Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

When Nikki Boyer’s best friend, Molly Kochan, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Nikki’s life changed forever. She began to document Molly’s final years in earnest, culminating in an award-winning podcast Dying For Sex. Today, Nikki discusses what that journey was like for her, her love of pasta and carbs, how conversations surrounding death sometimes make for the best discussions, and her new podcast Near Death.

You can follow Kelly Rizzo on all platforms @eattravelrock for clips or BTS footage from the podcast. Nikki’s podcast Near Death is streaming now on all podcast platforms and you can follow her on socials @nikkiboyer.

Penne a la Vodka Recipe

1. Add some oil into a hot pan with some finely diced onion.
2. Once the onion cooks down a bit and becomes translucent, add some garlic and chili flakes and let that cook for a couple minutes - we don’t want the garlic to burn so keep an eye on it.
3. Add some tomato paste and stir that in. Let it cook down for a couple more minutes so we get that nice earthy flavor.
4. In the meantime, boil some water with a lot of salt and cook your penne - when that’s done be sure to save some of your pasta water.
5. Once everything in the pan is nice and combined, we’re gonna add some vodka.
6. Let that vodka cook down, we want to cook out all the alcohol so it doesn’t taste like a cocktail!
7. Then, stir in some heavy cream, add your pasta, pasta water, and a whole bunch of parmesan cheese and you’re ready to eat!

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When Katie Couric lost her husband, Jay Monahan in 1998, she didn’t know how she would go on. But she had to keep it together for her two young daughters - and for the millions of Americans tuning in each week to see her on the Today Show. Today, Katie discusses the pressure of working and raising her kids while grieving, how our culture needs to normalize discussions of death, keeping her husband’s memory alive, and her love of meatloaf.

You can follow Kelly Rizzo on all platforms @eattravelrock for clips or BTS footage from the podcast, and you can get Katie’s book, Going There, wherever books are sold.

Meatloaf Recipe

1. Finely dice onion, mushroom, zucchini, carrots and celery - or whatever’s in season.
2. Sauté veggies with some olive oil until they are cooked down.
3. Add the vegetables to a pound of either raw ground chicken or raw ground turkey and massage them together, until the veggies are evenly spread throughout the meat mixture.
4. Add an egg, Italian breadcrumbs, ketchup, and barbecue sauce (optional) to the meat mixture. Shape into a loaf and put that in your baking dish.
5. Make another mixture of ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce and pour that on top of the loaf.
6. Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 400 degrees.

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When Brian Austin Green suffered from a debilitating brain condition, he wasn’t sure he would ever regain his previous quality of life. Luckily, through years of hard work and dedication to his health, Brian is healthy again and was even strong enough to compete with Kelly on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. He discusses his emotions during that time as well as how it felt to suddenly lose one of his best friends, actor Luke Perry. Brian gets into his relationship with grief, how he lives his life the way Luke would have wanted him to, his parenting ethos, and how to find comfort under terrible circumstances.

You can follow Kelly Rizzo on all platforms @eattravelrock for clips or BTS footage from the podcast, and you can follow Brian at @brianaustingreen.

Lasagna Bolognese Recipe

1. Add some oil to a hot pan.
2. Add minced carrot, onion, and celery to the oil and saute for 4-6 mins.
3. Add some ground beef and ground pork and cook until it’s brown and cooked through.
4. Deglaze the pan with some red wine to get all the good bits up from the bottom then add some crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper and mix it up!
5. While that’s cooking, you wanna start your beschamel sauce which is essentially just butter, milk, and flour with a dash of nutmeg, stir until nice and thick and creamy.
6. Boil your pasta noodles, then you’re ready to assemble!
7. Start with your cooked noodles on the bottom, then layer up with sauce and beschamel to your heart's content.

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Amanda Kloots tragically lost her husband, Nick Cordero, during the early months of the pandemic in 2020. In the aftermath, she’s worked incredibly hard to support her young son and share her grieving journey with those who might be going through the same thing. Today, Amanda discusses her memories from the early days of losing Nick, how she received support during that time, how there’s no room for judgment when it comes to grief, and her thoughts on dating after losing a spouse.

You can follow Kelly Rizzo on all platforms @eattravelrock for clips or BTS footage from the podcast, and you can get Amanda’s Books, Tell Me Your Dreams and Live Your Life, wherever books are sold.

Grilled Cheese and Waffle Fries Recipe

1. Take two pieces of bread and slather them in some mayo on the outside and butter on the inside, or however you prefer.
2. Add some american cheese and put your sandwich together.
3. Put a little bit of butter in the pan, heat it up and put your sandwiches in there.
4. Toast on one side until golden brown then flip ‘em over and toast the other side with the lid on so that the cheese gets nice and melty.
5. For the waffle fries, we had them frozen so preheat your oven and bake to the package instructions.

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