The Rouxde Cooking School Podcast

John and Rebecca get jarred about canning. We break down the history of canning, how its related to sealing (no it has nothing to do with seals), how it has become popular again in the last decade as well some terrible canned foods and a trip into a Japanese restaurant that serves all of it's food from cans. No music this week, but how about you rate and review us and let us know how much you dig...

John and Rebecca are smashing pumpkins this week! We start with John's wife screaming about a mouse in the house, learn about the quick history of the pumpkin, lots of facts about our favorite gourd, the story behind pumpkin spice and it's unhoy offspring and at the end John breaks Rebecca with a story so horrible that she can't look at him while he reads it to her (hint: pumpkin seeds and poop)....

John and Rebecca get crabby about apples! Hear a concise history of the apple from it's minuscule start as a tart marble to it's current glory as the king of fruits. We slightly touch on Johnny Appleseed, get a ton of facts and end up with a bunch of love crazy folklore and superstitions about apples. This week's song is "I Just Want You Back" by Octopus. Thanks for listening! Please rate and revi...

John and Rebecca get spicy about peppers (capsicum). We talk about capsicum's (we're not calling it pepper) kinda lame history, the reason it has so many names (chili, pepper, capsicum, pimiento etc.), how it spread throughout the world and then launch into facts and folklore about our favorite spice specialists. This week's band is the appropriately names Scotch Bonnets with the song "Cheyenne "....

John and Rebecca kick it root down this week and celebrate the carrot. Get the carrot's late-blooming history, get some fun facts, a few weird deaths from the carrot, John's childhood trauma and a heart warming story about a generous carrot. This weeks song is "Wait for it" by Airwaves Spectacular. Enjoy! Rate and review us please.

John and Rebecca have one too many on this weeks topic: Tailgating. Listen to the varied history, the claims, the lies and the straight up goofy truths. We also get a taste of some tailgating facts as well as drink down the beauty that is the Buffalo Bill fan tailgating experience. This week's band is Nellie Pearl with the song Live/Die. Please rate and review us.

John and Rebec…… wait a sec…. REBECCA ISN"T HERE!!!! What will we do??!! We get a six year old to fill in of course. John's son Crosby sits in and helps tell us all about the condiment named after him; Crosby Sauce. Learn what it is, how to make it and what it's good on. We also get to learn about Crosby and his likes (culinary and otherwise) and how goofy a six year old can get when having to sit...

John and Rebecca get desperate with their last meal requests on this weeks episode. Hear John and Rebecca's last meals, learn about the history of the death row last meal, the rules (or lack there of) governing them, and what some infamous criminals in the past have had (or not had) as their last meal. We end on a positive note and make as much fun as we can during this heavy episode. This week's...

John and Rebecca get seedy about Watermelons. We learn about the murky history of this summer staple, find out some weird facts that are goofy and finish with a watermelon folk tale that you won't believe. This week's song is Second Wave Goodbye by War on Women. Thanks for listening and rate and review us on iTunes. Cheers!

John and Rebecca get corny this week over Maize! Pop into the history of this ubiquitous food staple, how it is processed for easier consumption, a bunch of crazy stats and a story from Native American folklore that will have you thoroughly grossed out. This week song is Got Soul by Brooks Long and the Mad Dog No Good courtesy of morphiusrecords.com and the artists themselves. Thanks for listening...

John and Rebecca are joined this week by Jeremy Davis from Supersonic kitchen to talk all abut Tex-Mex food. Hear the history of the cuisine, how nachos got their name and find out whats is going on in the world of Supersonic Kitchen. This weeks song is Backroad Burners Rock & Roll Ultra by Backroad Burners. Thanks for listening and rate and review us if you dig it.

John and Rebecca talk this week about the mighty eggplant!! Episode 25 gives you eggplant's history, fun facts and a story about a guy with an eggplant in the shape of a......... well, you'll find out. This week's song is "Your Silence Will Not Protect You" by Drop Electric. Thanks for listening and please rate and review if you dig what you hear. Cheers!

John and Rebecca get frosty about Ice Cream! Find out the short history of this favorite dessert, some crazy flavors, rad facts and a story about a museum that may or may not be real but is still a good story. This week we feature the band Sunbathers and their song Sugar. Thanks for listening you marvelous murderers.

John and Rebecca get fuzzy about Peaches!! Hear the old history of this famous drupe, fun facts about this famously furry fruit and get the lowdown on Korean exorcisms and Japanese folklore pertaining to the peach. This week we feature the band We Were Black Clouds and their awesome song Mt. Rainier. Thanks for listening you kooky kids.

John and Rebecca get saucy this week about tomatoes!!! Learn about the recent history of tomatoes, why people thought they were poisonous and how crazy it is that Italian food became so popular immediately after being invented. We also get to know some tomato facts as well as the products that come from tomatoes (no Forrest Gump jokes). Rebecca also learns about a crazy killer movie about tomatoes...

John and Rebecca get sticky about honey! Find out the long history of one of humanity's favorite foods (is it really a food?), compare the different types of honey (yes there is more than two) and get some facts about bees and the uses for their nectar loving ways. We end up talking about Mad honey and how it kills people (it's real weird). Also find out why Rebecca's ankle is jacked up and why Jo...

John and Rebecca get sudsy about cheap American beer. Get the short history of beer, the even shorter history of cheap American beer, the story of the beer can, some fun facts about beer and then the story of the longest hangover ever. We also find out about John's inability to remember which Adams was president and Rebecca's love of Beyonce. The song this week is Can You Please Not Help by Two In...

John and Rebecca pop off on the subject of cherries! Listen to the brief history of cherries, why there are so many varieties that you'll never taste, the real story behind George Washington's cherry tree bullshit and why you shouldn't eat cherry pits (hint: you'll die). Thanks for listening!

John and Rebecca get beefed up about Hamburgers!!! This week we learn the much contested (and sometimes gross) history of the hamburger, remember a 90's comedian who had a special catchphrase and learn about a garbage person who runs a restaurant in Las Vegas. This weeks band is The Milestones with their song "UFO". Enjoy and know we love you. Cheers!

On this Zima tainted episode, John and Rebecca get fired up about grilling!! Find out the history of grilling (not barbecue!!), the story behind charcoal briquettes (and how much John hates Henry Ford), the man who changed backyard cooking in america with his grill and why Morrissey decided to stop a concert mid-song to stand up for his beliefs. We end up as always with some witchy stories that ar...

John and Rebecca get pissy about peas! Learn about the easily faked history about peas as well as a bunch of crazy fact. Add a bunch of stupidly made up occult uses and then a totally amazing story of surgery and survival by a man in which a pea tried to kill him. Thanks for listening as always. We love you!!!

John and Rebecca go LIVE in front of a crowd for the first time at the Baltimore Podcast Festival. Learn about crazy old recipes from John's collection of vintage cookbooks, Rebecca's fear of going over our time and why Turtle soup was the worst dish ever created. We finish up the episode with the song "It's All Mine" from the new album Mirror to Make You by the band Natural Velvet. Enjoy!!!!

John and Rebecca get jammed up about strawberries (aka skrawberries)! Learn the short and muddy history of the strawberry, why it was bred to be tasteless and also why it's resurgence has been one of the best food stories in the last ten years. You can also find out about the guy in the hot dog costume John hated at the Metallica concert as well as why Rebecca still eats terrible frozen microwave...

John and Rebecca get teary eyed about onions!!!! Hear the onion's storied history, some fun facts and its use in witchcraft. We also learn about an onion-y version of divination, why Charlie Brown Peanuts were the worst and how Van Gogh used mummies in his paintings. The band Praise is our featured band this week and their song Makes No Sense will get you going. Thanks for listening.

John and Rebecca get moldy about mushrooms! Learn about mushrooms funky past, how they grow and how hard they are to cultivate. We also find out about the terrible consequences of ergot poisoning and the magical mystery that are Fairy Rings. We finish up with some wild names of wild edible mushrooms. we rock out at the end with the song Rockin' and Rollin' by the band Foghound. Thanks for listenin...