• Thanksgiving Special - Cranberry Fruit Conserve
    Nov 27 2024

    Melissa shares her favorite cranberry recipe she makes at Thanksgiving and Christmas! It’s the only way some of her family will eat them.

    Cranberry Fruit Conserve from Barefoot Contessa Parties!

    via Food Network: ⁠⁠https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/cranberry-fruit-conserve-recipe-1941951⁠⁠

    Check out Barefoot Contessa Parties! with your public library card: ⁠⁠https://search.worldcat.org/title/44046917 ⁠⁠


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    16 mins
  • The Vegetable Eater
    Aug 13 2024

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” I try to make a fast and tasty veggie burger from Cara Mangini’s “The Vegetable Eater: The New Playbook for Cooking Vegetarian”.

    Check it out from your public library: https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/1385503596 or support the author and indie bookstores by purchasing at BookShop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dinner-from-the-ground-up-put-vegetables-front-and-center-with-100-delicious-seasonal-recipes-cara-mangini/20240079?ean=9781523514946


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    If you make this recipe, please let me know!

    Ingredients: https://cookthecollectionpod.com/episode-10/

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabway

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    22 mins
  • The Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook
    Feb 26 2024

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Melissa faces her bread fears by baking from “The Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook” by Margarita Carrillo Arronte from her local library.

    Find at your local library: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1338674324

    or support independent bookstores by purchasing at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mexican-vegetarian-cookbook-400-authentic-everyday-recipes-for-the-home-cook-margarita-carrillo-arronte/18420152?ean=9781838665265

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    If you make the recipe, please let me know!

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabay

    Click here for the ingredients: https://cookthecollectionpod.com/episodes/episode-9/

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    43 mins
  • The Bread Baker’s Apprentice
    Jan 22 2024

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Melissa faces her bread fears by baking from, “The Bread Baker’s Apprentice” by Peter Reinhart from her local library.

    Find at your local library: https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/945885079

    or support independent bookstores by purchasing at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-bread-baker-s-apprentice-15th-anniversary-edition-mastering-the-art-of-extraordinary-bread-a-baking-book-peter-reinhart/12838823?ean=9781607748656

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    If you make the recipe, please let me know!

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabay


    Click here for the ingredients:

    https://cookthecollectionpod.com/episode-8/

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    24 mins
  • Thanksgiving Traditions
    Nov 26 2023

    **HOST'S NOTE: The turkey takes closer to 2 hours--Melissa apparently can't read from her computer screen with her current prescription.**


    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Melissa is on crutches, and while she can’t test a new cookbook, she can go through her Thanksgiving family traditions.

    For more recipes, visit the episode website: https://cookthecollectionpod.com/episode-7/

    • Spatchcocked Turkey by Serious Eats
    • Cranberry Fruit Conserve by Ina Garten
    • Deep-Dish Apple Pie with PERFECT PIE CRUST** by Ina Garten (**my go-to recipe for crust)
      • My podcast cover art is a photo of this impressive beauty!
    • Dutch Apple Pie with Oatmeal Streusel on Allrecipes (by Ginny)

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    If you make any of the recipes, please let me know!

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabay

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    15 mins
  • Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto
    Aug 14 2023

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” my husband and I try to up his “brisket game” with Aaron Franklin’s, “Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto”.

    Check it out from your public library: https://worldcat.org/en/title/884298205


    or support the author and indie bookstores by purchasing at BookShop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/franklin-barbecue-a-meat-smoking-manifesto-a-cookbook-jordan-mackay/12838115?ean=9781607747208


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    If you make this recipe, please let me know!

    INGREDIENTS--Click Here


    TRANSCRIPT--coming soon


    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabway

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    30 mins
  • Quintessential Filipino Cooking
    May 10 2023

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Melissa tries to learn more about her Filipino roots by trying recipes from, “Quintessential Filipino Cooking” by Liza Agbanlog from her local library: https://worldcat.org/en/title/1043039401 or support the author by purchasing your copy at on BookShop.org:

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    If you make the recipes, please let me know!

    Ingredients

    Transcript

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabay


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    23 mins
  • Spiced: Unlock the Power of Spices to Transform Your Cooking
    Apr 17 2023

    On this episode of, “Cooking through the Collection,” Melissa tests out a spicy recipe from, “Spiced: Unlock the Power of Spices to Transform Your Cooking” from her local library.

    Find at your local library: https://www.worldcat.org/title/1049790774

    or support independent bookstores by purchasing at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/spiced-unlock-the-power-of-spices-to-transform-your-cooking-america-s-test-kitchen/53109?ean=9781945256776

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    If you make the recipe, please let me know! ⁠Recipe Ingredients⁠

    Music: Sweet Love by DayFox on Pixabay

    View the transcript by clicking here.


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    33 mins