Three Kitchens Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week we're experimenting with different grilled cheese sandwiches! Who doesn't love a grilled cheese?? We sure do! But they can be a whole lot more than just bread and cheese.  Have you ever marinated the cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich? Well, when it comes down to it, you're really mixing the cheese with other flavourful things to amp up your sandwich...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for cake! Well, at Three Kitchens Podcast, it's always time for cake. And this is a goood one. It's a Sesame, Banana, Date Cake from chef/restauranteur Yotam Ottolenghi. There are a few components here, so if you need to you can prep in advance.  This is a moist, delicious cake with tahini, banana slices, roasted sesame seeds and chopped dates stirred in....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome guest, Nancy May, from the Family Tree, Food & Stories Podcast. Nancy and her co-host, Silvia Lovely, have also authored a book:  My Family Tree, Food & Stories . We chat about these projects, and a recipe from Nancy, her Mom's Special Chicken. Mom's Special Chicken is an easy dish of baked chicken pieces (breast or thighs), browned an...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is all about learning to make Chinese Hot Pot at home. It is by no means an expert or exhaustive guide, but a chat about Heather's experience trying her hand at making hot pot for her family. As we always tell you, we're not experts in anything. Life is easier that way. :-) Hot pot is a flavourful broth traditionally served inside a large pot in the middle o...

Send us Fan Mail Paige Friend, host of The Beach Speaks Podcast, joins us for this episode, sharing a recipe for Eggplant Parmesan inspired by a trip to Italy. We get into the details of the recipe and Erin's experience with making it; we talk about mindfulness and making your dreams happen; and we chat, of course, about the beach. Have you ever eaten a meal while away on vacation and tried t...

Send us Fan Mail Start off the new year with a fresh take on a coleslaw salad featuring shredded brussels sprouts and a vinaigrette dressing. For this episode, Heather tried to locate an Asian slaw recipe she loved, but it had disappeared from her Pinterest feed. This is a good reminder to us all to save recipes we love offline! The recipe she tried for this episode didn't quite measure up in...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year, listeners! We're wrapping up 2024 with a few much-needed cocktails (and mocktails). In this episode we're looking back at our Speakeasy cocktail series, bringing you a few recommendations. The recipes for these drinks are linked below and our entire Speakeasy series can be found on our website under the Speakeasy tab. Three Kitchens Speakeasy Series We wi...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas, everyone! This episode will be available on Christmas Eve 2024, and we thought it would be fun to chat about food traditions in our own homes as well as around the world. How about pickled fish in Denmark, rice cakes from the Philippines, or a spicy stew from India? Maybe there are some new traditions you'll want to add to your Christmas celebration. Check ou...

Send us Fan Mail Come along with Heather on a twisty turvy adventure to find a recipe for today's episode. She used trending Google search terms (and lucky number 3) to discover what recipe searches are popular right now and settled on Chinese Stuffed Eggplant, a popular dim sum dish. In this recipe, Japanese eggplant (the long thin ones) is stuffed with a minced pork and shrimp mixture, simi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is all about cookies, cookies and more cookies! With Christmas around the corner it's time to get baking for all those get-togethers, parties, neighbour and teacher gifts, and of course cookies for Santa. Enjoy this recap of favourite cookies, including short clips from the original episodes. Find links to all the recipes and episodes we talk about in this episod...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather tries a recipe for Matambre, an Argentinian stuffed flank steak. You're going to roll hard boiled eggs, bell peppers, a mixture of cilantro, garlic and olive oil in a flank steak and grill it on the BBQ. Matambre is actually the name of a common cut of beef in parts of south America. It's a large thin steak. The title of this episode comes from on...

Send us Fan Mail Come along with us, your hosts Erin and Heather, as we learn about the Appalachian region of the United States - its food traditions and so much more - with our special guest Amy Clark, host of the Talking Appalachian Podcast. We're so excited to bring this episode to you! If you love learning about people, their culture and society, language and food traditions, you're...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Erin is trying a tofu recipe in hopes of convincing her carnivorous family to enjoy meatless Mondays more often. The recipe is a breaded and baked tofu, smothered in buffalo sauce and enjoyed with a crunchy celery slaw. It is really delicious! If you're new to cooking with tofu or want a new way to enjoy it, this one is for you! Listen along to learn how to make it...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome CJ, the creator of A Well Read Tart book and recipe blog, and co-host of the Dark Side of the Word podcast. We talk books, recipe development, learning to cook, AND we make her go-to Paprika Shrimp & Gouda Polenta recipe. Have you ever been inspired to bake or cook while reading a book? CJ shares her creative thinking behind her blog - how she comes up wit...

Send us Fan Mail Remember when a recipe called Marry Me Chicken was trending? It was named that because apparently testers thought it was so good, they wanted to propose to the recipe creator who made it. Well, this week on the podcast, Heather is making a vegan version of this dish - Marry Me Chickpeas. Let's learn to make it and find out if it's proposal-worthy! In this dish, chickpeas...

Send us Fan Mail This week our guest Gillian Seguin, Associate Wealth Advisor with Reyes Group (iA Private Wealth) joins us to share her love for all things pumpkin spice (and oh yes, we agree with her!). Gillian also explains to us all how financial planning is a lot like following a recipe. So, if you've ever wanted a peek into the mind of a personal wealth advisor, this is the episode for...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome John Reyes, a Wealth Advisor, iA Private Wealth as our guest co-host. John shares with us how his family is transitioning to a gluten-free (gf) diet due to his young daughter's Celiac disease diagnosis. John and his family of five have been learning how challenging it can be to transition to a gluten-free diet, from grocery shopping and finding gf version...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, Erin takes home cooks on a flavourful peek into the Falastin cookbook (by Tamimi and Wigley), highlighting two delicious variations of the popular Middle Eastern dish, shakshuka. Whether you’re new to cooking or an experienced home chef, these recipes are perfect for adding to your cooking repertoire. First, Erin dives into the classic red shakshuka recipe...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Three Kitchens Podcast, Heather is trying something new - Dulce de Manzana is described as a classic Spanish apple paste. It just might be your new favourite addition to happy hour - add it to your tapas spread, brunch table or charcuterie boards. We enjoyed it on a slice of baguette with cheese and prosciutto. It is seriously delicious. Peel and core your apples. Coo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the podcast, we discuss connections between food and mental health with guest Che Burnett, a counsellor with The Calgary Counselling Centre . Some of the things we chat about are: Slowing down and being being mindful when we eat can help reduce the stress and anxiety caused by our hectic busy lives. The dopamine affect - it feels so good but watch out for the cr...

Send us Fan Mail Regular listeners know we love a cooking or baking challenge, and we've been known to bring home something totally new to us to experiment cooking with. On this episode Erin dives into an exploration of cassava root, also known as a yuca. This is a new one for us both, never having cooked with it before. Fair warning, results are mixed! Let's get into it. Erin roasts the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the 200th episode of Three Kitchens Podcast! In this episode, Heather finds many uses for the abundant harvest from her Romeo Cherry tree. Here's a rundown of recipes we're sharing in this episode: Chocolate Cherry Upside Down Cake - simply toss cherries in a little sugar and cornstarch, layer them in the bottom of the cake plan and pour the chocolate cake bat...

Send us Fan Mail Join us in welcoming our first guest co-host, Megan Gaul from Partake Meal Planning and Wellness! Megan shares with us her mom's delicious Banana Chocolate Chunk Coffee Muffins, but this episode is so much more than a recipe. We chat about where our attitudes about food stem from, and how we can shift our thinking so we can enjoy the treats - like theses muffins made with rea...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of Season 4 of the podcast, we do a quick review of the past season and give a sneak peek into some of our plans for Season 5.  Season 4 highlights:  11 months 13 guests 46 episodes at least as many recipes as episodes (some episodes features more than one) Erin chooses pickled peaches and grilled chicken thighs as one of her favourite episodes from Season 4. ...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how to get that perfect, golden-brown crust and chewy texture on a soft pretzel? The secret lies in using food grade lye. Join us as we explore the process step-by-step, share tips for handling lye safely, and guide you through creating the most delicious pretzels you've ever tasted. A few safety tips for using lye: - Be sure it's food grade lye - Be carefu...