The Rouxde Cooking School Podcast

John and Rebecca get stinky about asparagus!! Learn the oddly vague history of asparagus, John's first restaurant gig, Rebecca's love of the phrase "Woody Parts" and the reason that your pee pee stinks after eating asparagus. We also have the song "Renegade" by the band Stacked Like Pancakes. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Rebecca spread the word about Mustard! Learn about mustard's history, how it's made, the styles of mustard and what witches did with mustard seed (hint: weird stuff). This week's episode features the song "Track Title" by the band Front Royal! Buy their music at FrontRoyalMD.bandcamp.com

John and Rebecca get sweet over Candy! They give a brief history of candy, how it's made, throw out some important dates and fun facts about sweets. There is a Ray Lewis-off and John surprises Rebecca with the story behind her favorite candy. We finish with the killer song The Drizzard from Baltimore band Gateway to Hell (https://gatewaytohell.bandcamp.com/)! Cheers!

John and Rebecca speak frankly about Hot Dogs. Learn the murky history of the hot dog, its bun and what toppings are recommended for a hot dog (hint: not ketchup but Rebecca disagrees. We also talk about recipes from the master of the macabre, Vincent Price. Cheers!

In this episode, John and Rebecca spread the word about butter! We learn about the history of butter, the weirdness of cows, butter production, and some crazy witchy tales and fairy stories involving butter. We also find out about Rebecca's odd choices in sandwiches. Thanks for listening!

John and Rebecca get salty about.......well, salt! They cover some of the history of salt, types of salt, a stupid expensive salt and a little crazy history. Plus more weird stuff as always.

John and Rebecca take on the subject of eggs this episode. Take a listen and learn a bit about the history of the egg, weird egg recipes and some egg superstitions. Check it out and share with your friends. There are some sound issues from 18:42-18:57. Sorry about that. Enjoy!

John and Rebecca take a stab at the subject of knives (see what I did there?). Learn about a brief history of knives, the parts of a knife and some knife safety thrown in. They also cover some horrific kitchen accidents. The episode is finished with a song by Old Nobodaddy called "Gun is Coming" All of this and a ton of bad jokes. Cheers!

This week John and Rebecca get into the secret topic which is.... Potatoes! Find out the history of these knobbly and delicious veggies while learning about a French crazy aristocrat who was obsessed with taters.

John and Rebecca talk about what else but Roux in our first episode. How to make it, what it's used for and how to store it is all covered. Thanks for listening!