
Hosted by David Crowley · EN

This episode features AnnaBelle from Seasonal Eats talking about how seasonal eating can help you enjoy healthy meals in 2025 and beyond. AnnaBelle's enthusiasm for seasonal eating is infectious, and she is full of practical tips! Give it a listen and lean into seasonality this year! Interviewed by David Crowley from Cooking Chat. This episode covers: AnnaBelle's early interest for cooking growing up in Minnesota. How learning about farmers markets and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) piqued AnnaBelle's interest in seasonal eating. Tips for how planning and using methods like freezing can help you eat seasonally year round even in cold climate areas like Minnesota and New England. The value of developing relationships with your local farmers. How seasonal eating boosts the nutritional value of your food and promotes sustainability. Resources for finding local food in your area.

In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks to Chef Stephanie Michalak White, Plant-Based Programs Lead Chef Instructor at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Chef Stephanie talks how she came to be teaching plant-based cooking techniques and shares some of her favorite tips. This episode covers: How Chef Stephanie developed an early interest in cooking. The way her focus on plant-based eating and cooking developed. Tips for eating local plant-based meals in the winter time. Suggestions for how carnivores can incorporate more plant-based food in their diets. Ways to adapt classic sauces and cooking techniques to plant-based diet. The various plant-based programs at the Escoffier Culinary Institute, and how the program can be helpful to people at various points in their culinary careers.