Jennifer Russell
Jennifer Russell is a founding producer at The Splendid Table. Before coming to radio, she made historical and arts and cultural programming for public television. She claims to have come out of the womb a food lover -- when other girls played house, she played restaurateur. Follow her comings and goings on Twitter: @jenejentweets.
Recipes and Stories by Jennifer Russell
Take One Can. Can-tastic recipes to create simple, delicious & versatile meals
One of the last cookbooks I grabbed from the office before the ‘stay at home’ order went into effect was Lola Milne’s Take One Can: 80 Delicious Meals from the Cupboard. It’s a darling little book, but what struck me was the fact that very few cookbooks these days actually celebrate the can, and the timing for this one couldn’t have been more apropos!Things To Do With Rice
Rice is one of those universal staples found in kitchens all over the world. It’s eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, and the number of ways it can be prepared is practically infinite. It’s both exotic and simple, and you very likely have some in your cupboard. We’ve curated a rather large number of recipes, so if you’re looking for ways to put that rice to work, check out the links below for main dishes, sides, salads and desserts.Derby Day party classics from the kitchen of Churchill Downs
This wonderful menu of Southern dishes and cocktails was provided to The Splendid Table directly from David Danielson, executive chef at Churchill Downs, from his Bourbon Country Cookbook.The Art of the Cheese Plate
A well-orchestrated cheese plate can be the rock star of your holiday party. The Splendid Table talks with cheese monger Tia Keenan about The Art of the Cheese Plate for some advice and suggestions.How to cook with rhubarb
Rhubarb "looks and tastes like a fruit, and it acts like a fruit," says Taste of Home managing editor Mark Hagen. "But it's really a vegetable."Chef Ferran Adria: How do you define cooking?
"If you go home and you eat an apple, is that cooking?" asks chef Ferran Adria of the El Bulli Foundation and the former El Bulli restaurant. His work is featured in the art exhibition "Notes on Creativity."Lidia Bastianich served Pope Francis angel food cake during his visit to the U.S.
During Pope Francis' September 2015 visit to the U.S., chef Lidia Bastianich cooked several meals for him. "We were nervous about it. How were we going to do it?" she says. "But as we got closer, an easiness, a peacefulness came about."21 ways to eat tomatoes
Whether you grow your own tomatoes or buy them from the market, they can inspire many late-summer meals. Here are 21 ideas to get you going.Spend less time in the kitchen by cooking your next meal on a sheet pan
Sheet pans are an underrated kitchen tool that can be used to cook everything from appetizers to dessert -- with minimal cleanup. "[Sheet pans are] wonderful for their simple and relatively hands-off approach," says Molly Gilbert, author of Sheet Pan Suppers.The Sioux Chef is 'helping bring a Native American food culture into the modern world'
Chef Sean Sherman's business, The Sioux Chef, specializes in Native American food -- specifically the pre-reservation foods of the Dakota and Ojibwe people who lived on the Great Plains. "I'm trying to really stay true to a lot of the indigenous ingredients as much as possible," he says.