IS SHE READING MY MIND?

Well, either my phone is being tapped or Lynne Rossetto Kasper and I are channeling the great culinary unconscious. It is uncanny. Last month my friend Otto, a novice baker from LA, called to ask about what basic baking equipment he needs to get started. Within two days I receive the Baker’s Chronicle newsletter with suggestions for baking equipment. If I tell Otto he should really try a very simple chocolate torte recipe, Lynne sends out a recipe for Signora Bimbi’s Double Dark Chocolate Torta. Yesterday I was having a conversation with my friend N about what to feed her house full of relatives who will be descending upon her in December. I suggested Turkey Enchiladas. Today’s Weeknight Kitchen newsletter includes a recipe for Turkey Enchiladas.

A word about The Splendid Table Radio Series: This is a weekly radio show hosted by cookbook author Lynne Rossetto Kasper. It is produced by American Public Media (think Prairie Home Companion) and sponsored by our friends at Super Target. It was a fellow food writer, Christine Hill, who introduced me to this wonderful program. You can listen to shows on-line with your RealPlayer or download the podcast to your Apple iPod. Enjoy Lynne, her guest roster of great culinary talent and recipes. You will want to sign up for the weekly newsletter.  You can imagine how many newsletters arrive in my email daily.  This is the only one that I always read and save.

Now, back to tapping into the great culinary unconscious....