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Mae Bissett's Crab Soup
October 29, 2004 Alice Witt ran the Hill Top Inn Restaurant in Mayo, Md., which she and her husband built in the 1930s. This is her recipe for Crab Soup, passed down through the family to her granddaughter, Mae Bissett, mother of candidate Phil Bissett. Bissett is running for county commissioner of Anne Arundel County.
John Wheeler's Pasta Pomodoro di Zanardi
October 22, 2004 Public radio listener John Wheeler first clued the Hidden Kitchens Team into the hidden kitchens of NASCAR. Wheeler is the chef for the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Team. He shares his recipes for pasta pomodoro di zanardi.
Recipes from the Winston Cup Racing Wives Auxiliary
October 22, 2004 The NASCAR Racing Wives Auxiliary is a benevolent fund for injured members of the NASCAR community. It's an impressive group of ladies formed by the wives of drivers, crews and sponsors. They share recipes from the 1964-1989 25th-anniversary issue of the Racing Wives Auxiliary cookbook.
Ken Enck's Recipe for Ham Balls
October 22, 2004 Ken Enck, owner of Enck's Custom Catering, feeds many NASCAR teams. Below is his recipe for ham balls, courtesy of Ken's mother, Ann Enck, who calls the meal "excellent for Thanksgiving." The Enck family catering business in Lanchester, Pa., feeds about a thousand people a year on Thanksgiving Day. Ham balls are always on the menu.
Contemporary Barbacoa
October 15, 2004 A modern-day recipe for barbacoa, a dish traditional to South Texas made from meat byproducts from a cow's head and other parts. More contemporary recipes for barbacoa often use lamb and are prepared in steamers.
Lydia Mendoza's Chiles Rellenos & Mexican Fideo
October 15, 2004 Lydia Mendoza, queen of Tejano music, began her legendary career singing in the plazas of downtown San Antonio with the chili queens in the 1930s. During The Kitchen Sisters' recent interview with her, Mendoza shared her time-honored recipes for some traditional dishes and her secret for chiles rellenos. These are her recipes, in her words.
#1 Original San Antonio Chili
October 15, 2004 From the research library of the Institute of Texan Cultures comes this chili queen recipe (slightly updated for shopping convenience).
George Foreman's Grilled Salmon &'Sir-Loin' Steak
October 8, 2004 It should come as no surprise to our NPR listeners that when we asked George Foreman, former heavyweight champion of the world, for his favorite recipes he said, "Give me a grill and plate." Here, Foreman shares his recipes for grilled salmon and grilled "Sir-Loin" steak.
Pat Sherman's SRO Hidden Beans & Rice
October 8, 2004 Pat Sherman lived in single-room occupancies (SROs) for a long time. She now works as the program coordinator of the walk-in center at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. Below, in her own words, is her recipe for "Hidden Beans & Rice."
Ruby Blackburn Lambert's Persimmon Pudding
October 1, 2004 Cornelia Lambert called the Hidden Kitchens Hotline tell us how her grandmother, Ruby, turned her legendary cooking into a local fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. Ruby Blackburn Lambert offers her recipe for Persimmon Pudding.
Lou Marcelli's Pasta Calamari
October 1, 2004 San Francisco's Lou the Glue shares his recipe for pasta calamari, in his own words.
