Al Roker’s Holiday Traditions from Your Mama's Kitchen

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🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In the spirit of the holiday season and all the time we'll spend sharing meals with loved ones this month, Hoda Kotb is sharing something special with you. It's a podcast called Your Mama’s Kitchen, all about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories that make us who we are. Host Michele Norris talks to guests like Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle, José Andrés, and more about the complexities of family life and how our earliest culinary experiences shape our lives. And of course, each guest shares a recipe for a favorite dish from their youth so you can taste a bit of their story. In this episode, Al Roker shares his holiday traditions, new and old, plus tips on how to perfect his mama’s oxtail stew with dumplings. You can find more Your Mama’s Kitchen at https://lnk.to/yourmamaskitchen!makingspace

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Hoda Koppi here from today.
0:03.2	We have something special for you.
0:04.5	In the spirit of the holiday season and all the time we spend sharing meals and laughs and memories with loved ones, I would like to share something with you.
0:12.7	It's an episode of Your Mama's Kitchen.
0:15.6	This podcast is all about cuisine and culture and the meals and memories that make us who we are.
0:20.8	Each episode begins with one simple yet profound request.
0:25.3	Tell me about your mama's kitchen.
0:26.9	And from there, beautiful stories unfold.
0:29.1	In this episode of Your Mama's Kitchen, host Michelle Norris is joined by a very special guest
0:34.4	and my dear friend, Mr. Al Roker.
0:37.2	He shares his holiday traditions, new and old, plus a very special family recipe.
0:42.4	I know you'll love this conversation as much as I do.
0:59.9	You didn't have a lot of money, but you shared yourself through food.
1:09.2	If tragedy befell one of your neighbors, there was a corningware dish of something that went to that neighbor.
1:15.1	There was always an opportunity to bring something to somebody,
1:18.4	whether it was if one of the neighborhood kids was sick,
1:21.8	a plate of brownies or something like that.
1:26.4	Welcome to Your Mama's Kitchen,
1:32.0	the podcast that explores how we're shaped as adults by the kitchens we grew up in as kids.
1:33.4	I'm Michelle Norris.
1:41.5	Today I spoke to someone whose name is synonymous with the Thanksgiving holiday for American families, the television legend Al Roker. If you've ever tuned in to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade,
1:45.7	you've probably witnessed his radiating personality and infectious smile as he ushers in the next
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