Women Beyond a Certain Age Podcast

Baking Powder Wars with Linda Civitello

Linda Civitello is back with us this week to talk about her award-winning book, Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Cooking. American women in the 1800s were tied to their kitchens, having to make beer to make yeast so they could bake enough bread for their family to survive. (Bread was more than just a staple, people used to eat a pound a day!) It’s from these women looking for shortcuts that baking powder’s development began. It’s a surprising story involving presidents and robber barons, bribery, lying, cheating and more! A fascinating story about how a product that changed our food landscape forever!
Linda Civitello is also the author of the award-winning book, Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People. She developed the curriculum and taught history of food at culinary schools in southern California and speaks frequently on a wide range of food history topics. Her book is used to teach food history in culinary schools. Linda has spoken at Harvard University, appeared on television on Bizarre Foods, and on the BBC. She cooks professionally, making historic recipes using heirloom flour and Italian pastries, and gelati for a select clientele. She is currently writing an article on food and racism, and a book on Food and Film from Prohibition to James Bond.Linda has a B.A. from Vassar and a Ph.D. from UCLA.
  
LINDA’S LINKS:
Buy Baking Powder Wars: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0252082591
Watch America Takes the Cake: https://vimeo.com/240607433
Buy Cuisine and Culture: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470403713
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.civitello
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-civitello-b00a3722/
 
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.
 
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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

Cuisine & Culture with Linda Civitello

Linda Civitello, author of the award-winning book Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People, is with us this week to talk about how history, food and culture shape our diet. Linda developed the curriculum and taught history of food at culinary schools in southern California, and speaks frequently on a wide range of food history topics. Her book is used to teach food history in culinary schools. Linda has spoken at Harvard University, appeared on television on Bizarre Foods and on the BBC.
Linda Civitello is the author of another award-winning book, Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight That Revolutionized Cooking. She also cooks professionally, making historic recipes using heirloom flour, and Italian pastries and gelati for a select clientele. She is currently writing an article on food and racism, and a book on Food and Film from Prohibition to James Bond. Linda has a B.A. from Vassar and a Ph.D. from UCLA.
  
LINDA’S LINKS:
Buy Cuisine and Culture: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470403713
Buy Baking Powder Wars: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0252082591
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.civitello
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-civitello-b00a3722/
 
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

Make Your Home Happy with Pat Greenberg

Pat Greenberg is back for part 2 of our downsizing extravaganza! This time we’re discussing downsizing our own living spaces, downsizing the amount of unnecessary stuff that surrounds us, finding happiness in our homes, the importance of having a network of family and friends, and including your passions in your life.
Ushering in a new era of bite sized livable health, nutrition and fitness solutions, Pat practices what she preaches. A working wife and mother, she has 30 years of experience as a Certified Nutritionist, Chef, and Wellness educator. She lives a healthy lifestyle in an often-chaotic world through good food and attainable fitness. Patricia runs The Fitness Gourmet, a wellness consulting firm that specializes in teaching seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, providing accurate nutrition and health information to today’s consumer which has had an impact on the lives and health of thousands of people.
  
PAT’S LINKS:
Website: https://www.thefitnessgourmet.com
Email Pat a question: thefitnessgourmet@mac.com
Buy Pat’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Greenberg/e/B001IR1E2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefitnessgourmet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fitnessgourmet
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patgreenbergthefitnessgourmet/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitnessgourmet/
 
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

Downsizing when Parents Pass with Pat Greenberg

One of our favorite guests, Pat Greenberg, is back with us this week is back with us this week to talk about what to do with a lifetime of stuff when parents pass away. It’s difficult on so many levels. Have you gone through this? How did you handle it?
Ushering in a new era of bite sized livable health, nutrition and fitness solutions, Pat practices what she preaches. A working wife and mother, she has 30 years of experience as a Certified Nutritionist, Chef, and Wellness educator. She lives a healthy lifestyle in an often-chaotic world through good food and attainable fitness. Patricia runs The Fitness Gourmet, a wellness consulting firm that specializes in teaching seminars nationwide. She has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, providing accurate nutrition and health information to today’s consumer which has had an impact on the lives and health of thousands of people.
  
PAT’S LINKS:
Website: https://www.thefitnessgourmet.com
Email Pat a question: thefitnessgourmet@mac.com
Buy Pat’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Greenberg/e/B001IR1E2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefitnessgourmet
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fitnessgourmet
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patgreenbergthefitnessgourmet/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefitnessgourmet/
 
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

Better Boob Health with Magdalena Wszelaki

Magdalena Wszelaki is with us this week to talk about something we should all be thinking more about—breasts and breast health. We chat about fibrocystic breasts and how to prevent them, how hormones affect breast health, and about her own journey through Graves’, Hashimoto’s, adrenal fatigue, estrogen dominance, and years of digestive issues. Magdalena is passionate about using her experience and education to help others.
Magdalena is an endocrine specialist, chef, certified nutrition coach, herbalist, speaker, and educator. She is also the author of Overcoming Estrogen Dominance and Cooking for Hormone Balance. She is the founder of Wellena, a clean supplement and skincare line by women for women, and of Hormones Balance, an online community with information on how to get started on your own hormone balancing journey. Magdalena’s Happy Sisters Kit is formulated to help women suffering from breast lumps, fibrocystic breasts, painful and/or swollen breasts, and breast changes around their cycle. And one lucky listener will win the kit in our drawing!
 
MAGDALENA’S LINKS:
Hormones Balance website: https://hormonesbalance.com
Wellena website: https://wellena.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hormonesbalance/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hormonebalance/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTSimsaVGX7-wxLt_PcuVw
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/hormonebalance/
Overcoming Estrogen Dominance: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062643134
Cooking for Hormone Balance: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578822431
 
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
Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smartwomen8429/videos
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

Holiday Break!

We're taking a break for the holidays! We'll be back on January 8th, 2023 with new episodes!
 
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
 
 

Last Minute Gifts with Courtney Nzeribe

In this episode we talk with Courtney Nzeribe about great holiday gift ideas for the food lovers on your list. Courtney’s background is in Retail and Accounts in the cosmetic and culinary/home arenas. In addition, she has extensive catering experience for private clients and the diplomatic consular community in the Chicago area, as well as most recently serving on the catering crew for The Rolling Stones No Filter kickoff in St. Louis. Besides her culinary interests, she has appeared in print writing about food and travel, and doing on-air demos for television. Courtney studied Fine Arts at Parsons, Paris France and is still practicing her arts with illustration and painting. Her illustrations have appeared in Gastronomica, University of California Press February 2020, and the medieval culinary handbook A Hastiness of Cooks, winner of 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook awards. She work exudes joy and life and movement in whatever medium she works in. 
COURTNEY’S LINKS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cococollectionillustrations/
Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CocoCollectionArt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cococollectionart/
Website: https://www.cococollectionart.com
A Hastiness of Cooks: https://a.co/d/5Gy79YA
GIFT RESOURCES:
Hoosier Farms for milk powder, heavy cream powder (yes!), cheese powder, popcorn toppings, hot chocolate, as well as many other cool items. https://hoosierhillfarm.com for
Knife Aid for knife sharpening by mail. https://knifeaid.com
for the most interactive classes from a retailer, both in-person and online. https://www.surlatable.com/cooking-classes-1/
Williams Sonoma for the best quality dish towels you can get. Great sales on now! https://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/homekeeping/dish-cloths-towels/
Nuts.com for every kind of nut and dried fruit, chocolate, fudge, retro candy, and more. https://nuts.com
Middleton Knives for gorgeous hand-made, high carbon steel knives. https://www.middletonmadeknives.com
Check out Patreon and Substack’s websites for gift subscriptions to newsletters from a favorite food writer or chef.
Homemade fudge makes a fantastic present. We love the easy recipe that used to come on the back label of Marshmallow Fluff: https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/051833/fantasy-fudge
Mini bar in a jar: Place an assortment of tiny liquor bottles (Bevmo has a great selection) along with a few single serving snacks like pretzels, peanuts and candy in a large, wide-mouth mason jar and tie with ribbon. Put some confetti or shredded colorful paper in the bottom of the jar. Party time!
Soup mixes are popular in the winter. Place alternating layers of different types of dried beans in a 16-ounce mason jar. Place dried herbs, spices, salt and pepper in a small bag and place on top. Include a recipe card and a nice bow.
Mini quick breads like pumpkin, zucchini, carrot, apple, orange cranberry, whatever you like! Bake in paper or aluminum loaf pans make delicious gifts. Paper loaf pans come in a huge variety of colors and sizes and are available at cookware stores, Target, and Amazon.
Herbal sleep pillows make lovely gifts. Fill muslin drawstring bags with dried herbs like rose petals, lavender, or fir balsam, stitch the opening closed and make a pillowcase with soft flannel. We use the Monterey Herb Co. for our dried herbs. https://www.herbco.com
Limoncello is easy to make but it’ll take 2 weeks to stand before it’s ready. There’s a great recipe here https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-limoncello-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197694
If Kahlua is more your style, there’s a wonderful recipe here. It doesn’t need to sit 2 weeks, just pour into pretty bottles and gift! https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-limoncello-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197694
 
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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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

Gifting Cookies with Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin

Chris Taylor and Paul Agruin are back with us for a second episode! We’re talking about giving home-baked gifts for the holidays; how to make, how to store, how condensation is the enemy of freshness, and the importance of packaging. Their latest book, Fabulous Modern Cookies, is packed with delicious recipes, variations and tips (and even a nifty flavor index).
Paul and Chris are scientists who used their backgrounds to develop logical and reliable recipes that are baker friendly. The couple met through a mutual friend in 2009 and have been baking together ever since. Chris is a full-time epidemiologist and Paul Arguin is a double-board certified MD. Both are self-taught bakers and enjoy winning competitive baking championships. Their first book was, The New Pie: Modern Techniques for the Classic American Dessert.
CHRIS AND PAUL’S LINKS:
Cookie Book: https://a.co/d/3dSFxMy
Pie Book: https://a.co/d/bit4zR7
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/floursugarbutter/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arguin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopherataylor
Bio: https://bio.site/FlourSugarButter
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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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