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Kitchen RadioTurkish Treats with Yusuf CurukYusuf Curuk caused quite a stir when he opened his food truck in Alice Springs in late 2024, called 'Turkish Treats'. He was making and selling fabulous pastries and sweets, Turkish coffee, Ottoman coffee, baklava and more... and then he was gone.
Well Yusuf is re-opening 'Turkish Treats' on May 8, outside the Alice Springs hospital carpark with more wonderful Turkish Treats. In this episode we chat to Yusuf about his approach to creating wonderful Turkish food in Alice Springs and Turkish cuisine.
2024-05-0743 min
Kitchen RadioHungry in the Huon Valley, Ep 2: The Farmhouse Kitchen and the Cooking of PugliaGiuliana White, a wonderful Italian cook and instructor, teaches regular cooking classes on the cuisine of Puglia in a lovely farmhouse just outside Cygnet in Tasmania's Huon Valley. In this episode, I interview Giuliana about Puglian cooking, her upbringing in Hobart, tomatoes, and so much more.
To find out more about The Farmhouse Kitchen, head to:
https://www.thefarmhousekitchen-tas.com
2024-03-1552 min
Kitchen RadioHungry in the Huon Valley , Ep 1:The Huon Me Crumpet Origin StoryPeople in Tassie are going crazy for these locally made sourdough crumpets, and they are soooo good. With variations such as coconut, chocolate and saffron, it's little wonder this popup is such a great success story.
In this episode, we get to chat to Cam and Ally Skeels, the creators of the 'Huon Me Crumpets' , about their origin story.
This is the first of a sub-series of episodes of Kitchen Radio, recorded in the summer in Tasmania of 2023-24.
If you're inspired to make your own crumpets, I reckon this recipe is worth...2024-02-2859 min
Kitchen RadioA visit to Veneto with Rosy CostaRosy Costa is a local Alice Springs educator, and is of Italian descent, with her parents coming from Veneto and Sardinia. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we find out about the cooking of Veneto and the migrant experience of Venetians in Australia. Lots of chat about brodo, risotto and peperonata, plus a few recipes.
2024-02-1650 min
Kitchen RadioChristmas in Alice Springs with Nathaline RossFor this Christmas Special of Kitchen Radio, I am joined by Nathaline (Nat) Ross who was not only the winner of the Damper Competition at the Alice Springs' Show this year, but she has also spent every Christmas throughout her entire life, bar one, in Alice Springs. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we're chatting about what makes a good damper and what makes Christmas in Alice Springs special.
2023-12-2233 min
Kitchen RadioHunting, growing & cooking your own food with Michael WattsHe’s known locally as a builder and playwright, but did you know Michael Watts is also a prolific gardener/cook? In this episode of 'Kitchen Radio', Michael takes us on a food journey through his youth – killing rabbits in Gippsland, having an ‘Alone’ experience on the Mary River (Top End) and then landing in Central Australia around the same time that ‘Cloudy’s Restaurant was in its prime. What is consistent throughout Michael's life is food - whether he’s growing artichokes or dressing quails… it’s all about what ends up on the table.
2023-09-2244 min
Kitchen RadioKim Mackay, garden and food enthusiastIn this fortnight's episode of Kitchen Radio, local garden enthusiast and former restauranteur/chef - Kim Mackay - chats about how to grow vegetables in the desert and life on the local date farm.
2023-09-1849 min
Kitchen RadioPlatingBec Capp, coordinator and curator of the Plating Exhibition, joins regular host Rita Cattoni to chat about this unique Show which celebrates collaborations between artists and bakers to celebrate the 30th Birthday of 'Watch This Space' in Mpartnwe (Alice Springs).
2023-08-1947 min
Kitchen RadioCloudy’s - A homage to central Australia’s culinary historyThis episode is a homage to the award winning restaurant - Cloudy's - at Glen Helen Resort which operated from 1987 to the early 1990s. It includes an interview with former head chef Mindy Byrne and restauranteur, Sandra Clyne about their time at Cloudy's. It also includes a second interview with Cloudy patron, Liz Scott who gives us the diner experience first hand.
2023-07-2151 min
Kitchen RadioThe Alice Springs Show ShowSpecial guest Donna O'Brien joins regular host Rita Cattoni to discuss the highlights and lowlights of this year's Alice Springs Show. They also chat to a number of entrants, onlookers and the steward for the Cooking Comp.
2023-07-1137 min
Kitchen RadioNostalgic & Womanly CookingIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, we discuss a treasure trove of old cookbooks that special guest Nina Tsernjavski found at an op shop in Port Lonsdale… and then we transition to a chat about nostalgic cooking including some great tips for Lemon Delicious. (no music)
2023-06-1047 min
Kitchen RadioCooking and SailingIn 2022 Adam Gooderham, with his partner and two children, spent 6 months sailing the east coast of Australia. In this week’s episode of Kitchen Radio I’m chatting with Adam about this experience and the reality of cooking and feeding a family of four aboard a sailboat
2023-04-0436 min
Kitchen RadioThe joy of cake at workBaking cakes for your workplace is a great way to connect with colleagues, gain brownie points, schmooze your boss and generally to have time out…. and there are not many pitfalls… In this episode of Kitchen Radio, Tim Thomadis recounts his experiences baking cakes for work, entering work-based cake competitions and explains the Swedish concept of ‘Fika’, simply translated as "coffee and cake break". And of course, there’s a recipe for Sticky Date Pudding Cake.
2023-03-2144 min
Kitchen RadioMagical CookingYou might have seen this episode's guest – Tom Carew-Reid – weaving his culinary magic at the Roastery Kitchen in Alice Springs– or you’ve maybe eaten some of his fabulous food. In this fortnight’s episode of Kitchen Radio we speak with Tom about his experiences learning the culinary trade and working as a professional cook across Australia, and we explore the magical nature of cooking.
2023-03-0944 min
Kitchen RadioNose to Tail Eating & Cooking with Chloe and LukeIn this episode we explore current trends in nose to tail eating and cooking, while also looking at the availability of these 'cuts' in Alice Springs.
2023-01-2145 min
Kitchen RadioCapricornia Deep Dive, Take 2
The first podcast in the Cook & Book Show, this is part two of our two-part deep dive into Xavier Herbert's Capricornia with a special guest interview with Wiradjurai author and scholar, Jeanine Leane, discussing Herbert's handling of Indigenous and race-related themes.
Should Capricornia should be cancelled and much more.
2022-09-1251 min
Kitchen RadioStick FoodFind out all about Stick Food with Yasmine Musharbash.
2021-11-1647 min
Kitchen RadioCake Baking and the Beanie FestivalThe annual Beanie Festival in Alice Springs is not only about beanies, but it's also about cakes and cakes and pumpkin soup. Long time organiser of the Beanie Festival Teashop - Annie Farthing - joins regular host Rita Cattoni to chat about community cake baking.
(This version without music)
2021-06-2846 min
Kitchen RadioCooking with SharkIn this episode, Laurie-May gives us a new perspective on cooking with shark.
2021-06-1046 min
Kitchen RadioA Cameleer's Take on Campfire CookingIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, ex-cameleer Mel Kean talks about campfire cooking on a camel trek.
2021-06-1046 min
Kitchen RadioMary Couscous on Kitchen RadioIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, special guest Mary Bukjiok talks about South Sudanese cooking and explains how to make home-made couscous. (No music on this version, but version with music available on 8CCC website soon.)
2021-04-2244 min
Kitchen RadioThe Passover Seder on Kitchen RadioIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, Nechama Zwier explains the food traditions around the Passover Seder and shares a secret recipe for vegetarian kneidel (matzo balls).
2021-04-1547 min
Kitchen RadioPierogi and Polish CookingIn this episode of Kitchen Rita, Joanna Henryks invites Rita Cattoni into her kitchen for a Pierogi cooking lesson and an insight into Polish cooking.
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2020-10-2852 min
Kitchen RadioPinoy Cooking with JaneIn this episode of Kitchen Radio we speak with Jane from the MJ Asian Pinoy Store in Alice Springs and learn about classic Filipino dishes such as Adobo Pork and Lechon, as well as some new popular Pinoy foods.
2020-10-0542 min
Kitchen RadioCollecting, cooking and eating Weeds with Ange VincentIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, we talk with Ange Vincent about what not and what to eat when it comes to weeds.... and how to cook them. Includes tips for poached aloe vera and nettle peso.
2020-09-2245 min
Kitchen RadioCooking Jordanian food with YasmineIn this episode we talk to Yasmine Musharbash about mansaf, hummus, qatayef and other Jordanian speciality foods as well as tips on how to hone your cooking skills to show your worth as a woman!
2020-08-0946 min
Kitchen RadioNostalgic CookingIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, regular host Rita Cattoni chats with Margaret Carew about the food of their childhood.
2020-07-1746 min
Kitchen Radio30 Minute Meals with Dallas GoldIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, Dallas Gold joins regular host Rita Cattoni, for a discussion, tips and recipes on cooking great meals in 30 minutes.
2020-07-0344 min
Kitchen RadioLaurie's Locavore Challenge, #2In this episode Kitchen Radio, Laurie May recounts her gourmet experiences eating only local food from the Central Desert region for the past five days. Check our Laurie's fabulous instagram images at:
desert_locavorian
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2020-06-1643 min
Kitchen RadioGood Friday and Easter Kitchen RadioIn these days of social isolation, the kitchen and more importantly cooking is emerging as a central activity in people’s lives. And this is not cooking as entertainment, but rather cooking as an activity in its right. In this week's episode of Kitchen, Rita Cattoni is joined from afar by Beck Gooderham, looking at the latest Coronvirus food shopping trends and Easter Cooking. A special feature of this episode is an interview with Suzie Kapetas from Darwin about Easter celebrations in the Greek community, as well as a recipe for Galactoboureco.
Resurrection Cookies:
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Kitchen RadioBeans and QuarantineBeans are a great 'famine food' and in this episode of Kitchen Radio, Libby Kartzoff joins Rita Cattoni for a discussion about cooking with beans, choosing essential ingredients and the larger and deeper issues around food and Coronavirus.
Recipes for this show can be found at:
Stephanie Alexander's Baked Beans:
https://www.food.com/recipe/stephanie-alexanders-baked-beans-431982
Borlotti Beans with Nutmeg:
https://ritacattoni.blogspot.com/search?q=borlotti
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2020-04-0547 minKitchen RadioLaurie's Locavore WeekIn this episode of Kitchen Radio we track Laurie May's experience over the last five days eating only foods that have been grown in the Central Desert region as part a three-monthly locavore challenge.
2020-04-0547 min
Kitchen RadioBread and Flour and ArtIn this episode of Kitchen Radio, local artist Jonny Rowden talks about bread and flour and bread as art...
2020-03-1752 min
Kitchen RadioMeat with Nellie and KirstyIn this week's episode of Kitchen Radio, we explore the world of meat-eating and cooking with Nellie Reinhard and Kirsty Stewart, plus some cooking tips from Bradley at Millner Meats.
2020-02-2751 min
Kitchen RadioStrawberries and Valentine's DayThis week's episode of Kitchen Radio features strawberries, and explores the giving of food as an expression of love.
2020-02-1628 min
Kitchen RadioCapsicum, peppers, chillis and food travels in Slovenia with Laurie MayIn this week's episode of Kitchen Radio we discuss the many ways you can eat and cook with capsicum, peppers, chillis. We also travel to Slovenia with Laurie May and find out about Bogrács Gulyás.
2020-02-0943 min
Kitchen RadioEggplant and New York food adventures with Marina StrocchiThis week’s episode of kitchen radio features eggplants and and a mouth-watering account of Alice Springs artist Marina’s Strocchi’s food travels in New York.
2020-02-0239 min
Kitchen RadioChristmas Show Part 1: Would that the world could eat like us.In Christmas Show Part 1: Would that the world could eat like us, Jenny and Bill Pechey talk about why Alice Spring is the best place in the world to have Christmas and share the secret recipe for the much-loved Singapore Softdrink.
2019-12-1840 min
Kitchen RadioApricot SeasonApricots are the first of the stone fruits to hit the supermarket shelves, and mark the beginning of summer and school holidays. But they are not everyone's favourite stone fruit. In this episode of Kitchen Radio, Rita Cattoni is joined by Franny Coughlan and her strong memories of apricot season.
2019-12-1124 min
Kitchen RadioHoney...With honey harvesting underway in Alice Springs, local poet, Laurie May, joins Rita Cattoni to chat about bees, bee hives and of course honey in the kitchen.
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2019-12-0330 min
Kitchen RadioDesserts in the DesertRachel Fa'oa joins Kitchen Radio host Rita Cattoni, for a chat about cake baking and dessert making in Alice Springs and the pressure of cooking on TV and baking wedding cakes for friends.
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2019-11-2325 min
Kitchen RadioRadio Zucchini and veggie patchesIf only zucchini could talk they might be able to add to our exhaustive list of things to do with them in the kitchen. This episode features guest co-host James Balfour and interviews with Year 6 students from the Alice Springs Steiner School about their veggie patches.
2019-11-1631 min
Kitchen RadioThe Goat Show, Part 2: Goat's MeatDo you feel better about eating animals that have lived a 'wild' life rather than stuck in a feed lot? Did ou know that 90% of the goat's meat sold in Australia is wild meat? In this, the second part of the goat show we explore cooking with goat's meat and include recipes for the Greek dish Kleftiko, goat wontons and goat's liver pate.
2019-11-0833 min
Kitchen RadioThe Goat Show, Part 1: Goat's milk and cheeseIn this week's Goat Show (Part 1) Kitchen Radio looks at goat's milk and goat's cheese.. with live tastings, recipes and more.
2019-11-0237 min
Kitchen RadioThe wonderful world of BeetrootBeck provides a very special opening reading to this, our twelfth episode of kitchen radio, where we discuss that most gorgeous of vegetables, the beetroot.
2019-10-2834 min
Kitchen RadioMango LovingWith Darwin mangoes for sale in carparks around Alice Springs, and summer well and truly here, what better food to talk about and eat and love, than mangoes.
2019-10-1931 min
Kitchen RadioDolmades and Vine LeavesWith grape vines growing vigorously around Alice Springs, it is the perfect time to make dolmades. In this episode we look at the variations in recipes, and do a blind tasting comparing bought dolmades with home-made versions.
2019-10-1930 min
Kitchen RadioMmmm....mulberries...Mulberries mean summer, purple stained feet and much more. In Episode 9 of Kitchen Radio, Beck and Rita discuss mulberry jelly, mulberry granita and vegan cashew nut mulberry cheesecake, with special guest, Laurencia Grant.
2019-10-0435 min
Kitchen RadioCauliflower, broccoli and stolen harvestsEpisode 8 of Kitchen explores what to do with cauliflower and broccoli in the kitchen, with a special dual reading of the Stolen Cauliflower poem from the Community Garden.
2019-09-2830 min
Kitchen RadioKale and Climate ChangeLaurie May joins the Kitchen Radio crew with many tales of kale, in fact four types of kale. We also discuss how each of us can change our food habits in support of a reduced carbon emissions.
2019-09-2135 min
Kitchen RadioShooting snow peas..Snow Peas are still doing well in Alice Springs, and there's a bit more to them than just eating the pod...
2019-09-1727 min
Kitchen RadioQuandongsOn the menu this week is locally grown quandongs, fish tortillas and vietnamese coffee.
2019-09-0837 min
Kitchen RadioToo much citrus and two types of fennelIn episode 3 of Kitchen Radio we hear what Laurencia Grant does with her abundance of oranges and we explore the world of fennel.
2019-09-0328 min
Kitchen RadioAsparagusIn Episode 4 we talk to Michael Watts about his mobile asparagus patch and discuss ways to cook asparagus.
2019-09-0326 min
Kitchen RadioOranges and ongivingEpisode 2 of Kitchen Radio looks at what to do with too many oranges and we get to hear from the first prize winner of the best oranges at the Alice Springs Show. This episode also explores the ethics of on-giving gifts of food..
2019-08-1830 min
Kitchen RadioAll about LemonsOur first podcast (and radio show), All About Lemons celebrates and explores the place of lemons in our kitchen.
2019-08-1027 min
CAAMA Radio Network PodcastsHelping to preserve and strengthen languageIndigenous Community Television, ICTV is hosting the newly established inLangauge platform which will have dedicated access for up to 20 language groups to house their video content.
The launch of the platform was held at the Alice Springs Library last week. Speaking to the media was Vito Lucarelli, who is the project coordinator of the inLanguage platform, General manager of ICTV Rita Cattoni and Arrernte Warlpiri women and ICTV Board member Lynette Ellis.2019-02-2606 min