It Gets Butter

This episode of It Gets Butter I get to chat with friend who's energy and standup I adore, Lauren DuFault.  She's been an athlete, actor, and standup.  We talked family life, changing patterns in your life, and some simple recipes.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to her.  

Also, she gives us 2 recipes...1 functional and one for "another" time

(Functional) Breakfast Sandwich:

English Muff...

This episode of It Gets Butter we chat with a long time comedy friend of mine, an actress and a mother...Aniria Turney.  She talks about reinventing oneself.  Having to do that later in life, and the stresses that come with that.  She also takes us to her Puerto Rican roots with some stories and a recipe for beef stew.

Carne Guisada:

• The Beef...

I got to sit down with artist, comedian, travel blogger, food enthusiast, and my friend Rachel Covello for this episode. She talks to us about living with constant anxiety, and gives us a homey recipe from her mom for tuna casserole. Give a listen and try out the recipe yourself.

Recipe:

1 box of elbow macaroni cooked

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 can of milk (use the soup can to measure)

1 12oz can of white tuna packed in wate...

on this It Gets Butter I get to sit down with long time friend and professional gay, Chuck Henson.  Chuck has been on tv, announced for national band competitions, and now is a licensed massage therapist and loves to bake.  Here how we got here and how he stays so positive through is all in our first ever "call in" episode.  

Apple Strawberry Pie:

The Flaky Double-Crust Dough Yields one top and one bottom crust. Ingr...

In this episode I get to talk to Dave Borman, owner and creator of Tampa Bay Gay online and an L.M.T. We talk childhood trauma, losing his mother later in life, coming out, and the line between "hippie dippy" and holistic. Dave also gives us his mother's recipe for a "mock Lasagna". Sit back and enjoy us learning about #journaling #therapy and #comfortfood

Mock Lasagna Recipe

• Prep time: 15 mins

• Cook time: 40 mins

• Pan: 9x13 in...

This episode I get to talk to a friend and former coworker Brittany Pregliasco.  This episode she talks about trusting and believing in yourself as well as meal prepping (so you're ready for the bad days), and a new take on an old classic...Lasagna Soup, which brings up an old childhood memory for me.

Enjoy and try the soup!

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In this episode, I get to talk to one-half of the Skittle Squad Podcast, Paul Fifer. Paul opens up about struggles with family, abuse, and more as a child, and how he got through that and became a beloved member of the local community. He also shares a crockpot recipe that reminds him of his mom. I might also judge him harshly for a childhood food memory. #itgetsbutter #skittlesquad #lgbtqia #chickenrecipe #crockpotcooking #abusesu...

In this episode of It Gets Butter, I get to talk to Eddie Shasek. He gives great advice when you have to travel a lot for work, and we talk about the toll that can take on you. But silver linings, that travel can introduce you to new flavors to cook with and Eddie shares his personal recipe for some slow cooked ribs. We also talk the comfort in cooking as well as the comfort of eating.

Shaz Apple Smoked Ribs:

Barrel smoke @ 275 for...

This episode of It Gets Butter we talk to Alex Veronica. She has been friends with me over a decade and we get into how she handles (or doesn't) breakups, which one stays with her the most, and her relationship with food. Also, we get a simplified recipe from her which helps explain why she prefers not to do "fine dining". She's funny, she's a dear friend, and she's got stories...enjoy Alex's It Gets Butter.

Kielbasa and "Mashed Po...

This episode of It Gets Butter we sit with Chef Patrick Gossett.  He talks about the communal food he remembers and that still bring his family together, while giving us 2 recipes for us to use.  We also talk about what he went through with his family when they found out their young daughter was diagnosed with cancer.  The choices they had to make and the support that helped getting through it.  Sit back, enjoy,...

It Get Butter episode 2 with comedian Steve Miller, we find out his comfort food is a soup from his childhood (or so he thinks) called Sancocho Soup. We talk about the loss of one of his best friends and how he's still dealing with those feelings of loss. We also see him argue with himself through most of it, while I correct him on what his actual comfort food is.

Panamanian Sancocho soup

Ingredients:

2-3 Ibs chicken (bone-in piece...

This episode we talk to Matt Lowery about breakups, his advice for getting through one, his grandmother's Macaroni and Cheese recipe, and why I don't think that's his true comfort food.

My grandmother's macaroni and cheese:

½ lb pasta

2 cans evaporated milk

1/3 C butter Salt and pepper

1 ½ C sharp cheddar cheese

1 ½ C mild cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350.

Cook pasta until just done. Mix evaporated milk, butter, and salt and pepp...