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Sitka Platters

KCAW

Sitka, AKEntertainment8 episodes

Podcast by KCAW

Episodes

Swiss buttercream with Shelby Williams

2018-04-155:10

Swiss buttercream with Shelby Williams by KCAW

Arroz con gandules with Nina Vizcarrondo

2018-03-174:01

Living in Alaska has its drawbacks, and for Nina Vizcarrondo specifically, access to food is a big one. But she and others have found a work-around.

Raclette with Jeanette Farah

2018-03-143:30

“We Swiss people eat a lot of cheese” Jeanette Farah says. “It’s good to share my little bit of Switzerland with somebody else."

Massaged kale salad with Renee Trafton

2018-03-054:19

"Kale grows really well in Sitka," Renee says. "It doesn’t get that cold so you’ll have these enormous kale plants. Kale in December will be kind of tough. But, if you massage it, it’ll still be good."

Fresh pasta with Edith Johnson

2018-03-024:36

In an episode of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” the lead, Kimmy, takes issue with the phrase “The World Is Your Oyster.” An unsophisticated white girl from Indiana who has lived in an underground bunker for the last 10 years, “Why can’t the world be my noodles and butter?” she asks. I hear you, Kimmy. I’d live on top of spaghetti if I could. But after spending an afternoon with chef Edith Johnson as she rolls out homemade fettuccine that melts in your mouth, I’m not sure noodles and butter will suffice anymore.

Yogi-Yogurt with Lisa Sadleir-Hart

2018-03-023:59

On the morning I meet with Lisa Sadleir-Hart to make homemade yogurt, I’m a little frazzled. It’s early, I’m not sure if this is the right house, what sound does yogurt make, anyway? I take my shoes off and walk into her quiet, dimly lit home, sunlight pouring in from the kitchen windows. And I’m forced to relax. Because Lisa isn’t just making yogurt. She’s doing yoga.

Three cookies with Tracy Turner

2018-03-025:42

“That’s how I love people. I make them food. And cookies are something that anybody can appreciate.”

Smoked salmon with Jerry Fleming

2018-03-023:53

Jerry Fleming has a recipe for you. Something you can’t get just anywhere- king salmon bellies. But Jerry gets them delivered to his door in massive bags. And then he just gives them away.