ChopChop Podcast

• Tomatoes… Any Way You Slice It

  Finally we dig into the meat of the matter or, really, the fruit! This episode is all about cooking tomatoes. Stella shares a great recipe for Shakshouka with us and our pal Gail Arnold give us some great tips for serving tomatoes in a salad. Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win Joy Howard’s fantastic book Tomato Love. Music in this episode includes modified versions of:  "Cheesy Radio Ballad" by Lisa Hammer, "Montmarte" by Jahzzar, and "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos.Thank you to Reuben and Cicely for adding your voices to our show. Thank you to SI Kids for sponsoring The ChopChop Podcast. Learn more at si.com. Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift. We’ve just launched the ChopChop Substack newsletter, which is for grownups, and hope you’ll join us there. Go to chopchopfamily.substack.com and join the conversation. And if you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

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• Have You Heard of Tomato Hornworms?

  This month we’re learning about one of our favorite vegetables (or fruits?): tomatoes! This week we hear more from Devan Ferreira, of Russell Orchards, who was the winner of the 2024 Massachusetts commercial tomato growers competition. This episode has great facts about tomatoes, and some geography for you. Music in this episode includes modified versions of:  "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer.Thank you to Frank and Reuben for adding your voice to our show. Thank you to SI Kids for sponsoring The ChopChop Podcast. Learn more at si.com. Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift. We’ve just launched the ChopChop Substack newsletter, which is for grownups, and hope you’ll join us there. Go to chopchopfamily.substack.com and join the conversation. And if you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

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• You say To-MAY-to, and I say To-MAH-to.

  This month we’re learning about one of our favorite vegetables (or fruits?): tomatoes! We speak with Devan Ferreira, of Russell Orchards, who was the winner of the 2024 Massachusetts commercial tomato growers competition. She gives us some great tips about growing your own tomatoes. We also share a cool science experiment you can follow along with at home!We’ve switched the podcast from once a month to once a week, so look out for our continued exploration of tomatoes next week. We'll hear more from Devan, along with more jokes, recipes, what other kids have to say about tomatoes, and much more.Music in this episode includes modified versions of:  "Cheesy Radio Ballad" by Lisa Hammer, "Trapped in the Upside Down" by Jim Hall, and a clip from "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"  by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.  Thank you to Reuben for adding your voice to our show. Thank you to SI Kids for sponsoring The ChopChop Podcast. Learn more at si.com. Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift. We’ve just launched the ChopChop Substack newsletter, which is for grownups, and hope you’ll join us there. Go to chopchopfamily.substack.com and join the conversation. And if you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

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• Zucchini: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

  This month we’re feeling gourd-geous and heading into the garden to talk about the most bountiful, bodacious cucurbit around: zucchini! Whether you grow it yourself or find it left in your car by your neighbors this episode has something for you! We hear from a Mother/Son team growing Trombocino, hang out with Katherine Pryor, author of Zora’s Zucchini and check in with Chris Powell, one of the organizers of the annual West Stockbridge Zucchini fest. There’s also Curried soup on the menu! Watch out, listening to this episode might just have you cooking and growing your own squash. See if you can count how many times we say Zucchini… Music in this episode includes modified versions of:  "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, and "Fastest Man on Earth" by JahzzarThank you to Wyatt, Rye, Bowie, Lola, Reuben, Charlie, and Frank for adding your voices to our show. Thank you to SI Kids for sponsoring The ChopChop Podcast. Learn more at si.com. Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift. We’ve just launched the ChopChop Substack newsletter, which is for grownups, and hope you’ll join us there. Go to chopchopfamily.substack.com and join the conversation. And if you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

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• Buzz Buzz, have some HONEY!

  This month we are putting on our protective gear and heading to the hives to check in on some of Mother Nature’s hardest working insects! We talk with Sally’s local beekeeper about honey and learn all about keeping bees from Akeem, who is an 8 year old beekeeper with his Dad Kamal at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina. Plus, our friend Nidhi stops by to share some valuable information all about the nutrition side of eating honey.This month’s recipe: Nutty Oat Bars Akeem and Kamal wrote a book to help you learn more about bees, and it’s this month’s giveaway. It’s called Akeem Keeps Bees!  Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win.Music in this episode includes modified versions of:  "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, and "Fastest Man on Earth" by JahzzarThank you to Reuben, Milo, Lola, Sapair, Anya, Wyatt, Izzy, Charlie, and Jackson for adding your voices to our show. Thank you to SI Kids for sponsoring The ChopChop Podcast. Learn more at si.com. Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at [email protected]. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift. We’ve just launched the ChopChop Substack newsletter, which is for grownups, and hope you’ll join us there. Go to chopchopfamily.substack.com and join the conversation. And if you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

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