DonnaLonna Kitchen Show

041: Celebrating Winter Vegetables

Jan 26, 2023

Celebrating foods to nourish us during the dark days of a Midwest winter. Donna shares favorite recipes for potatoes, radicchio, carrots, celeriac and many other familiar and not so familiar winter offerings. We also talk about the variety of offerings at the Practical Farmers of Iowa Pickles and...

040: Climate Change and Food With Journalist and Author Tom Philpott

Jan 19, 2023

Tom Philpott is a journalist, investigative food reporter and author of the book Perilous Bounty. This show features a lecture by Mr. Philpott given at the Ames Public Library in the fall of 2022.

Topics include:

Atmospheric rivers in California, soil loss in Iowa and how catastrophic weather events impact two of the...

039: Corn With Author Timothy Wise

Jan 12, 2023

Corn has been historically and culturally important to the Americas and corn is a big deal in Iowa.

Donna and Lonna talk about trade agreements and Mexico saying NO to GMO with help from researcher and author, Timothy Wise.

We also explore the many ways we cook and eat corn...tortillas, masa, polenta, grits, corn flour,...

Bonus: Winter Warmers & Holiday Thoughts

Jan 7, 2023

Winter warmers, holiday thoughts, Tom and Jerry and other hot toddies, cranberries, jello, fish chowder, cookies.

038: Resolutions & Healthy Habits

Jan 5, 2023

Donna & Lonna give some good advice for the new year, including a list of things to do less of and things to do more of.

Donna and Lonna talk about processed food, PFAS, being good to yourself, reading food labels, black eyed peas, garden carrots in December, bone broth, cooking your own food and brownies.