Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio Magnolia Ice Cream? Yes! Plus Candied Acorns and Spruce Bark Cookies
Sep 5, 2025
Join celebrated restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, renowned for her Italian cooking, as she tackles your burning questions about pasta and pesto. Chef Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen takes us on a culinary tour of Vietnam, revealing the rich regional diversity and tantalizing street food. Woodworker and forager Justin Davies shares his quirky desserts made from trees, like magnolia ice cream, and discusses the unique flavors of nature. Prepare for a delightful blend of cultural insights and culinary creativity!
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Use Leftover Egg Whites
- Use leftover egg whites in many ways: meringues, torrone, bruttiboni, meringue pies, angel food cake or marshmallows.
- Stabilize whites with sugar, lemon, or cream of tartar and consider savory uses like egg-white frittata or stracciatella-style soups.
Trees As Unexpected Flavor Sources
- Justin discovered that many tree parts carry surprising, distinct flavors like spruce tips being lemony and sour.
- That unexpected taste shifted his view of trees as a legitimate source of flavor, not just wood or shade.
Bradford Pear Ice Cream Fail
- Justin made Bradford pear ice cream knowing the tree has a notorious unpleasant odor and expected a polarizing result.
- He admitted doing it partly for attention because people have very strong opinions about the tree's smell.
