Phoebe's Pure Food - 2 Weird Hungry Girls

The smokey mountains, moonshine, France and local recipe inspiration. It’s connected, I promise. Guest and blogger Rachel VanDuzer, of Rachel’s Farm Table, joins us for a tasty food inspired episode. p.s. Tracy was right. Take me to another place… The song is titled Tennessee by Arrested Development. Google it for a throwback! A game of horsehoooes!

Chef Diana Penn is Berks County's very own pastry chef extraordinaire. She's got the moxie and wit of Anthony Bourdain and his skills, I'm sure. She has the talent to rival any big city pastry chef. Diana joined us to talk about pie crusts. Listen in! Fresh fruit demands you respect them this season with the perfect crust.

Listen in for another visit from Nan Reinert of Chubby Pickle Farms. She shares some tips for mid-summer edible garden growing. We'll also share some of our favorite, local farmer's markets. We always laugh lots when Nan visits.

One of my favorite local performers stops by to share a bit of his passion. Conlan Kerschner, inspired by his grandfather's passion for bluegrass music, has been playing since he was knee high to a grasshopper. I know (I'm certain only about a few things) you will love his performance. Conlan gives Steve Martin a run for his money!

It might be the hottest part of summer but it’s a festival not to be missed. Folks come from beyond the tristate area to experience the nation’s oldest folk festival. It’s more than quilts. Special guest Vivian Aaron (a dearest heart friend) visits to talk about her years selling her hand woven baskets at this festival (she has since retired from this festival). Get your PA Dutchy on!. My husband will also be one of the demonstrators!

Three chicks talking food, jewelry, YouTube, being the hippest Gma (that’s cool talk for grandmother), belly painting and how Lu learned to cook. All this while nibbling tasty recipes I brought for the girls. Special guest Louise Pena-Candeleria, of JoinLuLu, joined us. She’s a jewelry crafter, social media geek and YouTube personality. I like to call her Lu and I love her fun videos for an afternoon smile. (for this episode’s recipes visit phoebespurefood.com)

Do you know what’s in your beer? Especially light beer? We speak with return guest Kevin Bennett of Local Buzz Consulting. He shares local, summer beer options and we learned about beer calories and additives. We also met the “topless can.” That was weird.

I want that, don’t you? We could all use some wardrobe help. Get summer wardrobe ready. Learn what to purge and what to purchase. We needed expert advice (duh) and that’s what we found in Susan Golembiski. She is a freelance fashion designer, owner of Frock and new owner of Jan Rae. She set us on a fashionable path.

Going mean green with Sabrina. Lot's of tips, advice and wonderful conversation with Tracy, Sabrina and Phoebe!

Party at Tracy’s! No, it’s not but if it was you’d want to bring these great beers! We went to the local pro for the tips on what to serve this Memorial Day weekend, Josh Nagle. 3 beers, 3 savory and sweet pairings! You will want to know Josh and hear the scoop on Berks County’s newest eatery too! Salute!

I should say upfront, Tracy’s purse really does seem under control. We talk about trash to treasure on this episode. Rachel Gambone of ReOrganize With Rachel joins us to share spring cleaning tips so we can make room for new yard sale treasures! You’ll enjoy this episode.

You'll want to try her savory dishes but most certainly her handmade macaroons. This is a special month for Vy, listen in! Also, if you pick up a box of macaroons don't turn your back or you'll be left with what I was...a buttercream scented, empty box! I had two guest co-hosts for this episode, my unusually quiet mom and Carrie Keplinger of the GlutenFreeHack.com.

With all the talk about the over glorification of busy we decide what we need more of in our lives to become more productive and happy. How do you turn work off at the end of your day and get ready to celebrate in your personal space? Kristin will share some sage advise on how she gets her smile, sparkle and shine on.

You must try the cocktail recipe I created in honor of our guest Nan of Chubby Pickle Farms. Wigle Distillery's Ginever (genever style gin) & lavender were the stars of this cocktail. This podcast is full of some serious nonsense but we covered some great ground (Mulch was the word!). We also talk green thumb reading and tips to get your yard ready for spring.

We're talking wine. Oh, twist our arms and those bottle caps, it turns out! There is one man you must know. I'm serious. You want to be on the receiving end of his wine tip emails. Want the scoop on chairman's select wines or need help paring for a party? John is your guy. We had him all to ourselves for this episode and got the scoop on what to be serving this Easter and why you should love screw top bottles

We get an update on how Tracy fared with her Whole30 journey, the scoop on Phoebe's tasty gourmet gluten-free recipes featured in April's issue of Susquehanna Style Magazine (it's just gorgeous) and the next Pure Food Soiree's guest speaker who will be taking the mystery out of going gluten-free. We also had 2 very special guests from our neck of the woods, Phil and Morgan Lapp of Neat. You'll want to hear about this local food business getting national acclaim and what they are doing to be socially responsible.

It's an on the road taping with Chef Meghan. I interviewed Chef for my FigLancaster.com column, Phoebe Savors Lancaster Central Market, Fig Style. http://www.figlancaster.com/blogs/category/phoebe-savors-lancaster-central-market-fig-style She shared a few extra minutes to talk about tips and splurges for home cooks and what she likes to prepare after a day in the kitchen.

Phoebe and Tracy talk about wellness, diet tips and cavemen?

Phoebe and Tracy talk about etiquette, seeds and peas!

Welcome to Phoebe's Pure Food - 2 Weird Hungry Girls podcast series!