Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini

This week on Eat Your Words, Cathy is joined in the studio by fellow HRN host Mike Edison, who just kicked off the tour for his new tragic-comic memoir, You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations. Tune in for this tale about being the person who you want to be, not the person you're told you should be.

This week on Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway sits down with the ladies of the Food Book Fair, Kimberly Chou and Amanda Dell. Dubbed the "Coachella of writing about eating," Food Book Fair includes panel discussions, a pop-up bookstore, #Foodieodicals, cooking demos, conceptual literary dinners, film screenings and much more. This year's fifth anniversary of the festival takes place on May 1st and 2nd at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg.

On this week's episode of Eat Your Words, Cathy speaks with Marisa McClellan, a full-time food writer and canning teacher, and the voice behind the blog Food in Jars. She is also the author of the books Food in Jars (Running Press 2012), Preserving by the Pint (Running Press 2014), and Naturally Sweet Food in Jars (Running Press 2016). In her new book, she offers a comprehensive response to fans’ frequent requests for canning and preserving recipes that utilize natural sweeteners in lieu of refined sugar, opening up the world of canning and preserving to home cooks who follow sugar-restricted diets.

On this week's episode of Eat Your Words, Cathy is joined in the studio by Imen McDonnell, author of The Farmette Cookbook: Recipes and Adventures from My Life on an Irish Farm.

In a former life, McDonnell worked in broadcast production while living in Minneapolis, New York, and Los Angeles. Now, she resides with her husband and son on their centuries-old family farm in the southwest of Ireland, and blogs about her experiences on Farmette. She and Cathy discuss leaving the American city for the Irish countryside, as well as some authentic St. Paddy's Day traditions.

In this week's episode of Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway is joined by Maggie Hoffman, author of The One Bottle Cocktail. She tells us how to make cocktails approachable in the home; how to pair food and cocktails; and the magic of bringing back the cocktail hour.

We're delighted to share one of Maggie's recipes; courtesy of One Bottle Cocktails, by Maggie Hoffman, 2018 Ten Speed Press:

SLIPPERY WHEN WET

"Makes 1 drink

I adore this fragrant and refreshing strawberry-gin drink, created by Shannon Tebay Sidle of New York’s Slowly Shirley and Death & Co. The secret ingredient is a dollop of unsweetened Greek yogurt, which gives the cocktail a tangy flavor and subtly creamy texture. The final result isn’t sweet or smoothie-like; this is definitely still a cocktail. A sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper highlights the gin’s herbal character, but I also like this drink with grassy blanco tequila or a full-bodied aged rum. If your fridge doesn’t dispense crushed ice, fill a freezer bag with cubes, wrap them in a dish towel, and go wild with a meat tenderizer or rolling pin.

1 large or 2 small ripe strawberries, halved
3⁄4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1⁄2 ounce undiluted honey
2 ounces gin
1 heaping teaspoon plain Greek yogurt

GARNISH: freshly ground black pepper and a vertical slice of strawberry

Combine strawberries, lemon juice, and honey in a cocktail shaker and muddle until well broken up. Add gin and Greek yogurt and fill shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice, then double-strain cocktail into it. Grind black pepper on top and garnish with the strawberry slice. "

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