Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living
Earth Eats has spent 100 episodes cooking local foods, visiting farms, and interviewing food activists. Here are a few of our listeners' favorite segments.
Root vegetables are loved by folks dedicated to eating locally and seasonally in the cold months. Check out this rutabaga mash paired with a fresh salad.
Three recipes using two weird vegetables. The raw salad will make you see Brussels sprouts in a new way. And, two ideas for preparing sunchokes.
This one's for all the meat eaters! Two stews that will stick to your bones and make your house smell amazing, one using beef and the other using rabbit.
Never cooked with beef tongue before? Don't be nervous! Insert it into a familiar recipe, like this pot roast.
Do you or someone you know have a food allergy or intolerance?
These black-eyed peas are every bit as satisfying as the bacon-laced version you may have grown up with. And don't forget the cornbread!
Everyone’s got one – a chili recipe. The first recipe is my mama’s original recipe, and the second one is my modern adaption.
New USDA rules will require familiar nutrition labels either on packaging or signs in supermarkets.
This Gingerbread Pear Cake seems to glow like a fiery lamp in a dim room during these dark and cold days.
From beef tongue, the next adventure in organ meats is beef heart. This recipe marinates and grills the meat.
In order to protect the public from fluorosis and unnecessary chemicals, the HHS and EPA recommend that fluoride levels in drinking water be lowered.
A doctor's organization that advocates a plant-based diet sued the government over its MyPyramid food guide.
A new study finds that the majority of young children consume caffeine daily, and the more caffeine they consume, the less they sleep.
The United Nations reports the prices of food commodities are at an all-time high. Harsh weather conditions around the world could push them even higher.
This recipe is low in fat and high in taste. Mustard seed adds a nice zing.
Move over, tater tots. The USDA released its new set of guidelines for school meals, and overall it favors whole foods.
Researchers at Washington University have found a link between overeating and family history of alcoholism. Does this mean we can be addicted to food?
The Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection unveiled new production rules after 4,700 farms were closed in the German dioxin outbreak.
Local American food played an important role in last night's state dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Fab@Home, an open-source personal fabricator project out of Cornell, is developing machines that can print food.
Whether you call it a crustless quiche or a baked Spanish tortilla, this recipe can be easily modified to work with the veggies in your fridge at home.
A new study shows that other mammals are experiencing an obesity epidemic alongside humans.
Kraft's newest advertising vehicle, the Meal Planning Kiosk, uses video analytics to tell you what you should buy.
Part of a class action suit against several baby bottle manufacturers has been settled. The companies failed to disclose that their bottles contained BPA.
Responding to a history of food contamination, the Chinese government has recently taken measures to enforce food safety.
Recent data shows less than 10% of Americans are eating enough veggies—here are some easy and delicious ideas to help you meet your quota!
Taco Bell's meat is under fire as an Alabama law firm claims Taco Bell's "beef" isn't really beef.
Documents published by WikiLeaks show that diplomats aggressively lobbied the EU and the Vatican to buy US GMO crops.
Indiana is one of 14 states receiving a failing grade when it comes to solving foodborne illness cases quickly.
Save your chicken and beef bones and make yourself some broth. Not only is homemade stock rich with minerals, it will make any dish that much more tasty.
Walmart announced that it will promote healthier food, and though the Let's Move! campaign supports it, critics are skeptical.
This recipe provides a great excuse to buy an entire chicken from your local farmer. The broth will be better than what you can make from store-bought birds.
If you get into the habit of saving the bones from your steaks, you'll have the 3-4 pounds of bones you'd needed to make stock in no time.
Never cooked with beef tongue before? Don't be nervous! Insert it into a familiar recipe, like this pot roast.
These black-eyed peas are every bit as satisfying as the bacon-laced version you may have grown up with. And don't forget the cornbread!
Everyone’s got one – a chili recipe. The first recipe is my mama’s original recipe, and the second one is my modern adaption.
Earth Eats has spent 100 episodes cooking local foods, visiting farms, and interviewing food activists. Here are a few of our listeners' favorite segments.
This Gingerbread Pear Cake seems to glow like a fiery lamp in a dim room during these dark and cold days.
From beef tongue, the next adventure in organ meats is beef heart. This recipe marinates and grills the meat.
Root vegetables are loved by folks dedicated to eating locally and seasonally in the cold months. Check out this rutabaga mash paired with a fresh salad.
Three recipes using two weird vegetables. The raw salad will make you see Brussels sprouts in a new way. And, two ideas for preparing sunchokes.
Whether you call it a crustless quiche or a baked Spanish tortilla, this recipe can be easily modified to work with the veggies in your fridge at home.
Save your chicken and beef bones and make yourself some broth. Not only is homemade stock rich with minerals, it will make any dish that much more tasty.
This recipe provides a great excuse to buy an entire chicken from your local farmer. The broth will be better than what you can make from store-bought birds.
If you get into the habit of saving the bones from your steaks, you'll have the 3-4 pounds of bones you'd needed to make stock in no time.
Do you or someone you know have a food allergy or intolerance?
New USDA rules will require familiar nutrition labels either on packaging or signs in supermarkets.
Contaminated alfalfa sprouts leads to multi-state salmonella outbreak.
In order to protect the public from fluorosis and unnecessary chemicals, the HHS and EPA recommend that fluoride levels in drinking water be lowered.
A doctor's organization that advocates a plant-based diet sued the government over its MyPyramid food guide.
A new study finds that the majority of young children consume caffeine daily, and the more caffeine they consume, the less they sleep.
The United Nations reports the prices of food commodities are at an all-time high. Harsh weather conditions around the world could push them even higher.
Move over, tater tots. The USDA released its new set of guidelines for school meals, and overall it favors whole foods.
Researchers at Washington University have found a link between overeating and family history of alcoholism. Does this mean we can be addicted to food?
The Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection unveiled new production rules after 4,700 farms were closed in the German dioxin outbreak.
Local American food played an important role in last night's state dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Fab@Home, an open-source personal fabricator project out of Cornell, is developing machines that can print food.
A new study shows that other mammals are experiencing an obesity epidemic alongside humans.
Kraft's newest advertising vehicle, the Meal Planning Kiosk, uses video analytics to tell you what you should buy.
Part of a class action suit against several baby bottle manufacturers has been settled. The companies failed to disclose that their bottles contained BPA.
Responding to a history of food contamination, the Chinese government has recently taken measures to enforce food safety.
Taco Bell's meat is under fire as an Alabama law firm claims Taco Bell's "beef" isn't really beef.
Documents published by WikiLeaks show that diplomats aggressively lobbied the EU and the Vatican to buy US GMO crops.
Indiana is one of 14 states receiving a failing grade when it comes to solving foodborne illness cases quickly.
Walmart announced that it will promote healthier food, and though the Let's Move! campaign supports it, critics are skeptical.
Annie Corrigan is the producer of Earth Eats, and an announcer and producer at WFIU Public Radio. Learn more »
Daniel Orr is a professional chef, restaurateur, blogger, and author of a number of cookbooks. Learn more »
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