794: Holiday Cheer with Nik Sharma, Claire Saffitz, & Toni Tipton-Martin

This week, we have just what you need to prepare for this holiday season. First, award-winning author and food scientist Nik Sharma shares his favorite holiday traditions and food pairings that will make your vegetables shine at the table. He is the author of Veg-Table, Recipes, Techniques and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals, and he left us with his recipe for Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (splendidtable.org/story/2023/12/22/stuffed-cab…). Then, the internet’s most beloved cooking star, Claire Saffitz, brings us her top holiday dessert ideas. She covers everything from citrus desserts, like her Souffleed Lemon Bread Pudding, (splendidtable.org/story/2023/12/22/souffleed-l…) to her holiday cookies, like the Chewy Molasses Spice Cookie, (splendidtable.org/story/2023/12/22/chewy-molas…) and what to make for New Year's. Her latest book is What’s for Dessert, Simple Recipes for Dessert People. Then, award-winning author Toni Tipton–Martin, talks about historical cocktail recipes and their modern interpretations. Her latest book is Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs and Juice: Cocktails From Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks. And she left us with her recipe for Pomegranate Demerara Rum Punch (splendidtable.org/story/2023/12/22/pomegranate…).

Broadcast dates for this episode:

• December 22, 2023 (originally aired)
• December 27, 2024 (rebroadcast)

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