Wheat, Wine, and Oil

Martha addresses the preparation and anticipation for the Nativity in our kitchens, and elsewhere. Here is the link to the recipe for preserved lemons.

What happens when we become burned out on cooking and end up in a recipe rut? Martha shares some ideas on reinvigorating your cooking and prayer life.

What do you do if you're in both a recipe and prayer rut? Martha has some solutions.

Martha explores food as an expression of love.

Martha Condra interviews firefighters Ryan and Thomas Wells about the claim that firehouse food is some of the best, as well as what the daily life of a firefighter is like.

Simplicity has been a prevalent part of host Martha Condra's holiday season. Link to this episode's recipe.

Martha takes a second look at college cafeterias.

Martha describes a program hosted by her local library that accepts food items as payment for library fines in support of a neighborhood food bank.

Martha reminds us that the reason we cook is for love.

Martha offers a suggestions for planning Lenten menus and then compares a favorite, reliable cooking spoon to the saints from who she seeks intercessory prayers.

Martha is back, and she recounts what she has been doing since her last episode, including experiencing a car crash, preparing mercy meals, and celebrating a wedding.

Martha looks back on 2011, remembering the many relationships she built through food.

Just as there are different degrees of vegetarianism, there are varying degrees of our spiritual commitment in the Orthodox faith. In this episode, Martha looks at these levels from her perspective, as a convert to Orthodox Christianity. She instructs us to encourage one another as we complete our Lenten journey.

Martha begins the new year listing a few basics she hopes her children learn before entering adulthood.

In this episode of Wheat Wine and Oil, Martha contrasts Orthodox Advent with the secular holiday season. She also shares a fasting recipe. [Open in new window]

As we enter the Dormition fast, Martha reflects on her summer, motherhood, and our Most Holy Theotokos.

Just in time for Holy Week, Martha shares one of her favorite make-ahead and uncomplicated Lenten recipes.

Martha shares some culinary and spiritual insights as she reflects back upon 2009.

Martha reflects back on a summer full of difficult transitions.

Today, Martha shares why atmosphere is important to a meal, and why a picnic is a great option.

Martha explains why we should seek God's blessing on our spiritual meals in addition to our earthly ones. She also explains how her podcast got its name.

Martha compares the scars on her hands that she acquired during culinary school to the spiritual scars that she has acquired during Lent.

Martha discusses the importance of fasting within the context of a community.

Being grouchy and irritable from hunger is not the only food-related sin to avoid during Great Lent.

Can a culinary term apply to our kitchen as well as to our spiritual preparation for Lent? Today, Martha shares the answer.

Do you miss breakfast on Sunday? Today, Martha takes a look at the gift of a relaxing breakfast on Saturday and preparing for the Holy Eucharist.

Today looking forward to St Bridget’s feastday, Martha relives some of her culinary training and how it and a well-stocked pantry can help.

Martha prepares for the new year, with help from Flannery O’Connor and a quote from Auguste Escoffier.

Puzzled about what to give the foodies on your list? Join Martha for some gift ideas that can meet every skill level and interest and possibly keep you out of the mall!

Today Martha shares her reflections on seasonal citrus, St Nicholas and the classic dish Salmon Coulibiac.

The Nativity fast begins soon and the "season" gets started. Martha has some helpful insight for all of us as we prepare our hearts and our homes for the coming of Christ.

Our kitchens serve many functions; there we prepare celebrations and we heal wounds. We nourish ourselves and others. Today Martha shares some observations about her own kitchen.

If you’re tempted to reach for a spoon and your favorite ice cream instead of your latest 401K statement, you’re not alone. This week Martha takes a look at comfort food and the built-in safety measures the church gives us.

Today Martha discusses some of her favorite fall things and one of her very favorite saints. The recipe she mentions for Cinnamon Apple Cake can be found HERE. The other web site she mentioned was epicurious.com.

Today Martha describes a little red book from her collection. No, no, not that one… this one has recipes for a Dog’s Nose and a Tuxedo and serves as a metaphor for the good things the Church has to offer.

College campuses offer students a lot of choices -- but do they have to do it with a corporate logo? Today Martha shares a recipe for guacamole, the story of a patron saint for cooks and more of her views on college dining.

This week Martha shares her observations from a recent college trip with her daughter. She notes colleges are offering a lot more these days than the standard cafeteria fare.

Join Martha this week for more thoughts on hospitality, prayer and summer peaches!

Today Martha continues the topic of hospitality with a look at its components and lives of the saints.

Martha begins a series addressing the topic of hospitality. Join her today for a look at feeding teenagers and the blessing we can find being hospitable to others.

In this episode, Martha shares impressions of a memorable meal, a book about famous chefs, and Flannery O'Connor.

Join Martha for a look at traditional ways to break our Lenten fast and some good suggestions for your Pascha basket!

Today's episode addresses spiritual warfare, demon dishwashers, Palm Sunday as a fish, wine and oil day and the wisdom of Fr. Alexander Schmemann.

Join Martha for a couple of anecdotes, more tips to simplify your Lenten meals and words from the Lenten Triodion. (15:40)

We can all appreciate a good bargain. But with our Pascha baskets a few weeks away, we should concentrate on the words of St John Chrysostom.

Join Martha this week for some practical tips to help with your Lenten meals.

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