'Menage a trois' seafood dish, by Marja Samsom
'Menage a trois' seafood dish, by Marja Samsom
Cooking Up A Storm
Hosted by Marja Samsom

Marja Samsom, the Dumpling Diva, has brought all of her pots and pans into the AIR kitchen, where she will cook all her most alluring, signature dishes and provide you with any help you need to make them yourself. Once a performance artist based out of Amsterdam, Samsom thrives on the act; you could ask for no more informed and inviting a culinary guide than Samsom, whose Euro-Asian fusion creations have made her one of the most respected and exciting chefs in New York. So turn up the volume, turn on the oven and tune in.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

A fab holiday fun session with Lee Anne Wong, Chef, TV Food Network personality and entrepreneur who wisely and freely riffs off practical cooking stories and tips while Marja creates St Nikolas' Marzipan Truffles...

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, November 21st, 2011

Those who first assembled the raw ingredients used in this timeless old recipe anticipated the Raw Movement generations ago. A real inspiration. Cranberries, walnuts, tangerine, honey. These flavors blend beautifully. Click here for Marja's recipe.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, October 31st, 2011

The handsome and shy Spanish actor and photographer Fernando Iglesias visited this session to talk about Pedro Almodovar's latest movie, in which he makes a brief appearance, to share some fabulous soup, and to visit with his old friend Miss Chibi.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, October 17th, 2011

Marja continues her afternoon with the legendary Betty Fussell. Betty makes her fabulous baked apple and the recipe is available in the full program page by clicking here. Teaser and spoiler: Gravenstyn apples, pecans, maple syrup, and marscapone.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, October 3rd, 2011

80 is the new 50! Everyone should have someone like Betty Fussell in their lives. A beautiful soul and person, she is an engaging, informed, open-minded, friendly, timeless scholar who happens to write about food, history and (therefore) politics.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, August 29th, 2011

Brandy-marinated peaches and melted chocolate inside a package of warm, steamed and slightly crispy skins with orange gelato and a special champagne cocktail. A Dumpling Diva special concoction. Listen and follow along. There will be no leftovers.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, August 15th, 2011

Marja Samsom, the extraordinary Dumpling Diva, utilizes this season's summer best with a fresh salad. Magic peaches grown on a once empty lot, whole basil leaves, spinach, and thinly cut fennel all combine to produce a nice refreshing flavor.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, July 4th, 2011

Come join our Dumpling Diva, Marja Samson as she teaches us how to make something a little different: mentai spaghetti. Originally from Korea, it's a favorite in Japan for late night snacking and last minute carb loading.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, June 13th, 2011

You may not have your own garden or be able to see a bit of green outside your window but the relationship between food and landscape still manages to affect your life. Marja explains why, while cooking up a delicious asparagus salad. Live it up.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Marja, our Dumpling Diva, has treated us to the sweet version of this historic treat and now, expanding our palate into savory, she starts up a new batch with homecured wild salmon embedded in these baby cakes.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Celebrate beginning of life with fertility symbol: the Egg. Marja walks us through another magical process to color your eggs in old world style. Throw away those chemical kits and try blueberries & edible gold. Amazing and lovely.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, April 4th, 2011

The Dumpling Diva shows and tells of Dutch "Poffertjes" derived from or substituted for holy church bread during Napoleon's time. These little cakes both sweet and savory illustrate the phenom of cuisine and culture crossing borders.

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Marja Samsom assembles a pumpkin and edamame mixture, adds a dollop of barley miso, fills, folds and fries up the dumplings all while keeping an open heart. Her notes on this holiday season segment:/ this time is...Read More
Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Friday, November 12th, 2010
It's not just the food, it's the bringing of the food.

     --Dalai Lama, attributed



This started me thinking about where we receive our first food
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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Thursday, October 28th, 2010

This program is a tribute to Marja Samsom's sister, Ingeborg. The dumplings in this segment are plum pomegranate.

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