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ArchivesFood Week: Ramona AbellaBy John Walters on Wednesday, December 31, 2003.Food Week continues with the joy of Cuban cuisine. Ramona Abella was born in Cuba, but her family left when Castro came to power. Today, she lives on the seacoast of New Hampshire and still loves her homeland?s food the best. She?s written a book on Cuban cuisine called The Cuban Cuisine Primer. She says it?s easy to add a little Cuban flavor to your cooking? with a little garlic, a lot of lime, and some common spices. listen:
 Food Week: Jim HallerBy John Walters on Tuesday, December 30, 2003.Food Week continues with a life in the kitchen. Jim Haller was the creative genius behind the Blue Strawbery, the restaurant that made Portsmouth a destination for fine dining. Jim?s written several cookbooks, but his latest book, Vie de France, is an account of a month he spent living in a French village. There, he rediscovered his love of food and preparing a good meal. He?ll talk about his experiences in France and his career in cuisine. This originally aired in August 2002. listen:
Food Week: Helen BrodyBy John Walters on Monday, December 29, 2003.Food Week begins with New Hampshire's specialty foods. Helen Brody is a food writer and her new book, New Hampshire: From Farm to Kitchen, tells the stories of small farmers who are making artisan cheeses and fresh dairy products and raising unusual fruits and vegetables and meat animals. The book also includes recipes that use the specialty foods. listen:
Women on HighBy John Walters on Friday, December 26, 2003.In the 19th and early 20th century, many female mountain climbers braved social convention, and very unwieldy clothing to climb the highest mountains in the world. Many of them have been forgotten over time, but their stories are told in, Women on High, published by Appalachian Mountain Club Books. The author is Rebecca Brown, writer, journalist, and editor of the Littleton Courier. listen:
A Young Jazz Piano ProdigyBy John Walters on Thursday, December 25, 2003.Matt Savage has a form of autism and for the first few years of his life, he couldn?t stand to listen to music. But there was a hidden talent that revealed itself after several years of therapy. Now, 11 year old Matt leads a trio that performs and records professionally. He and his mother Diane talk about his music and his life journey so far. The Savage family lives in Francestown. listen:
The House Where the Hardest Things HappenedBy John Walters on Wednesday, December 24, 2003.Kate Young Caley grew up in Moultonboro where her family belonged to a local church. They did, at least, until her mother was dismissed from membership and the family followed her out the door. Now an adult, Kate struggles to understand that event and its impact on her and her family. She chronicles her experience in her book, The House Where the Hardest Things Happened. listen:
Holidays on IceBy John Walters on Tuesday, December 23, 2003.It?s the day before the night before Christmas, and we?re featuring holiday writings from New Hampshire writers. Donald Hall reads an excerpt from his latest book, Willow Temple. Victoria Shouldis has an essay on the Rockettes and holographic porn, James Patrick Kelly brings warmth to the season with a science fiction piece about death and ice, and we hear from Becky Rule and Neil English. listen:
Sticky Mittens and Angel FeetBy John Walters on Monday, December 22, 2003.We?ll speak with storyteller Rebecca Rule and poets Neil English and Maren Tirabassi. Their new CD Sticky Mittens and Angel Feet is a collection of stories, poems and songs of the season. We?ll sample the CD, and talk about their own celebrations of Christmases past and present. listen:
A Visit to Noda FarmBy John Walters on Friday, December 19, 2003.Noda Farm is a Christmas tree farm in Meriden. It's owned by two Japanese-American Quakers, Lafayette and Mayme Noda. They grew up in Central California and were put in internment camps during World War II. Afterward, Lafayette became a prominent medical researcher, and Mayme an anti-war activist. Now in retirement, they grow Christmas trees. They sell the trees on the honor system. Cut your tree and leave the money in a box. We talk about their varied, unique lives. listen:
Rural JudaismBy John Walters on Thursday, December 18, 2003.Stuart Matlins is founder and head of Jewish Lights Publishing in Woodstock, Vermont. He's been called the Ben and Jerry's of Jewish Publishing. Jewish Lights publishes books that cannot be pigeonholed as "Judaica", but, in Stuart's words, "books that reflect the Jewish wisdom and tradition of people of all faiths, all backgrounds." He started the company not long after he moved the small, rural Vermont town and found that he struggled to define what being Jewish meant minus all the trappings of urban Jewish culture. Stuart and his wife founded the Jewish community in Woodstock in 1988 and built a synagogue in 2000. listen:
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