DonnaLonna Kitchen Show
DonnaLonna Kitchen Show
DonnaLonna Kitchen Show
Chef Donna Prizgintas and farmer, artist Lonna Nachtigal explore their rural Midwestern food community with lively discussion and good humor. On the DonnaLonna Kitchen show, their long-running and award-winning radio production turned podcast, the ladies talk about food, farming, recipes, and also offer listeners their advice and opinions. Local and nationally known guests join Donna and Lonna around the kitchen table to discuss how farmers grow our food, what is nourishing and healthy, and what tastes good in which season. Chef Donna and Farmer Lonna are here to encourage simple home cooking.
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.
Nov 19, 2024
52 min
Books - Fat,Bones,Bitter,Candy,Fruit
Recipes and inspiration from food book authors: Jennifer McLagan, Camilla Wynne, and Nigel Slater.
Nov 12, 2024
49 min
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 daylight saving time.
Oct 29, 2024
54 min
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. 
Oct 29, 2024
55 min
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 application of kindness, courtesy, and patience as a successful business model.
Oct 28, 2024
52 min
Farming with Nick Wallace
We talk with farmer Nick Wallace about making the most out of a small acreage. Beef, honey and more.
Oct 28, 2024
53 min
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, Coop, Montaigne in Barn Boots, and The Jesus...
Oct 3, 2024
55 min
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 apple limerick, and five reasons to consider...
Sep 26, 2024
49 min
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 Jacob compare notes about knives,...
Sep 20, 2024
50 min
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