RadioGastronomy The table as the gravitational center of our lives.
Family Heirlooms
Classed-Up Tuna Noodle Casserole
“Here, taste my tuna casserole and tell me if I put in too much hot fudge.” -Legendary American film-maker Woody Allen as Larry Lipton in his 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery
Don Far Tong (Chinese Egg Drop Soup)
“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.” ―Samuel Clemens, better known as the one-and-only Mark Twain, American writer and travel enthusiast
Classic Lattice-Top Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
“If I had a choice between pie heaven and regular heaven, I’d choose pie heaven. It’s probably a trick, but if it’s not, Mmmmmmm boy.” -The unstoppable Jack Handey, who almost never fails to make me laugh just a little bit
Wiener Schnitzel
“Now take your wiener schnitzel lickin’ finger and point out on this map what I want to know.” -Mr. Pitt-comma-Bradley as Southern-born scalper Lt. Aldo Raine, getting very serious about his desire for Nazi whereabouts in Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 box-office smash Inglorious Basterds
Erdäpfelsalat (Austrian-Style Potato Salad)
“I benefit from the Mr. Potato Head syndrome. Put a wig and a nose and glasses on me, and I disappear.” -Phil Hartman, immensely talented and sadly passed-before-his-time Canadian-American comedian, actor, and alum of such awesomeness as SNL, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, and The Simpsons
Mexican-Style Tomato Soup with Orzo & Lime
“Everyone [in Mexico] is always daring each other to do something stupid. Get on a cow, get on a bull, let’s have a wrestle, eat a worm…..It’s never-ending.” -Round-headed buffoon (and possibly the most un-intentionally funny & un-wittingly brilliant human being alive), Karl Pilkington, after running from homemade fireworks & training to be a luchador in Mexico on Sky1′s brilliant comedy An Idiot Abroad
Black Pepper Beef Jerky
“I like beef jerky and the comedy stylings of Gallagher.” -Orson Welles-esque The Brain (of Pinky & The Brain fame), determined to pass for a country singer in yet another world domination plot
Bacon-Wrapped Roulade of Veal stuffed with Caramelized Onions, Dried Cherries, Brioche Breadcrumbs, & Herbs, Laird’s Applejack Jus
“Mmmmm…..unexplained bacon.” -Homer Simpson, Renaissance (Every)Man, beer guzzler, patriarch of The Simpsons family, and die-hard bacon fanatic
Mom’s Apple Pie
“In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” -Carl Sagan, American Astronomer, Author, and Personal Hero
Grandma Rose’s Date & Nut Pudding
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives.” -Oscar Wilde, late 19th century Irish playwright, poet, and author
Creamed Chipped Beef (S.O.S.)
“An army marches on its stomach.” -Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political figure
Dad’s Roasted Garlic & Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
“The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I’ll put a very large blob of potatoes on my plate with just a little piece of meat. And if someone asks me why I didn’t get more meat, I’ll just say ‘Oh, you mean this?’ and pull out a big piece of meat from inside the blob of potatoes, where I’ve hidden it. Good magic trick, huh?” -Jack Handey, American author and humorist
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
“I’ll have the smiley face breakfast special. Uhh, but could you add a bacon nose? Plus bacon hair, bacon moustache, five-o’clock shadow made of bacon bits, and a bacon body.” -Homer Simpson, endlessly quotable, lovable, dense (yet strangely wise and prolific) father to one of the greatest television families of all time, The Simpsons.
Uncle Jim’s Pork Tenderloin Roast with Sake Marinade
I have always wished that I had gotten a chance to know my Uncle Jim better. I know him mostly through stories that my father would tell me about his big brother, as we never lived in the same city and he died tragically from cancer when I was a teenager. According to my father, [...]
Grandma Rose’s Broccoli Gratin
“Fatherhood is telling your daughter that Michael Jackson loves all his fans, but has special feelings for the ones that eat broccoli.” -Bill Cosby, American comedian & author