On this bonus episode of the podcast, we’re continuing our conversation from Episode 5: Out in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for those with Non-Discriminating Taste compiled in 1995 by Maine Won’t Discriminate, a political coalition based in Portland, Maine. The cookbook was raising money to fight an anti-gay rights referendum that was on the ballot in Maine in the mid-1990s.  The cookbook was compiled in Portland, but it was printed and published by a specialty cookbook publisher, Cookbook Publishers, inc., based in Lenexa, Kansas. We ran out of time in the last episode to include our conversation about the development of Midwestern specialty community cookbook publishers that took place in the second half of 1900’s. We wanted to share some of that conversation with you today.

We also talk about a community cookbook recently shared with us by a friend: Tasteful Treasures, a collection of recipes by the Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology at Central Maine Medical Center, Class of 2010. This community cookbook was also compiled in Maine, but printed by Morris Press Cookbooks in Kearney, Nebraska.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On this episode of the podcast, we’re celebrating Pride Month and talking about Out in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for those with non-discriminating taste compiled in 1995 by Maine Won’t Discriminate, a political coalition based in Portland, Maine. The cookbook was raising money to fight an anti-gay rights referendum that was on the ballot in Maine in the mid-1990s. We talk with Susan Sanders and Nancy Wanderer who were part of Maine Won’t Discriminate, and have 8 recipes in the book. And for our cooking segment, Karl made Nancy and Susan’s recipe for Spanakopeeta, Margaret made Tom Andrews’ Wicked Good Maine Lobster Chili and Backyard Rhubarb Pie, and Don made Oyster Dip and Gougeres.

In this episode we also start a conversation about the large specialty Midwestern community cookbook publishers (which will be continued in an upcoming bonus episode), and discuss at length how community cookbooks reflect changing communities and new charitable causes in American society.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

If you want to watch the 1994 Frontline documentary "Hilary's Class" that features Nancy Wanderer and Susan Sanders, you can find it here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hillarys-class/

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This episode is sponsored by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: Singing for Our Lives performed by Women in Harmony

Outro music: Singing for Our Lives performed by Holly Near

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.

On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about Far Away and Downeast: Recipes from the Maine Refugee Community published in the mid-80s by the Refugee Resettlement Program of Diocesan Human Relations Services in Portland. The cookbook represents a wide range of refugee communities in Maine including Afghan, Cambodian, Cuban, Iranian, Laotian, Polish, and Vietnamese. We’re going to talk with Selby Frame, who was one of the editors and compilers  of the cookbook, and for today’s recipe segment, Margaret made Sangkya, Cambodian steamed custard in a squash!

On the episode we also talk about how challenging it can be to source ingredients as recipes and foods from different cultures make their way into local eating habits, and how this community cookbook, not only introduced new foods to the Portland community, but also trained host families in the food customs of their new guests. The other recipes we cooked for this episode were Cambodian Spiced Spareribs, Cambodian Chicken Barbecue, and Chek Chien, a Cambodian fried banana dish.

For the recipes from today's episode, visit: https://communitycookbook.com/recipes

To see images from today's cookbook and photos of the food we made, visit our Instagram feed or Facebook page.

https://www.instagram.com/communitycookbookpodcast/

https://www.facebook.com/communitycookbookpodcast

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This episode is sponsored by Rabelais: Fine Books on Food & Drink

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Hosts: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz, & Don Lindgren

Produced by Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway

Edited by Karl Schatz

Intro music: Faith Farm by Will Taylor

Podcast theme music & break music by Ziv Grinberg.

Recorded on Riverside. Edited with Descript. Hosted on Simplecast.