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Libby's Luncheonette
by Libby Mills
Your host, Libby Mills, has home cooked conversations, eats and tips that focus on our local food system and how sustainable choices can positively affect our personal, community and ecological health and well-being.Libby Mills, MS, RD, LDN is a dynamic, nationally recognized registered dietitian who engages, entertains and inspires through her cooking, teaching, speaking and writing. She regularly helps people translate health recommendations into practices that fit their unique needs. Renowned for her ability to connect with everyday people, Libby combines her energy, wit and creativity to bring food, nutrition and health alive.Facilitating sustainable health choices, Libby creates flavorful, sensory appealing food experiences, captures the imagination with history, culture, and purpose, adds new value by exploring social issues, celebrates personalized solutions and connects communities.
Episodes
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Thanksgiving Sides, Leftovers and Holiday Lights
Looking to make something different for your Thanksgiving celebrations? Don't miss spectacular sides, delightful crafts and good cheer. And, you'll love leftovers the second time around with these creative ideas. Then jump in the car and go to the destination Shady Brook Light Show.
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Whole Grains for Every Culture and Global Family Farms
When disaster, crisis or other diruptors of our food system strike, how do farmers and communities respond? Speaking with Henk Hobbelink of Grain.org we campare wester food systems with small scale global family farms in rural communities to learn more. And find a grain for every culture, as we...
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Human Genome, Genetics and Food
Could what you eat affect how long you live or your risk for cardiovascular disease, and diabetes? Don't miss answers that could change what you have for dinner with my conversations with Andrew Julius Wyrobek, Senior Staff Scientist; Medical Biophysics, Genetics, Lawrence Berkeley National...
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Halloween Good Witch Spells and Cooking with Dead Celebrities
Halloween costumes, candy, trick or treating, parties and haunts and Halloween-themed foods, where did it all begin and what do our modern-day celebrations mean? As the darkness of Halloween surrounds us, Marnie Mills owner of Yoga in Sedona and Monsoon Nectar joins me to bring light to some of…
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Pumpkin Comfort
Crisp fall air, the cruch of leaves and th streets of West Chester. Expolre fall comforts and what you need to know to pick, choose and carve your halloween pumpkins with co-host Marnie Mills (Yoga in Sedona and Monsoon Nectar) Recipe idea galore! Don't miss the Fiorenza's Food for Friends West...
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Cooking Chili to End Hunger
It's Chili season! From the New York Times to the streets of uptown West Chester Pennsylvania, bold, flavorful, hearty chili is on the menu. Co-host Marnie Mills (owner of Monsoon Nectar and Yoga in Sedona) joins me to talk all things chili and support our WCHE 1520AM 95.3 FM team Barry D, Steve...
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Classic Rock, Food and Traditions
If you love food, the 44th Annual Chester County Restaurant & Food Truck Festival is where you wanted to be. To get a taste of food sun and fun, Marnie Mills (Yoga In Sedona and Monsoon Nectar), cohost and field reporter reports live from the streets of West Chester. And later, a culinary trip to...
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Foraging: Nature, Food, Flavor and Medicine
The act of hunting and gathering food, ingredients and medicine seems so ancient, yet we still have to hunt and gather every day…or at least once a week when we do our weekly shopping. For most people, finding aromatics like 🌿herbs and garlic, 🍄gathering mushrooms for a cacciatori, or…
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Clean Cooking and Mushroom Production
We think we are cooking healthy, but is our cookware be as clean as our food choices? Learn what the differenc clean cookware can make and why it might make a difference. And impressinve that the small community of Kennet Square Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas produces about half of the...
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Vegandale: A High Vibe Experience
Curious, learning or committed…experience the vegan lifestyle through two sisters celebration of Vegandale, Philadelphia. Music, art and innovative animal-free foods came together, and vegans and non-vegans from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and New York, Washington DC brought high vibes to...
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Vegandale You Are What You Eat
Don't miss Vegandale August 23, 2025 in Philadelphia! Ticket available here. Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women's Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State...
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Recipe Round Up: Summer into Fall
As I look back on my summer pictures…digging the garden and capturing the progress of the herbs I grew from seed…first the little sprig poking through the soil, their first leaves …all that growth just to get to their first harvest… Pictures of family together, the grilled veggies—zucchini, corn,...
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Dog Days of Summer
During the hot, sticky Dog Days of Summer, nothing cools you off better than a tall refreshing glass of iced tea. Black, green or herbal tea, Steve Smith reads the tea leaves for the best glass of iced tea. And, if you are waiting for the sun to go down along with the temperature outside, find…
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Hello Summer Hydration
Hot, hot, hot…when it heats up, staying cool and hydrated is number one. Water-slide back through summer memories with my sister and me, Marnie Mills, as we reminisce on how we stayed cool on hot summer days. How much water do you need? Test your water IQ and explore deliciously creative...
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Building an Earth Day Pantry
Looking for sustainable steps to celebrate 🌎 Earth Day everyday? Let's Build a Healthy Earth Day Pantry!! Don't miss my conversations with Jessica Ball, RD with Eating Well Magazine and ✏️writer specializing on scrumptiously healthy meals on a budget 💵, Milette Siler, RDN, LDN, CCMS (Certified...
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Exploring the Microbiome From Farm to Colorful Plate
Celebrating the day brings attention to Cesar Chavez the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) (formerly the National Farm Workers Association), and from box to plate National Crayon Day helps us color 🖍️our plates with a variety of…
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Secrets of Morel Mushroom Hunting and Eating (And, Happy Songkran!)
Shhh! 😉 🍄 Long-time morel mushroom hunter and friend, John Argo, reveals family secrets to morel mushroom hunting. Listen up first-timers or seasoned schroomers to tips for finding, cleaning, storage and cooking these mysteriously elusive fungi. 🍄 + 🐐🧀 = ⁉️ What can you make when morels is...
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Build Your Agri IQ: Green Space, Culture and Community Part-4
Build your Agri-IQ! Sustainability is not just local, it's global. Green City Growers Chris Grallert is turning green spaces into our thriving future and shows how Agri-literacy will be a language you need to know. Discussing community gardens for refugee, preserving culture and narrowing…
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Quit Throwing Away Money: 3 P's to Recovering Food
💰Put 40% more 💵money 💵in your pocket? Easy! Learn the three P's to quit putting 40% of your hard earned cash into the kitchen trash.🗑️ In the US, food waste accounts for 40% of every dollar earned. If this doesn't make cents, get the waste-not strategies you need, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!…
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Urban Gardening: From Seed to Greatness Part 2
Get in on the action! 🌱Tedx talk presenter, Amazon best -selling author, award-winning innovator, educator and urban farmer…who wouldn't want Stephen Ritz as a keynote speaker? No one knows better than Stephen how a seed, a classroom and serious enthusiasm can empower youth to better understand...
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Sustainability: A Working Definition to New Perspectives
March is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' NNM and this year's theme is Beyond the Table. From table talks, to who's at the table, what's on the table…here at Libby's Luncheonette we will be focusing on Sustainability. What is it? How is it shaping our local and global future? and What are...
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Building A Heart Healthy Pantry
Your heart gives your 100,000 reasons to celebrate American Heart Month one beat at a time. What we eat and how we stay active has a BIG role in taking care of this incredible organ! This time of year, people as asking, "How can I eat heart healthy during American Heart Month and all year?" With...
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Cherries: Trees in Blossom, Heirloom Fruits and Black Forest Cake
Check out my special Cheery Cherry Happy Birthday to my sister and celebrate National Cherry Month! Discover Chester County's treasure Longwood Gardens in bloom with cherry blossoms with Anthony Aiello, Associate Director of Collections. Tour one of the largest collection of heirloom stone fruit...
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Canned Food Makes Good Cents
Happy National Canned Food Month!! And I'm celebrating in partnership with the Canned Food Alliance. From field to processing plant, supermarket shelves to your table, you don't want to miss talking flavor, wholesomeness and sustainability with Brian Flood of Pacific Coast Producers, American...
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The Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe: History, Culture, Family and TAMALES!
The Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe opens the kitchen door to Mexican history, culture, family and food. Tamales, pozole and arroz con leche-- these are just a few of the traditional Mexican foods served as part of the Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe celebrated December 12th. Step into Hispanic family...
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Exploring the Flavors and Culture of Vietnam
Rich pho broth and contrasting sweet, spicy, salty and sour Vietnamese foods, we dive into the the cultue through the flavors of Vietnam. Enjoy conversations with Mihn Than owner of Pho Life, Dr. Linda Bahn, and Chef Scott Anderson.
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Island Life in the Caribbean
College roommates-- Anna Ashley and Kay Torres, share recipes, experiences growing up and insights into life on the islands of Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Celebrate a World of Flavors as part of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month!
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Celebrating Chinese Americans: Contributions and Cuisine
And as we celebrate the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month, and the many ways we can Celebrate a World of Flavors, it's exciting to know that we can nutritiously enjoy traditional foods from other countries! But for those new to the United States, how are they able to...
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From Farm to Can to Easy Meals and more!
Love canned food even more after following the thread from field to cannery, and from supermarket shelves to easy homemade meals and signature restaurant dishes. A BIG thanks to Tami Iverson Director of marketing Communications for Pacific Coast Producers and top-shelf guests: Frank Muller of M...
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Plant-Based Super Bowl
Super Bowl commercials predictions: plant-based eating is here to stay. Chef John Serock of John Serock Catering and Chef Scott Anderson Explor how to amp up the plants in your traditional spread. And Dr. Christine Karpinski shares the nutritional score for elite athletes who want to eat...
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Saying No to Single-Use Plastic
Can the efforts of one, some or a community to not use single-use plastic add up to healthful change? Will Williams, Sustainable Dierector shares how West Chester Borough said no more single-use plastic, Scott Anderson past Executive Chef fo Shephard University shares challenges, successes and...
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Plastic in Our Environment, Food and Bank
Explore the plastic trail in our oceans with Dr. Todd Osborne, of Florida University's Whitney Laboratories, Dr. Paul Pereira puts microbes to work sustainably breaking down plastic, Conrad MacKerron, author of As You Sow, gets inside plastic food packaging and Plastic Bank's David Katz is…
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Happy New Year: Well World, Healthful Body and Fulfilled, Happy Life
Three book authors share their tips and secrets to a well world, healthful body and fulfilled, happy life. Janet Houser a Life Coach Healer, Registered Dietitian Ruth Frenchman and retired biology professor Gordon Hunter ask, "How are you?"
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Twas the Week Before Christmas: Sweet Treats and Snacks for Santa
In a pickle wondering what to leave for Santa? And what ar the best treats for kids? Carly Shilhaus Senior Manager of Public Affairs for The National Confectioners Association, Brady and Hope Stewart from Hope's Caramels and Niki Toscani Cofounder & Dietitian for Fishtown Pickle Project Wish you...
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Cookies!
How to throw the ultimate, iconic cookie party with Liz Serbenz and Linda Morel talks about cookies for Hanukkah! And if you like gingerbread cookies, listen up!
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Holiday Thanks to First Responders and Healthcare Heroes
Celebrating West Chester's first ever Chester County Hospital Lights Up lHoliday Weekends December 10-12. Talk with Katie Walker, President, Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce and event sponsor Gary Krapf, President of Krapf Transportation, Dave March, Public Information Officer for the…
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Cyber Monday: Goat Cheese to Holiday Hosting Gifts
Meet the goats and chief cheese maker Catherine Renzi of Yellow Springs Farm and Chef Ryan Sulikowski takes us into the kitchen of Lotus Farm to Table. Ans, wondering what to give the host of your next holiday party?
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Thanksgiving: Standout Sides, Chocolatey Spoon Crafts and Spectacular Light Show
Get ideas for Thanksgiving standout side. Add charm with Sandra Denneir's chocolaty "turkey" spoons, and go behind the scenes of a 2.5 mile millions of lights holiday show with Don Watts of Newtown Graphics Corn Maze Designs.
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Gathering in the Kitchen: Thanksgiving Food Safety, Diabetes & Dessert, and #4 of Our Top 10 Kitchen Trends Countdown
Unsafe food handling during the holidays makes 1 in every 6 people get sick . Shelley Feist, the Executive Director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education, share MUST KNOW tips to prevent food poisoning. Holiday celebrations and sweet treats don't have to be big NO-NOs. Registered Dietitian...
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You Are What You Eat
Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women's Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University explains how food choices reveal your ethics. And Tonya McNabb…
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Reinventing the Past: Delaware's First Farm, Botanical Art and an Idlewild
Take a walk back in time to New Castle Common's Penn Farm with Katherine Panulal, see botanical art with Brenda Akins and idlewild with Chef Mark Crouthamel.
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Can Buying Pre-made Dinners Be Healthy?
Getting back into the spring of work, toting the kids and hanging out with friends post-quarantine has some buying pre-made dinners. Danielle Minor shares how she makes it healthy.
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Competitive Eating and the Competitive Edge
Getting a competitive edge could begin with your name, what you ate for breakfast, school lunch or sheer speed. Dr. Marc Levine, MD, explains how speed eaters eat a weeks worth of calories in minutes and maintain their weight. But what are the health risks? Debbie Beauvais, RD, celebrates Kids…
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Grilling Essentials: The Grill, Cooking Meat, and 3 Keys To Great Bean Burgers
Fire it up! Libby grills with Grill Girl, Robyn Linders, who competed on the Food Network's First Chopped Grill Masters Season 1; cooked alongside Carson Daly on The Today Show and was a national judge on The Travel Channel's American Grilled and favorite chef, Scott Anderson.
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Eating Well Takes a Community
How do Kids Eat Right? It takes a community with guest Renee Ryan, Vice-President of the West Chester Cooperative. Also - is food preservation your jam 😉? I'm talking canning with Margie Sawicki, RD. Plus, Mozart!
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Kids Eat Right Resources and Cultural Diversity
Kids Eat Right kicks off with great resources and even tastier cooking videos that kids and adults will love making. Kristi King, past spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics takes us behind the scenes. And West Chester Parks and Recreation builds cultural diversity in kid campers.
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Strawberry Ice Cream Sundae
National Strawberry Sundae day is not a holiday...yet, this treat and ice cream play a significant role in history says Catherine Lambrecht a culinary historian.
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Men's Health
1 in 5 men die before he is 65, 3 out of 4 suicides are male, out of every 5 men, 2 die before they are 75, 3out of 4 of premature deaths from heart disease are male. Why and whats being done?
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Tea: A Tea House, "Green" Tea Farming and A Cream Puff
Visit a Sir Lanka where "green" tea farming is a win-win. Afternoon tea or high tea, what's the difference between these two traditions? Nibble a cream puff and discover a country-style American tea house.
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Holi--The Festival of Spring, Color and Love in Every Bite
Celebrate the last week of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month where we discover how Indian cultural foods and traditions of Holi can be a part of how we personalize our plates. Join Sarvesh Kulkarni of Villanova University, Vandana Sheth RDN author of My Indian Table:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your host, Libby Mills, has home cooked conversations, eats and tips that focus on our local food system and how sustainable choices can positively affect our personal, community and ecological health and well-being.Libby Mills, MS, RD, LDN is a dynamic, nationally recognized registered dietitian who engages, entertains and inspires through her cooking, teaching, speaking and writing. She regularly helps people translate health recommendations into practices that fit their unique needs. Renowned for her ability to connect with everyday people, Libby combines her energy, wit and creativity to bring food, nutrition and health alive.Facilitating sustainable health choices, Libby creates flavorful, sensory appealing food experiences, captures the imagination with history, culture, and purpose, adds new value by exploring social issues, celebrates personalized solutions and connects communities.
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