Episode 542: Salt Block Cooking
September 26, 2014
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It’s a look at the newest in culinary exotica, salt block cooking, with Mark Bitterman, author of Salt Block Cooking, and we go behind the scenes of cookbook production with recipe tester Ian Knauer.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
September 21, 2013 (originally aired)
September 26, 2014 (rebroadcast)
Recipes and stories from this episode
- Salt block cooking 101: Don't clean it in a dishwasher
- Recipe testers: They make the mistakes so you won't have to
- A question for vegetarians: 'Why do you want to eat something that reminds you of meat?'
- Southern food, from a women's history perspective
- How to save tomato seeds
- Why tomatoes split on the vine, and options for whom to blame
- Watermelon and Feta on a Salt Block
- Kimchi Deviled Eggs
- Two-Ingredient Biscuits
- Grilled Marjoram-Scented Corn
- Big Tomato Sweet-Sour Salad
- Butternut Squash Gratin
- Overnight Braised Beans
- Quick and Spicy Bean Soup
- Hot-Sweet-Tart Onion Rings