Dressing vs. Stuffing
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2016
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Indian chef Vikas Khanna joins us with a lesson in humility, gratitude and a vegetarian take on the Thanksgiving feast. His latest book is Indian Harvest. Australia's Donna Hay brings us inspiration for updating our Thanksgiving side dishes. Bon Appetit's editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport has tips for being a good guest, and Jane and Michael Stern of Roadfood.com weigh in on the stuffing-versus-dressing debate. Plus Aubry and Kale Walch, co-owners of Minneapolis-based The Herbivorous Butcher, explain how they make their line of meat- and cheese-like products that are vegan.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- November 20, 2015 (originally aired)
- November 18, 2016 (rebroadcast)
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| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country. |
| 0:08.1 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:24.4 | Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:32.9 | It's the splendid table from APM, American Public Media. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm Lynne Rosetta Casper. |
| 0:42.6 | Ah, Thanksgiving, the bane of nervous cooks. |
| 0:49.8 | But fear not, we've a lineup of experts like Australia's master of easy, Donna Hay. |
| 0:53.0 | And she has experienced the feast firsthand. It was quite a few years ago with some American friends of mine back in Sydney, |
| 0:57.9 | and it was a really big deal. |
| 1:00.8 | They were really stressed running around. |
| 1:03.9 | They wanted to do it absolutely perfectly, |
| 1:06.0 | but I think because they put so much pressure on themselves, it didn't quite work out. |
| 1:10.2 | And was there marshmallows in a salad, or was that I dreaming? |
| 1:14.9 | Culinary heavy hitters this week, Donna Hay, Adam Rappaport of Bonapitie, |
| 1:20.2 | an Indian chef, Vicasana, all here to help with the feasting this hour on the splendid table. |
| 1:35.3 | Music to help with the feasting this hour on The Splendid Table. This is The Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media, |
| 1:39.8 | the show for people who love to eat. |
| 1:43.3 | I'm Lynne Rossetta Caspper. |
| 1:56.8 | If there was ever a time to streamline your cooking, next weekend is the weekend. |
| 2:03.0 | So we're turning to a woman who has made a career out of Easy, Donna Hay, who is taking on what many of us consider to be the best part of the Thanksgiving feast. |
| 2:14.6 | The Sides. Her latest book is aptly titled The New Easy. |
| 2:20.1 | Donna and producer Sally Swift got to talk. |
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