Ali's Baked Chicken with Mac and Greens
Inspired by Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali's beloved comfort plate of spatchcocked baked chicken, southern-style macaroni and cheese, garlicky spinach, and sweet peas.
dinner 90 min
hard
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Recent Episodes
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Episode 11
Recreating Muhammad Ali's favourite home meal of baked chicken, macaroni and cheese, spinach, and peas, inspired by memories from his family's kitchen.
Sarah Josepha Hale's Thanksgiving Table
Episode 10
Tracing how editor Sarah Josepha Hale turned a regional thanks-giving meal into the national Thanksgiving feast of turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie.
Al Capone's Walnut Pasta
Episode 9
Cooking like a gangster with the silky walnut pasta supposedly loved by Chicago crime boss Al Capone, blending Old World comfort with Prohibition-era swagger.
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History isn't just about dates and battles—it's about the people who lived it. Through their favorite meals, we can understand their cultures, their times, and sometimes their controversies. Each episode explores not just how to cook these historical dishes, but why they mattered to the people who ate them.
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