We here at Unorthodox make no secret of our love for Molly Yeh. She was a guest on our show just before Purim in 2017, and brought us the most magical sprinkle hamantaschen. She had just published her memoir/cookbook, Molly on the Range, about her unlikely journey from Juilliard to Brooklyn to a farm on the Minnesota-North Dakota border with her husband, Nick, a fifth-generation sugar beet farmer. Last week she returned to the podcast to tell us about her brand new Food Network show, Girl Meets Farm, which premiered Sunday.
We’re biased, but we mean it when we say the show is excellent. The series premiere centers around Molly and Nick’s third wedding anniversary, which they are celebrating with a brunch at their house with Nick’s family, who live on the farm as well. The menu reflects Molly’s heritage as well as her adopted Midwestern home—shakshuka with feta, roasted potatoes with paprika mayo (emphasis on the mayo), brussels sprouts and bacon hash (don’t tell the kosher police), and pocket pastries with strawberry jam, sourced from Nick’s aunt’s garden. It’s mesmerizing and drool-inducing to watch. She also makes an everything-bagel-inspired grilled cheese sandwich, which is a culinary feat worth celebrating. You can follow along with all the show’s recipes here.
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