Food News: Sweet and Sour Cranberries, The Woes of Jack Daniels, Jacques' Shrimp Cocktail and Padma's Grilled Cheese!

John and Soren talk about the Food News that you can use! This week we cover Food News: Sweet and Sour Cranberries, The Woes of Jack Daniels, Jacques' Shrimp Cocktail and Padma's Grilled Cheese! Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren recall the ecstacy and the agony (mainly for John) of Thanksgiving 2025. Triumphant turkeys, savory stuffings, plentiful pies and ruined rolls are on the menu! Thnaks for listening!!!

After a harrowing story about hot sauce trauma, John and Soren answer listener cooking questions while talking about what they are making and baking for Thanksgiving. thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren Talk about regional Thanksgiving sides from around the USA. From Oyster Dressing to Tamales, we've got them covered! Thanks for listening! 

John and Soren get tart over Cranberries. They talk the history, cultivation and the many, MANY names it goes by. We also hit some fun facts and try to convince Soren that cranberries aren't going to hurt him. Thanks for listening!

John and Soren talk about the ongoing panic about tainted Halloween candy and how there hasn't been one kid who has been poisoned by someone outside of their immediate family. Then we talk terrible kitchen accidents. Have a Spoopy time!!!!!

John and Soren talk about the best food they made this week (after some domestic babble about dishwashers and ovens) and then get into the food news. Thanks for listening!!

John and Soren chat with Laura Klynstra, the creative force behind the excellent cookbook The Homemade Pie Cookbook. They talk about all of the great photos, recipes, tips, equipment and information contained inside the book. They also talk about how letting go and giving into good cooking instead of perfect cooking can bring a freedom for home cooks. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren rise from the ashes like a fantastical Phoenix to bring you a fun catch up episode of how we got her as well as things we're cooking and finally the creation of the greatest kielbasa/ potato/ cheese/ onion/ sauerkraut/ mustard sandwich of all time. Thanks for coming back and listerning! We appreciate it!

John and Soren talk about the claims people have tobe the first to create classic dishes such as Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Corndogs and Apple Pie. Sorry about John's audio, he still doesn't have a place to record. Thanks for listening!!!