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This week, we¡¯ve got delicious cooking ideas to brighten your summer. First, author Jess Damuck talks to us about her vegetable-forward food inspired by the 1970s?health-food culture. She?talks about revamping 1970¡¯s health-food classics and re-working recipes with a modern eye to make them taste great.?She leaves us with her recipe for Lentil Loaf. Jess Damuck¡¯s latest book is?Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook.?Then, we head to North Carolina to catch up with Chef Ashley Christensen.??She takes on listener questions with Francis and shares some mind-blowing thinking around working with seasonal produce, including an idea?a delicious, simple?corn cob stock. Ashley is the chef at Poole¡¯s Diner and Death & Taxes in Raleigh, NC, and author of the cookbooks Poole¡¯s and It¡¯s Always Freezer Season.?She left us with a delicious?recipe for Charred Summer Squash.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
August 16, 2024 (originally aired)
August 1, 2025 (rebroadcast)
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