<description> &lt;p&gt;This week, we promise you will get your recommended dose of fruits and vegetables! Award-winning author Abra Berens takes us on a sweet and savory journey with fruit. From best cooking methods to subtle and exotic pickling methods- think &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2023/04/21/brined-cherries-salty-snacks" class="default"&gt;Brined Cherries + Salty Snacks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; to advice on picking the best fruit to throw on the grill. She’s the author of three books, &lt;em&gt;Grist, A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables&lt;/em&gt;, and her latest, &lt;em&gt;Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit. &lt;/em&gt;Then, we turn to vegetables with food editor and author Sheela Prakash. Her new book is &lt;em&gt;Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year. &lt;/em&gt;The book is chockfull of imaginative uses for fresh veggies, including an amazing recipe for &lt;a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2023/04/21/spring-carrots-with-burnt-butter-and-labneh" class="default"&gt;Spring Carrots with Burnt Butter and Labneh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Broadcast dates for this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 21, 2023 (originally aired)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 12, 2024 (rebroadcast)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ST-POD" class="default"&gt;Donate to The Splendid Table today and we will show our appreciation with a special thank-you gift&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

779: Fruits & Veggies with Abra Berens and Sheela Prakash

APR 13, 202450 MIN
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

779: Fruits & Veggies with Abra Berens and Sheela Prakash

APR 13, 202450 MIN

Description

<p>This week, we promise you will get your recommended dose of fruits and vegetables! Award-winning author Abra Berens takes us on a sweet and savory journey with fruit. From best cooking methods to subtle and exotic pickling methods- think <em><a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2023/04/21/brined-cherries-salty-snacks" class="default">Brined Cherries + Salty Snacks</a></em><em>,</em> to advice on picking the best fruit to throw on the grill. She’s the author of three books, <em>Grist, A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes</em>, <em>Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables</em>, and her latest, <em>Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit. </em>Then, we turn to vegetables with food editor and author Sheela Prakash. Her new book is <em>Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year. </em>The book is chockfull of imaginative uses for fresh veggies, including an amazing recipe for <a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2023/04/21/spring-carrots-with-burnt-butter-and-labneh" class="default">Spring Carrots with Burnt Butter and Labneh</a>.</p><br/><p>Broadcast dates for this episode:</p><br/><ul><br/><li><p>April 21, 2023 (originally aired)</p></li><br/><li><p>April 12, 2024 (rebroadcast)</p></li><br/><br/></ul><br/><br/><hr><br/><p><a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ST-POD" class="default">Donate to The Splendid Table today and we will show our appreciation with a special thank-you gift</a></p>