In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Alessandra Macaluso from Live for the Season about her tips for winter seasonal cooking and other ways lean into seasonality.
- How growing up in a large Italian family contributed to Alessandra's early interest in cooking.
- Alessandra's passion for seasonal cooking and her overall focus on seasonality.
- Background behind the blog, "Live for the Season," which emphasizez the importance of living in tune with each season and embracing seasonal ingredients.
- How Alessandra's interest in seasonal cooking deepened after having children, leading her to research and create a cookbook titled "What a Good Eater".
- Ways that her cooking in winter draws upon Chinese medicine principles, and ingredients she suggests using based on these ideas.
- Ideas for keeping fresh local produce in the mix during winter, including growing a tower garden in your home.
- Information about the Healthy Holiday Challenge that Alessandra is running.