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# Rooted Vegetables
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/kitchen-curious-with-vivian-howard/episode/pickles-wsooxg/
- Published: 2025-09-23T19:05:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-27T05:30:12.000Z
- Description: Vivian champions root veggies with hummus, a gratin and a trip to the produce aisle.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard, Season 1, Episode 104, #ZZZ_Episode_e4a7cfc7-a3ec-4694-b2d6-4a74cf4d83ec, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_d9d9fa2f-bea5-424c-bba3-1613e89188da, #v1.16

Vivian reclaims root vegetables as comfort food icons. With nutritionist Christine Byrne, she browses Walmart’s produce aisle, exploring roots’ colors and health benefits. She visits a lab where chef Jenny Brûlé develops instant sweet potatoes, then heads to her church kitchen to elevate hummus with raw beet relish and wow meat lovers with a decadent multi-root gratin.