That Time We Ate Our Feelings

Lisa Lucas is a writer, producer, and actor who has produced and written more than thirty television series including for ABC's The Bachelorette, Bravo's Work of Art, and NBC's Emmy–winning My 1st Time. She produced the 2017 Emmy-nominated feature documentary Defending the Fire, and the 2022 Emmy-winning feature documentary However Wide the Sky. She is also an executive producer and principal partner in LikeMinds, a production company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that creates content for documentary and scripted television series, short films, and independent features. Lisa has received professional theatrical training from the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut, and studied Shakespearean theater at the Guildhall School for Music and Drama in London. For some reason, she is frequently cast in roles of either unfortunate victims of wrong place at the wrong time situations, like in NBC's The Night Shift, or hyper pious parochial school nuns like in the 2021 short film The Holy Word. In 2020, Lisa and Debrianna Mansini launched Corona Kitchen, an unscripted nightly cooking show on Facebook and YouTube Live. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Debrianna Mansini is an actor, writer, and activist who is known for her role as Fran in AMC's Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and playing opposite Oscar winner Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart. She trained at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City before launching Tin Roof Productions, which later became the Santa Fe Performing Arts Company. Debrianna has worked off-Broadway in New York and has toured on stage throughout the United States in her critically acclaimed show The Meatball Chronicles. Debrianna and her husband, David Forlano, won the Earth Keepers Award for Best Sustainable Video for their documentary short Earth Ships of Taos, which was shown at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival, and several of their documentary shorts have aired on Al Gore's cable network, Current TV. In 2010, Debrianna's children's short, Picking Up Feets, was selected for the International Women in Film Festival. In 2020, Debrianna and Lisa Lucas launched Corona Kitchen, an unscripted nightly cooking show on Facebook and YouTube Live. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Penina Meisels is an acclaimed food photographer who has photographed for Williams-Sonoma, Julia Child and Jaques Pépin, as well as a number of Joanne Weir's cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning cookbook Weir Cooking in the City. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Breakfast and Brunch




The Best Granola. Ever.
Harcha (Moroccan Style English Muffins)
Cranberry Coffee Cake
Gluten-Free Tomato Tarte
Franny’s Take on Dinah Shore’s Dutch Bebe
Lemon Blackberry Scones
Shakshuka
Truffle Omelette
Hal Sparks’s Signature Quiche


Soups, Salads, and Sandwiches




Famous Carrot Salad Sandwich
Beyond BLT: With Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Better than Rice Oat Risotto
Stuffed Hamburgers with Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onions
Tuna and White Bean Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing
Classic Green Goddess Dressing on Butter Lettuce with Pears and Pecans
Better than Julia Child’s Caesar Salad (with Homemade Dressing)
Cream of Mushroom Soup with Rosemary and Sea Salt Crackers
Hearty Black Bean and Kale Soup
The Quintessential Curried Chicken Salad
Franny’s Circa ’74 Ambrosia Salad
Hollie’s Homegrown Cucumber Gazpacho
Hollie’s Homegrown Corn Chowder
Hollie’s Homegrown Fresh Tomato Soup


Breads, Biscuits, and Handmade Carbs!




La Famiglia Ravioli with Homemade Ricotta (with Special Guest Bob Cesca)
Make Your Own Gluten-Free Pasta
Potato Spelt Focaccia with Creamy Gorgonzola and Mascarpone
Handmade’s Tale Potato Gnocchi
Nana’s Zucchini Bread
Patrick the Brit’s Epic Green Chile Brioche
Cotswold Cheddar and Sage Biscuits
Chef Olly’s No Fail Pie Crust (If You Follow the F#%&Ing Directions)
Elena Alcalay’s You Can’t Eat Just One Bulgarian Burekas


Vegetables, Side Dishes, and Super Starters




OMG! Those Patatas Bravas
You Need These Preserved Lemons, Like a Good Siciliana
The Ultimate Grilled Mexican Street Food Corn
Yum Fried Green Tomatoes and Cheesy Grits
Ye Olde Standby Cranberry Chutney Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Stuffing with Pancetta and Walnuts
Throw Your Diet Out the Window Twice Baked Potatoes
Real Genovese Pesto
Grandma Papatone’s Sauerkraut and Spicy Sausage
Ratatouille Just Like the Movie
Three Mushroom Risotto to Die for (Really There’s No Meat)
Dreamy Rice Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes with Cashews and Herbs
Hollie’s Homegrown Veggie Spring Rolls


Main Courses: Vegetarian, Fish, and Eat Your Meat!




Stuffed Pork Chops with Spinach and Cheesy Breadcrumbs
Debrianna’s Fried Dough Pizza as a Kid (with Special Guest Buzz Burbank)
Not Your Nona’s Spaghetti Ala Vongole
Hot and Spicy Harissa Chicken
The Incredible Edible Caramelized Lemon Chicken
Hoki Poki Wasabi Fish
Wanna Be Curled Up On My Couch with the Cats Stuffed Meatloaf
Vegan Scallops with Rice Noodles (Yeah, You’ll Never Miss the Scallops)
#1 Comfort Food In Poland: Haluski (Fried Cabbage and Noodles)
Next Level General Tsao’s Chicken
Knock Your Socks Off Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
I Need a Hug Braised Chicken Thighs and Chickpeas
Everything’s Going To Be Okay Vegetable Pot Pie Deluxe
Nana’s Eggplant Parmigiana
Red Snapper with Scalloped Potatoes, Tomato, and Kalamata Olive Confit
Roman Pasta with Asparagus, Creme Fraiche and Lemon
Yes You Can Bleu Cheese and Thyme Soufflé
Traditional Chicken Enchiladas with Authentic Mexican Rojo Sauce
Cheese Fondue, Because. Cheese Fondue.
Aunt Georgia’s (She’s Greek) Moussaka
Quicker than Julia Child’s Two-Day Beef Bourguignon
Great Grandpa Tony’s Cioppino
Chef Manu Azzaretto’s Pasta Carbonara (He’s From Italy)
Dana Goldberg’s Roasted Spaghetti Squash Pomodoro
Karl Frisch’s Ribeye Steak with Brussels Sprouts
Rocky Mountain Mike’s Baked Salmon with Broccoli
Frangela’s Notorious Homemade Chili


Desserts: Cookies, Cream, and Cakes




Ginger Chocolate Cookies
Labneh Panna Cotta with Pistachio White Chocolate Bark and Apricot Jam
Apricot Shortbread
Zucchini Cookies with Lemon Goat Cheese Frosting
Classic Semi Freddo
Gluten-Free Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cardamom Almond Cookies
Classic Meyer Lemon Bars
Don’t Trifle with Me Trifle
Le Tarte Tatin
Coconut Macaroons Dipped In Chocolate
Nana’s Apple Strudel
Franny’s Three Layer Chocolate Mousse
Honey-Orange-Grapefruit-Mint Granita
Yes, These Are the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Angel Food Birthday Cake
Aunt Georgia’s (She’s Greek) Baklava
Chocolate Custard with Sea Salt Caramel and Whipped Cream
Stan’s Fave Forest Berries Cheesecake
Hollie’s Homegrown Rose Petal Ice Cream


Cocktails, Mocktails & Bar Snacks




White Russian Milkshake
Roasted Peach Bourbon Cocktail
Thistle in the Peck
Red, Red Wine Milkshake
Spicy Maple Nuts
Apricot Chicken Wings
Crispy Five Spice Chicken Wings
Candied Bacon
Artichoke Party Dip
Watermelon Margaritas
Franny’s Sangria!
Make Your Own Grenadine
Chamomile Simple Syrup
Ginger Simple Syrup
Coffee Simple Syrup
Santa Fe Spirits Mesquite Manhattan
Santa Fe Spirits Apple Brandy Sour
Santa Fe Spirits 505 Collins