Elizabeth Dougherty

Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her family sent her to Europe where she became focused on French and Italian cuisine. She survived a year and half of culinary tutelage under a maniacal Swiss-German chef and is a graduate of NYIT, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business and Labor Relations. Food Nation Radio has won two news awards for content. Broadcasting LIVE each week, nationwide, on FoodNationRadio.com and on stations around the country.

ELIZABETH’S EASY BECHAMEL SAUCE

Here’s a simple Bechamel Sauce you’ll use over and over again. INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup all purpose flour 2 1/4 cups whole milk 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg METHOD Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Add flour and …

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FOOD NATION RADIO NETWORK – APP

The Food Nation Radio with Elizabeth Dougherty Radio Show is now available on Live365. You can download the Live365 app to your iPhone or Android mobile device.   Then search and save Food Nation Radio as a favorite. Listen ANYWHERE (including your car) Download it from the Apple Store or Google …

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FOOD NATION RADIO TASTE TEST – COFFEE

We’ve all been there… you’re running late for work,  and it’s too late to make a cup of coffee, so you decide to stop at a drive-thru instead.   Who has the best coffee?  Sso we decided to put four restaurants to the test.  The results were, needless to say, surprising! …

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Guest: Bill Freese – More Bad News For Monsanto

With the exception of that oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Food Nation Radio has followed THIS story from almost the first program.  The results of this brand new test is horrible news for the farmers using glyphosate and the numbers are heartbreaking. Here’s the story, (theguardian.com) now listen …

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