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This week, we promise you will get your recommended dose of fruits and vegetables! Award-winning author Abra Berens takes us on a sweet and savory journey with fruit. From best cooking methods to subtle and exotic pickling methods- think?Brined Cherries + Salty Snacks,?to advice on picking the best fruit to throw on the grill. She¡¯s the author of three books,?Grist, A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes,?Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables, and her latest,?Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit.?Then, we turn to vegetables with food editor and author Sheela Prakash. Her new book is?Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year.?The book is chockfull of imaginative uses for fresh veggies, including an amazing recipe for Spring Carrots with Burnt Butter and Labneh.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

• April 21, 2023 (originally aired)

• April 12, 2024 (rebroadcast)

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