What's that fabulous looking dish in the title photo?

My friend and fellow foodie, John Spaulding, wanted the recipe for the delicious looking stew in the title photo, and I realized that I should have talked about this either on the air or in the blog, and certainly should have posted the recipe.

It is Hungarian Gulyasleve, or Hungarian Goulash Soup, although it's technically a stew. Gulyas means "herdsman" and leves means "soup". This is a dish that herdsmen would make for themselves while out with their animals. It's about as traditional a Hungarian dish as it comes.

The recipe can be found under "Week 1: Austro-Hungary and Germany".

By the way, John and his friend Amity have a wonderful food blog at creativenoms.com

Week 3: Diner Food and Culture

Dirk and Lorraine take their show on the road to the Town Square Diner in Glade Spring, VA to talk to April Bare Anderson, the Diner's owner and operator. April has been serving up tasty diner food in the Square in Glade Spring for almost two years. As the owner of the Town Square Diner, the lovely and vivacious April has seen a lot of the changes in Glade Spring over the past two years, and she's met a whole lot of local characters, too.

Join in the fun when we explore the history and culture of that great American institution, the diner.

Week 2: Mexico

This week's radio show featured our first special guest, Professor Alma Ramirez. Alma is a native of Puebla, Mexico and is a Spanish professor at Emory & Henry. Her charm, wit, and sparkling personality have quickly made her a beloved member of the Emory & Henry community. In this episode of Food for Thought, Dirk and Lorraine discuss the history and culture of Mexican cuisine with their special guest.

Recipes for Week 2: Mexico can be found on the Recipes page.

Week 1: Austro-Hungary & Germany

In their first radio show, Dirk and Lorraine introduced themselves and talked about their backgrounds and favorite foods. Lorraine's family is Central European and German, so the cuisine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is "home cooking" at her house. Dirk's family roots go back to Germany and he loves to cook large and complex German dinners for friends and family.

Recipes for Week 1: Austro-Hungary and Germany can be found on the Recipes page.

Welcome

We're glad you found us! This is the blog for the radio show "Food for Thought: Conversations about Food and Culture" which airs on WEHC Radio 90.7 FM.

Your hosts are Lorraine Abraham and Dirk Moore, two foodies and culture buffs who love to talk about great food, entertaining, movies, history, and distinctive cultures. The focus of our radio show is the exploration of how food introduces us to different cultures. We'll cover everything from the "home cooking" of our own roots to the cuisines of Europe, Mexico, and Asia. We'll be interviewing local restauranteurs, fellow foodies, farmers, gardeners, and even friends who love to throw elegant and elaborate dinner parties.

Join us as we travel across the globe through the food and cultures of many places you always wanted to go.