Listen in while Stacey and Stephen explore the wilds of the kitchen and try new cuisines! http://ronnieandeddie.com/ Copyright 2007 Eddie and Ronnie Productions Sun, 20 May 2007 14:00:00 CST Two Chicago actors explore the wilds of the kitchen and the art of dinner conversation Stacey and Stephen embark on culinary misadventures in this monthly podcast featuring cooking, recipes, and dinner with friends! Ronnie and Eddie Productionsen-us Ronnie and Eddie Productions eddie@ronnieandeddie.com food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook a Hunan feast. Sun, 20 May 2007 15:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/may07.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/may07.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in May: Hunan cuisine. We whip up six courses of Hunan favorites, discover the true origins of a famous Vaudeville bit, and learn about the dairy cow reproductive cycle. 0:28:24 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook wedding food. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/apr07.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/apr07.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in April: Wedding feast. We attempt an international wedding banquet for our soon-to-be-married guests, with mixed results. Features include a chicken-like challah, ghost stories, shrimp in a pumpkin and a towering cream puff creation called croquembouche. Check out the photos at www.ronnieandeddie.com. 0:35:53 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook Spanish cuisine. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/mar07.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/mar07.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in March: Spanish fiesta. We stuff our own sausages and pair them with spiced figs for a warm first course, make a traditional tortilla or Spanish omelet, and then roll out the paella in all its glory. Tasters love the first half of the meal, but are completely stymied by the mystery dessert. 0:31:48 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook Thai. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/feb07.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/feb07.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in February: Thai delights. We prepared a feast for the senses - green curry with chicken, beef and broccoli noodles, heavenly springrolls with a sweet and hot dipping sauce, catfish wrapped in banana leaves, and a coconut custard steamed in a pumpkin. Perhaps most intriguing were the condiments - chili sauces, sugar, ground peanuts - something for everyone! Our guests, from Texas, were in a warm spicy heaven. 0:29:18 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen botch a strudel. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jan07.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jan07.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in January: Transylvania We attempted to construct a strudel from scratch, phyllo dough and all, with horrible results. Slightly more successful were the kraut casserole and the chicken with kohlrabi. We plied our guest with liquor and were forgiven. 0:30:04 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen hit the road. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:15:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/novdec06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/novdec06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in November/December: Nashville We hit the road and took in the Rockettes, BBQ and biscuits in Nashville, Tennessee. 0:42:35 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook up a mess of injera. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:30:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/oct06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/oct06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in October: Spicy Ethiopian cooking We explored the horn of Africa via Ethiopian cuisine: doro wat, beef berbere and the elusive injera bread. Return guests Nicki and Gideon discussed dancing for Radio City and our beloved congress. 0:42:13 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey, Stephen and the Croissant That Ate Paris. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:30:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/sep06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/sep06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in September: Up with the dawn and the pastry chefs We rose before dawn, braved wind and weather, and tried our hands at breakfast pastries. Croissants, almonds buns with cream filling, and ginger lemon muffins were foils to chilaquiles. Our baking results were so terrible, that fantastical re-naming tactics were employed to deceive our guests. Perhaps we should have stayed in bed. 0:24:02 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen explore the Middle East. Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:30:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jul06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jul06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in July/August: Exploring the Middle East We made hummus, flatbread, yet another kind of stuffed pastry (spinach parcels), koshary, chicken and baklava. But mostly this podcast features dinner conversation - about epiphanies, online dating and marriage. 0:32:22 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen create an Italian masterpiece. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jun06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/jun06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in June: Creating an Italian masterpiece. We serve up a bright seafood salad, an enormous timpano, and tiramisu. Our guests discuss trips to Italy and the body parts of saints. 0:38:07 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Stacey and Stephen cook up six courses of Sichuan delights. Wed, 24 May 2006 16:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/may06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/may06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in May: Cooking up six courses of Sichuan delights. Meeting your food before you eat it, and the subtleties of Froot Loops and Rice Krispies are all topics of conversation when we cook a six course Chinese meal for (and mostly in front of) our guests. 0:40:46 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor No time to cook? Eat out! We did, at Chicago's Tank. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/apr06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/apr06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in April: No time to cook? Eat out! We did, at Chicago's Tank. Our mic was filled with background noise, but our tummies were filled with sushi when we ate out on half-price maki day at Chicago's Tank restaurant. 0:21:08 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor Miso, sashimi, and autumn rain! The Hapless Gourmands cook Japanese. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/mar06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/mar06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in March: Miso, sashimi, and autumn rain! The Hapless Gourmands cook Japanese. Octopus salad, pinwheel pork cutlets stuffed with shiso leaves and plum paste and deep-fried, sashimi and more are featured in this Japanese meal. Rice. Did we mention the rice? 0:42:43 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor The Hapless Gourmands bring you two traditional french stews for the price of one Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/feb06.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/feb06.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in February: The Hapless Gourmands bring you two traditional french stews for the price of one What could be more French than that creamy white-bean and meat stew called cassoulet? And what could be more American than a cook-off? We try out two recipes - a traditional, long-simmering, goose-fat-filled French one and a shortcut-laden American one - for the classic French comfort food on our friends. The engaged couple are inspired to discuss politics, knitting, and how they met. 0:47:19 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor The Hapless Gourmands delve into Indian cooking for the holidays Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/dec05.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/dec05.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in December: The Hapless Gourmands delve into Indian cooking for the holidays Stacey and Stephen delve into Indian cooking for the holidays 0:51:24 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor The Hapless Gourmands debone a chicken and make a not-so-chiffon cake Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:00:00 CST http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/nov05.mp3 http://ronnieandeddie.com/audio/nov05.mp3 Ronnie and Eddie Productions no Hapless in November: The Hapless Gourmands debone a chicken and make a not-so-chiffon cake Stacey and Stephen debone a chicken and make a not-so-chiffon cake 0:29:55 food, cooking, dinner, recipes, entertaining, humor