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This is our final episode of Season 5 of Three Kitchens Podcast! We can hardly believe another season is wrapping up.

We go back to the beginning to give the super quick version of the history of Three Kitchens. Then we look back on this season, the top most downloaded episodes (according to audio stats), and some of our favourite moments along the way. See below for all the links!

Big thank you to all our amazing guests of Season 5, and everyone who has tuned in, whether it was one episode or all 42. We appreciate you!

We're off to enjoy our short Canadian summer and we'll be back with a new season of food and stories in September, 2026!

Episode Links:

~ Three Kitchens Podcast Website

Top Three Most Listened to Episodes in Season 5:

1. S5 E17 : Our Favourite Cocktails & Mocktails

2. S5 E12: Cooking Appalachian with Amy Clark, host of Talking Appalachian Podcast

3. S5 E1: Muffins, Meal Planning & More with Megan Gaul

Heather's Favourites from Season 5:

~ S5 E28: Podcasthon Episode with Community Kitchen of Calgary Program

~ S5 E7: Going Gluten-Free with John Reyes

~ S5 E23: Zhuzhed Up Grilled Cheese

~ S5 E29: Pretty in Prink Grapefruit Shortbread Squares

~ S5 E22: It's time for Cake! Sesame, Banana, Date Cake from Ottolenghi

Erin's Favourites from Season 5:

~ S5 E12: Cooking Appalachian with Amy Clark,

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This week on the podcast, we're trying what is known as the unofficial national dish of the Philippines, Chicken Adobo. Let's get right into it.

In Filipino cuisine, adobo refers to both a cooking method—a very acidic braise—and the class of dishes produced by that method. In the recipe we try, vinegar serves as the key ingredient in the marinade (which also becomes the sauce). The vinegar of your choice (in this case, two types) are combined with garlic, soy sauce and bay leaves. the chicken is marinaded and then slow cooked using a basic braising method and then served over coconut rice.

It's quite simple to make and the perfect base to play with and make it your own. Switch up the vinegar, add herbs, and try different proteins if you want. It's delicious!

Episode Links

~ Chicken Adobo Recipe

~ Baking with Ube Halaya Episode

~ Birthing Magazine

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This week on the podcast, Heather tries a recipe for Ginger Beef, the western Chinese dish originated in Calgary, Alberta. It's always high on our list of dishes to order when we eat Chinese, and we almost can't believe we've never tried making it at home. Let's put the recipe to the test and see if it's as good homemade as it is at the restaurant.

According to our research, Ginger Beef was created by chef George Wong at his restaurant The Silver Inn in the early 1970s. Chef Wong knew the way to generate income was to sell more alcoholic beverages, so he created a recipe he thought would pair nicely with drinks. With British pub food as his inspiration, Ginger Beef was born. To this day, it is a very popular dish served in Canadian Chinese restaurants across Canada.

For this recipe, steak is sliced thinly, battered and fried. A stir fry of julienned veggies is also made, along with the sauce, and then it's all tossed together. The key here is to let it all sit and soak up the sauce. Oh, and of course, the star ingredient is LOTS of ginger included in the julienned veggies.

Heather had some difficulty getting the beef crispy -- the recipe didn't specify a temp for the frying oil, which may have been the problem. But the flavours here were spot on. This recipe tastes perfectly like our favourite ginger beef. Give it a try! You'll love it.

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Episode Links

~ Ginger Beef recipe

~ Beef Jerky episode

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This week on Three Kitchens Podcast, we’re diving into Canadian food history with special guest Kesia Kvill, a Canadian food historian with a passion for community, sustainability and youth mentorship.

Kesia is a Community Engagement manager at a heritage organization in Edmonton, Alberta. She’s been a chief curator at the largest living history museum in Canada and started her museum career as a demonstration volunteer at an agricultural museum before getting her first museum interpreter and tour guide job. Her academic studies focused on Canadian foodways, public history, and rural history.

Together, we explore the question: What is Canadian food, really? It’s a layered and evolving story that begins with the rich culinary traditions of Indigenous peoples, and continues through waves of settler and immigrant influences that have shaped kitchens across the country. From food production to community celebrations, we talk about how cooking and eating have always brought people together.

Kesia shares insights into how food has always been more than just sustenance—it’s tradition, identity, and connection. We also dive into a historical recipe from the Five Roses Cook Book (1915): a Burnt Sugar Cake that sparked both curiosity and cravings!

Join us for a delicious conversation full of history, heritage, and a bit of burnt sugar. And trust us when we say, you will want to bake this cake!

Episode Links

~ Kesia Kvill on Instagram @kesiatk

~ Kesia's Blog - Potatoes, Rhubarb, and Ox

~ Burnt Sugar Cake

~ Culinary Historians Of Canada

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This week, Heather uses a kabocha squash from her Odd Bunch subscription box to make kabocha korroke -- a Japanese croquette -- with a tonkatsu dipping sauce.

Kabocha is also known as a Japanese pumpkin. It's a small squash with orange flesh that can be cooked like you would other types of squash.

Korroke are typically deep fried, but Heather tries baking them. The squash is steamed, mashed and mixed with sautéed onion and bacon before being breaded with Panko crumbs. To serve, she mixed up a quick tonkatsu sauce.

We weren't bowled over by these korroke. They are probably better fried, to be honest! Sometimes trying to make a recipe healthier means also making it less tasty, unfortunately. What do you think? Will you try these?

Episode Links

~ Kabocha Korroke recipe

~ Odd Bunch

~ Scotch Quail Eggs Episode

~ Baked Tofu Episode

~ Churros Episode

~ Basil Melon Slushy Recipe

~ Indigenous Cooking Episode

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In this Three Kitchens episode, Erin finds a new type of pancake for us to try! It's a Chinese scallion pancake, a fabulous addition to the rather long list of pancakes we've made here in our kitchens. And a great way to use a bunch of green onions (scallions). Be sure to scroll down to find links to lots of other pancake recipes we've tried in the past!

This is a savoury pancake made with a dough, rather than a batter, and a savoury filling. But don't worry - the dough is simple to make. Erin found it easy to mix up and knead on the counter. It rests for just 20 minutes while you mix up the filling, which is made with flour, oil, and salt. And chop some green onions.

Take a small portion of dough and roll it out nice and thin. Spread a little of the filling, and add onions on top. Now there's a process of rolling, pinching and rolling to create what remind us of a laminated pastry. Don't worry -- Erin describes this process really well for us in the episode! Then you can cook them up and enjoy!

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Episode Links

~ Scallion Pancake Recipe

~ Pannenkoeken // Episode

~ Beany Halloweeny // Episode

~ Ban Xeo Vietnamese Crepes // Episode

~ Red Velvet Pancake Recipe

~ Dutch Baby Recipe

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On the podcast this week, Heather's plan to make a simple refried bean recipe becomes not one recipe but four. That's the way these things go sometimes! And lucky you, listener, you get the benefit of hearing all about them!

It begins with frigole de olla - Mexican Pot Beans. This is a simple recipe starting with dried beans in order to prepare them to use in those refried beans. Of course, you can eat them as is, mix into rice, or simply freeze them for later.

Speaking of refried beans, this is a delicious smoky, slightly spicy recipe we absolutely loved. And yes, of course you can make them with canned beans if you prefer.

Next up, in order to make open-faced sandwiches called Mollettes, Heather bakes the common Mexican sandwich roll, Bolillos. This yeasty bread in the traditional oval shape was perfect for this sandwich. To make the Mollettes, the Bolillos are sliced open, spread with the refried beans, topped with cheese which gets melted in the oven. Now, finish it off with a fresh pico de gallo -- chopped onion, jalepeños, tomatoes, and cilantro with lime juice and salt. Boy oh boy, this was one delicious sandwich! And yes, it all started with that craving for refried beans.

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Episode Links

~ Pot Beans (Frijoles de Olla) Recipe

~ Refried Beans Recipe

~ Mexican Roll (Bolillo) Recipe

~ Pico de Gallo Recipe

~ Persimmon Puddin Episode

~ Cafe de Olla Episode

~ Alberta Pulse Growers Episode

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In this episode, we welcome Cheryl Holling to be our third kitchen and she brings us a fantastic recipe for an easy Crunchy Crust Tuna Melt sandwich. This zhuzhed-up tuna melt will be your new favourite grilled sandwich!

Cheryl Holling is a voice actor and podcaster who is passionate about hearing and telling stories. She hosts two podcasts:

19 Stories From Fear to Hope in which she shares conversations with creatives about challenges they have faced, how they’ve persevere & created a hope-filled future.

In The Voice Kitchen Cheryl joins up with fellow voice actors and foodies at her virtual table to share stories around their most special recipes.

We chat about the route Cheryl took to becoming a voice talent and what lead her to hosting two podcasts. We ask her how she first learned to cook and what inspired her choice of recipe she shared with us. Turns out, it was a riff on something she saw demonstrated at a Williams-Sonoma store. That crispy quesadilla they were making to help sell a pan at the store led Cheryl to create a Cast Iron Crunchy-Crust Tuna Melt.

We love this sandwich - it's easy to make and customize based on what you like in the filling. Erin even made it four different ways to suit everyone in her family. We're thinking it'll be a great addition to this summer's camping menu!

Please support Cheryl by checking out her podcasts - links below.

Episode Links

~ Cheryl's Crunchy Crust Cast Iron Tuna Melt Recipe

~ Cheryl's Podcast : 19 Stories from Fear to Hope

~ Cheryl's Podcast : The Voice Kitchen

~ Erin's No-Knead Overnight Bread Recipe

~ Marinated Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

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