Ruth Talks Food

When my cousin Margalit shared a box of her mother's recipes, it called forth a trove of memories of great meals and good times spent in my aunt's company at her home in the Berkeley hills. Here's my interview with Margalit about her mother.

Ruth Stroud talks to Roe Sie, founder/owner of The King's Roost in Silver Lake, about the perils of eating goods made with refined white flour, the joy of milling your own grains, and the reason why you really should buy a home mill.

Janna Graham left her hometown in Georgia to play percussion on Broadway. Along the way, she found a soulmate and became a vegan. 

Dalia Mathan's veterinarian hospital and ranch miraculously survived the so-called Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. She talks about the experience and an extraordinary bing cherry tree. 

Jim Kingwell, the master Cannon Beach, Oregon glassblower, talks about the challenge of making and selling art during the COVID era and rediscovering healthy eating at home. 

Scott Zimmerman talks about how he went from gingerbread and peanut brittle to lemon chicken za'atar.

Celebrating the late spring Jewish harvest holiday of Shavuot with a favorite dairy dish. 

I returned to the famous Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market to see how things had changed in the coronavirus age. Everyone's wearing masks, but it's produce season--and there's a lot to buy! I talked to three vendors.

Ruth talks to musician and foodie Beth Marlin LIchter in Portland, Oregon, about cooking comfort food during a pandemic.

Ruth Stroud talks about how to make a Mother dough on the latest edition of the Ruth Talks Food podcast.

Chef, blogger and cooking teacher Patricia K. Rose finds solace, recipe ideas and ingredients in plants and herbs she grows in her backyard. Her blog offers easy step-by-step directions for delicious meals we can make at home, especially during hard times.

I talk to my friend Ellen Kubo about Passover dishes--including homemade gefilte fish--that she and husband Allen shared virtually with her daughters via Zoom.