DonnaLonna Kitchen Show

S85E123 The Return of Donna Lonna Kitchen!

S85E122 A Visit to Dot, Turkey

Donna and Lonna visit the Dot Cafe for lunch. Farmer Rob Faux shares some good turkey tales and talks aboutraising birds organically on pasture.

S85E121 Books - Fat,Bones,Bitter,Candy,Fruit

Recipes and inspiration from food book authors: Jennifer McLagan, Camilla Wynne, and Nigel Slater.

S85E119 Bird Flu, Night Sky

Very small things and very big things. The KHOI Science Bytes guys, Mike Meetz and Sam Wormley join us to talk aboutmicrobes, pandemics, food safety, asteriods, the moons of Jupiter, comets, and…

S85E118 Potatoes and Onions

We talk about the many joys of potatoes and onions. Varieties and recipes. We talk about cooking fat, an Onion Rabbit recipe, Leek and Apple Salad, Onion jam, and Sauerkraut Tart.

S85E117 The Business of Lockwood Cafe

Lockwood Cafe is a local treasure on the northwest edge of Ames, Iowa - located in a repurposed grain elevator. We talk to Sharon Stewart about the Cafe's startup, how she keeps it running and the…

S85E116 Farming with Nick Wallace

We talk with farmer Nick Wallace about making the most out of a small acreage. Beef, honey and more.

S1E115 115: Michael Perry

Michael Perry is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, humorist, musician and amateur snowplow driver from New Auburn, Wisconsin. His work includes Population 485, Truck: A Love Story,…

S1E86 114: Cinnamon and More Food

Lead found in cinnamon. Donna talks about the latest news. And we talk about  apples, an applesauce poem by Ted Kooser, we consider the many kitchen variations on fruit jam, pumpkin peel research, an…

S1E86 113: Culinary School

Jacob Travesette shares his food adventures from growing up in Ames, Iowa to attending the Hoffman Institute - a highly acclaimed, Michelin starred culinary school in Barcelona, Spain. Donna and…

S1E86 112: Work, Okra delights, Mastication, Bitters

Donna shares thoughts of work and household chores. Lonna makes a strange but tasty recipe: Okra Marshmallow Delights. How do we chew, taste, and digest our food? We explore mastication and the wide…

S1E86 111: Beans and Steve Cannon

All things beans with Steven Cannon, geneticist and researcher for USDA and Associate Professor in the ISU department of Agronomy. Steven talks about the wide range of plants in the legume family and…

S1E86 110: Fresh Okra, Book review, Lovage Sauce

Celebrate summer and fresh food. Donna and Lonna talk about farmer's markets, ice cream, tomatillos, eggplant. okra and lovage. Donna talks about Dicamba on our farm fields. Lonna reviews a good…

S1E86 109: Tomatoes and More Garden

We taste a homemade Nocino (a black walnut liqueur). Tomatoes: so much to celebrate, so many varieties... seed saving, growing, harvesting, eating and processing for later. We talk about oven-candied…

S1E86 108: Drinks, Carrots, Recipes and Elderberries

Hydrate! Donna talks about herbal drinks, watermelon, infusions, syrups, and mocktails. Lonna talks about carrot cake and the history of the carrot and the color orange. And we consider the…

S1E86 107: Iowa's Water Quality and Quantity

Who is taking care of our water? Carolyn Raffensperger joins us to talk about the quality, quantity, and the speed with which water moves through our state. Nitrate levels are at an all time high in…

S1E106 106: Chickens with Cynthia McClure

We take a light hearted look at backyard poultry with Cynthia McClure. Cynthia reports on her visit to the first ever Murray McMurray Chicken Festival, held in Webster City, Iowa. We talk about…

S1E86 105: Blueberries with Kim Anderson

Kim Anderson has a way with blueberries. We talk about growing, managing and marketing at the organic, U-pick - Blueberry Bottom Farm in Brighton, Iowa. Kim talks about the challenges of local…

S1E86 103: Healthy Iowa Food Systems with Kamyar Enshayan

Knowing what to eat is a tricky business. How do we learn to eat healthy food? Donna and Lonna are joined by Kamyar Enshayan, Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Education at…

S1E102 102: Recipe Review, Banjos, Kismet Recipe Book, Garden, Lime Pie, Wild Greens

A review of a Rhubarb Upsidedown Cake recipe, thoughts on banjos, groundhogs, gardens and Lime Pie. Donna reviews Kismet, a new recipe book... and we explore edible wild spring greens.