Home cooking for Valentines Day and beyond, How to have fun with fermentation

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Seven jars of home-canned vegetables and fruits are lined up on a wooden plank in front of a lush vegetable garden.
Preserves from Linda Ziedrich are shown at her home Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Scio, Ore. Ziedrich grew up canning with her mother, but it was after she started doing it on her own that the bug really bit her _ she started exploring all manner of pickled and fermented foods, from sauerkraut to kimchee to dilly beans, and learned to make jams without adding commercial pectin. Source: Rick Bowmer/AP Photo

Chefs Luke Zahm and Patrick O’Halloran share some of their most romantic dishes for the month of February, whether you’re cooking for one or many people. Then, we  get an introductory course on fermentation from author and fermentation revivalist Sandor Ellix Katz.

Featured in this Episode

  • How to confidently make delicious food this Valentines Day, for yourself and the ones you love

    Chefs Patrick O’Halloran and Luke Zahm return to answer your questions about making “romantic” food. They’ll also talk about the essentials you need in your kitchen, how to cook for one and more.

  • The culture of flavor: A beginners guide to fermenting at home

    Fermentation is part chemistry, part biology and part kitchen imagination. We talk with fermentation revivalist Sandor Ellix Katz about making fermented foods like miso and yogurt.

    Find plenty of fermentation resources here, on Sandor’s website.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Luke Zahm Guest
  • Patrick O'Halloran Guest
  • Sandor Ellix Katz Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director

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