Tom's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail May 29, 2020 Sections from my book, "A History of Project Hope and Fairness"  Six motivating facts  for writing the book, and for my thoughts about cocoa sustainability. Six important events that influenced my way of thinking about how to solve problems with cocoa sustainability. History of Ivory Coast. Ingredients--what is bread flour?  all-purpose?  pastry? History:  H...

Send us Fan Mail May 21, 2020 We continue with Padmore’s extraordinary adventure.  In this part, we start on the bubble boat, continue to a camp near Foggia, visit a man in Naples who forges a document that would allow him to leave Italy.  Padmore meets Tolva, moves in with her.  They get married and then Padmore flies back to Ghana in order to legalize his status and to see his sons. The Most Imp...

Send us Fan Mail May 13, 2020 Padmore left Ghana in 2018, crossed the Mediterranean in a flimsy balloon boat, lived in Italy, and eventually ended up living in Malmö, Sweden and ended up marrying a Swedish woman who went to his church.  This is his story. Support the show Write to me at  t wneuhaus@gmail.com To learn more, visit  http://www.projecthopeandfairness.org

Send us Fan Mail May 4, 2020 We start this episode with a brief history of Project Hope and Fairness.  Then we talk about the use of yeast to leaven breads and pastries and to produce alcohol.  Remarks about the history of the baguette.  Meat cookery and moisture loss:  the roles of myoglobin, sauces, pH alteration and sealing in the juices. Support the show Write to me at  t wneuhaus@gmail.com To...

Send us Fan Mail May 3, 2020 Today's podcast answers the following questions: Why write a podcast? What is my background? What is Project Hope and Fairness?  What does it do? What is baking powder?  Single-acting vs double-acting When to use baking soda and baking powder. History of canning.  Botulism.  The 12-D cook. Mayonnaise--a  mixture of phases with an emulsifier.  How to make.  Whisks....