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Food & Family
On today's show: We'll learn about how we can reduce our CO2 emissions and the size of our waistlines at the same time with Mark Bittman. Plus, a discussion about the changing makeup of contemporary American family life.
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Food Matters
In his numerous cookbooks and his New York Times column,
The Minimalist, food writer Mark Bittman has offered recipes on how to cook just about everything. In his latest book, Food Matters, Bittman advances the idea of rethinking consumption and offers a plan for responsible eating that is good for the consumer and the planet.
Here are some of Bittman's recipes:
Chocolate Semolina Pudding with Raspberry Puree
Easy Whole Grain Flatbread
Vegetable Pancakes
Redefining Family
According to editor Rebecca Walker, the traditional American nuclear family has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Walker has compiled 18 essays from the new frontiers in American family life in the book One Big Happy Family, which covers everything from open-marriages to gay adoption. We’ll also be joined by two contributors to the anthology, Liza Monroy and Asha Bandele.
Events:
Liza Monroy will be giving a reading as part of the Franklin Park Reading series
Franklin Park Beer Garden
Thursday, March 5th @ 8 pm
618 St. Johns Place
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.
