Program Highlights for 12/15/07

December 15, 2007

Want to prepare something fabulous for your holiday guests without spending a fortune and stressing about hard-to-find ingredients? Well, new author, Hope Fox, brings more than 100 recipes from the country's best restaurants into the home kitchen in her debut book, Impress for Less! Finally…Terrific Recipes from the Finest Restaurants You Can Really Make at Home.

Eggnog literally means eggs inside a small cup. It is used as a toast to ones health. There will be plenty of eggnog flowing this month, and Lempert is joined by bartender, Jonathan Pogash, with the latest nogs, grogs and gloggs this holiday season.

It's holiday time and who better to fill us in on the proper holiday etiquette than columnist, Helena Echlin, who pens the popular "Table Manners" advice column. Echlin joins Lempert with advice on double-dipping; paper or cloth napkins?; and how to give food to the homeless. www.chow.com

For a growing number of Americans, this year the holidays will mean avoiding Genetically Modified (GM/GMO) Foods. But, do we really know what to look for when buying all your traditional holiday foods? For instance, most domestic animals are fed genetically modified corn, so if you are serving turkey, you need to look for the best turkey supplier. And what about pies?…watch for GM vegetable oils in the pie crust. Lempert is joined by Jeffrey Smith, with the Institute for Responsible Technology, with six tips for a great Non-GMO holiday! www.responsibletechnology.org

This week's 'stolen' recipe is JW Roast Chicken, signature dish of Jonathan Waxman, owner and chef of Barbuto in New York City's West Village as well as the West County Grill in Sebastopol, California. Jonathan loves to create bold flavors with simple ingredient using produce from local farmers. www.barbutonyc.com

Six million women in America each year are faced with infertility. A provocative new book, The Fertility Diet, reveals that what you eat, how active you are, and other lifestyle choices can definitely stack the reproductive deck in your favor. Dr. Walter Willett, co-author of the book, which is based on the latest scientific findings from The Nurses' Health Study II, joins Lempert with the details. www.thefertilitydiet.com

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