Dinner Table Talks

Aislynn Campbell

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A lifestyle and foodie podcast that you're going to fall in love with. Join Aislynn and friends at the dinner table where we discuss farm life, love, healing, food, gardening and just about anything else. Nothing is off limits at the dinner table where we connect with our community, friends and family in philosophical and life-enriching conversation. Visit our website, www.dinnertabletalks.com, to find all of our social media where the conversations continue. And find more of Aislynn Campbell's adventures online at www.aislynncampbell.com Pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about.

5.16 All We're Doing is Planting Seeds

Aislynn welcomes to the Dinner Table Clifton Pope Health Fitness Wealth Business Wellness Coach. Clifton and Aislynn get into the nitty gritty of their predictions for the ploycrisis era as Aislynn calls it. Shrimp Tacos with Gourmet Faye's Corn Tortillas and Gulf Shrimp --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 18, 2023 • 1:02:08

5.15 Create A Life That You Don't Need A Vacation From

It's Just Aislynn talks about turning 45, her hiking and camping adventures, intentional communities and of course new interesting philosophical ideas are surfacing! Camp Style Chicken Soup Camp Style Breakfast Random Question of the Week? Would you turn your children in if they created a crime? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 11, 2023 • 35:52

5.14 Tomorrow Aliens Could Come

Aislynn welcomes Raven Raines the Coastal Bend Homesteader to the Dinner Table. And they have officially begun dating online. The Conversations at the Dinner Table this week get a bit intense...WARNING...TALK OF SUICIDE. We also use curse words, talk about the nut balls on Tik Tok and Recovery, Homesteading, Austin getting invaded by the LA Douche Bags, radical remission and exchange a lot of good vibes. Seasonal Chicken Soup with Squash Jalapenos and Cilantro. Too much talk to even need to p

Dec 4, 2023 • 1:17:35

5.13 I Am About the Dance

It's Just Aislynn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 27, 2023 • 27:08

5.12 Mise en Place is French for Everything in It's Place

This week Aislynn welcomes long time friend and fan of the podcast Chef Harold Ramos to talk! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 20, 2023 • 1:05:45

5.11 We Have to Raise Up Leaders

You have heard Aislynn talk about Tevin Gray, GROW local South Texas, the learning garden and so much about the development of the local food industry. Hear Aislynn and Tevin dive deep into the historical record and the friendship that built an infrastructure of leaders that could very well be an answer to even more prayers as we continue down our path into the future. Oh by the way...guess who the newest Executive Director of GROW Local South Texas is?? --- Send in a voice message: https://pod

Nov 13, 2023 • 1:33:00

5.10 I Don't Need My Life To Burn Down Anymore to be Motivated

Dinner Guest Kaylynn Paxson and Aislynn meander around lots of conversation about being community driven leading women. Dinner was Pumpkin Soup created on Chat GPT and Aislynn feels like she is really crafting her in kitchen skills with her seasonal growth into weekly 5 star farm to table meals! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 6, 2023 • 1:04:46

5.9 I Was Born Under a Wandering Star

Cecilia Hanna LaDeesse bringing her Crazy Good JuJu. Recipe: **Sauteed Swiss Chard with Mushrooms, Shrimp, Garlic, and Lemon** **Ingredients:** - 1 bunch of Swiss chard - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 3 cloves garlic, minced - Zest of 1 lemon - Juice of 1 lemon - Salt and pepper to taste - 8 oz mushrooms, sliced - 8 oz shrimp, peeled and deveined **Instructions:** 1. Wash the Swiss chard thoroughly and chop it into bite-sized pieces, separating the stems from the leaves. 2. Heat the olive oil in a l

Oct 30, 2023 • 1:00:17

5.8 How Can I Get Out of the Traditional Tourist Traps

Aislynn welcomes to the Dinner Table this week's special guest Debra Scott-Brown sharing her Good Vibes. Recipe: Ingredients: 1 large eggplant, cubed 1 cup okra, chopped 1 lb (450g) goat meat, cubed 1 cup plain coconut yogurt 2 tablespoons oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon garam masala 1 teaspoon chili powder (adjust to taste) Sal

Oct 23, 2023 • 57:59

Episode 5.7 As a Kid I Always Knew I Wanted to be an Artist

Join us for a lively episode of Dinner Table Talks as host Aislynn welcomes the incredibly talented and witty community artist, muralist, and all-around creative force, Monica Marie Garcia. Their conversation unfolds like a captivating soap opera, touching on everything from farm life antics ("You can thank me"), the intricacies of rooster dynamics ("He'll end up in a group that cock fights, which technically is illegal in the United States. It's very inhumane."), to the heartwarming chaos of f

Oct 16, 2023 • 1:08:34

Episode 5.6 The Foster Care System and Adoption

"A Journey of Healing: Experiencing Foster Care and Adoption with Kassandra Villareal" This week, Aislynn welcomes Kassandra Villareal, a Local Parenting Coach with a Masters in Counseling, for an intimate conversation on healing from trauma. This episode delves into the deeply personal experiences of foster care and adoption, shedding light on the complexities of Adoption and Mother Wounds. Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sensitive topics, including mental, emotional, and

Oct 11, 2023 • 1:11:51

5.5 "I Don't Know What I Taught Those People I Was So High."

Episode 5.5 I Don't Know What I Taught Those People I Was So High Welcome to another exciting episode of Dinner Table Talks! Joining me at the table this week is the fabulous Deidra Meyer-Hager, owner of Design Concepts Salon and Boutique, and you guessed it a Capricorn bestie. We're here to dive deep into some sizzling hot topics because, let's face it, I adore boss bitches! This week, we've got an eclectic mix on the menu: The daring escape attempt My encounters with coral snakes, a wake-up

Oct 2, 2023 • 1:05:04

5.4 It's Not So Organized, It's Not So Neat

This week on the Dinner Table Talk podcast, your host Aislynn Campbell is joined by the incomparable Michael Green, who has been voted Best Bartender in the Coastal Bend an impressive five times! Michael, an expert craftsman, brings a unique perspective to the table, and our conversation unfolds with a grace that is truly special. In stark contrast to last week's episode, this week's discussion moves at a more leisurely pace. So, take a moment to slow down, like you're easing a Porsche through a

Sep 25, 2023 • 1:05:37

5.3 You Know What? I'm Gonna Do What I Wanna Do

5.3 Seriously, This Gal! What a fantastic new friend and bowl of squirrel chasing comedy. You wont believe it until you hear it, but we might have talked about everything this week! My new friend Caitlin Shook aka The Bad Blonde joins me for dinner and talks! We had so much fun! From acid stripping a Porsche to "dick bagels" I guarantee you'll find yourself laughing out loud at least once this week! Oh and you'll get an old school Corpus Christi foodie tip exclusively from the

Sep 18, 2023 • 1:05:24

5.2 All The Things We Grew Up Eating

Episode 5.2: All the Things we Grew Up Eating This week, we're thrilled to welcome back a past dinner guest, the incredible Kimberly Rios, a creative and dedicated local stylist who has a deep love for her community. In this episode, we delve into the raw theme of embracing a new identity and navigating a new season of life. Together, we reflect on the experiences that remind us of our inherent worthiness of love and celebrate the magic and allure that resides within each of us. And if there a

Sep 11, 2023 • 1:01:18

5.1: Season Premiere - I've Considered Hypnotherapy for a Long Time

Episode 5.1: Season Premiere - "I've Considered Hypnotherapy for a Long Time" The new season of "Aislynn at the Dinner Table" kicks off in style! Join Aislynn as she embarks on a candid conversation with this week's esteemed guest, Massage and Hypnotherapist Michelle Shaw. Together, they delve into a rich tapestry of topics, including hypnosis, shame, guilt, fear, trauma, vulnerability, and addictions. It's a lot to unpack, but it wouldn't be a new season of "Aislynn" without it! In this season

Sep 4, 2023 • 1:05:33

4.52 Season Finale - Does Stress Give You Brain Damage?

IT'S THE SEASON FINALE and this week at the Dinner Table Aislynn welcomes Whitney Brown Wellness Practitioner - Agape Holistic Wellness Get ready for a sizzling season finale of Dinner Table Talks, where sparks fly and flames roar. Join your host Aislynn as she ignites the conversation with a fiery welcome to the passionate and wise Whitney Brown from Agape Holistic Wellness. As Aislynn sets the stage ablaze, she exclaims, "Has this been a hot and crazy season or what?" The heat is on as we ro

Aug 28, 2023 • 58:27

4.51 Don't Send Me Hate Mail

Episode 4.51 with Dinner Guest Char Roberts Wellness Coach This epsiode you will hear Aislynn rolling in laughter and truly cutting u with a dear friend at the dinner table, because Char is hilarious but amazingly talented and wise! I was so grateful to welcome her to the farm this week for Dinner Table Talks. I am trying something new this week that may carry over as a Season 5 thing... Every week I scour the content of the epsidoe for a title...each week the tital is a direct quote from the po

Aug 21, 2023 • 1:06:13

4.50 Something We Weren't Consciously Prepared For Yet

This week's Dinner Guest Rick Gomez - Owner of Rick Gomez Properties SOOO there is a little bit of sound quality issue at the beginning of this episode but we promise it gets better! Hang in there because this episode is FULL of interesting topics to debate! Some of you may already new an Dinner table talk with Aislynn Campbell and Rick Gomez is sure to be full of hot topics! We discuss the movie Oppenheimer...we to be honest we discuss the story of Oppenheimer much more than the movie! Facebook

Aug 14, 2023 • 1:08:25

4.49 The Male is Different Than The Female

This week Aislynn welcome to the Dinner Table Andrew Edelen - Edelen Farms local farmer and new father! Congratulations are in order for the birth of Alister James Edelen Born July 13,2023. In this episode we discuss growing vegetables in the heat; raising rabbits as a new product, in the heat...lol! What was Aislynn's first experience at processing rabbit like? How do we cook rabbit? And what do you do with an overflow of zucchini abundance. Recipes: AIP/Paleo Chicken and Dumplings substitute

Aug 7, 2023 • 53:52

4.48 Learning to Recognize the Threads of Me

Dinner Guest Cheryl Votzmeyer Rios - Executive Director of Ritz Downtown Theatre Project God sent an angel to the Dinner Table this week. This week it gets personal. The creative class, anchoring revitalization, traveling across country for healing, learning to say no, parents that give us space to heal, and even a wildly inappropriate Tik Tok video is discussed! Homemade Pizza Random Question: Which of your ancestors would you most like to meet? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaste

Jul 31, 2023 • 56:12

4.47 We Can Make Our Own Booze

- Dinner Guests Crystal and Michael - Gulf Grove Farm We love it when one week carry's over to the next and this week Aislynn talks with the beekeepers that make mead and as always we talk about special diets for health reasons on this mostly vegan episode! What's our opinion about global bee populations? How important is biodiversity? And sharing IS caring. Left Over potato Salad Pancakes https://verysmartideas.com/leftover-potato-salad-pancakes/ Okra Salad https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16

Jul 24, 2023 • 54:41

4.46 I Just Wanna Learn How to Make Coffee Bro

- Dinner Guest - Lee McGinnis Whoa what a week it was! Aislynn welcomes local coffee aficionado and fellow wanderer Lee McGinnis to the Dinner Table. This week the conversation flows with great ease through a litany of random subjects. Shark fishing and Padre Island National Sea Shore, creepy little witches, Wes Anderson, road trips, Uranus and breaking a leg while hitching a ride for a case of beer! Coffee Olympics, Goth country and asking friends out. Yes, the Dinner Table takes a fun and fu

Jul 17, 2023 • 1:07:38

4.45 You Don't Have to Understand My Magic - Dinner Guest - Angela Schwengler

Artist Angela Schwengler joins Aislynn for dinner this week and you'll hear a pretty monumental conversation about magic. We get into conspiracy theories, time, visions, predicting the future and we go way down the rabbit hole, chasing all that comes up organically at the Dinner Table. A great meal and a lot of laughter is all packed in this week! This week's recipes: Pork Ribs Instant Pot https://thefoodieeats.com/instant-pot-baby-back-ribs-dry-rubbed/ Cold Cucumber Soup https://wendisaipkitch

Jul 10, 2023 • 1:10:13

4.44 We Could Have Some Interesting Conversations - Dinner Guest - Juan Aldape

You know Aislynn loves meeting new people, having great conversations and even hanging out at the bar to meet new people! But how does she manage this new stage of life, with less drinking, less typical topics and more single!? This week at the Dinner table Aislynn welcomes her friend Juan Aldape a local bartender and musician who has also been dealing with quite a bit of trauma in his recent years. They get raw at the dinner table this week discussing the pandemic, conspiracy theories, having p

Jul 3, 2023 • 58:34

4.43 - Mine Was the Money Block - Sara Longoria

Every week the Dinner Table is offering up a new a delicious bite of table Talks. This week Aislynn welcomes Life Coach Sara Longoria to dinner and conversations at the table. And these two women can find every ounces of opportunity available to inspire. In today's world finding a niche that works for you isn't always about what your audience wants, but what do you want? Say what?! Yeah Aislynn and Sara dive into the stream of impossibilities. What can these two fantastic women create together o

Jun 26, 2023 • 55:13

4.42 - He Knew He Was Dying - Guest Martha Heymann

Wow, is the dinner table always a place where anything goes? This week's Dinner table Talk is a must for every person and why not at the Dinner table. So grateful to welcome my friend Martha Heymann to the Dinner Table to share her experiences with talking about death. Her greatest desire is to get you talking about something we simply don't talk about in our culture. And she shares her experience as a professional death doula and her personal story all in the safety of the Dinner Table. Lamb S

Jun 19, 2023 • 50:14

4.41 Me and My Family Are Going to Thrive - Dinner Guests - Krystle and Ryan Keller - Turkey Hollow Farms

Where does the conversation go when your farmers come to the table? We farmers love to talk and it was no surprise that when Aislynn and the Kellers got together to talk at the Dinner Table with a bottle of the 2020 Freedom Harvest Farms Red Wine nothing was off limits! And the conversations takes a winding journey throughout the minds of some visionary thinkers. So buckle up for another magical mystery tour! But at the end of the day the final story is how do we feed our family while we sustain

Jun 12, 2023 • 59:29

4.40 Oregano is the Answer to Everything - Dinner Guest - Sandy Fenner

You know that friend that just walks in and takes over and blesses your life with their simple sharing? Yeah well, that super fan and friend brought her love to the Dinner Table this week and shares an amazing Greek moment in the kitchen. A much needed warmth and healing! It was a busy week at the farm, a Memorial Event for Aislynn's friend Lisa, Cooking Classes and YEAH AISLYNN IS TEACHING! Oh and thanks Sandy for helping Aislynn FINALLY pronounce Tzatziki correctly! And loyal listener Sand

Jun 5, 2023 • 58:21

4.39 I Just Like to Hear Myself Talk

This week another Chef comes to the Dinner Table. Chef Zelina, her daughter Emily and Aislynn tackle Goat Steak and another AIP Dessert and yet somehow FIGS are the center of this week's Dinner Table Talks. Zelina teaches us a few tricks from her kitchen. And what's it like finding fresh ingredients for real? Question Can Emily our Gen Z guest from LA really read? Recipes: https://empoweredsustenance.com/dessert-sushi-paleo/ Random Question: If you could only celebrate one holiday what would i

May 29, 2023 • 42:59

4.38 Vicarious Post Traumatic Growth

Welcome back to the Dinner table friends! What a great week it was. And the conversations and the dinner table were very helpful too! Thanks to my longtime friend Tim Tate for joining us, Tim is a Licensed Professional Counselor and he gets us started with a Breathing Exercise! With all of the stories you all have heard me tell recently at the diner table it was great to have Tim join for a discussion on Post Traumatic Stress, being Highly Sensitive People and learning self care as protection f

May 22, 2023 • 48:14

4.37 It Brought Me Completely to My Knees

Are you ready to surrender? This week is a pure moment of vulnerability at the dinner table. Aislynn tells her story along side this week's dinner table guest Brandi Kelley who goes into her personal recovery and at the end they remember it is all about the interconnectedness of it all. Aislynn continues her journey into reintroduction after over 90 days of the AutoImmune Protocol Elimination Diet. This week she talks about introducing green beans from her garden. Speaking of harvesting Aislynn'

May 15, 2023 • 58:33

4.36 The Female Farmer Whooped Her

Wait who is arm wrestling who at the Dinner Table? Aislynn is back this week at the Dinner Table with private chef Kellie Hughes and Echo Canales. They indulge in a supremely good Autoimmune Protocol Diet Approved Strawberry Mousse Dessert this week at Dinner!? How did cooking with alligator and snake come up and why is Aislynn trying to play match maker? As usual It's an episode full of great Dinner Table Talks. This week's guests at the Dinner Table is a Private Chef for local hunting ranches

May 8, 2023 • 56:41

4.35 We Can Interrupt the "Normal"Flow

Well the sheep have left the farm, there's been plenty rain and Aislynn's first reintroduction is Curry? This week Aislynn welcomes The Unhinged Homesteader AKA Cassie Vanecek to discuss the bond between resilient women at the Dinner Table over Curry Beef Soup. You'll hear talk at the Dinner Table about ducks, freeze dryers, birth, epigenetics, food, floods and women who get what they want. Unanswered Questions : What ingredients are actually in traditional hash? And what is the correct pronunci

May 1, 2023 • 51:01

4.34 This Wasn't the Plan

Aislynn cuts Caishen's hair on a budget and discusses future plans with Sheep and Rabbits. This week she welcomes Dinner Table guests Kristin Knowlton and Sean Sutherland and can you believe it? Aislynn convinced Sean to cook them dinner. The conversation gets real about special diets, keeping it simple in the kitchen and even more conversation about DUCKS! Unanswered Question: Is there a tool to test Nutrient Density? Recipes: There are none! Lamb Hash and Vegetable Chicken Soup all ingredient

Apr 24, 2023 • 50:54

4.33 Someone Clearly Isn't at the Dinner Table

Well this week is different! With only one host at the Dinner Table Aislynn brings on a a guest and discusses the future. She also takes a minute to tell us a story about a scorpion adventure and questions about how to know the nutrient density of foods. And some questions may never get answered at the Dinner Table. This Week's Recipes: AIP Approved Pork Stir Fry and Chicken Pasta Primavera Random Question of The Week: What's the most scared you've ever been. --- Send in a voice message: https:

Apr 17, 2023 • 27:18

4.32: The Cost of Food

Between Aislynn's support group, Joe's inability to be introspective--at all...about anything--and an in-depth look at the money we spend on food, we get pretty deep this week. Aislynn's given up TV and drops a definition of 'addiction' that Joe gets on board with. He admits his lifetime of building a pain and introspection fortress but says he doesn't want to live that way. Ducks getting divorced, a qi gong breakthrough, the proper definition of an ice cream sundae...we talk about everything. A

Apr 10, 2023 • 52:47

4.31: A Gang of Roving Ducks

A cash flow issue at home and a social media interaction with a fool open up the fears and anxieties that often accompany money. Shirking 'the way everyone else does it' to do the work that one is meant to do is noble, but, for Aislynn, it comes with the questioning of one's value. We talk it all out with a dash of social media criticism. Joe delves into his adoption, how it may have shaped him, and his feelings on today's version of adoption and learning he has a half-brother. Two great AIP rec

Apr 3, 2023 • 59:36

4.30: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down

'Climate change confusion' is the topic at this week's Dinner Table after giving the latest rush of new listeners a few behind-the-scenes Dinner Table Talks tips. Why is there a gong? Where did Random Question of the Week come from? Joe thought Aislynn's comment about 'climate confusion' last week was spot on so we go into a little detail about what we all meant. A sheep has a thorn in its hoof, the rabbits are getting randy, and we cook A LOT of great AIP-friendly food. Unanswered Questions:

Mar 27, 2023 • 1:03:40

4.29: Regeneration is the Bridge to Healing

Aislynn digs into her 'a-ha moment' from last week (that regeneration of the earth AND the body is interconnected) and Joe has one (living a healthy life REQUIRES a connection to one's kitchen) in the middle of the show. Dueling 'a-ha moments' at The Dinner Table. Joe busts a rib, Aislynn loves soup (and dip), our AIP diet recipes of the week, and a deeper dive into glyphosate and regeneration. Random Question of the Week: Do you have a moral responsibility to control your temper? Recipes/L

Mar 20, 2023 • 1:04:47

4.28: I Don't Care If I Win, But I'm Not Losing

Aislynn had a revelation that squelched some doubts she was having about her value as a regenerative farmer. Regeneration. Bio-Diversity. Interconnectedness. We catch up on some deep thoughts like 'How does 'the way we do things' become the way we do it?' Also, Joe gets attacked by a chicken. Our stray Muscovy duck gets a partner, and we cook up plenty of (AIP friendly) amazing food: Coconut Milk Curry Soup, Turnip Greens and Pork, and Coconut Yogurt 'Cereal' Bowls. Unanswered Questions:   Wha

Mar 13, 2023 • 1:05:29

4.27 - Guest Ladonna Rocha, Doctor of Naturopathy Talks Autoimmune Disorders

Guest Ladonna Rocha, Doctor of Naturopathy, diagnosed Aislynn with leaky gut and suggested the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet about three months ago. We asked her to join us to help wrap up our 7-episode series about the AIP Diet. We tackle what naturopathy is and then dive deep into autoimmune disorders, what they are, what the diet 'does' and our opinions on how natural medicine and conventional medicine do (and should) work together. Unanswered Questions: How did the sardines taste? How w

Mar 6, 2023 • 1:29:23

4.26: I'll Let You Have Your Tepee on My Boat - Joe's Top 5 Films of 2022

Joe gives his annual list of the top 5 films of the year just in time for The Oscars...and that's just the appetizer of a multi-course Dinner Table Talks. Aislynn has nutrient-dense foods on her mind which brings up a recent conversation about reading labels, MSG and a Joe's crunchy hippie thoughts on how the Earth is designed to give us everything we need to eat. Did you know that trees talk? Aislynn told a young man visiting the whole story at a recent Garden Healing Monday at Freedom Harvest

Feb 27, 2023 • 58:46

4.25: I Wanted to be a Homeroom Mom - AIP Recipe Backlog

It's a 'food heavy episode' this week as we tackle a backlog of autoimmune protocol recipes, grocery essentials, new rabbits, snake attacks, and The Super Bowl. An AIP crawfish boil, AIP comfort foods, AIP hibachi, fried rice, and nori soup! And for dessert, a carob/berry smoothie. Unanswered Questions:  Is salt an herb, a spice, or something else? Random Question of the Week: How do you make yourself feel better when you're sad? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co

Feb 20, 2023 • 1:04:39

4.24: The Talk of a Gen X Household - New Orleans Road Trip 2023

We're back from our road trip to New Orleans! From Mardi Gras parades to visiting one of America's greatest food cities while on the autoimmune protocol diet, today's Dinner Table Talk is nonstop stories. Aislynn makes a handy dandy sheet of her diet requirements to pass along to chefs; coffee beans digested by animals; an amazing street art tour; crawfish the moment we enter Louisiana; dinner with our kids at Ronin; dinner at Cochon; jazz clubs, Mardi Gras parades, and oddity stores; Corpus Chr

Feb 13, 2023 • 1:08:22

4.23: A Torture-Free Podcast - AIP Diet III

We discuss The Last of Us, a new sci-fi zombie show featuring real-life fungi, and Joe's first go at skinning a pig ("how graphic should I get?") before launching into Part 3 of Aislynn's new autoimmune protocol diet. This week she talks about the 'whys' of it all. Random Question of the Week: Is Torture Ever Justified? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks

Feb 6, 2023 • 43:15

4.22: I'm Givin' It To Ya! - AIP Diet II

Our journey into the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet continues as Aislynn lists the acceptable foods, from kangaroo to leafy greens, that you can enjoy. We talk sex (chicken sex, that is), name our new duck, talk the recent nationwide egg laying slowdown, Joe gets a flat tire and so much more. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about.  Unanswered Questions: How do chickens have sex? Do muscovy ducks migrate? Random Question of the Week: Did you ever cheat in school? --- Send in a voice me

Jan 30, 2023 • 49:31

4.21: Going to the Grocery Store and Reading Every Single Label - AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) Diet

Leaky gut, autoimmune disorders, and the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) Elimination Diet. Aislynn is determined to get to the bottom of it all and dives right in this week. Learn along with us as we move into a lot of personal unchartered territory. Joe goes to his first therapy appointment, joins Aislynn in her morning qi gong, has a very special meal prepared at our very favorite restaurant, and we have a new guest on the farm: a muscovy duck Unanswered Question and Random Question of the Week:

Jan 23, 2023 • 58:00

4.20: You Throw All These Puzzle Pieces Out There

Aislynn creates a whole new garden and tells us how she does it. Then it's a first-time consult at the homeopathist and therapist, and Aislynn tells us all about it. How to plant potatoes, an introduction to qi gong, cooking dairy free and "what is a 'virtue?'" What a Dinner Table. Pull up a chair! Unanswered Questions: What's the difference between Tai Chi and Qi Gong? Did we fix last week's Roasted Green Tomato Salsa? How was last week's Dairy Free Broccoli Cheese Soup? Did Aislynn do a

Jan 16, 2023 • 32:37

4.19: Finding a Therapist

We each set out to find a therapist this week and report both stories back to you. Joe has health insurance; Aislynn does not. How did it all play out? Find out this week along with a pledge to read more (and each of our current reading lists) while we're still cooking all the produce that came out of Aislynn's gardens prior to the recent freeze. Random Question of the Week: Would you rather be an American Idol Judge or a Supreme Court Justice? Recipes: Calabaza Con Pollo (Calabaza Squash and C

Jan 9, 2023 • 44:47

4.18: You Never Know When You're Going to Lose Somebody

The unexpected death of a close friend was the second blow after Joe's mom, and we spend a little time reflecting on one of the brightest stars we ever saw shine: Lisa Joy McDaniel. Post-freeze soups and garden analysis, our contributions to an amazing Christmas lunch, an update on our upcoming trip to New Orleans and a great Random Question: If you could move anywhere in America, where would you move? Links: --Consider donating to Lisa's daughters' GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/

Jan 2, 2023 • 45:17

4.17: I'm Going to Quit Buying Presents on Christmas

Recorded on Christmas Eve in the middle of a 'Land Cleaning Freeze' with two new sheep, 10 new chickens, family on the way...just the huge amount of distraction for Joe to keep his mind off things. Add the deep planning phase of an upcoming vacation and there's zero room to think or process funeral homes, cremation, family and the 'language of death.' Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at The Dinner Table! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/di

Dec 26, 2022 • 45:30

4.16: 'Rest in Peace' Is Not a Cliché

Joe recounts our difficult past week with the passing of his mom. We catch up with Aislynn's hiking trip to Enchanted Rock from two weeks ago and our new sheep have arrived at the farm! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 19, 2022 • 1:00:26

4.15: We're Leaving This Week Private

In one of the biggest weeks of our lives, it's best to leave this week private....for now. In coming weeks we'll share it all with you, but first...we process it all. To repeat the last line of this week's show: We love and appreciate you and we'll see you next week. Thanks! Joe and Aislynn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 12, 2022 • 3:39

4.14: Tweaking My Algorithm to Match Yours - Fajitas with Tromboncino Squash

Aislynn doesn't get a script this week and the conversation goes allllll over the place from news about getting sheep to excitement while we begin planning a road trip to N'awlins. Putting $100 on 44, hiking for Aislynn's birthday, Indian food, fajitas, shoeless house leadership, and pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 5, 2022 • 45:11

4.13: So Aware of My Reflection - Thanksgiving 2022

What's the go-to dish that you take to the Thanksgiving potluck? We talk about Thanksgiving lunch, a Friendsgiving event at the Farm, all the kids in town, World Cup soccer, catching more skunks, and Aislynn's recent reflection work. It's a huge Dinner Table so pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 28, 2022 • 41:32

4.12: Skunky Part Pew

Adventures in skunk life continue on the farm when someone gets sprayed. Aislynn vends at a local Farmers' Market which gets her thinking about the state of Farmers' Markets in our area. Don't miss this view from the inside. Eating food off the floor, a week filled with soup, a power outage and a corrupted podcast file. It's a very busy Dinner Table! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com

Nov 21, 2022 • 40:47

4.11: Season Four is a Little Bit Different

Aislynn and Joe trapped a skunk which led to a much larger conversation about energy on the farm. Then their talk about the new show, Drink Masters, leads to a conversation about just about everything. Dinner Table Talks: where conversations about everything abound.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 14, 2022 • 41:54

4.10: Don't Give People What They Don't Want - Ploughman's Lunch Boxes

Aislynn's got a lot on her mind and it most of comes out during today's Dinner Table Talk. From a new show that she's enjoying to our recent Fall Farm Day event here on the farm, today's new episode is chock full of philosophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Nov 7, 2022 • 45:04

4.09: I Was Down With Snoop Dogg - GF Chicken and Dumplings

We've had, as Joe puts it, some 'bad juju' in our chicken coop and run recently including four untimely deaths. Hear the whole story, from possums to raccoons, along with a love letter to gangsta rap, who we'd like to see live in concert, gluten-free chicken and dumplings, and our favorite forms of art. What a Dinner Table we've set for you this week! Unanswered Questions:  Is it macaron or macaroon (or both)? What did Aislynn mean last week by 'public funding' in the world of farming advoca

Oct 31, 2022 • 42:41

4.08: Living in Texas is Awesome - ACL 2022

The whole family convened in Austin for ACL, weekend two, and we tell you every story from Neil Frances to P!nk to Joe's Brussels sprouts. Plus, we hit up the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance fundraiser in San Antonio with a tasting menu that curled the toes.  Random Question of the Week: What band would get you the most jazzed if they announced they were playing ACL next year? The bands we mentioned from ACL: Habibi - Neil Frances - Tai Verdes - Sloppy Jane - Disko Cowboy - The Front Bottoms

Oct 24, 2022 • 49:45

4.07: 50-Year-Old Dad Trying to Look Cool - Shroomin' Goat Pizza

We hit Austin for the Jane's Addiction/Smashing Pumpkins show (it was amazing), and were amazed at the arena filled with 50-year-old cool people wearing sensible shoes. So many observations including how our bodies are reacting to eating out in the real world post-Whole30. Random Question of the Week? What's your favorite pair of shoes from all time? Links/Recipes: Pinthouse Pizza: https://pinthouse.com/burnet Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbe

Oct 17, 2022 • 59:26

4.06: I Think We've Invented a New Profanity - Breakfast Tacos, Pico and Guacamole

We head for a beach weekend on the LAST day of Whole30. How was our last day on it and our first day off of it? Could we resist the onion ring/bbq sandwich flown in just for the occasion? (Half of us did). In the wake of Dahmer, the new series on Netflix, we talk horror again. Has anyone changed their mind? From breakfast tacos to boring animals, pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Random Question of the Week? If animals could talk, which one do you imagine is the most boring? Link

Oct 10, 2022 • 1:05:01

4.05: Ease Your Way Down the Spectrum - Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

It's our last week of Whole30 so we wrap it up with all our lessons learned...after every flying insect in South Texas decides to visit our bedroom. Joe attends his first Freedom Harvest Farms Long Lunch Club, we make two soups, Aislynn wants to eat a full-size chocolate human, and we explore random items in Aislynn's purse. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: More about alcohol allergies Random Question of the Week: What's the most random thing in your purs

Oct 3, 2022 • 55:11

4.04: Chicken Breasts are Boring - Whole 30 Eggplant Parmesan

Last week's talk about who gets to define 'perversion' shifts to, 'Who gets to be the 'morality police?'' What gives the morality hawks that authority? Winning an election? A holy book? We talk religious backgrounds, energy balls, junk rooms, hard T's, scar stories, and week three of our Whole30 journey. Did Aislynn starve to death? Is Eggplant Parmesan 'Whole30-able?' Did bands REALLY place Satanic backward messages on albums? No Unanswered Questions this week! Random Question of the Week:

Sep 26, 2022 • 54:02

4.03: They're Saying It's Perverted - Elvis & Whole30 Week 2

Looking for the DTT with the most F-words ever? You found it. It's a grumpy Dinner Table this week with week 2 of Whole 30 testing someone's limits. What a difference a week makes! Elvis, perversion, hunger, and a new-found hatred for Facebook. What a Dinner Table Talk! Mexican Dry Rub Ribs, Whole30 Zuppa Toscana, Tromboncino Fajitas, and so much more Unanswered Questions: What's in Lawry's Season Salt? Did Joe pack in his Whole30 food for work lunches? Random Question of the Week: Do you

Sep 19, 2022 • 49:55

4.02: It's About a Lifestyle Change - Chicken Poblano Soup

We recorded on Day 8 of Whole30 and let you know everything we've done in the last week from snack prep to creating some real gourmet sh*t. Chicken Poblano Soup, homemade potato chips and baba ganoush, okra three different ways, fresh-caught barracuda, and aioli...all Whole30 compliant. New chickens, a new dog, new favorite fruits, daylight savings legislation, and what we last Googled. Pull up a chair; we have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: What's the status with Daylight Savings

Sep 12, 2022 • 40:44

4.01: What Are Your Thoughts on Nut Cheese? - Season Four Premiere

Season Four is here and bursting with newness! A new Dinner Table Talks Salon live dinner (get your tickets quick!), new stories, new projects, Aislynn sees Joe's new stand-up, and we go deep into Whole30 (it's our first day--new!). A special guest knocks on the door and we learn more about what our next month will be like with this 30-day lifestyle change. Unanswered Questions: Did Aislynn see Joe do stand up? Random Question of the Week: If you had to eat one type of cuisine for the rest

Sep 5, 2022 • 51:49

3.52: A Big, Drunk Butterfly - Season Three Finale

We take a quick look back through season three before asking where we're at in anticipation of season four. Joe delves into territory he's been avoiding, and Aislynn is a big, drunk butterfly.  We recap our trip taking #3 to college and the farm-to-table celebration we shared. Unanswered Questions: More about Kauaian chicken predators What, exactly, is a mongoose? All the words we didn't know from AC's Hawaiian farm-to-table menu: Nishi Avocado, qupei, shiso, gremolata? Random Question of

Aug 29, 2022 • 58:48

3.51: All the Fancy and the Schmancy - Hawaii 2022 Part II

Aislynn wraps up her Hawaiian trip with skydiving, a multi-course farm-to-table dinner, and a locally-guided tour of the island with wild chickens, secret waterfalls, barefoot coconuts, and a vegetarian curry. And that's really only the beginning. Unanswered Questions: What is Veganaise? How Kauai went from volcano rock to soil Kauai trash management Random Question of the Week: Do aliens exist? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.a

Aug 22, 2022 • 1:04:30

3.50: I'm in Hawaii! - Homestead Poke’ Class

Aislynn begins spilling all the details from her Hawaiian vacation including a homestead poke class, paddleboarding amongst barracudas, thoughts on a regenerative island, body wellness, and eating local inexpensively. Unanswered Questions: Does gazpacho require tomatoes? Random Question of the Week: What single dish reminds you most of home? Links/Recipes: Homestead at Anahola Poke’ Class: https://thehomesteadkauai.com/ Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.a

Aug 15, 2022 • 44:14

3.49: Get Those Cucumbers Out of My Face - Avocado Cucumber Gazpacho

Just before Aislynn heads to Hawaii, we create two soups with ample August bounty: cucumbers, onions, leeks, Korean radishes, and more! We discuss the upcoming trip, skydiving and fear of death, throwing cucumbers in Joe's face, cooking garlic until it's fragrant, and so much more. The conversation moves to our most important kitchen tools after the Vita-Mix gets a workout with these two, delicious soups. Finally, Joe throws in 'Joe's Movie Corner' and 'Joe's Movie Corner.' What a great episode!

Aug 8, 2022 • 29:39

3.48: You're That Lady - Vicki Jamison (Aislynn's Mom)

Aislynn's mom joins us for the first time detailing her Whole 30 experience and their upcoming Hawaii trip.  Unanswered Questions How to pronounce 'Omakase' Okra and Plastics Random Question of the Week? What was your first job? Did you like it? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/farmday Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourdinnertabletalks Like our Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/ourdinnertabl

Aug 1, 2022 • 46:19

3.47: One Night in a Tent - Okra Tomato Stew with Pork Chops

It's our annual 'Birthday Weekend' Camping Trip and we talk catching, cleaning and cooking fresh catfish along with all the other treats we took to share. Aislynn also gives the 2022 Okra Report, we talk birth, death and rebirth, omakase, breaking the law and so much more. Unanswered Questions: What is an omakase dinner? Random Question of the Week If you were competing on a cooking show, what would you make? Links/Recipes: Stewed Pork And Okra recipe: https://thefeedfeed.com/Winosity/mou

Jul 25, 2022 • 48:50

3.46: The Night I Turned 50

We talk about Joe's 50th birthday party and a couple of (big) changes 'in the second half of his life.' He's living to 100?! Let's go!! Spaghetti and meatballs, tiramisu, paletas, The Godfather...a party for the ages. The rest of this week's food (pulled pork, pollo con calabaza, amazing sushi), a deep dive into Grist Mill, Gruene, TX, tomatillo verde, leeks and so much more. Pull up a chair; we have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions What's in Grist Mill's Tomatillo Verde Sauce? Ra

Jul 18, 2022 • 30:24

3.45: I'd Like to Find My Purpose - Beef Fajitas with Avocado-Tomatillo Salsa

With Joe turning 50 next week, we get very deep into purpose, retrospection, Dave Chappelle and so much more. Unanswered Questions What is in Five Spice Powder? Random Question of the Week: If you were going to open a restaurant, what would the concept be? Links/Recipes:  Growing With Grace: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/growinggrace Asian Dry-Rubbed Ribs: https://wannabite.com/sweet-and-spicy-asian-rib-rub/ Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynnca

Jul 11, 2022 • 43:07

3.44: Prepare For What's Coming - Asian Dry-Rubbed Ribs

Joe's sick this week and sounds like a jazz DJ so Aislynn gives him a fistful of supplements. We're planting seeds this week, literally and figuratively, as we discuss what kind of future we'd like to create. From election cycles to rabbits to Growing with Grace, the trees we want to see someday can't happen without today's seeds. Joe makes amazing Asian dry-rubbed ribs with vegetables, details his tacos from pico to guacamole, and Aislynn heads back to last week's Mexican restaurant to learn al

Jul 4, 2022 • 49:07

3.43: I've Got a Good Float Going On - Aislynn's Potato Salad

We have a staycation with out-of-town friends that forces a much-needed perspective shift about Corpus Christi. Hear about the beach, our times out and all the great food we eat this week including Father's Day fried chicken and potato salad. Unanswered Questions: Pam: How many hours a day do you spend tending your gardens? Sandy: Is the DTT cookbook still in the works? Vicki: How come you never invite your neighbors over to eat all this DTT food? Random Question of the Week: What's our

Jun 27, 2022 • 49:07

3.42: What Do I Put On My Tampons? - Fideo

We have a lot on our minds this week and it all unspools at The Dinner Table. From wasps to quitting media to a new pop-up restaurant from chef friends, we pretty much cover everything. Aislynn wants authentic fideo so Joe cooks it up (with added squash)! Unanswered Questions: What was the species of bird that Aislynn saw on the farm last week? Why is it called a ‘Dutch oven'? Random Question of the Week: Did you ever have an imaginary friend? Links/Recipes: Fideo: We added finely diced s

Jun 20, 2022 • 55:10

3.41: My Number One Most Important Goal - Mexican Vegetable Pizza

After last week's episode shift, we have two-and-a-half week's worth of food to talk about this week. Random Question of the Week: If you had to wear a hat every day for the rest of your life, what type of hat would it be? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/farmday Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourdinnertabletalks Like our Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/ourdinnertabletalks Please subscribe, fol

Jun 13, 2022 • 50:55

3.40: We Loved That Dog

This week's recording session was interrupted by tragic news: Maggie, our beloved farm dog was taken too soon. The episode shifts into a remembrance of the best dog ever, the role of a farm dog, thoughts of life and death on a homestead, farm roads, and the differences between urban and rural life. So long, Maggie. You represented unconditional love, complete freedom, and the responsibilities that come with that freedom. You were perfect. We'll see you again soon. Links/Recipes: Farm events, L

Jun 6, 2022 • 29:04

3.39: A Figment of My Imagination - Beef and Broccoli

Aislynn floats the thought that everyone's perception of other people (and themselves) is a figment of their imagination and the Dinner Table Talk winds through just about everything from cancel culture to online bickering. We head back to last week's Random Question of the Week for some unfinished thoughts about county fairs, pronounce salves, talk pickle pop ingredients, creating your food network, and make a good (not great) Asian beef and broccoli. Unanswered Questions Is 'Salves' pronounc

May 30, 2022 • 47:54

3.38: A Hundred-Something Years of Quality Life - Homemade French Onion Dip

"I need a salty dip," Aislynn exclaimed. It's that time of year when heat and outside work makes Aislynn crave salt so Joe scoured the grocery store for items that scratched that eat that were on the good side fo the natural spectrum. When Joe found pickle pops he knew he had a hit. A bunch of past topics collide into a conversation-fueled extravaganza. We conclude our study of Blue Zones, talk medical chefs, peel eggs live on air, name a chicken, and talk about county fairs.  Unanswered Questio

May 23, 2022 • 36:07

3.37: Be Smarter than AI - Pea Frittata With Leeks

Bees were delivered to the farm by a guy in a white suit carrying beehives, and Joe got stung for the first time in his life. We talk bees on the farm, check out a new Asian fusion joint with a 'medical chef,' hit up a Kentucky Derby dress code party, and cook up a pea frittata with leeks! Unanswered Questions: How do you perfectly center the yok in a boiled egg (for perfect deviled eggs)? Blue Zones continued: Okinawa, Japan Random Question of the Week: What is a song that immediately ta

May 17, 2022 • 45:42

3.37: Be Smarter than AI - Pea Frittata With Leeks

Bees were delivered to the farm by a guy in a white suit carrying beehives, and Joe got stung for the first time in his life. We talk bees on the farm, check out a new Asian fusion joint, hit a Kentucky Derby-dress code party, and cook up a pea frittata with leeks!Unanswered Questions: How do you perfectly center the yok in a boiled egg (for perfect deviled eggs)? Blue Zones continued: Okinawa, JapanRandom Question of the Week: What is a song that immediately takes you back to a particular mome

May 16, 2022 • 46:35

3.36: Our First Salon - Locally-Sourced Bacon Cheeseburger

We threw our first Dinner Table Talks Salon live farm-to-table dinner, and tell you every detail on this week's episode. From the planning to the recipes to the conversations enjoyed at our intimate table, you hear it all.  Unanswered Questions: Blue Zones continued: Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Random Question of the Week: What is the first thing you notice when you meet a new person? Links/Recipes: Farm events, Long Lunch Club, our Farm-to-Table Dinners: https://www.aislynncampbell.com/

May 9, 2022 • 52:59

3.35: That's What An Insanity Loop Is - Pasta Primavera

Aislynn's second viewing of 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' gets her thinking about Insanity Loops, and we have plenty to talk about. An explosion of produce leads to two pasta dishes in one week (rare), Squash and Corn Pasta and Pasta Primavera. Our talks about Blue Zones expand into Sardinia, the chicken-naming finals begin, and we're NOT having spinach balls at this Friday's Dinner Table Talks Salon. Unanswered Questions: How to pronounce 'Ovo.' (This is boring) A deeper dive into anot

May 2, 2022 • 36:12

3.34: The First Ever Day on the Farm - Ploughman's Lunch

Our very first 'Day on the Farm' event was 'evolutionary' as families from across South Texas made a short drive to learn, tour and eat. Aislynn describes her amazing Ploughman's Lunch (farm-to table lunchable) offering and we make Goat Guisada (carne's carne, right?) with leftover goat from the day's goat roast. Aislynn gives a short history of progressive agriculture education in South Texas. Unanswered Question: How do you pronounce 'Tsigarelli'?   Coltrane v. Davis in the Blue What is

Apr 25, 2022 • 41:52

3.33: The Sausage Gives it a Wang - Zuppa Toscana

Joe makes Zuppa Toscana (the sausage journey continues) and grabs a cup from Olive Garden, the soup that made Zuppa Toscana famous. Who wins the OG Taste Test? Movie date night out to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' creates a mind-bending Dinner Table Talk. The magic of Crete, a trip to the restaurant supply store, what to call goat meat, and a jazzy serenade await you at The Dinner Table this week. Pull up a chair and follow the wang. Unanswered Questions: Which variety of green did Joe

Apr 18, 2022 • 35:47

3.32: And So We Had A Goat Roast

Our good friend and chef, Robert Chan, came out with his huge rotisserie grill and a 50 lb (!!) whole goat and we had ourselves a goat roast. Hear every detail from set up, to testicles, to the delicious spread that was just our test kitchen for the upcoming Day on the Farm event at Freedom Harvest Farms. If you like what you hear, you can come out this Saturday and experience it all over again at our Day on the Farm. Hear about the goat roast and all the things we did with the leftovers: goat s

Apr 11, 2022 • 38:32

3.31: Bread and Circus - Spinach Balls

After a special screening of the Live-Action Oscar-Nominated Short Films, our Dinner Table was filled with talk about 'pain entertainment' and we hash it it out this week. Aislynn recipe bombed Joe with some Spinach Balls and they were incredibe. We talk tepache, sumac, raising $2,200 for two local non-profits, a sausage update, and our favorite words. Pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: What is tepache? What is the spice sumac all about? Did the executive d

Apr 4, 2022 • 38:28

3.30: I Probably Have a Parasite - Za'atar Garlic Spinach Pasta with Chicken Meatballs

We have big news wedged between two great dinners, and both of the dinners are about using the food you have: Za'atar Garlic Spinach Pasta with Chicken Meatballs and Mutton Curry. Hear all the exquisite details. The dog steals some sausage, we look for Ukrainian listeners, find ourselves on YouTube, give away $100,000, and are going to have dinner. You're invited. DM us to save your spot. Unanswered Questions: Do we have Ukrainian listeners? What is ring/Spagettio's shaped pasta called? Unansw

Mar 28, 2022 • 34:08

3.29: A Stinker Every Once In a While - Mushroom, Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas

By 'stinker,' yes, we mean a fart. Farts and burps make an appearance on this week's Dinner Table Talks when a talk about kimchi moves into gut health and odorous flatulence. Joe calls on you to tell us how you prepare sausage, we dive deep into How Full is your Bucket with a couple unintended rabbit trails, Joe makes semi-fail Mushroom, Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas, Aislynn hosts a beautiful Long Lunch Club, Joe makes Quick Vegetable Ground Beef Soup, and we wrap it all up with a conversation a

Mar 21, 2022 • 42:47

3.28: Sometimes I Think You Have Too Many Rules - Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Chicken Soup

Aislynn 'manipulates' Joe into making a soup. She admits it! Settle in at the Dinner Table after we talk Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Chicken Soup because things get meditative, we revisit C'mon C'mon, Aislynn plants wildflowers along our road, Joe asks if he should run on this road, we discuss pre-packaged garlic and ginger, and AIslynn tells her kids the truth. The Dinner Table Talk this week is all about meditation. Joe needs to get back into it and Aislynn delivers a little expertise. Unansw

Mar 14, 2022 • 47:29

3.27: I Thought We Were Done Talking About Our Fails - Crawfish Boil 2022

It's crawfish season which means it's time for our (now) annual crawfish boil episode. The main difference this year? We live at the farm and that makes this year's boil so much easier. The food, the vibe, the friends and family...you hear every detail. Aislynn's built a new garden right in our backyard and fills you in on every step. Our conversation/disagreement on horror continues, gets deep and finally agree to disagree (we think). An abundance of mushrooms leads to chunky mushroom and celer

Mar 7, 2022 • 56:45

3.26: Humans Like Snacks - Gateau di Patate

We throw a farm-to-table dinner with our favorite local chef and tell you ALLLL about it. From Bellino's Chef Francesco's Insalata del Giardino to the Vou Le Vent con Marmalatta, we eat big and give you every detail. A catch-up on Joe's greatest kitchen hits since we returned from Hot Springs, an update on the warring rooster, and Joe's top 5 films of 2021 that elicits a conversation about disturbing movies that is just the beginning. Beef and Sweet Potato Stew, Smashed Potatoes, Pulled Pork San

Feb 28, 2022 • 45:42

3.25: Driving Into The Middle Of Nowhere - Arkansas Road Trip Part 2

Part 2 of our Arkansas road trip takes us to the Ozark Mountains for hiking and seclusion. We are in the middle of nowhere at the best Airbnb you can imagine, forget our picnic basket, mining for crystals, going off-road, visiting the Glory Hole, getting topless at Hawksbill Crag, and heading home. Unanswered Questions: How is moonshine made? Gluten in spirits. What is the difference between tequila and mezcal? Is Belize safe for travel? What is about a 10-hour drive away from home for a

Feb 21, 2022 • 53:31

3.24: This Perfect Trip - Arkansas Road Trip Part 1

Well, we're home after the perfect road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the Arkansas Ozarks. We leave no stone unturned as we recount the first half of our trip. The packing, the dog, the drive, hotel earplugs, anxious kids, the perfect AirBnB, the FULL(y naked) bathhouse experience, hiking the Hot Springs National Park, moonshine, mezcal and so much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp

Feb 14, 2022 • 1:17:21

3.23: Beans Don't Go On Ice Cream - Aislynn's One Pot Chili

In podcast life, we are GOING on a trip. In real life, we just got back. So before we left we recorded this short no-frills, two-recipe episode. Aislynn figures out that Joe would love for her to cook from time to time and makes a big, cook-it-all-day pot of chili. Joe comments that you don't put beans in chili...which sends us off on a conversation about 'life rules.' Joe made a big pot of black-eyed peas and homemade cornbread. We tell you all the details of both recipes. Since we're (fake) a

Feb 7, 2022 • 24:38

3.22: We're Going Out of Town - Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos

We vowed to not pursue rabbit trails prior to recording this episode. It didn't work. Aislynn details her latest Long Lunch Club that featured recently-harvested sweet potatoes...tacos and chocolate cake with sweet potatoes as the base. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Jan 31, 2022 • 40:48

3.21: Domino's Pizza and Scotch - Instant Pot Szechuan

In a huge anomaly, Joe and Aislynn enjoy a Domino's Pizza (gluten-free!) and launch into chain restaurant quality. Add a scotch tasting to the evening, and our lips really loosen up. We've booked our time at a Hot Springs bathhouse and lay out what exactly will happen, listen to La Vie en Rose, talk about the impending apocalypse where the internet doesn't work, remove all shame about using YoutTube to learn anything, make a little Chinese food, debone a chicken and, generally, have a lot of fun

Jan 24, 2022 • 43:06

3.20: We Don't Like Being Sick All The Time - Chicken Pot Pie

We put up our very first 'Four Meal Episode' this week, the highlight being a GF chicken pot pie that comes out wonderfully. Aislynn insists, though, that we recap how Joe does tacos and fried rice since it's the season to use all the vegetables in play and those two dishes do a great job. We wholeheartedly suggest that you watch the movie Pig, you help us name a chicken, Aislynn talks Long Lunch Club, Garden Healing, and all the great goings-on at The Farm. Random Question Of The Week: What's

Jan 17, 2022 • 42:00

3.19: Permission To Sit Still And Be Quiet - Vegetarian Breakfast Strata

We've talked about a ton of egg dishes on the show, but Joe wanted to try something completely new and found a Vegetarian Breakfast Strata. This 'frittata with stale bread' turned out to be a perfect 'trash can meal' where you can stuff it with ALLLLL the produce in the house. It froze since our last time together and we talk about the effects, we merge our two chicken flocks, and shoot off fireworks for New Year's Eve. We're headed to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for a much-needed week away and talk

Jan 10, 2022 • 37:56

3.18: The Magic Showed Up - Russian Green Chicken Soup

We talk about our 'Christmas Week' filled get-togethers, gifts, all the kids, meals, and Licorice Pizza. Aislynn held another Long Lunch Club where Joe makes Russian Green Chicken Soup and Aislynn visits the farmers' markets that she created as a customer.  Random Question of the Week: If you were in a circus, which character would you be? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho

Jan 3, 2022 • 49:23

3.17: A Suit That Doesn't Fit Anymore - Smoked Braised Mixed Greens

In a follow-up to last week's intense conversation, we start talking about how to do the work. Add that to a week filled with holiday busyness! Unanswered Question: How do you do the work? Random Question of the Week: If you never had to eat one vegetable, which would it be? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Dec 27, 2021 • 54:37

3.16: What Are Our Intentions? - Chicken Cacciatore

Aislynn and Joe open up about some recent, deep relationship conversations this week at The Dinner Table. Things have been a little intense as we ask ourselves, is the way we've always done it good enough? We revisit our position on being food snobs, talk Garden Healing, revisit last week's stew, and Joe cooks a delicious chicken cacciatore. A jam-packed, first-of-its-kind Dinner Table!   Unanswered Questions: At-home allergy test follow up Why is Greek Yogurt healthier than normal yogurt?

Dec 20, 2021 • 50:56

3.15: I Think You're Wrong, And Now I'm Confused - Beef Stew Live

A Dinner Table Talks first! Cooking during the show. The cold weather got Joe jonesing for a beef stew so Aislynn gave him a big pile of produce to go in it. While the stew cooks, we talk about a bunch of women getting everything they want, rooster kites and windmills, eating out in Port Aransas (Grumbles) and Minecraft, Minecraft, Minecraft. Plus Aislynn can't remember anything about A Bugs Life. Unanswered Questions: What about legit at home allergy tests? What is sour cream? From one -

Dec 13, 2021 • 31:09

3.14: I Don't Give a Crap - Turnip Mashed Potatoes

We start with our Christmas tree traditions and end with how creative expansion is blowing up the world's systems. Yep, it was quite a night around the Dinner Table. Add in an unexpected guest and we're recording during 'the nightcap period' of the night where Aislynn can 'say anything.' And she says plenty! Unanswered Questions What exactly is a mochi ice cream ball? Why do apples make your tongue itch? Random Question of the Week: What childhood toy was the most meaningful? --- Send i

Dec 6, 2021 • 35:42

3.13: Thanksgiving Is My Favorite - Thanksgiving 2021

We run through our amazing Thanksgiving week from start to finish including all the food we prepared and a challenge to create your very best Thanksgiving traditions by simply being you. Joe's buttermilk pie was a complete failure, we give a full report on our successful Farm Movie Night, Aislynn still serves the green to help the brown, and we make a delicious Roasted Poblano Chicken Soup. Unanswered Questions More about Menudo Farm Forage Update - Bocapa What movie candy did Joe buy for 'M

Nov 29, 2021 • 40:24

3.12: It's Been An Interesting Week - Friendsgiving 2021

It's been an interesting week starting with a trip to San Antonio that didn't go according to any plan, into a HUGE Friendsgiving/housewarming party. A foodie event at our house with the best vibe, fire, music, friends and fun that you can imagine, and concluding with a CBD-infused multi-course dinner party from a great friend/chef. Did we mention the fast track to get rabbits? Did we mention getting 10 new chickens? Did we mention Aislynn's classes, that her onions came in, that she had a loca

Nov 22, 2021 • 56:54

3.11: Help Us Name the Chickens - Tomato Basil Soup

An escaping dog, a new robot vacuum cleaner, saying 'No,' and a chicken naming contest is just the beginning this week on a very introspective Dinner Table Talks. Aislynn's business is taking off and she's practicing NOvember while Joe has an emotional awakening at a funeral. We revisit how we want to be dealt with when we go one year after Aislynn said, 'I want you to dig me a hole and set me on fire," and that's when Joe put together the relationship with his father's memorial service and a fu

Nov 15, 2021 • 44:40

3.10: Up a Paddle With No Creek - Lemon Basil Ice Cream

Our move to the farm is complete after a marathon garage sale at the old house. Aislynn's pressure release valve goes off after her latest Long Lunch Club and the food was incredible. Tack on a visit to a new sushi restaurant, our thoughts on life since the 2020 election, gray in Joe's beard  and being just in time for the chicken sex, and you've got some Dinner Table Talks for the ages.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this

Nov 8, 2021 • 46:16

3.09: Go Take A Long Lunch - Steak Quesadillas

It was Test Kitchen night for Aislynn's upcoming Long Lunch Club event and 'What a treat!' We talk about social media and the 'bitchery' that consumes most of it these days. Our first trip to a local Chinese restaurant blew our minds with the yellow pages-sized menu (with an 'American Chinese Food' section that made us laugh. Fainting goats, the history of Doritos, food as medicine and SO MUCH MORE!!! Pull up a chair; we have a lot to talk about. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters

Nov 1, 2021 • 53:32

3.08: A Potential Food Supply Chain Shortage - Smoked Pork Ham & Fall Vegetable Ratatoullie

Aislynn says a thing at the very beginning and Joe gets defensive. THEN Joe loops back around to investigate that thing again. And that's just the start of a jam-packed Dinner Table Talk that includes another flood, pho, Aislynn's memories of 4-H Club, an overcooked pork leg, breaks in the food supply chain, a fall vegetable ratatouille and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify

Oct 25, 2021 • 47:36

3.07: Get On Or Get Off The Bus, Bud! - Slow-Cooked Oven BBQ Ribs

We're leaning in, y'all! Our lifestyle is the show so forget ever hearing us justify talking about chickens (or anything else) ever again! Of course we're talking chickens...when we're kind of chicken house right now. Where are our eggplants? Why aren't there enough ribs to share? Why is Aislynn cooking more often? These are lifestyle questions and we answer them all along with pho straight from heaven, the movies that make us cry, selling tea and so much more. Pull up a chair! We have a lot t

Oct 18, 2021 • 35:40

3.06: Maybe We Don't Talk About Our Failures Over and Over - Yellow Curry

What a weird episode! Aislynn throws Joe off of his Yellow Curry talk by being honest about the Curry Challenge (or Curry Journey) thus far. Joe details the yellow curry prep, but they have a frank conversation about where this journey should go. Aislynn returns to the Farmers' Market she created to sell her produce and talks about the 'full circle' of it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s

Oct 11, 2021 • 44:22

3.05: God, I Hope Home Depot Hears This - Tromboncino Squash Ice Cream

Aislynn called Joe and gave him an earful...about seeds, Home Depot, and low-cost access to healthy, nutritious food. Hear a good old-fashioned Aislynn tirade. Nana made two meals, Joe remade Panang Curry for Aislynn's first Long Lunch Club, we pick up Vegetable Curry in Indian take out, the girls steal ice cream and we talk scary movies. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podca

Oct 4, 2021 • 53:35

3.04: Your Perception of Me is Off-Base, Dude - Pork Chops with Leeks in Mustard Sauce

Changes continue in our new life on the farm, but the great meals never stop. Pork Chops with Leeks in Mustard Sauce and Mourning Dove Stew were on the menu this week along with a chicken plan, new daily schedules, a new recording time, and double dongs. Unanswered Questions: Do ground Mustard and Mustard seed taste different? What was the 90s term for when a thong is above the pant waist line? What does BKK use for their fry dip? Random Question O' The Week: What is the weirdest dream y

Sep 27, 2021 • 37:49

3.03: No Nimrods At This Table - Crispy Curry Chicken Wings and Fries

A super-sized, long and winding road awaits you this week at The Dinner Table! Moving is a transition, and we work through some of the transitions we're all going through while reflecting on the 'new' of the farm. The Curry Challenge continues with Crispy Curry Chicken Wings and Curry Fries which may have underwhelmed just because the kitchen is new and Joe's...well...transitioning into the new kitchen. We collected our chickens from the old house, lose one for a day, and then get a new rooster:

Sep 20, 2021 • 56:48

3.2: - I've Been Planning This Moment For The Last Decade Of My Life - Panang Curry

What a week! We moved to the farm (It's official)! We start a new food challenge! We settle in with our new neighbors (Aislynn's folks)! But through it all, we learn a ton and EAT GREAT FOOD! We discuss the move, the new place, settling in, Joe's declarative statements, Aislynn's new routine, socks on the doorknob, our two new Dinner Tables, and making a Panang Curry. Oh...AND alligator curry!! Unanswered Questions: What are 'sulfiting agents'? Curry plant v. curry spice Random Question of

Sep 13, 2021 • 48:21

3.1: For Me. For You. For Us. - What Is 'A Curry'?

The first episode of season three finds Joe and Aislynn in the middle of their move out to the farm on the heels of a 'sanctuary violating' event that tests the table. One year after Aislynn wrote her 'My Garden is a Sanctuary' speech for TedX, she shares her thoughts on the how the thoughts have evolved and plans for the gardens at the farm. Joe promises that the first meal at the new house will be a curry as The Curry Challege begins. Unanswered Questions: What is exactly in pumpkin pie spi

Sep 6, 2021 • 40:29

2.52: Celebrate the Season Finale - Skillet Pork Chops & Butternut Squash

Uh oh! Our Season Two Finale is off to an odd start when a corrupted file meant we had to re-record it from scratch, and someone isn't happy about it. We remember the big events (The Texas Freezepocalypse), the hits (Grain-Free Pizza Challenge, dropping our filter) the misses, and what we're changing as we dream about Season Three. Here's to many more seasons! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.

Aug 30, 2021 • 45:22

2.51: This Show Gives Me Feels - The "Weekend in Houston" Episode

We scoot to Houston (dog in tow) for an amazing weekend of food, music, art, and dog fun, and we tell you ALL about it: AirBnbs, trees, and community planning, fancy dinners, belching, dancing in the lightning, carrot butter,  rockets lifting off, ghost malls and everything in between. Places/Things Mentioned: Savoir Barkley's (Dog Park/Bar) True Foods Cynthia Woods Pavillion (Concert venue) Memorial Park - Wetlands Houston Museum of Fine Arts Artist Maurice de Vlaminck Unanswered Q

Aug 23, 2021 • 49:56

2.50: He's Making Jokes! - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

Savannah's homecoming takes us to P.F. Changs for a big dinner and, from burning blue balls to uncomfortable flirting, we take you on our latest dining adventure. Joe's watching more movies, Aislynn brings back Backyard TV, and we talk about our support button. Freaks, geeks, BrianLovesToRap, and much much more on a great big Dinner Table Talks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p

Aug 16, 2021 • 39:31

2.49: It's All Just a Game - Chicken Squash Curry

Aislynn wakes up to an epiphany of sorts: It's all just a game. The world's on edge so it is a comfort to learn that it's all a game. We talk our personal gaming histories leading straight into Voidwalkers, Creatrixes, Mages, and more. Our exploration into our Myers-Briggs testes continue along with fish sauce, burnt arms, cleaning out garbage, and much, much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcas

Aug 9, 2021 • 39:18

2.48: 100 Episodes! How Did This All Begin? - Farm to Table Burgers

Aislynn and Joe celebrate the first 100 episodes with a look back at how it started, how it's evolved, what we love, what we don't love so much, and where we're headed. Plus the latest Farm to Table dinner out at the farm. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Aug 2, 2021 • 43:22

2.47: Men And Women Are Different? - Camping Cuisine

Aislynn and Joe's weekend camping trip creates a ton of food to take along, erotic headlamps, homemade ding dongs and much, much more. Unanswered Question: Does Joe eat gas station cupcakes? Random Question of the Week: What food connects you most to your childhood? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Jul 26, 2021 • 47:58

2.46: Align With A Ceviche Challenge - Ceviche

Aislynn and Joe go horseback riding on the beach and that's just the beginning: Aislynn's been eating ceviche everywhere she goes and Joe talks about the first success and failure on his sugar fast. Joe talks about his fandom, obsession, and cold-turkey quitting of Howard Stern. Plus, a must-cook-at-home story about Calabazas con Pollo. The deep analysis of Joe continues as Season Two begins to wrap up. Unanswered Question: What daily entertainment that Joe gave up was Joe talking about

Jul 19, 2021 • 37:29

2.45: Sex Life - Fancy Grab-and-Go Lunch Food

It was only a matter of time before we discussed our sex life and a new TV show, "Sex Life," finally gets us there. We talk about how important communication with the kiddos and one another is about the good old s-e-x along with how interesting it is that sex (and poop) are both 'inappropriate' for polite dinner conversation. Joe talks about his recent decision to do a sugar fast over the next 21 days and other introspections.  And then there's the food! Fancy Grab-and-Go Lunch food to be exact.

Jul 12, 2021 • 49:40

2.44: Either Live Or Get Off The Pot - Cucumber Dill Soup

We went to a new Teppanyaki restaurant, and, man, "do we have a lot to talk about." From the life-size Momoa Aquaman statue to the banging drums, everyone's going out again and making a lot of noise. Aislynn talks about her business today after we discussed it on the podcast one year ago this week. Throw in a little internet rage, shelling peas, instant Google, a larder, cucumber-dill soup, doggy-style activity and you got yourself an amazing Dinner Table Talk! Unanswered Questions: Is AC's f

Jul 5, 2021 • 41:22

2.43: Black-Eyed Peas - The Magical Mystery Tour 2.0

On the one-year anniversary of our first 'Magical Mystery Tour' episode, we go on another trip. All aboard! From black-eyed peas to getting the feels about moving. There's a sub-par chicken pot pie, local chain restaurant history and thoughts, fried eggs with butter, two new stingers on the way and so much more. Unanswered Questions:  How many Casa Oles and Black-Eyed Pea Restaurants are still in operation? Marco Polo wasn't a spice trader What is the agenda of the podcast? TableTopics Qu

Jun 28, 2021 • 46:45

2.42: Slow-Smoked Brisket - I Almost Killed Us All The Other Night

Slow-Smoked Brisket - Tandoori Chicken Wings - Cole Slaw - Summer Vegetable Curry - First Restaurant Jobs - Cast Iron Disaster - High on the Hog Joe almost killed everyone after an overnight cast iron disaster, but every crisis is an opportunity. We slow-smoke a brisket and go slow and low into this S. Texas delicacy. We crash Lillie's new (first) job and take a walk down memory lane about all our first jobs. We reminisce about last year's chicken pot pie while noting all the new outdoor options

Jun 21, 2021 • 48:44

2.41: Fish Tacos - The Hardest Part About Being a Kid

Fish Tacos with Avocado Lime Sauce - Aislynn the Bright Model - Kitchen Ascension: Cast Iron 101 - Summer Vegetable Chicken Soup - Summer Heat and Humidity - Onion Overflow Aislynn is bringing home LOADS of vegetables which become Joe's produce aisle. He visits the ailed and whips up fish tacos that got rave reviews and a summer vegetable chicken soup that has EVERYTHING in it. Joe's been practicing his knife skills as we pursue Kitchen Ascension this week with Cast Iron 101. Aislynn tells us a

Jun 14, 2021 • 44:46

2.40: Farm to Table Pizza Party - The Rainbow of Colors

Farm to Table Pizza Party - Our Explicit Podcast - An Evolved Summer Salad - Ice Cream Topping Boards - Bar/Snack Hopping - Agua Chile at YOLA - The Evolution of Sustenance to Art - Ingredients, Concept and Technique TableTopics Question:  Would you rather have everyone love you but hate yourself or the reverse? Links: Aislynn's Farm to Table Dinners Knolle Dairy Farm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: ht

Jun 7, 2021 • 42:54

2.39: Green Chili Pork Stew - The Night of the Lunar Eclipse

Green Chili Pork Stew - Metropolis's Kim Rios Talks Bathing Suits, Joe's Anxiety and College Algebra - Don't Watch This Movie - Duplicating a New Restaurant's Recipes - Simple Corn on the Cob - Squash Au Gratin Casserole Good friend and owner of Metropolis, Kim Rios, comes in to talk about Joe's anxiety that came up last week but stays to remember the old times and talk about her styling business. And, of course, we talk about massive cleavage. After a trip to the beach, we eat at a new restaura

May 31, 2021 • 49:47

2.38: Our Favorite Family Dish - We're Going To Have To Collect New Teenagers

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chicken Mac & Cheese - Planning a Weekend Getaway - It's Flooding!/The Weather of 2021 - Pre-Meal Anxiety - Pizza Temper Tantrum Join us on Facebook | Join us on Instagram After a busy week of non-cooking, we finally return to the kitchen with our favorite family dish: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chicken Mac & Cheese. But not before some more dining out anxiety from Joe and a pizza temper tantrum by Aislynn. We talk about some recent flooding and recap all the weird weather of

May 24, 2021 • 40:55

2.37: Tex-Mex Squash Casserole - I Have a New Crush

Tex-Mex Squash Casserole - Cucumber and Tomato Salad - Taqueria Breakfast Orders - What's In Your Smoothie? - Aislynn's Ascension Celebration - Energetic Standards - Aislynn Has a Crush - Empaths As he walked into this week's recording session, Aislynn offered Joe a smoothie which sparked the natural question, "What is in it?" Everything is the answer and Aislynn goes into detail about her exhaustive smoothing offerings. Fan feedback comes in concerning last week's 'psychoanalysis' and it's a re

May 17, 2021 • 49:29

2.36: Super Simple, Very Green Soup - I've Spread My Virus

Super Simple, Very Green Soup - The New One-Year-Ago Segment - Upper-Level Energy Conversations Over a Meal - Thrifting Before Thrifting Was Cool - Joe's Upcoming Teppanyaki Show Unanswered Questions: What happens when you Google 'Hacha Hacha'? Butchering vs. slaughtering TableTopics Question: What do you remember from your first day of school? This Week's Links: Super Simple, Very Green Soup Mexican Squash Soup It's Just Aislynn Facebook Group - Go down the Gardening Rabbit Hole with

May 10, 2021 • 48:40

2.35: Farm to Table - Just Eat It. It's Fine.

Aislynn's First Farm to Table Cooking Experience: Four Courses of Stories - Chicken Vegetable Fried Rice (Hacha Hacha Chicka Chicka) - Where Were We Last Week? - Mr. Picky Visits Again - Joe's Seasonal Idea After discussing last week's 'Missing Episode,' Joe and Aislynn dive into a full report of AC's amazingly successful first Farm to Table Cooking Experience. From collecting and harvesting the food to a breakdown of each course to how AC and the chef planned the event and menu, we break down

May 3, 2021 • 45:14

2.34 - The Missing Episode

A little Joe holdover. What's going on with 'The Missing Episode?' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Apr 26, 2021 • 3:26

2.33: Basic Southern Greens - Aislynn Cooks!

Venison Backstrap - Basic Southern Greens - Creamy Brussels Sprouts With Ground Beef - Adventures In The Hospital - Joe's Exhausted After a week of hospital visitation (Joe explains), Aislynn tires of take-out and cooks a meal...with a lot of Joe's help! Who exactly is the executive chef in this house? It was a big week at The Dinner Table with Aislynn's Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Ground Beef, bacon-wrapped venison backstrap and a healthy serving of fresh, southern greens. Unanswered Questio

Apr 19, 2021 • 39:47

2.32: Easter Lunch 2021 - Aislynn's Overflow of Abundance

Easter Feast - Smoked Wagyu - Aislynn's Overflow of Abundance - Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole - A Sold Out Farm to Table Cooking Experience At least one kid made it home for Easter so we pulled all the stops with smoked brisket and wagyu, an Aislynn Salad, potato salad, AC's mom's fermented crudite, homemade strawberry ice cream and so much more. You hear about it all. Aislynn's Overflow of Abundance has kicked into high gear including her first sold-out Farm To Table Cooking Experience at the

Apr 12, 2021 • 48:15

2.31: Crawfish Omelets - Just Like LL Cool J Teaches Us

Cocktails at Home - Crawfish Omelets - Beyond Beef - Outrage Culture - Chicken, Kale and White Bean Soup - Who's Quirky? A $15 martini proves, yet again, that we can do it better at home. Add the loss of a beer partner and our craft cocktail-at-home game has been rising. We talk about the top drinks we make at home, Aislynn's love/hate relationship with olives, bloody mary skewers, peeled oranges, and real margaritas. Our exploration of the world of plant-based meat rabbit holes into chickens-i

Apr 5, 2021 • 51:49

2.30: Taco Salad - Whataburger Armpits

Mediterranean Lamb Bowls Revisited - Taco Salad - What 5 Things Do You Do First in the Morning? - I Love Housekeeper Day -  Valuing People and Self Worth - A Stove Knob Kitchen Catastrophe We start with a kitchen catastrophe with disintegrating stove knobs and quickly move into the first five things we each do in the morning, an intersecting web of early, poopy activity. We explore our own prejudices against plant-based meat products with a promise to pick it up in detail next week. Lamb bowls

Mar 29, 2021 • 51:01

2.29: Roasted Pork - I'm Getting Too Old For This S***

The Accidental Sleepover - Smoked Pork Tacos v. Roasted Pork - Packing Your Mate - The 'Make Your Freebirds Burrito' Game An impromptu visit to Jessica's becomes an accidental sleepover for Aislynn complete with a clothes delivery from Joe. The guys wouldn't leave so it became a party complete with Smoked Pork Tacos. Joe made roasted pork this week also, and Aislynn can't help but compare the two. Back in 2.24, we talked about duplicating the Chicken Tandoori recipe with chicken wings. Well

Mar 22, 2021 • 52:30

2.28: Crawfish Chowder - If It Makes You Feel Good, Do What You Want

Crawfish Chowder - (Expensive) Gluten Free Pizza Delivered - Joe's Top Five Films of 2020 - A Wall of Stench 2021 Crawfish Chronicles Part 1 Last week, Joe put all the leftover crawfish tail meat in the freezer and Aislynn made a list of all the crawfish dishes she wanted to be made. Joe starts at the top of the list with Crawfish Chowder, served with grilled cheese sandwiches and salad. Served to a tableful of teens, the chowder is excellent, but Aislynn calls Joe's grilled cheeses out! Unansw

Mar 15, 2021 • 37:54

2.27: Crawfish 2021 - Two People Trying To Figure Out If What They're Saying Is Offensive

Crawfish Boil - Saag Paneer - Krabby Patties  - Unexpected Dinner Guest - Planning Dinner On The Show Sometimes your dinner makes sense given what you had to prepare, but there's no way what you've prepared comes across as anything resembling a fancy meal. And then an unexpected guest comes to dinner. It's an unexpected Dinner Table Talk! We detail Joe's every experience as lead cook at a 90 lb. crawfish boil, a typical Freedom Harvest Farms feast, perfecting saag paneer, repurposing fried fish

Mar 8, 2021 • 36:33

2.26: Caldo - Hey, You Want Some Black Market Rabbit?

Chicken Caldo - Aislynn's Smoothie Regimen - Learning Basic Life Skills - Meal Planning With Friends - Pantry, Freezer, and Fridge Staples - Shared Grocery Lists Unanswered Questions: Potatoes at 75 MPH How long can the grocery store be out of power before they throw away refrigerated foods? What are McDonald's 19 french fry ingredients? TableTopics Question: What grade would you give yourself for environmental responsibility?  This Week's Links: Caldo Recipe It's Just Aislynn Facebook

Mar 1, 2021 • 50:13

2.25: Texas Freeze Apocalypse - Thank God I Live In Texas

Our Crazy Week During The 2021 Great Texas Freeze Apocalypse - Broccoli Cheese Soup - Losing Power - Losing Water - Vegetable Beef Soup - Ghost Town Grocery Stores - Paying for Firewood - Busted Pipes - Irish Coffees If you read the news or live in Texas you know this past week was the perfect storm of weather, power, and water catastrophes in Texas. We tell our entire story from the front lines of the Great 2021 Texas Freeze Apocalypse.  Unanswered Questions: Did we make the soup with the lef

Feb 22, 2021 • 52:28

2.24: Chicken Tandoori - I Guess The Dog Farted

Chicken Tandoori Care Package - Cauliflower Sausage Hash Care Package - Double Dip French Fries - A Life of Abundance - Shoes Go In The Freezer - Horror Movies This week's Dinner Table Talks goes into overdrive during TableTopics which somehow ties the whole episode together. Why would you rather be a girl or a boy? Our daughters around the table and the conversations we'd had this week, including an unfortunate foot odor episode, reach a crescendo after a triggering. Both of this week's meal

Feb 15, 2021 • 41:26

2.23: Yakisoba - Using The Kale For Toilet Paper

(Grain Free, Not Quite) Yakisoba - Spinach Mushroom Chicken Enchiladas - Panties in the Backyard - We Should Do a Cookbook - Wasting Lettuce Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar   It's Just Aislynn Facebook Group - Go down the Gardening Rabbit Hole with Aislynn While throwing away a whole bag of gross, forgotten, bottom-of-the-produce-drawer lettuce, Joe finds a pair of panties in the backyard. Two great dishes made it to The Dinner Table this week based on available produce: Yakisoba and Spin

Feb 8, 2021 • 28:24

2.22: Stir-Fried Quinoa - I Love Your Hobbit Feet

Stir-Fried Quinoa with Eggplant and Cabbage, Grain-Free Pizza Dough Challenge: Cauliflower Crust, Fermented Foods, When You're Not Around The Dinner Table As Much Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar It's Just Aislynn Facebook Group - Go down the Gardening Rabbit Hole with Aislynn Our Grain-Free Pizza Dough Challenge either continues or concludes with cauliflower crust this go round. Now that we've done three GF pizza crusts, which is our favorite? We try a new recipe, Stir-Fried Qui

Feb 1, 2021 • 35:46

2.21: Soft Foods Only - This Sent Shockwaves Through Our Home

Aislynn's Dental Surgery - Gut Health and Antibiotics - Fudge - Smoothies Cauliflower Pakora Soup - Turnip Potato Soup -  Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar It's Just Aislynn Facebook Group - Go down the Gardening Rabbit Hole with Aislynn Aislynn's dental surgery this week sent shockwaves through our home with concerns about the food and nutrition that are required to boost an antibiotic-weakened system...and when all the food has to be soft. Aislynn fills us in on the surgery, time on t

Jan 25, 2021 • 42:25

2.20 - Cabbage Roll Soup - Best Leftovers Ever?

Cabbage Roll Soup - Leftover Roast and Vegetables - Aislynn's Chocolate Addiction - Take Out Sushi - Our TV Time - Alexa Farts Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar It's Just Aislynn Facebook Group - Go down the Gardening Rabbit Hole with Aislynn Aislynn's Intuitive Gardening Online Mastermind The new Netflix show Best Leftovers Ever! gets us talking about our TV time. Queens Gambit, Cooking With Cannabis, Black Bear, Lovers Rock, Mangrove, Chopped, Iron Chef and more. Aislynn's c

Jan 18, 2021 • 45:27

2.19: Sunday Brunch - It Reminded Me I'm Not A Hipster

Sunday Brunch At A New Joint - Joe's New Woks - Birth Order Talk In Depth - Aislynn's Overflow of Abundance Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Aislynn's Intuitive Gardening Online Mastermind Joe's new woks are coming in handy with all of Aislynn's produce. He asks, "Where has the wok been all my life?" Aislynn has an answer. The gang goes out for Sunday Brunch at a new spot, Muse, prompting an analysis of what makes a great Sunday Brunch. Aislynn's wish for an Unanswered Question about birth

Jan 11, 2021 • 38:10

2.18: Happy New Year - I Want To Share My Magic With You

Vietnamese New Year Feast - JHAC Reunited - Aislynn's Intuitive Gardening Mastermind - Bloody Marys Continued - Our 1/5/10 Gift Exchange - Cocoa Bombs Around a Wet Fire - A City Filled With Fireworks Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Aislynn's Intuitive Gardening Online Mastermind After Joe's kids missed our Christmas celebration last week, they're in town just in the nick of time for a 7-hour New Year's Eve window. And we cram it all in: our 1/5/10 gift exchange and an amazing meal out at V

Jan 4, 2021 • 51:10

2.17: Christmas 2020 - Knick Knack Paddywhack Crap

Christmas At The Farm 2020 - Brunch Egg Casserole Bloody Marys - Hallmark Christmas Movie Eve - Egg Drop Soup and Stir-Fried Chinese Greens Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar TableTopics Question: What's the most unusual gift you've ever received? TableTopics is a game we've picked up along the way that is simply a box of questions designed to create conversation. We draw a random question from a random pack every week and we never see the question before we draw it on the show. Opening/Cl

Dec 28, 2020 • 57:52

2.16: Butternut Squash Soup - I'm Not a Snob Then

Butternut Squash Soup - Grain-Free Pizza Crust Challenge Cont. - Are We Snobs? - Where Does Aislynn Eat Chicken? Two local fan interactions lead us to ask: Are we food snobs? What is a snob anyway? We handle a pile of stored butternut (and other) squash in a delicious butternut squash soup and continue the grain-free pizza crust challenge. Unanswered Questions: Did we get the Christmas tree and lights up? TableTopics Question:  Is it worse to discover your fly is down, spinach is in your

Dec 21, 2020 • 33:58

2.15: Deviled Eggs - When Love Comes Your Way, You Take a Bite

Girls' Weekend Full Report - Kale Chips and Deviled Eggs - Putting Up The Christmas Tree - Roast and Green Beans To Go - Joe's Boiled Eggs  Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Aislynn returns from her girls' weekend in Wimberly filled with stories aplenty involving the food she took, homemade birthday cake and broccoli cheese soup,  She returns to a Christmas tree-free house and we discuss whether or not we want to do one this year. (We will). The growing harvests of fresh, local food mean tha

Dec 14, 2020 • 34:22

2.14: Tortilla Soup - Cheese And Chocolate Fingers In My Mouth

Veggie-Filled Tomato Sauce - Tortilla Soup - DTT Ethics Committee In Session - Aislynn's Annual Girls' Weekend - Real Food Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar The Dinner Table Talks ethics committee convenes to choose our next shared ethic between the discussion of two great meals: a chunky tomato sauce that Aislynn can get on board with and the daughter-requested Tortilla Soup. Aislynn is headed out for an annual, long girls' weekend, we don't have a microwave, it's time to make soup during

Dec 7, 2020 • 44:38

2.13: Thanksgiving 2020 - I Need The Green To Help The Brown

Thanksgiving 2020 at the Farm - Who Came? - Who Brought What? - Aislynn's Long Salad Story - Green Bean Casserole - Turnip Mashed Potatoes - A Tour of the Farm Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Thanksgiving 2020 is one for the history books! Pull up a chair! Unanswered Questions: Did Aislynn come up with an answer to last week's TableTopics? Pronouncing 'Foie Gras' and 'Burial' TableTopics Question: Have you ever been in a physical fight? Links/Recipes:  Aislynn's TEDx Speech, My Gar

Nov 30, 2020 • 44:27

2.12: Sticky Asian Ribs/Turnip Mashed Potatoes - Not Both Hosts Share All Views

Sticky Asian Ribs - Turnip Mashed Potatoes - Caishen: God of Wealth and Power - Burning a Body in Texas - Jewish Food Festival Report - A Visit to Cured  Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Joe philosophizes about improvisational growth in the kitchen and happily prepares two racks of ribs Sticky Asian-style. Turnip Mashed Potatoes on the side: a step-by-step. Big, BIG family news: we got a dog. Caishen, God of Wealth and Power....a toy poodle. Joe's obsessed with Aislynn's last wishes to 'di

Nov 23, 2020 • 44:29

2.11: Poblano/Kale Breakfast Tacos - I Want You To Dig A Hole And Set Me On Fire

Breakfast For Dinner: Poblano/Kale Breakfast Tacos - Joe's Dad's Memorial Service - Greek Festival Report - Jewish Food Festival Preview Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Sometimes you just want breakfast for dinner! But, Aislynn points out, fill it with vegetables! The result this week is easy-as-anything sausage/egg tacos with some grilled poblanos and kale.  Everyone's happy! This past weekend we held Joe's father's memorial service. Joe gets as honest as he can talking about the feeling

Nov 16, 2020 • 40:07

2.10: Grilled Eggplant Pizza - We're In The Middle of a Challenge

Grilled Eggplant Pizza - The Day After The Election - Aislynn's TedX Talk - Homemade Pizza Salt - "Who's OJ Simpson?" - Joe's Sugar Fast Update Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar After Aislynn made 'Pizza Salt' with some fresh herbs, it was time to pick up the Grain-Free Pizza Crust Challenge and make some pizza. With eggplant fresh out of the garden, we made a little Grilled Eggplant Pizza using Fathead Pizza Dough. Aislynn had a problem with the too-done crust, but that's any fix for next

Nov 9, 2020 • 50:09

2.9: The Best Pork Chops Ever - I Love That About America

Instant Pot Pork Chops - Goat Curry - Lack Mentality and a City's Self Esteem - Joe's First Indian and Vietnamese Food Trips - Aislynn Talks to Fans - Asparagus Pee - Joe Starts a 21-Day Sugar Fast - The Local/Global Tightrope - Flat Sugar Soda - A JHAC Snack Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar Joe makes 'the best pork chops [Aislynn's] ever had.' Did you read that? The BEST pork chops. And that's on the heels of some amazing goat curry. Oh, what a week at The Dinner Table where we talk about

Nov 2, 2020 • 42:10

2.8: Poke Bowls To Go - Have We Skinny-Dipped Together?

Poke Bowls To Go - Tromboncino Casserole - Headed to the Farm - Trading Cocktails for Flowers Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar BIG NEWS in this week's episode parked between two food adventures: The Journey of the Tromboncino and poke bowls to go. But first, Aislynn flirts with a bartender and trades drinks for plants. Those tromboncinos are 3' long squash and look like Gandalf's cane. They're starting to come in from the garden so it's soup and a casserole. Plant a tromboncino now! Then,

Oct 26, 2020 • 45:10

2.7: Beefy Eggplant Parmesan - I Don't Even Know What You're Talking About

Beefy Eggplant Parmesan - Daughters at The Dinner Table - Burgers and Fries - It's Just Aislynn Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar After complimenting Joe's lovely eyes, Aislynn catches us up about her new business, It's Just Aislynn. The secret to this week's burgers and fries is rejecting the bag of frozen sweet potato fries and making them ourselves. Joe explains his double cook technique. The Table is a little bare lately with busy, absent kids until the house is suddenly filled wit

Oct 19, 2020 • 38:12

2.6: Friends With Benefits - Francesco and Susan Inguaggiato

Friends with Benefits IS BACK with The Italians: Francesco and Susan Inguaggiato, owners of Bellino Ristorante Italiano. Our favorite restaurant in town! Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar The glorious return of Friends With Benefits had to be big. Our friends Francesco and Susan served a spread in a private room at Bellino that we can't begin to describe. We detail our Italian feast and hear an international love story, the evolution of the restaurant, commitment to the freshest, most local

Oct 12, 2020 • 55:20

2.5: Long Distance Chicken Enchiladas - Milk and Marijuana

Long Distance Chicken Enchiladas - The Pizza Crust Challenge Begins - DTT Ethics Council Meeting - Crushed Red Pepper - Planning The Oyster Boil Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar "Goodbye, Charleston. Hello, back to normal."  If normal means planting, sending the boys another recipe, getting into a 'spirited debate,' accepting a challenge, and going to space. After not talking about the recent Presidential debate, Joe texts the boys another cheap (for them) meal to get in touch with their ow

Oct 5, 2020 • 46:55

2.4: Steamed Oysters - I'm So Full of Joy Like a Child

Steamed Oysters - AIslynn's Trip to Charleston, SC - Raw Oysters - Lamb Pâté - Magnolia Plantation Tour - The Obstinate Daughter Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar  Aislynn and her mom take an impromptu trip to Charleston, SC, and we're along for the ride. Joe asks, simply, "What did you eat? What did you drink? What did you see? What did you learn?" And she answered them all.  Unanswered Questions: How much does sperm cost? Does Farmers' Market cheese have added mold inhibitors? Did Joe

Sep 28, 2020 • 44:45

2.3: Mediterranean Feast - More Rare Than Medium

Mediterranean Feast: Greek Steak Salad, Baba Ganoush, Basil Hummus - Healing Trauma - Steak, Baked Potato, and Salad - Touring a Local Dairy Farm Support the Show: The Virtual Tip Jar After celebrating the 21st birthday of her son, Aislynn takes us on a trip to Knolle Dairy Farm starting with a baby cow on the porch. She rustles cattle, visits the birthing room, and explains why and how the Knolles shifted from an old-school dairy farming model toward newer, more-ethical methods. After offendi

Sep 21, 2020 • 41:32

2.2: Chicken Noodle Soup - Bidi Bidi Dum Dum

Chicken Noodle Soup - Revisiting Masala - Morals v. Ethics - Hashing Out Freedom Harvest Island Support the Show - The Virtual Tip Jar Joe opens the show crapping on himself (a new fetish) by pointing out when he slips into his 'radio voice.' That moves us into a conversation about Joe and Aislynn's propensity to steal all the 'conversation oxygen' in the room. Joe cooks a chicken and Savannah uses half to cook us fettucini alfredo and Joe makes a delicious pot of chicken noodle soup with the r

Sep 14, 2020 • 47:42

2.1: Long Distance Sausage - We Can Do Anything

Season 2 Premiere - Cooking College Sausage - Freedom Harvest Island - Aislynn's Writing a Speech - Red Light/Green Light Support the Show - The Virtual Tip Jar It's our Season Two opener. An evolutionary moment where you hear the Dinner Table Talks you know and love, but with a whole lot of new. Like the notion of spreading the Dinner Table to our boys up at college. Joe photo-journaled how to make a quick-and-easy sausage taco meal for $7 a person which leads to a conversation about local foo

Sep 7, 2020 • 38:49

1.52: Farm-Fresh Fried Chicken - Welcome to My World

Season I Finale - A Look Back at Key Evolutionary Moments - Our Favorite Food Episodes - Brainstorming the Future - Farm-to-Table Dining at Ronin Support the Show - The Virtual Tip Jar In our Season One ender, we look back at the fun, frivolity, and food that made up the first 52 episodes of Dinner Table Talks. Hear our thoughts on the key evolutionary moments, our favorite episodes, and meals. We talk about where we are today and we dream about next season. Which elements of the show should we

Aug 31, 2020 • 58:18

1.51: Bhindi Masala - Burst Open And Out Was The Butterfly

Bhindi Chicken Masala - Indian Food Take Out - The Introverted Extrovert - Backyard Campaign Season - Aislynn's Morning Routine Interrupted Our New Support Button Dagon Produce Giveaway week! Aislynn's morning meditation changed when that Monarch butterfly chrysalis popped and set the intention for the episode with seeds of emergence, the flow, and the BS blocks we put up. Take-out Indian food became a Bhindi Masala challenge...which was met with torturous, fragrant ease and joy. The okra was a

Aug 24, 2020 • 53:08

1.50: Fajitas & Beans - Move Ninja-Like Through The Crackers

Pinto Beans II - Fajitas - Quesadillas - Piccadillo - Late Night Cereal - Talking to Yourself - Joe's Pinterest Board Our New Support Button It's a Dagon Produce Giveaway week! Joe and Aislynn enjoy a Tex-Mex-filled week of Fajitas, Quesadillas (the fajita leftovers), Picadillo, and a new Instant Pot pinto bean recipe that feels like the one. And, of course, we added and substituted local foods (the acorn squash/carrot swap out). Aislynn reveals the easy hack of herb drying, Joe is incensed b

Aug 17, 2020 • 41:01

1.49: Chicken Spaghetti - If It Annoys Us Then It Shouldn't Exist

Chicken Spaghetti - Chicken Salad - Cheesy Hot Crab Dip - Aislynn's Mango Delivery - New Car Fever Aislynn clearly states the intentions of this episode: sharing food abundance! From the magic of the surprise mango, to our leftover chicken management, to stories of the meals that are passing down through our generations, sharing food with others weaves its way throughout this week's episode. Oh, And then a friend makes us soup. Oh! And then our city councilman shows up with a badass mask gift. O

Aug 10, 2020 • 47:37

1.48: Seafood Chowder - Did Noah Enchant Two Roaches?

Birthday Party Seafood Boil - Seafood Chowder - Intermittent Fasting - Going Back to School - Hurricane Hanna - Scallops - Store-Bought Cookies Hurricane Hanna made a close call since our last episode but didn't prevent Aislynn's daughter's 16-year-old out birthday party at the farm. It was a huge seafood boil where the leftovers became an incredible seafood chowder. We catch you up on Intermittent Fasting and the kids are going bck to school. Pull up a chair! There's a lot to talk about. Unan

Aug 3, 2020 • 49:05

1.47: Caprese Burgers - Mucus Is On My Mind

Caprese Burgers - Pizza Night - Poolside with the Girls - Smiling in Your Mask - Black is Beautiful Joe smiled at a stranger while wearing a mask that got him to thinking, can you indentify a smile in a mask? We discuss our build-your-own-pizza night when pesto and habanero chili paste are in the mix, Aislynn takes a trip to her best friend's house for some much-needed relaxation and hormonal teen girl talk, we make caprese burgers and (even more) fried okra, and, throughout the episode, Joe acc

Jul 27, 2020 • 50:51

1.46: Penne Alla Vodka - We Broke The Law

Penne Alla Vodka - Fried Okra - Joe's Birthday Picnic - Nacho Night - Mother Sauce Challenge Conclusion - A Fight in Politics We finish up the Five Mother Sauce Challenge with the most popular meal Joe's cooked in weeks: Penne Alla Vodka. Aislynn creates an amazing birthday picnic where we break the law and get in a fight over politics which we discuss as pervading almost every single thing. It's a jam-packed episode where we invent the lecture alarm, talk personal responsibility, immune system-

Jul 20, 2020 • 50:51

1.45: Hunter's Steak - The House of Crazy Contraband

Steak With Your Son - Flowered Fruit Salad - Sausage in Your Freezer - Magical Mystery Tour Continued - Crazy Contraband in the Home After a birthday serenade, we talk July 4th on the farm with a family feast and fireworks and elaborate on our bubble, safe spaces, wine, and big plans. But that's only the beginning of a deep, introspective Dinner Table Talk as we reflect about this phase of staying-at-home and getting our heads around the 'new normal.' We explore our ego in conversation, our stre

Jul 13, 2020 • 47:12

1.44: Gumbo - Here Comes Pamela's Boobs

Gumbo - Podcast Introspection - Trading Food - More Time at the Farm Joe makes his very first gumbo and it causes a chain reaction of Dinner Table Talkin' from mother sauces to a continuation of the Magical Mystery Tour.  Unanswered Questions: --Pet stuck in a hot car follow up --Magical Mystery Tour clarification  TableTopics Question: --What pets would we like to own? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://po

Jul 6, 2020 • 40:43

1.43: Fresh-Caught Fish - The Magical Mystery Tour

Fresh Lemon Redfish - Father's Day Charcuterie - The Magical Mystery Tour - Merging Families - Angry Yellowjackets Joe asks Aislynn to clarify the term 'Magical Mystery Tour' after she quickly said it last week. That leads to a rolling, rabbit-hole-filled conversation about spirituality, church histories and so much more. Covid-19 sidelined going out for Father's Day so JHAC heads to the farm for the biggest charcuterie every created.  Aislynn gets some fresh fish so we do what we do best: make

Jun 29, 2020 • 45:50

1.42: Chicken Pot Pie - Boobies Are Great

Chicken Pot Pie - Tannins Brunch - Girls' Dinner In - Ego Continued - Corona Purge - 5 Mother Sauce Challenge: Velouté Joe prepares velouté, the fourth Mother Sauce in our 5 Sauce Challenge, for a chicken pot pie that is fantastic...with a crust fail twist. We revisit 'ego' in Unanswered Questions and it weaves its way throughout a multi-part thought-purge on Corona, finger pointing, everyone's bubbling unrest and everything in between. Crocs at brunch, girls night in, strip club conveyer

Jun 22, 2020 • 40:00

1.41: Wild Pork - Hey, I Got a Hog Leg For You

Roasted (and Stewed) Pork Leg Tacos - Lemon Marmalade & Ball-Burning Habanero Sauce - A Time for Cameras - Get a Garage Fridge - Battling Egos - Our Wild Cat Well after some stuff happened recently, we go deep into the challenges of parenting teen girls compared to teen boys: trust, Dinner Table honesty, cameras, and how we did everything they did too. Dagon Produce Chef's  Basket Winner: Cha Matthews TableTopics Question: How do we want our marriage to be different than our parents'? --- S

Jun 15, 2020 • 39:18

1.40: Cold Cucumber Dill Soup - So Here We Are Evolving

#BlackLivesMatter - Salisbury Steak - Cold Cucumber Dill Soup - Black Eyed Peas - Portland v. Portlandia -  Poblano Pepper Soup The murder of George Floyd and the #BlackLivesMatter movement have dominated our Dinner Table Talks this week (as we assume they have at your table, too). Unanswered Questions: When did Portland, OR, become Portlandia? TableTopics Question: How do you like to be cared for when you're sick? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnerta

Jun 8, 2020 • 36:20

1.39: Osso Bucco - Tortillas Make Everything Better

Osso Bucco, Roasted Okra, Mashed Potatoes and Espagnole Sauce - Paté - Charcuterie - Pokiyaki Poke Bowls - Leftover Roast Tacos Joe satisfied the Five Mother Sauce Challenge with an espagnole-based gravy for mashed potatoes that were the bed of a delicious osso bucco. That meal is the centerpiece of a food-heavy Dinner Table Talks. We dine out, we create a charcuterie and eat some leftovers. And bring all the stories to you. Unanswered Questions: --Where did Tonya Harding grow up and was there

Jun 1, 2020 • 41:16

1.38: Spaghetti Tacos - Aislynn Cooks

Pisto - Spaghetti Tacos - Sauce Challenge Excuses - Zucchini Boat Revolt - The Film: The Film There's just not enough time in the week for Joe's 5 Mother Sauce Challenge, but there's plenty of Dinner Table to talk about from Aislynn cooking (!) pisto to the girls cooking spaghetti tacos. We're plenty passive-aggressive about the kids making movies about the dirty kitchen floor rather than actually cleaning it and Savannah joins us for Table Topics. Giving away a Dagon Produce Chef's Basket, Unan

May 25, 2020 • 32:28

1.37: Eggs Benedict - Dude, That Sauce Totally Broke

Eggs Benedict - Mother Sauces: Hollandaise - Mother's Day Seafood Boil - Going to the Beach - Beach Lodge - Snoopy's Pier A jam-packed Mother's Day weekend created the opportunity for Dinner Table Talks across South Texas. From a girls' trip to the beach and Port Aransas to dinner out with the family to an incredible Mother's Day seafood boil, we enjoyed all the kids home together. Joe also details the next Mother Sauce, hollandaise, with eggs benedict. Unanswered Questions: What is the deal w

May 18, 2020 • 36:53

1.36: Teriyaki Beef - Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Teriyaki Beef - Beef Squash Casserole - School During Covid-19 - Grackle Takedown - Noisy Toads - Bow Chicka Wow Wow x 2 Just when you thought life was done shifting, Aislynn reveals some big career changes. We discuss her big news and then get rolling into a super-fun Dinner Table Talk. From 70s porn music to being poor to taking meals in and out of the rotation, no stone is left uncovered. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support th

May 11, 2020 • 40:13

1.35: Moroccan Chicken - That's The Symbol On Our Family Flag

Moroccan Chicken - Joe's Dad - Friends Deliver Food - Harvey the Chicken - Texas 'Reopens' - The 5 Mother Sauces Challenge As Texas 'reopens' during Coronavirus, tragedy hits our house...twice. Joe talks about the passing of his father while the top story in Backyard TV is the passing of Harvey, our favorite chicken. We find plenty of silver linings around the Dinner Table with an amazing Moroccan Chicken, a feast delivered by amazing friends and Joe's self-challenge to cook each of the five 'Mo

May 4, 2020 • 27:46

1.34: King Ranch Chicken - Let's Get it On

King Ranch Chicken - Delivered Filipino Food - Joe Cooking is Sexy - Zoom Meetings at Home - Neighbor Ribs - Corona Hair - TableTopics Giveaways A week after being told that The Dinner Table was slipping in terms of quality, Joe fires back with a homemade, from-scratch King Ranch Chicken. From scratch! That means homemade cream of chicken soup. But we will still use Ro-Tel. From how corona is messing with our hair to Aislynn picking on Joe (again!), we're holding strong at home and you're invite

Apr 27, 2020 • 38:14

1.33: Meat Loaf/Mac & Cheese - You Like a Less-Dense Loaf

Meat Loaf - Mac and Cheese - Fast Food - Taqueria Take Out II - Backyard TV - Who's Bored? - Neighborhood Grocery Stores - Win a Dagon Produce Chef Basket simply by listening to your favorite podcast! Are we cracking up a bit during all this 'stay-at-home' stress? Joe's cooking less and we talk about how that blank is being filled in; Aislynn's making friends with all the backyard animals; Joe and Aislynn talk about their aversion to the grocery store; Aislynn has heartburn; The kids join us on

Apr 20, 2020 • 39:41

1.32: Squash Blossom/Arugula Pizza - You Dashed All My Dreams

Squash Blossom/Arugula Pizza - Fry Night: Fried Steak Fingers, Chevre-Stuffed Squash Blossoms, Eggplant,  Onion - Our Backyard as a Nature Sanctuary - Joe's Chicken Video Big hits on The Table as our stay-at-home continues including Aislynn's squash blossoms prepared two ways. One on a pizza and the other...FRY NIGHT! Joe gets his fry on and fries everything in the house. We reflect on one more week's education about Corona, how we continue to deal and how  The Dinner Table is more important tha

Apr 13, 2020 • 40:25

1.31: Roasted Tomato Basil Soup - I'm Going to Have a Mullet

Roasted Tomato Basil Soup - The Era of No Hair Stylists or Pedicures - Instant Pot Pot Roast - Village Parenting Teens - Bellino Take Out Three weeks into a corona stay-at-home, we're eating well, talking a lot, spending time on screens, gardening and cooking. We get our first take-out after the 'stay-at-home order and a surprise video call from the chef, Aislynn's a tomato-ripening master, Joe does not cross dress and so much more. Pull up a chair. Dinner is ready. --- Send in a voice message

Apr 6, 2020 • 40:20

1.30: Swiss Chard Rolls - It's Time to Shift

Swiss Chard Rolls - Quesadillas - Fritatta - Fun and Games During a Stay-at-Home - Corona Talk Two weeks into a stay-at-home, everything is shifting: parenting, menus, work and leisure time. We talk about how we're thinking, what we're doing, what we're eating and what we're talking about as the effects of corona continue to spread. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinner

Mar 30, 2020 • 52:51

1.29: Wild Pork Ribs - It's All This Weird New Reality

Wild Pork Ribs - Creamed Spinach and Greens - Pork Tacos - Trading Brussels Sprouts - Chicken Cauliflower Korma - Processing and Social Distancing Joe and Aislynn have a bullet point script that does not include the words "corona" or "covid." We knew we couldn't avoid the topic--it's the chief topic of Dinner Table Talks at our house and yours--but the rule was, "Talk about what feels good." We discuss how and what we're processing, how we're passing time, what we're growing and cooking, tradin

Mar 23, 2020 • 44:11

1.28: Fish Fry - I'm Not In Control of the Collective; I'm Only In Control of Me

Fish Fry - Baba Ganoush - Backyard Varmints - Pet Dreams - Our First Thoughts on The Coronavirus After recording this episode, the news about COVID-19 ramped up and we had to shift things up. We talk about our initial thoughts and how it will affect the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Mar 17, 2020 • 35:01

1.27: Lunch Leftovers - The Magical Power of Fermenting

Chicken Arugula Salad - Dill Mashed Potatoes/Turnips - Lunch Leftovers - Coffee Addiction Aislynn heads home for lunch leftovers and uses them to detail the amazing food we've been eating. From a new salad dressing recipe to turnips in the mashed potatoes, meals are the launchpad for Dinner Table Talks about tasting colors, coffee addictions, sour candy, procrastination and so much more. TableTopics question: How are you like your mother? Unanswered Questions: Fish sauce/fermentation; Molleja

Mar 9, 2020 • 42:11

1.26: Oysters & Sushi - Life is Good! Life is Good!

Boutique Oysters - Valentine's Sushi - Kitchen Fails - Teen Girls Invade TableTopics A grand opening and a grand reopening took us out to two great Dinner Table Talks. Our favorite oyster bar gets an overhaul with new oyster offerings from around the country. Our favorite sushi team opens their new restaurant just in time for Valentine's Day. We eat and talk both along with classic kitchen fails and Lillian's first time to the mic....and she brings friends. Throw in two....no make that three...

Mar 2, 2020 • 46:09

1.25: Friends With Benefits: Nicole Kindzirsky & Edita Fuentes

Filipino Kamayan Feast - Food Trucks - Pancit - Tortang Talong - Bad Day/Good Day/Great Day Joe and Aislynn are joined by D'Lish Food's Nicole Kindzirsky & Edita Fuentes the day after a shared Kamayan Feast. We detail the full bounty of their beautiful spread while talking family, food trucks and eggplant omelettes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Feb 24, 2020 • 53:59

1.24: Super Bowl Food - I’m Never Going to Make Redneck Queso Ever Again

Super Bowl Food - Chicken Eggplant Stir Fry -Tripas Challenge Results - 25 Places to Eat Right Now - Joe Prepares a Chicken The Super Bowl is one of the most watched television events of the year and we were right there eating, enjoying the halftime show and rejecting the furor it created. Learn how we cooked the chicken that was included in our quesadillas while we also tell the adventure of Aislynn’s tripas challenge, her involvement in a very local foodie panel, and weigh in on the post-hal

Feb 17, 2020 • 54:05

1.23: Crawfish Boil - I Was Aiming For the Tuffet

It's crawfish season so we dig in and tell you all about it. Crawfish at the farm, how Aislynn eats them, leftover Crawfish Vegetable Fried Rice and all the great Dinner Table Talks. We tackle Panang Curry (again), Roti, Paneer Cheese and Saffron in Unanswered Questions and Joe gets weirdly passionate about this week's TableTopics question. Oh, and Joe did find Darlene Schmidt. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast:

Feb 10, 2020 • 46:26

1.22: Saag Paneer - Is This What You Would Call 'Breaking the Fourth Wall?'

Fried, Fresh Seasonal Vegetables - Saag Paneer - Chicken Tikka Masala - Are We Meat Snobs? - A Trip to the Asian Market - The Saffron Story - Top 5 Knives for the Kitchen - Curry is Confusing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Feb 3, 2020 • 43:33

1.21: Friends With Benefits - Ian and Monica O'Keefe

Our First 'Friends with Benefits - Short Ribs - Ratatouille - Restaurant Nostalgia - Talking about Movies Ian and Monica O'Keefe are our guinea pigs for our new series 'Dinner with Friends.' We dine at a friend's house and then they join us in the studio to talk about it, what they served, how they cook, how they eat and then we let the conversation go where it may. We talk Monica's short ribs, Ian's ratatouille, charcuterie as one's jam, sharpening knives, letting loose with movie talk, restaur

Jan 27, 2020 • 54:17

1.20: Thai Food - We're Not Rich and Famous Podcasters Yet

Thai Food for New Years - Eating Offal (An Intestine Eating Challenge) - Spaghetti Squash Chicken Casserole - Mall Shopping with the Kids Two weeks into 2020, we talk about our very special New Year’s Eve where we enjoyed not one, but two exciting meals. Hear all about this nice round number, "that was a joke," becoming less local, being a better public speaker, the Scoville Scale, La Tiara taco shells, offal, Testicle Festivals, challenging Aislynn to eat intestines, not eating intestines, Russ

Jan 20, 2020 • 58:00

1.19: Charcuterie - It's Going To Be a Hot Invitation

Charcuterie - Aislynn Snorts - Intro to Our Wedding - Making Tacos - Best Junk Food Ever We sit down at the dinner table (Joe’s son Hunter makes a guest appearance) and we talk about almost everything including beautiful women that snort, sharp knives, chilled onions, wearing peppers with gloves, getting together or whatever, antipasto, the plowman’s dinner, meze plates, one piece of pizza, charcuterie, adding ½ more of a meat and cheese plate, saving things for the podcast, always ordering Brus

Jan 13, 2020 • 48:15

1.18: Christmas Dinner - Be Offended. I Don't Care.

Christmas Eve Steakhouse Adventure - Christmas Lunch - Making Wine - Why Men Scratch Themselves We sit down at the dinner table again and talk about almost everything including wingmen, pedestrian safety by the statistics, words you can’t say on the radio, why men scratch their balls, hand-washing obsessions, living on the cool side of town, Ol’ Steakhouse, $3 martinis, messing with Jimmy, making our daughters cry, not wanting to cook on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2019’s feast, the return of t

Jan 6, 2020 • 40:36

1.17: The Male Listeners Will Understand

From our first in-studio special guest (Aislynn’s son in a surprise sit-down) to a story one of us never talks about, we cover it all in this week’s episode including our most popular Facebook post ever, Yuxi Jiang Bing Gua Squash, seed catalogs (Aislynn’s porn), getting your downtown healthy, loving hotel bars, Republic of Texas Bar and Grill, dirty martinis, vanishing suitors, escargot, tuna tartare, Lime-ing all the way home, pedestrian safety, quick trips to San Antonio, smashed potatoes, be

Dec 30, 2019 • 57:22

1.16: Aislynn's Birthday at Bellino: It's People That Appreciate Good Food and Good Wine

The Dinner Table is at Bellino Ristorante Italiano for Aislynn’s birthday and we dive deep into the whole shebang along with a congealed salad follow up with our biggest fan, Luby’s and the cafeteria, changing taste buds, making your restaurateur friends not work at their restaurant, getting vetoed, creating a guest list, dinner party seating charts, dinner party escapes, comped wine, the small touches that make a restaurant amazing, antipasto up and down the table, special Corvina, learning car

Dec 23, 2019 • 47:42

1.15: Apparently This is The Gardening Show

The Dinner Table is deep and wide this week with Joe’s son in for the weekend from college. We talk daily wine, cilantro, historical green bowls,  coriander, our biggest fan, cumin, breaking the bean barrier, going around, the history of paprika, Carrot Top, a huge seafood spread, our first show voicemail, JHAC, the perfect s’more, anchos v. poblanos, mustard-based potato salad, goulash requests, grain-free pumpkin treats, a bidet revisit, green potatoes, sazeracs, Joe Cottens, great margaritas,

Dec 16, 2019 • 47:08

1.14: Thanksgiving Dinner - Happy Brown Meal Day

Thanksgiving! It’s the biggest Dinner Table Talk of the year and we talk all about it! Homemade green bean casserole, unplanned trips to the grocery store, secret ingredients, Okja, honey-roasted radishes, an Aislynn editorial, green congealed salads in green bowls, rocks in your wine, corn casseroles, jalapeno-cranberry sauce, stuffing v. dressing, rocks in your bra, riding ponies, fresh-cured hams, meat-filled charcuterie, being proud of your brother, pro-shit-to, ET olive fingers, when Courtl

Dec 9, 2019 • 45:54

1.13: I'll Tell You My Pathway Out of This Horror

We love talking music with our kids. We influence them and, even better, they influence us. We talk about why we knew the words to every 90s country song that came on at the BBQ place and the two stop process that broke that horrible lapse in judgment. That leads us into a talk about Tyler the Creator, Drake, booing and then you know how it goes...we talk about everything else. Homemade ranch dressing, Saturday Night Live when you were in high school, mercurial swordfish, tilapia feedback, soy

Dec 2, 2019 • 42:04

1.12: Gyros - It Was a Food Journey This Time

We love food festivals and our local Greek Festival is one of the stars of the show this week providing Aislynn’s favorite meal of the week. That leads us into a talk about gyros, doner kebabs, our Food Journey lunch group and then you know how it goes...we talk about everything else. Thick Mahi, pussyfooting, prohibition, al pastor, shawarma, frozen hamburger discs, mussels off a truck, municipal composting, family-style Chinese dinners, toxic methane, chicken nuggets, a soy/grain American die

Nov 25, 2019 • 42:50

1.11: Our Life Is An Open Book Now

Joe always says, “We’ve eaten 21 meals since the last time we got together,” but is that accurate? We start about who skips which meals and quickly move into a delicious 4-course meal at our favorite local restaurant. This we talk about getting donged, the joys of hyperthyroidism, raising backyard chickens and what we do with the eggs, Farm TV, Hurricane Harvey, what the best restaurateurs do (as opposed to chain restaurants), eating fish with a spoon, GROW Local South Texas, spontaneous meals

Nov 18, 2019 • 41:53

1.10: We Have to Know! Chicken Wings or Chili Dogs?!

Chili dogs, chicken wings, parties, politics and Fleabag. This Dinner Table Talk is a 100-course meal. Exactly one year after Aislynn’s mayoral campaign, we reflect on the ins and outs of that election while saving room to talk about a launch plan, how we find podcasts, wonderful invitations, asking friends for help, the ingredients of a hot dog, future guests, age gaps, the birth of the chicken wing, stimulating discussions about pop culture, personal paparazzi, the partisan stew that makes Jo

Nov 11, 2019 • 53:17

1.9: She's Going to Hate You For Telling This Story

Is there any more comfortable situation than talking S-E-X with your kids? Well, it came up this week and we tell you all about it. We talk about shitterdams, left hand/right hand etiquette, the Breakfast Taco Capital of the World, a Joe’s Treatise on Balding recap, man boobs, Aislynn’s irrational hatred of classic Italian sauces, Homecoming angst, late-night teen parties, the female equivalent of Axe Body Spray, homemade brisket and bbq sauce, Joe’s fear of beans...and then the sex talk. Joe g

Nov 2, 2019 • 54:28

1.8: ACL 2019 Day 2: It's The F*** Show

It’s Day Two at Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL). We talk food, fun, family, music and balding in a whirlwind Austin, TX weekend. Looking for Joe's Treatise on Balding that every balding man should listen to? It begins at 38:46. Our first (and only?) 'explicit' episode, ACL Day Two elicits the first appearance of real tears while we talk about brunch in Austin, that Queso Is Life, Velveeta, Kombucha Girl, stage/crowd disparities, Childish Gambino perfection, a daughter's lullaby, mothers

Oct 27, 2019 • 59:03

1.7: ACL 2019 Day 1: Our Ethian Story (Bang a Gong)

Joe, Aislynn and the whole family went to weekend one of the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL). This episode details the food, fun, family, music and claustrophobia of Day One. Next week: Day Two. We talk about Ethiopian food, blisters, never saying 'meta' again, a midnight run to Magnolia Cafe, Aislynn's love of Thom Yorke, Tame Impala claustrophobia, managing teenage girls, saying words that aren't real words, our preferred breakfast tacos, how Siete Foods will sponsor us someday, the p

Oct 18, 2019 • 48:03

1.6: This Episode is So Meta

When you're in a silly mood....record! Raw oysters, gumbo and pulled pork reign supreme as Joe and Aislynn talk about their favorite meals and favorite dinner conversations of the week. Pull up a chair and learn more about being fake, being meta, stingers, unanswered questions, hashtags, bebos, pebos, #JHAC, how boring instant pot talk is, the necessary talks about aging and death, Bob Ross Halloween costumes and why Aislynn ran for mayor (in under a minute). This week's dinner talk question:

Oct 12, 2019 • 31:28

1.5: My Story Is Going To Kick Your Story's Ass

Tromboncino squash is the star of the show as we pull up to the dinner table and talk about global population, women's volleyball, ferris wheels, recipe tag teams, boullion cubes, fart-smelling broth, Inglorious Basterds, 'The Italians,' craft cocktail binging and the first thing Joe's buying when we win the lottery. This week's dinner talk question: What's your favorite ride at an amusement park? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/suppor

Oct 8, 2019 • 41:38

1.4: This Is Not A Podcast About How To Go Grain Free, By The Way!

A deep dive into how we eat, shop and cook...a little too deep? The running time says maybe. As the upcoming Austin City Limits Music Festival dominates our dinner table, we talk about our partnership in the kitchen, seasonal availability, Aislynn's shifting attitude toward restaurant meat, Lemon Parmesan Chicken with Squash, a trip down ACL memory lane, Voodoo Donuts, alcoholic ice cream, BBQ, Indian food, and youthful trips through Europe. This dinner table talk is jammed-packed. Coming soo

Oct 7, 2019 • 1:05:12

1.3: A Very Interesting Relationship With Rules That Don't Make Sense

This week's dinner table talks run the gamut from BBQ to out-of-town salmon, rule-breaking to rule-setting, Aislynn's new rules about meat in restaurants and Joe's relationship with rules that don't make sense . This week's dinner talk question:  What do you most admire about your parents? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Sep 30, 2019 • 38:43

1.2: Pho King Ranch Style Bidet

In our first full-length episode, we take a deep dive into the best of this week's dinner table meals and talks including: pho, King Ranch chicken, bidets-as-gifts, college-age drinking, alternative uses of cauliflower, breakfast tacos, standing up to local leaders and much, much more. Our dinner talk question of the week: Have you ever stood up for something you believe in?  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: htt

Sep 26, 2019 • 41:21

1.1: The Whos, Whats, Whys and Wheres

In the first episode of Dinner Table Talks, Aislynn and Joe explain the origin of the podcast with a little background about who they are and why the dinner table has played such an important part of their lives together. Pull up a chair. Dinner's ready. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinnertabletalks/support

Sep 25, 2019 • 15:15