Cooking

This week Tammy Proctor continues this season's deep dive into the category of comfort foods. She'll share one of those comforting mid-summer dishes from her childhood.

This week Laura Gelfand talks with Joyce Kinkead, USU Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English. They explore Fred Harvey hotels and restaurants and the influence that these pioneering spots had on American food.

With our hot temperatures during the summer months host Laura Gelfand explores the origins of an ancient cold soup that has a humble beginning.

This week host Evelyn Funda leans into a quirky aspect of the culinary history of her home state of Idaho.

Host Tammy Proctor continues to explore comfort foods this week with a traditional Persian dish: a versatile egg frittata packed full of summer greens.

Host Evelyn Funda talks about her mom's brandied fruit bundt cake that became known as the friendship cake.

Alvaro Ibarra, assistant professor of Art History at USU talks with Laura Gelfand about one of his favorite comfort foods; Menudo, a spicy Mexican soup made with hominy, beef tripe, and pig foot.

Host Jamie Sanders explores what is known as the epitome of comfort food in the United States, macaroni and cheese.

Host Evelyn Funda shares the history of sauerkraut and why it is one of her comfort foods.

Host Tammy Proctor continues their series on comfort food exploring Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbook that asks "what does it mean to have a comfort food?"