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The Heritage Cookbook Project
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Armed with her mother's dog-eared cookbooks packed in her suitcase, Betty Ann Quirino and her family started a new life in a new country far from family and the familiar.
Yana Gilbuena gives us permission to dispense with our forks, reach across the table, and engage with diners we’ve never met.
What do apple strudel and birth mothers have in common? Listen to Carol’s story of German heritage, crazy coincidences, and the connection between two women's passion for cooking.
Lunch counters, discovering the importance of family recipes, and how you’re supposed to eat fried chicken.
Hippies, theme parties, and a pot roast recipe that may leave your perplexed.
Listen as my Auntie Kay tells her story of a scary foraging trip into wild marshlands, farm life, and treasured kitchen gadgets.
Laura Bashar’s story starts in Iran with a house full of family and a table full of food. Though that life is far behind her, one of her favorite Persian stews, Gormeh Sabzi, transports her back to the country her family longed to make their home.
Community cookbooks document more than just recipes. Hear how they inspired a fictional cookbook, preserve heritage, and bring understanding to a people, place, and time.
Nancy and I talk about junk mail, food writing, and the magic of cream puffs.
In this episode we talk about honoring cultures within a blended family, challah and shabbat, and how a pancake has emotional and nostalgic value.
In this episode we talk about a recipe that found its way into the Santa Barbara New Press’ women’s section as part of the annual historic celebration, Old Spanish Days - Fiesta.
In this episode we talk about a recipe that creates a deep sense of identity and a strong bond to ancestry.
Today we are talking about a recipe whose popularity has been attributed with selling "many a copy of "Joy" [of Cooking]" as well as making two small children courageous enough to brave the scary, scary basement.
Coming soon, a podcast about the stories that are as much a part of recipes as the ingredients and methods by which they are made.







This sounds amazing. i cant wait to hear more!