Local Mouthful: A podcast for obsessed home cooks everywhere

Local Mouthful: A podcast for obsessed home cooks everywhere


Latest Episodes

Episode 362: Eggplant Parm, Crispy Mushrooms, and the Freezer
May 19, 2021

This week, in food news: I’ve Been a Waiter for Almost 35 Years and I’m Proud of It In our “What’s for Dinner?” segment, Marisa’s got baked eggplant parm with tofu ricotta In our “How’d you Make That?

Episode 338: Comfort Food Special
November 04, 2020

This is dropping the day after the US presidential election. But we recorded it last week. Whatever happens, we hope you enjoy this special episode all about our favorite comfort foods. If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe!

Episode 337: Halloween Dinner, Breakfast Burritos, and Cleaning
October 28, 2020

In food news this week: Five ways the food and beverage industry is packing the polls via The Counter In our What’s for Dinner? segment this week, we’re asking … What’s for dinner on Halloween night? Marisa’s making chili. In our How’d You Make That?

Episode 336: Farmers Markets, Air Fryers, Oatmeal Cookies
October 21, 2020

This week, we’ve got a pandemic-era Farmers Market update. In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Joy talks about air frying everything. In our How’d You Make That? segment, Marisa shares a recipe for her mom’s oatmeal cookies.

Episode 335: Burrito Bowls, Mexican Beans, Pandemic Lunches
October 14, 2020

In food news this week: Dietary guidelines have a blind spot: Future generations via Grist In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Marisa’s got burrito bowls. In our How’d You Make That? segment, Joy shares Mexican stewed beans in the style of Milk Street.

Episode 334: Breakfast for Dinner, Apple Butter, and Favorite Gadget
October 07, 2020

This week in food news, we’ve got a report from The Counter: Good public-health news, for once: Far fewer kids are “heavy drinkers” of sugar-sweetened beverages than in the early aughts In What’s for Dinner? this week, we’ve got Breakfast for Dinner.

Episode 333: Shepherd’s Pie, Eggplant Lasagna, and The Great British Baking Show
September 30, 2020

In food news this week: Tofu sales skyrocket during the pandemic, as consumers search for affordable meat alternatives by  Kristen Hartke via the Washington Post. In our What’s for Dinner segment, Marisa is having shepherd’s pie.

Episode 332: Soy Curls, Soup Season, and Breakfast
September 23, 2020

In our news segement this week, some announcements. Please make sure you are registered to vote and doing whatever else you can in terms of donating time and money for candidates you believe in this November. Check out IWillVote.org for resources.

Episode 331: Peppers, Mortar and Pestle Vinaigrette, and the Pandemic Freezer
September 16, 2020

This week in food news, we’ve got: James Beard was anti-elitist. He would hate the awards that bear his name via the Washington Post. In our What’s for Dinner? segment this week, we’ve got ideas for how to use up all those seasonal peppers this time of...

Episode 330: Roasted Tomato Sauce, Breakfast Sandwiches, Spices
September 09, 2020

In food news this week: An Israeli-created culinary streaming platform hopes to become Netflix for cooks via The Times of Israel In our What’s for Dinner? segment, we’ve got pasta with a slow-roasted tomato, leek,