markets.

This episode covers:

• How Zidanelia developed an interest in wine while growing up in Argentina.
• Why she was drawn to the opportunity to make wine at Sonoma-Cutrer.
• Sonoma-Cutrer's Chardonnay that has won many fans for the winery.
• Ways to prepare fresh corn and enjoy it with Chardonnay.
• Preparing shiitake mushrooms to serve with Pinot Noir.
• Sonoma-Cutrer's vineyards and their commitment to sustainability.

This episode features sustainable food ideas with Kelly Jensen from The Herbeevore, interviewed by host David Crowley from Cooking Chat. Kelly shares suggestions for some of the vegetables in our latest CSA - carrots, mixed salad greens, and zucchini.

This episode covers:

• How Kelly's family roots in food contributed to her interest in cooking.
• The story of how Kelly's interest in cooking evolved into her family homesteading in Southeastern Massachusetts.
• Recipes and ideas for zucchini, carrots and salad.
• Tips for reducing food waste - including ways to use carrot tops!
• The three websites Kelly maintains, each with a unique niche focus.
• Why Kelly got interested in beekeeping.

As Farmers Market season is upon us, host David Crowley speaks with Fred Yen, the Founder and Executive Director of the Winchester Farmer's Market. This conversation originally aired on the SCI Cultivating Connections podcast.

In this episode, we cover:

• Fred's initial inspiration for starting the market.
• How the Winchester Farmer's Market seeks to support local farmers, protect the environment, and serve as an incubator for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
• The market’s impact on community connections and its support for various initiatives, including food security programs like Gardens for Good.
• How the farmers market builds a sense of community.

In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with local entrepreneur, Joshua Reed-Diawuoh, about his business that focuses on importing cashews from small, sustainable producers in West Africa. He then prepares them to sell as tasty, healthy snacks.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Josh's visits to West Africa inspired the creation of GRIA Food Co.
• Why the typical business model of large food importers don't lead to a sustainable living for local farmers in Africa.
• Josh's approach to identifying small producers of cashews in West Africa that use sustainable practices.
• The variety of cashew snack flavors that GRIA Food Co. offers.
• Nutritional benefits of snacking on cashews.
• Where you can purchase GRIA Food Co. snacks in the Boston area and online.
• How Commonwealth Kitchen supports local food entrepreneurs like Josh, as part of their mission to promote equity and inclusive entrepreneurship. 
• Information on the Fairtrade standard.

While the cashews come from Africa, far away from us here in Boston, this episode picks up on themes we cover on Cooking Chat such as sustainability and supporting small farmers and food entrepreneurs.

In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Alessandra Macaluso from Live for the Season about her tips for winter seasonal cooking and other ways lean into seasonality.

• How growing up in a large Italian family contributed to Alessandra's early interest in cooking.

• Alessandra's passion for seasonal cooking and her overall focus on seasonality.

• Background behind the blog, "Live for the Season," which emphasizez the importance of living in tune with each season and embracing seasonal ingredients.

• How Alessandra's interest in seasonal cooking deepened after having children, leading her to research and create a cookbook titled "What a Good Eater".

• Ways that her cooking in winter draws upon Chinese medicine principles, and ingredients she suggests using based on these ideas.

• Ideas for keeping fresh local produce in the mix during winter, including growing a tower garden in your home.

• Information about the Healthy Holiday Challenge that Alessandra is running.