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This week we’re taking a deep dive into fall recipes. The leaves are changing, air is getting crisp, and hibernation season is on its way. That means we’re stocking up on all the yummy goodness. Let’s get cooking!
Yours in media,
Elizabeth He, Visual Communications Editor
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Fall Ingredients
Apple Treats
Double-Apple Bread Pudding (recipe)
For a bread pudding that’s chock-full of apple flavor, America’s Test Kitchen chefs use bright Granny Smith apples and combine them with cubes of toasted challah and a rich custard laced with autumnal spices. How about them apples?
- All-natural caramel apples (3 min how-to): Top it off with some sprinkles, nuts, or your favorite toppings for an extra special treat!
- Apple cider spritz (recipe): Try this refreshing beverage from Moveable Feast with Relish that features a simple syrup made with maple syrup and rosemary.
- New Scandinavian Cooking: Autumn Apple Treats (26 min episode): Visit Hardanger, the orchard of western Norway, where everything smells of apples.
Hearty Comfort Food
Tacos with Cider-Braised Pork (recipe)
Spicy sweet potato chipotle crema and caramelized Brussels sprouts come together in soft flour tortillas. Savor the flavor!
- Quiche with Brussels sprouts, apples, and shallots (5 min how-to): Quiche is a dish that can be prepared in advance using basic ingredients and any veggies that you have on hand.
- Here’s the secret to the best-ever squash side dish (recipe): It’s two special ingredients...let’s find out.
- A foolproof flatbread topped with squash (recipe): Butternut squash and blue cheese make sweet and savory friends in this comforting dish.
For Sweater Weather
Superfood Minestrone (recipe)
Curated specifically by a nutritionist, this soup from Homemade Live! is jam-packed with all the vitamins and minerals needed for this upcoming season. Slurp!
- Pub-style steak and ale pie (recipe): Prepare this hearty British classic from America’s Test Kitchen with four-pound chuck-eye roast.
- Pumpkin dark chocolate chip cookies (recipe): Adding good quality salt to this sweet recipe makes for one incredible fall treat.
Dive into our archives of cooking shows in the GBH Cooking Collection, and find new recipes and programs at gbh.org/food
Book of the Week
“Seriously from Scratch” by Joe Gatto (3 min audio)
Joe Gatto makes everything from scratch, and he’s out to show you that you can too with his brand new cookbook. It sounds hard, but Joe makes it very, very easy.
Expand Your Palate
Recession-Era Recipes Flourish on TikTok (article & 2 min audio)
Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for affordable, nutritious, and filling food — and building new communities online. See what’s cooking.
Callie Crossley Judges Your Favorite Celebrities’ Cookbooks (21 min audio)
Many celebrities have turned their passion for cooking into a money-making endeavor. Under the Radar discusses which of these authors is a foodie — and who should maybe hang up their apron.
AMERICAN MASTERS: Marcella (1.5 hr episode)
Discover how celebrated cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America. Mangia!
Find the Spirit of Fall in These Festive Eats (article)
Discover where to go for apple cider donuts, maple creemees, and more autumn treats at area inns and taverns — perfect spots while leaf-peeping. Our best finds.
Coming Up This Week
Did you miss Sunday’s drama premieres and want to catch up?
Watch Brian and Maggie and MASTERPIECE’s Maigret and The Gold starting tonight at 8pm on GBH 44 or anytime on the PBS App.
On Wednesday, NOVA Human continues at 9pm on GBH 2, and a new season of Good Karma Hospital starts Thursday at 8pm on GBH 44.
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Off Topic
- Last week, the legendary Jane Goodall passed away at 91. See her message of hope.
- Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein talk about what makes filmmaking with PBS special. Hear what they have to say!
- Red Sox Nation, maybe this will help you recover. See some of the first printed baseball cards, plus personal letters from the 1870s written by members of the Boston Red Stockings. A home run!
