One Real Good Thing with Ellie Krieger

Food is one of the very best gifts you can give because it’s a gift of connection. Homemade food gifts are touchingly personal and much less expensive than store-bought, and they can be created with less effort than you might imagine. In this episode, Elle Simone Scott, food stylist, America’s Test Kitchen cast member, and author of Food Gifts: 150+ Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents, shares her best tips and tricks for making irresistible, heart-felt food gifts with style.

Born and raised in Detroit, Elle found her love for food while spending time in the kitchen with a food enthusiast family. After an internship at the Food Network, Elle discovered her inclination towards the creative aspects of culinary preparation, particularly in designing and decorating as a food stylist, which lead her to work in culinary production for The Chew, Cook's Country, Bravo, Food Network and Cooking Channel. Now Elle resides in Boston as a full time ATK cast member and food stylist, as well as focusing on her role as a board member for Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, which Elle became involved with after her 2016 cancer diagnosis. With the release of her second cookbook, Elle continues to share her expertise, so you’ll never again resort to an expensive, impersonal store-bought basket.

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Welcome to Ellie's Spring Forward series where she revisits some of her most popular episodes that will help put winter behind you. In this first episode of her podcast, Ellie speaks directly with listeners, introducing them to “one real good thing” that she thinks is one of the most transformative changes you can make. It’s a simple shift in mindset away from the all-or-nothing approach so many fad diets advocate, toward a more balanced, realistic food philosophy that is the foundation of all of her delicious, healthy recipes. Join Ellie as she helps us get out of the good/bad food trap and shares how her Usually, Sometimes and Rarely food perspective can put you on a lifelong path of flavorful, healthy eating.

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If you feel intimidated going to the gym you are not alone. A recent poll showed that 50% of Americans have gymtimidation. And it’s not just about the gym. Many are intimidated to do any type of exercise, inside or outside. In this episode, Ash Shah, Clinical Counseling Director at Empower Your Mind Therapy, a leading mental health practice in New York City, sheds light on this issue which can have significant repercussion on well-being, and offers practical ways to beat it.

Ash Shah is a therapist dedicated to guiding individuals on their journey towards healing and self-discovery. With a compassionate approach grounded in mindfulness and dialectical behavioral techniques, Ash specializes in reducing anxiety, boosting self-confidence, and rediscovering joy in clients' lives. Ash holds an M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University and is an alumnus of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Training Program.

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Stir-frying can be one of the most nutritious and delicious ways to cook, and there is no one better than “The Stir-Fry Guru” herself, Grace Young, to help us level up our stir-fry so it’s better tasting, and better-for-you. In this episode she shares her game changing tips and tricks.

Grace Young is an award-winning cookbook author, culinary historian, and filmmaker. She is a 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, is the recipient of the Julia Child Award, the James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year Award and is a USA Today Women of the Year honoree for her work to save America’s Chinatowns. Named the “Poet Laureate of the wok” by the food historian Betty Fussell, Grace has devoted her career to celebrating healthy wok cookery. Her accolades include James Beard Awards for her Wok Therapist comedy video and cookbook Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge. She is a six-time IACP award-winner, including the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award and the Culinary Classics Award for her cookbook The Breath of a Wok. She is currently partnering with the James Beard Foundation on the #SupportChinatowns social media campaign to raise public awareness to preserve and protect America’s Chinatowns.

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Food shopping, cooking and eating together means so much more than meets the eye---in the process you are creating food memories that can comfort and guide you throughout your life. I am revisiting some of my best episodes in my Allstar Summer Series, featuring beloved TV food icons. In this episode the remarkable Lidia Bastianich talks about why creating healthy food memories is so important to her, and how you can cultivate them for yourself and your loved ones.

Lidia Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, she has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life—her family and food—to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya. Her most recent book is Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl, a companion to her new 26-part public television series, Lidia’s Kitchen. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Lidia’s cooking shows air nationwide in the U.S. on public television and CREATE, internationally, and on various digital networks. Among the numerous awards and accolades Lidia has earned are seven James Beard awards and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018). In 2022 Lidia received the Silver Award from APT for 25 years on Public Television.

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