We talk to Annette Anthony, author of “Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir”, in the latest episode of the Cook Local podcast. She talks about her culinary journeys across three continents and shares ideas for what we can do with the final CSA vegetable pickup of the season.
00:00:00In this episode, we cover:
- Annette’s early food memories growing up in Philadelphia.
- Her embrace of local ingredients in West Africa, which enhanced her cooking skills.
- A tasty way to prepare carrot mash.
- Recipe ideas for beets and sweet potatoes.
- The recipes and stories you can find in her book, Always Enough.
Listen to the episode for Annette’s global perspective on local food! You can also listen on:
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Today’s Guest
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Annette Anthony grew up around the U.S. as part of a military family, giving her a unique global perspective. Over the past three decades, Annette has lived outside of the U.S. in Europe and Africa and travelled further afield. She is a U.S. and U.K. national. An intrepid home chef, she is passionate about the power of food to represent our odysseys and history, connect cultures, and enrich our lives. This passion culminated in the realization of her debut book Always Enough, A Global Food Memoir, (Amazon affiliate link provided) released in the U.S. on April 2, 2024. Annette is a Voices of Our Nation Arts (VONA) Foundation Fellow and a Hedgebrook Master Class alumna.
Annette is a founding member of a London-based fund that invests in businesses with underrepresented founders and innovators in Europe, an experienced board member, executive coach, and writer.
Her civic interests span the arts, education, and politics. Annette’s engagement in policy and politics has endured beyond her career start as Counsel for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. She is an active overseas supporter of candidates for
elected office and served on a U.S. presidential candidate’s abroad finance committee.
As a patron of the arts, Annette was a founding Trustee of the Yinka Shonibare Foundation and a Patron supporter of the British Pavilion for Sonia Boyce OBERA at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
Annette has served on school boards in England, was a member of Vassar College President’s International Advisory Council, and lectured on women and the law at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. She sits on the Women Creating Change Leadership Council at Columbia University.
Annette Anthony is a graduate of Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service and Columbia Law School.
You can follow Annette here on Instagram and learn more about her background on her website. That includes links to where you can buy her book.
What we made – final 2024 CSA
Here’s what we made with the final CSA pickup of 2024!
- Cabbage – we used it to make our Ground Pork and Cabbage Stir-Fry. And had some left over to add to a few salads.
- Beets – used for another batch of our Roasted Beet Pesto!
- Carrots and potatoes – were put to use when we made some Porcini Mushroom Beef Stew, which we paired with an excellent Barbera that we wrote about recently.
- Kale – some of the kale got added to the pork and cabbage stir-fry, but we had enough to make a batch of kale pesto. Yes, pesto is one of my favorite ways to use a variety of veggies!
That kabocha squash is still waiting to get used – any ideas?
You can had back to Episode 31 to see what we were talking about for the final CSA veggies of the 2023 season.
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