Lidia Bastianich's Family Table

from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio · host Milk Street Radio

Lidia Bastianich grew up under Tito's communist rule, escaped to a refugee camp in Trieste and finally made it to New York City, where she learned to love Spam, Jell-O and Wonder Bread. She talks about the early years on her grandmother's farm, where she slept on a corn-husk mattress, ate pig's blood sausage and fresh fig jam, and realized that the secret to happiness is having less, not more. Plus, we learn about turkey skin ice cream with Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek; discuss the ethics of cooking lobsters; and make molletes. (Originally aired June 14, 2019.)Get this week's recipe, Molletes: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/molletes-sandwich-beans-cheese-salsa-lunch-mexico-picklesWe want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotipsThis week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lidia Bastianich grew up under Tito's communist rule, escaped to a refugee camp in Trieste and finally made it to New York City, where she learned to love Spam, Jell-O and Wonder Bread. She talks about the early years on her grandmother's farm, where she slept on a corn-husk mattress, ate pig's blood sausage and fresh fig jam, and realized that the secret to happiness is having less, not more. Plus, we learn about turkey skin ice cream with Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek; discuss the ethics of cooking lobsters; and make molletes. (Originally aired June 14, 2019.) Get this week's recipe, Molletes: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/molletes-sandwich-beans-cheese-salsa-lunch-mexico-pickles We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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