Joy Manning, Author at Local Mouthful

168: Barbecue Styles, Impulse Buys, Emotional Eating

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In food news this week, we talk about a piece that Joy wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer on the intersection of food and science.

In our what’s for dinner segment, we talked about regional barbecue styles and sauces and some tips for making barbecue inside during the winter months.

Do you succumb to impulse buys at the supermarket? Do you diverge from your list? Do use a list? We talk about why we pick up unplanned items and how to combat it.

Emotional eating. In the wake of the election, some people can’t eat because of the stress. Others turn to food for comfort. We talk about the role of emotional eating and how we try to keep it in check.

At the market this week, we’re buying sweet potatoes.

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Episode 167: Thanksgiving’s coming, Ireland, Homemade Chili

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Note from Joy: Hey, LM listeners. I need you all to know this episode was recorded before the election. (Next week we’ll talk about emotional eating/comfort food.) So I’m trying to get this thing posted at its regular time even though we are feeling seriously unproductive. So forgive us (and do not blame Marisa) if something we said we’d linked to isn’t linked here. I’m not at my most detail oriented. Leave us a comment if you want a link, I’ll link it immediate. I promise. And no photo for this episode, forgive me. Like all of us, or I guess I should say a lot of us, I’m doing the best I can in this difficult time.

In food news, this week we talk about how the dollar amount most people rack up in food waste could make for a better retirement.

What’s for dinner in our places lately? Chili. Whether or not she referred to this particular recipe, Joy thinks this is a good one.

We tackle Thanksgiving prep. Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is not canceled. A few pointers.

Marisa tells us all about her trip Ireland. Ah, the potatoes.

Episode 166: Tofu, Carbon Steel Skillets, and String Beans

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chartersub_cover — Controversy over Christopher Kimball and his new magazine, Milk Street.

This week in food news: America’s Test Kitchen Sues Chris Kimball

In our what’s for dinner segment, we’re talking tofu. Joy has her eye on this recipe.

Yogurt is such a go-to snack, but maybe we should consider another high protein, toppable, versatile food instead. (Ricotta)

Cooking with carbon steel–like cast iron but more non-stick. Joy was inspired to give this cookware a go thanks to a story in the new Milk Street magazine.

And finally, at the market this week we are buying up string beans.

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Episode 165: Parmesan casseroles, Election Night Eats, and “Stuff Every Cook Should Know”

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Joy's new book--a great gift! — Joy’s new book–a great gift!

This week in food news: The Funfetti Explosion (a topic near and dear to Marisa’s heart.)

What is for dinner? One night recently at Joy’s place it was Cauliflower Parmesan. And wow was it delicious.

We are less than one week out from election night. Marisa is having a pot luck (she’s thinking mac-n-cheese might be comforting enough for the occasion). Joy is in favor of sparkling wine. Too much sparkling wine. (What will you guys be eating/drinking? Tell us in the comments here.)

Joy’s latest book is now out: Stuff Every Cook Should Know. We think it’s the ideal stocking stuffer for people just starting to cook, whether they are recent college grads or people further along in their lives just now getting into the home kitchen.

This week at the market, we’re hitting up Mancuso’s Cheese Shop in South Philly for Italian specialities and fresh ricotta and mozzarella.

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Episode 164: Michael Pollan, Halloween Candy, and Geno’s Cheesesteaks

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As usual, Michael Pollan explains it all.

This week, we allocated more time than usual to our “Food News” segment because we wanted to really get into Michael Pollan’s recent story for the New York Times magazine “Why Did the Obamas Fail to Take on Corporate Agriculture?”

On a decidedly lighter topic, we talked about meatballs in our “What’s for Dinner” segment. Specifically, how to break meatballs out of the meatballs-and-spaghetti mold.

Halloween is on Monday. We talked candy.

Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia recently made a big change. And we like it.

Finally, at the market we’re buying up all the broccoli right now.

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Episode 163: Breaded Chicken, Restaurants, Garlic

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A story on the website New Food Economy covered “big food’s” incursion into plant-based foods. Tyson Foods–a major player of the factory farming game–has invested in alt-meat maker Beyond Meat (whose product we talked about back in episode 149)

In our what’s for dinner segment, we talk about an all time classic: breaded chicken cutlets.

Dining out–reports from Talula’s Daily, Charlie Was a Sinner, Double Knot, and Mission Taqueria.

We dive deep into the stinking rose–garlic.

At the market this week, we’re buying quince.

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Episode 162: How to Define Healthy, Sheet-pan Meals, and Doing the Dishes

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Marisa's sheet pan dinner — Marisa’s sheet pan dinner

In food news this week, we talked about the FDA’s plan to redefine the word “healthy” on food labels.

Marisa is the master of the quick and easy sheet pan supper, and she shares some ideas and tips.

Washing the dishes–do you love it or hate it? We discuss methods and philosophies about this everyday chore.

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Episode 161: No-noodle Lasagna, Nutrition Upgrade Challenge, Cooking with Chickpea Flour

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This week in food news, we learned that stress overrides the benefits of healthful eating on NPR’s The Salt blog. Not cool, stress. Not cool.

Joy sings the praises of a recipe from Modern Potluck, whose author Kristin Donnelly we had on a short while back. (It’s the No-noodle Lasagna made with celery root instead of pasta!)

If 30 day challenges like “The Whole 30” are not your speed (and they are certainly not ours) but you are into improving your nutrition, try the Nutrition Diva’s 30 Day Nutrition Upgrade Challenge. You will definitely eat more vegetables and you don’t have to eliminate anything. It’s a food-positive, weight neutral approach to nutrition.

Joy and Marisa trade tips on cooking with chickpea flour and talk socca and crepe making.

We hope we aren’t bad feminists but we pack our husband’s lunches. We think our tips and strategies could help you pack your own, your kids’, your husband’s too.

At the market we scored some honeynut squash–reported to be more than 10 times sweeter than butternut!

Here’s that link to Joy’s lentil and chicken soup recipe.

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Episode 160: Delicata Squash, Old Cookbooks, and Running a Love Story

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In the food news, we all recently learned that decades back “big sugar” paid off the scientific community and that’s how those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s came to eat our weight in Snackwells.

In our what’s for dinner segment, we talked up the many pleasures of the ultra seasonal, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it delicata squash.

Joy’s getting ready to move. As she declutters her basement she’s finding forgotten cookbooks that have been packed away for years–and loving them.

Marisa talks to the amazing Jen A. Miller about her new memoir, Running a Love Story.

And we leave you with a snack-size discussion of one of autumn’s most splendid treats: Asian pears.

Episode 159: Welcome Autumn Special!

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We decided to welcome the new season with a whole episode dedicated to all our favorite food fall things.

Tell us your seasonal favorites in the comments.

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