Women Beyond a Certain Age Podcast

Author of Twisted Soul, Deborah VanTrece [Rebroadcast]

Chef Deborah VanTrece is with us this week to talk about her new cookbook, The Twisted Soul Cookbook: Modern Soul Food with Global Flavors. Deborah is an award-winning restaurant chef and owner who is heavily influenced by her travels as a flight attendant in her first career. Read and watch more about her at the links below.
 
DEBORAH’S LINKS
Buy The Twisted Soul Cookbook: https://twisted-soul-cookhouse-and-pours.myshopify.com/products/the-twisted-soul-cookbook
Restaurant website: https://www.twistedsoulcookhouseandpours.com/team
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefdeborahvantrece/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.vantrece
Food & Wine article: https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/deborah-vantrece-twisted-soul-interview
Bon Appetit article: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/being-a-black-chef-deborah-vantrece
Today Show: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2879631422285279
Rachel Ray Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrMAWLN7xTg
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
Website: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
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Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Beating Financial Anxiety with Mikelann Valterra

Money coach Mikelann Valterra is with us this week to talk about overcoming financial anxiety and money fog. Among the many things she covers are learning how to discern your needs from your wants to bring you deeper satisfaction (and saving resources while lowering your financial stress), and considering the (little known) brain benefits of tracking your money and why this calms the brain and relieves anxiety.
Mikelann is an author, keynote speaker and money coach who helps women transform their relationship with money to create a life they love. For over 20 years, she has been a thought leader in the field of Financial Psychology. Her strong background in emotional intelligence, paired with her practical money strategies enable her clients to consciously design their life, while escaping financial stress and anxiety.
 
Mikelann’s links:
Website and free ebook: www.seattlemoneycoach.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikelann
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeattleMoneyCoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seattlemoneycoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikelannSeattleMoneyCoach
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelannvalterra/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/seattlemoneycoach/
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
Website: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenbeyondacertainage/
Episode archive: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Email us: WomenBeyond@icloud.com
Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Microdosing with Jaden Rae

Jaden Rae is with us today to discuss microdosing, mushrooms, and growing your roots deep. Jaden is the publisher of Steamy Kitchen, one of the earliest and most successful food blogs, with over half a million unique users per month. She’s authored The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites, and her newest, Microdosing Guide and Journal. Jaden askes listeners what sparks our curiosity, what ignites the fire in our hearts and souls, and what sustains that fire? We learn what sparks, ignites and fuels her fire in this lively episode!
 
Jaden’s links:
Psychedelic and microdosing journey
Website: www.jadenrae.com
Instagram: @heyjadenrae
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3VZ1FBG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BEQV4WSFNR1M6FGDBAKP 
Steamy Kitchen--all things food & fun giveaways
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Instagram: @steamykitchen
Fresh Karma--cannabis & consulting
www.freshkarmacompany.com (coming soon!)
www.gottrichomes.com (coming soon!)
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
Website: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
Follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WomenBeyond/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenbeyondacertainage/
Episode archive: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Email us: WomenBeyond@icloud.com
Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Get Moving with Lori Corbin!

We’re catching up with fitness and media coach Lori Corbin to see what she’s up to these days. We last talked with her in February 2021 when she launched The Malibu Studio, where she and her team create videos for tv, websites, podcasts, e-learning courses, speaker reels and apps. They offer media training, set design, and video production (see more at the link below). So much has happened since then, it seems like ages ago! Lori has been using her decades in fitness and media to start a shiny new YouTube channel full of exercises and tips to get you moving! Subscribe for updates (link below)!
Lori’s links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyUKKCfp7cVdjpOoMiKSLBA/videos
Website: https://themalibustudio.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loricorbintv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loricorbintv/
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
Website: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
Follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WomenBeyond/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenbeyondacertainage/
Episode archive: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Email us: WomenBeyond@icloud.com
Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things with Aliza Green

Aliza Green is back with us this week to continue talking about her career in the world of food. Get Aliza’s Salmone in Saor allla Veneziana recipe below!
Aliza’s links:
Website: https://alizagreen.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliza.green
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alizagreen/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefalizagreen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chefalizagreen
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRERAR_3YZedWqmEJ1Jk0GA
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Aliza-Green/e/B001HCUB4U/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
 
Salmone in Saor alla Veneziana
Venetian-Style Salmon in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Makes 8 appetizer servings
 
2½ lbs wild salmon fillet, cut crosswise into ½-inch thick slices
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
½ cup potato starch or cornstarch (for dusting)
½ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 red onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup cider vinegar
2 Tbsp raw sugar
¼ cup Zante currants, soaked in warm water to cover until soft, about 15 minutes
2 tsp finely chopped rosemary
½ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted in a 275­ºF oven for 8 minutes
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
Sprinkle salmon on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat about half the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet. Meanwhile, dust salmon on both sides with starch; shake off any excess.
Add salmon to pan without crowding, working in batches if necessary. Cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned at the edges. Using a spatula, carefully flip salmon over and cook 1 minute or until barely firm. Remove from pan and arrange on a serving platter.
Add remaining olive oil and onions to pan and sauté until crisp-tender. Drain currants and add to pan along with vinegar, sugar, and rosemary. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook 2-3 minutes or until liquid becomes syrupy. At the last minute, add pine nuts, tossing to combine. Pour mixture evenly over salmon. Sprinkle with parsley.
Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days, allowing fish to come up to room temperature before serving.
 
 
 
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
Website: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
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Episode archive: https://womenbeyond.podbean.com
Email us: WomenBeyond@icloud.com
Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Food and Travel with Aliza Green

Aliza Green is with us this week to long and varied career in the food world. Aliza has been a pioneering chef, a culinary tour leader, and the author of fifteen cookbooks including Making Artisan Pasta, which made the Cooking Light’s Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years list. Her career took off in the 1980s as Executive Chef at Ristorante DiLullo, where she earned a prestigious four-star rating. She was later inducted into the Philadelphia Culinary of Fame, which sited her as one of the ten most influential people in the city’s food industry. Her dream is to keep cooking, traveling, and learning while sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with others. Get Aliza’s Moroccan Chicken Tagine recipe below!
Aliza’s links:
Website: https://alizagreen.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliza.green
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alizagreen/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefalizagreen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chefalizagreen
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRERAR_3YZedWqmEJ1Jk0GA
Books: https://www.amazon.com/Aliza-Green/e/B001HCUB4U/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
 
Moroccan Chicken Tajine with Artichokes, Preserved Lemons & Green Olives
Makes 6 servings
3 lbs bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium red onion, diced
3 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
 3 Tbsp Moroccan Tajine Spices (recipe follows)
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup chopped tomatoes
2 preserved lemons (recipe follows, or use purchased)
¼ cup pitted large green olives, cut in half
2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or parsley
Season chicken lightly with salt and pepper.
Heat half the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken on both sides. Remove from skillet and reserve
Add remaining olive oil to skillet along with onion, garlic, ginger, and Tajine spices and cook over medium heat until onions are soft, about 5 minutes
Pour in chicken stock and tomatoes, bring to a boil. Arrange chicken thighs on top and cook over medium heat until chicken is cooked through, and sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes. Add preserved lemons and olives, cook 2-3 minutes more. Serve chicken with sauce over top. Garnish with cilantro.
Accompany with steamed couscous, rice, or mashed or roasted potatoes.
 
 
Moroccan Tajine Spices:
Makes ¾ cup
¼ cup Moroccan sweet paprika
2 Tbsp ground ginger
2 Tbsp ground turmeric
2 Tbsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp ground true cinnamon
Combine all and store tightly covered in a dark place for up to 6 months.
 
Preserved Lemons
Makes 12 lemons
12 large lemons
3 cups kosher salt
Rinse lemons in hot water. Quarter lemons from the top to within ½-inch of the bottom; pull quarters apart but don’t separate. Generously pack inside of lemons with salt, push quarters back in place. Place a layer of kosher salt on bottom of a sterilized glass jar. Add a lemon, pressing down so lemon releases its juice. Add remaining lemons with salt in between layers.
Allow lemons to cure at room temperature for 30 days, turning jar upside down every few days to redistribute salt and juice. As lemons soften, syrupy juices will form, which should cover the lemons. Keep packing lemons down, adding salt as they ripen so they are always covered with salt and/or juices.
Refrigerate after 30 days. Lemons will continue to ripen, soften, and darken as the sit in the fridge but will still be perfectly good to use for up to 6 months.
To use, rinse lemons as needed under cold water. Remove and discard inner pulp, which will be quite salty. Scrape off inner white pith and discard. Slice, chop or dice the yellow of the lemon to use in recipes.
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
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Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
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Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

The Only Way Out Is Through with Nancie McDermott

Nancie McDermott is back with us this week to continue our talk about facing uncomfortable truths, how white ignorance serves evil, and how we need to shut up, listen and learn! Start by watching “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” on your local PBS station.  https://www.pbs.org/show/reconstruction-america-after-civil-war/
Excerpted from Nancie’s Anti-Racism Facebook page:
“I'm Nancie McDermott, a white woman born and raised in North Carolina. I started this group as a place to look at how powerfully and stealthily racism and anti-Blackness are woven into our systems and institutions…We can move toward creating a place of justice and safety; of compassion and respect, of equity with opportunity for everyone. Knowing the truth can strengthen us to speak up, take action, examine our perspectives, and change things that seemed immovable. Silence means consent, so let's be loud and clear about where we are now, how we got here, where we want to go, and who we want to be: A nation of liberty and justice for all.”
 
Nancie’s links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancieMcDermott
Nancie’s Anti-Racism Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/435086244410173
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMeXbPSB2545WygzQxUOcTQ/featured
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanciemacpix/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nanciestable/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanciestable
 
Nancie’s Resources:
READ:
Cookbooks and food books (in order of publication):
 
BRAND NEW BOOK on Juneteenth!
Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, by Nicole Taylor
https://www.amazon.com/Watermelon-Red-Birds-Juneteenth-Celebrations/dp/1982176210
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Watermelon-and-Red-Birds/Nicole-A-Taylor/9781982176211
 
Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking, by Cheryl Day
https://www.amazon.com/Cheryl-Days-Treasury-Southern-Baking/dp/1579658415/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35TSRNNF4ZWZW&keywords=treasury+of+southern+baking&qid=1654185620&s=books&sprefix=treasury+of+southern+baking%2Cstripbooks%2C57&sr=1-1
 
Life Is What You Bake It: Recipes, Stories, and Inspiration for Baking Your Way to the Top, by Vallery Lomas
https://www.amazon.com/Life-What-You-Bake-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B08PY8ZTVB
 
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking, by Toni Tipton-Martin
https://www.amazon.com/Jubilee-Recipes-Centuries-African-American-Cookbook/dp/1524761737/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=1524761737&psc=1
 
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America, by Dr. Jessica B. Harris
https://www.amazon.com/High-Hog-Culinary-Journey-America/dp/1608194507/ref=asc_df_1608194507/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312068104930&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=613964457390760630&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1021225&hvtargid=pla-512300006634&psc=1
 
WATCH:
Available on streaming services
 
High on the Hog
Netflix Series
 
When They See Us
Directed by Ava Duvernay
 
Selma
Directed by Ava Duvernay
Amazon
 
Just Mercy
Story of Attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and director of Equal Justice Initiative (see below)
Amazon Prime
 
Black Panther
Marvel hero T’Challa played by the late Chadwick Bozeman
 
“I Am Not Your Negro”
Documentary on James Baldwin
 
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
PBS Documentary Series by Dr. Henry Louis Gates
 
MORE RESOURCES:
The Equal Justice Initiative
https://eji.org/
https://eji.org/about/
Visit EJI’s two locations in Montgomery AL:
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
The Legacy Museum
Sign up for Daily emails from EJI
https://calendar.eji.org/sign-up
 
The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story, by Nikole Hannah-Jones
https://www.amazon.com/1619-Project-Born-Water/dp/0593307356/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/130-0109168-1434738?pd_rd_w=Vnpek&content-id=amzn1.sym.6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=PNRP5942HGGKK4SDR2Z4&pd_rd_wg=crjZq&pd_rd_r=3b079be2-80eb-4c81-980e-8dd9e7d95863&pd_rd_i=0593307356&psc=1
 
 
Born on the Water (The 1619 Project), picture book by Nikole Hannah-Jones
https://www.amazon.com/1619-Project-Born-Water/dp/0593307356/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/130-0109168-1434738?pd_rd_w=Vnpek&content-id=amzn1.sym.6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_p=6b3eefea-7b16-43e9-bc45-2e332cbf99da&pf_rd_r=PNRP5942HGGKK4SDR2Z4&pd_rd_wg=crjZq&pd_rd_r=3b079be2-80eb-4c81-980e-8dd9e7d95863&pd_rd_i=0593307356&psc=1
 
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
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Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
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Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Find us on Podbean, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen!
https://womenbeyond.podbean.com/e/culture-and-cakes-with-nancie-mcdermott/
 
 
 
 

The Intersection of Race, Culture & Food with Debra Freeman [Rebroadcast]

Our guest this week is Debra Freeman. Debra has written for outlets such as Plate Magazine, Epicurious, Garden and Gun, Pit Magazine, Gravy, Southern Grit Magazine, and Gastro Obscura, has had her work featured in Huffington Post and The New York Times, and has done cultural commentary for BBC Radio and other international outlets. Freeman writes about the intersection of race, culture, and food. Read Why Yellow Cake is so Important to Black Celebrations, along with some other pieces by Debra (links below)!
DEBRA’S LINKS:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiophilegirl/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/audiophilegirl
Why Yellow Cake is so Important to Black Celebrations: https://food52.com/blog/26915-boxed-yellow-cake-mix-black-celebrations
A Fruitful Journey: https://www.southernfoodways.org/a-fruitful-journey/
Here’s Looking at ‘Cue: https://www.southernfoodways.org/heres-looking-at-cue/
 
Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.
 
SHOW LINKS
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Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenBeyond/
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Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here: https://denisevivaldogroup.com/
More of Denise’s info is here: https://denisevivaldo.com
Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here: https://linktr.ee/cindieflannigan
Denise and Cindie’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Denise-Vivaldo/e/B001K8QNRA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share