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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

The Greek Makeover: Diane Kochilas Freshens Up Greek Cooking

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Arts, Food

4.23K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Chef Diane Kochilas talks real Greek yogurt, how to make great dishes with stale bread and the magical Greek island of Ikaria. Plus, we explore the art and nostalgia of Jell-O molds; we present a fresh new take on Spaghetti Puttanesca; and Dan Pashman untangles the legal definition of a sandwich. (Originally aired May 10, 2019.)


Get this week's recipe, Spaghetti Puttanesca: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/spaghetti-puttanesca


For photos from O Moldy Night, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/2019/05/o-moldy-night-jell-o-exhibit


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0:00.0

Hey, Milkstreet Radio listeners, for our Thanksgiving episode this year, we want to tackle your

0:04.5

greatest Thanksgiving cooking challenges, savory and sweet. So if you need a new side dish, for example,

0:11.9

or help with your pie dough, we're here to help. Email us at questions at milkstreetradio.com.

0:17.6

One more time. Thanksgiving questions, please send them to questions at milkstreetradio.com. Thanks.

0:26.7

Hi, this is Christopher Kimball. Thanks for downloading this week's podcast. You can go to our website,

0:32.4

177Milkstreet.com to stream our television show, get our recipes, or take our free online cooking classes.

0:40.8

Enjoy the show.

0:46.6

This is Most Your Radio from PRX. I'm your host, Christopher Kimball.

0:51.3

Today, Diane Cochelis, author of My Greek Table, explains how to make great dishes with

0:56.5

stale bread, the definition of Greek yogurt, and what Americans get wrong about cooking at home.

1:02.8

Americans tend to be very exacting and a little bit uptight for my experience when they cook.

1:09.5

And it has to be convenient. And if it requires,

1:11.8

you know, opening a package and actually emptying it into a pot, that's way too much work.

1:16.6

Okay, get it all out. I'm getting it all out. Vents. I'm getting it all out. Also coming up,

1:23.9

we find out what happened when Colorado changed the legal definition of a sandwich.

1:28.1

We present a fresh new take on spaghetti Putanesca.

1:31.3

But first up today, it's my interview with Emily Wallace and Kate Medley.

1:34.8

They helped curate, O'Moldy Night Only exhibit in Durham, North Carolina,

1:40.1

that invited community members to submit their best Jello sculptures.

1:45.2

Kate and Emily, welcome to Milk Street.

1:47.3

We're glad to be here.

1:48.2

Yeah, thanks so much.

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