Schedule for grandmothers on TV

August 13, 2014 at 7:12PM
Mo Rocca talked about his show "My Grandmother's Ravioli," and why its important to him. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com Home of Aslaug Warmboe in Hastings, Min. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Humorist Mo Rocca is taping an episode of his show, "My Grandmother's Ravioli," in which he interviews grandparents across the country about their favorite recipes.
Mo Rocca gets a variety of reactions from the grandmothers he features. Said one: “It’s been real fun, kiddo. Now get out of my house.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On the schedule

Minnesota grandmothers will be featured on the following dates on the Cooking Channel:

Oct. 15: Grethe Petersen of Bloomington, who has been called the Julia Child of Danish cooking, serves a multicourse luncheon at the Danish Center with chicken soup and dumplings, herring with curry and cream sauces, and aebleskiver with sugar and strawberry sauce.

Oct. 22: Joenie Haas, Andrew Zimmern's mother-in-law, introduces Rocca to traditional Midwest dishes, including tater tot hot dish, Jell-O salad and her traditional Christmas Jesus cake at her family's log cabin on Lake Mille Lacs.

Oct. 29 (season finale): Aslaug Warmboe shares a traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner, which includes smoked lamb, creamed potatoes and a brown bread.

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