A Cook's Notebook

Series produced by Ali Berlow

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Reflections of food and cooking in our kitchens and in our lives

Cook's Notebook tells stories - 1st person, fictional and news related - about food and life. It's not about reading a recipe or explaining a cooking technique, yet there's always a nugget of information for the listener. And they'll never hear the words 'yummy' or 'delicious' to describe food.

Segments are broadcast weekly on WCAI & WNAN during ME, D2D and WESAT and run about three minutes, not including host intros/outros.

Promos available upon request.


64 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First

  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 4
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A meditation in cooking soup in the night kitchen.

Bought by KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 3
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Two men walk into your kitchen to cook paella - what are you going to say - No?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 3
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Two New York girl-d.j.'s bake cookies as they mix dance beats

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Deep-frying a turkey for Thanksgiving

Bought by KTXK, KUAC, KDNK, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUHB and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 8
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Why we keep those random half-jars of things in our fridges and pantries.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Jennifer Cecil Moore, and WYSO


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 4
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Licorice - some say 'bring it on!' and others - '*?@%*yuck#!@&$^ !!'

Bought by WUAL, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 3
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Making chicken stock through a Lewis Carroll perspective

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
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An eulogy to a friend who made beach plum jelly

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Oct 07, 2003
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 3
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A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. Go figure.

Bought by KSFR, Delta College Public Radio, WRNC-LP, WTIP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2003
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 8

  • Added: Dec 11, 2003
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Dec 17, 2003
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 2
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Good plum pudding is out there (and so is really bad plum pudding)

Bought by KZUM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Dec 17, 2003
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 5
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Is the little town of Lonmay, Scotland ready for hoards of Elvis fans?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 13, 2004
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 3