CUTLINE: Staying Connected Through Food with Marysol Castro and Chef Plum from Seasoned
The holidays are a little different this year鈥� OK, they鈥檙e A LOT different this year; we鈥檙e celebrating during a pandemic. But we鈥檙e finding ways to adapt our traditions and make the holidays feel special, even if we can鈥檛 gather around a table with friends and extended family to celebrate in person, like we normally would.
Food is central to the ways we celebrate many of our family holiday traditions. In this hour, we鈥檙e going to explore the ways food keeps us connected during a time when we鈥檒l likely be celebrating virtually with family and friends.
Seasoned hosts Marysol Castro and Chef Plum share a few of their own food traditions, as well as the traditions of a local chef and a beloved chocolatier. Plus, Marysol talks to Dr. Laurie Santos, a psychology professor at Yale and the host of 鈥淭he Happiness Lab鈥� podcast about the ways food keeps us emotionally connected鈥攅ven when we have to be socially distanced.
Recipes featured in this episode include two easy appetizers Chef Dan Monroe makes with his daughters: Chef Plum鈥檚 Oven-Roasted Salmon with Garlic, Rosemary and Lemon Beurre Blanc; and a Coquito recipe that鈥檚 a favorite of Marysol鈥檚 mother, Miriam.
CUTLINE: Staying Connected Through Food premiered on CPTV December 17, 2020.