The Art of Comfort Food: A Journey Through Music and Baking

I've always been drawn to that music, so I'm really curious to see what these girls have to say. Our conversation has led us to this point, where we're about to embark on a culinary journey that will bring people together. Cobblers and crumbles remind me of my grandma - she never used a measuring spoon or measuring cup for anything in baking, and somehow her creations were always amazing.

As I reflect on my own experiences with music, I realize that it's not just about the sound, but also about the emotions and connections it evokes. My love for music has taken me to some incredible places, including meeting one of my musical heroes, Leonardo. The first time I met her, I was too nervous to even greet her, let alone talk to her. But that feeling of being on the other side - not knowing what it's like to meet someone who idolizes you - is something that I want to make our guests feel comfortable with.

When it comes to comfort food, there's nothing quite like a warm, freshly baked cobbler or crumble to make people feel at home. The combination of flaky pastry and sweet, juicy fruit is the perfect way to show love and care for someone. And as we're about to see, our guests are going to be making some delicious ice cream toppings to go along with it.

Now that I've started on the crumble, I'm excited to share this process with our guests. First, I'll melt six tablespoons of butter in a pan - it's all about precision when it comes to baking! Next, I'll add in three-quarters of a cup of all-purpose flour, half a cup of brown sugar, a quarter cup of whole wheat flour, a quarter cup of granulated sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder, and a half teaspoon of cardamom. Yes, cardamom - it's the secret ingredient that makes our cobbler truly special.

As I continue to mix the dry ingredients, I'm reminded of my own journey in music. When I was a kid, I would never have thought that I'd be meeting one of my musical heroes, but life has a way of surprising us. And just like how I've learned to measure ingredients carefully, our guests are about to learn how to make some delicious ice cream toppings.

To start, we'll need some caramel - and I mean the real deal, not that fake stuff! Our guests will be using it to top their ice cream, so let's get started. Next, we'll add in a sprinkle of cinnamon - because who doesn't love a little extra spice? And finally, our guests will learn how to swirl in some fancy ice cream magic.

As our cobbler comes out of the oven, I can already imagine the looks on our guests' faces when they take their first bite. It's going to be amazing - and that's exactly what comfort food is all about: sharing love, care, and delicious treats with those we care about. And as we sit down to enjoy this warm, freshly baked cobbler with some creamy ice cream on top, I want our guests to feel like they're part of something special.

Just before we start serving, I'm going to add in a few pistachios for some extra texture and flavor - it's all about balance when it comes to comfort food. And speaking of balance, our guests are going to be helping me make some nutritious southern kitchen magic happen by making their own ice cream toppings. Who knows? Maybe they'll discover a new favorite ingredient or two!

As we finish up this delicious treat, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to all the people who have made this experience possible. From our lovely guests to the talented musicians who inspire us every day - thank you for being part of this journey through music and baking. And as we sit down to enjoy this tasty cobbler with ice cream, let's remember that it's not just about the food; it's about sharing love, care, and connection with those around us.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eni'm putting together dessert right now so i'm making a black plum cardamom crumble it's kind of a take on a classic fruit cobbler i love plum so i'm using black plums i've got about eight here that i just have cut up and i'm gonna just dress this with some honey and about three tablespoons of flour this will just help get that nice thick gooey glaze that you get in cobblers and crumbles when you meet chancy and katie today one of the things that i found interesting is that they met through our music and so they became really good friends and uh they actually moved to nashville and are roommates so it's really cool that people meet each other through the music i'm adding a couple of tablespoons of honey here we go and then cardamom this has become my new favorite spice it's really more of a savory spice but it's really good in sweet things it's also really good in savory things so i'm going to add about a teaspoon of this and then i'm going to add in some salt half a teaspoon of salt and i'm just going to give that all a stir i really want to ask these girls today what is it about the music what is it that drew you to me to garth i know for me you know i think about the artist that i grew up listening to that i'm a fan of and sometimes you know exactly why you love a song and sometimes you don't know why you're just drawn to that music so i'm really curious to see what these girls have to say here we go that looks great now i'm going to get started on the crumble first i'm gonna melt six tablespoons of butter now i'm gonna make all the dry stuff for the crumble start with three fourths of a cup of all-purpose flour going in there half a cup of brown sugar a quarter cup of whole wheat flour a quarter cup of granulated sugar a teaspoon of baking powder a teaspoon of salt and a half teaspoon of that cardamom because we're going to keep using it because it's so good cobblers and crumbles remind me of my grandma i don't think she ever used a measuring spoon or measuring cup for anything and in baking i always measure because you need to be precise but somehow she just always it was always amazing and then i'm going to add in this melted butter when i was a kid i would never have thought that it would be possible to actually meet my musical heroes and i went to see leonardo on saturn concert and the first time i got a chance to meet her i got backstage passes i had just gotten my record deal so i was an artist in my own right and i had studied all the musicians i had studied everything about her so when i saw one of the musicians walk out backstage before the meet and greet and i saw him i'm like i can't even meet him i can't meet leonardo sat so i left so i was too nervous to even meet her so i know what it feels like to be on the other side um and i want to make these girls feel as comfortable as possible comfort food is a great way to make people feel at home the last thing for the crumble are a few pistachios about a third of a cup just so they're a little more bite-sized pistachio's going in this is a great make-ahead i'm going to cook it this afternoon but i want to wait till right before the girls get here so that it's nice and warm for dessert so i'm just going to cover this gorgeous fruit with this beautiful topping and desserts halfway there so i'm just going to finish this up you guys are going to help me make some ice cream topping for it how about that okay and brian you've been in the kitchen enough you're just gonna watch okay and you'll help with the eating part so this is gonna be going at 325 and just till it's brown and bubbly i've got it on some parchment just in case it bubbles over because you never know i've got some caramel and i've got some cinnamon and i thought you can make the ice cream this will be your first official dish you're making nutritious southern kitchen all right sounds good all right so i'm gonna get all this ice cream into your bowl you can open up that caramel if you want to that just fell on the counter everything's fine you probably wouldn't think it was my kitchen if i didn't make at least one mistake this is true because you know what i'm saying though don't you think it's like yep but i mean that's how it really is in life that's what makes it fun all right you ready all right so just throw some of that caramel in and then chance do you want to be cinnamon girl yes here i'm going to help you yeah thank you all right go but i think we need a little bit more i think so too that's a lot more you can just sprinkle that's fine you can just see you're getting the hang of it how i do things in the kitchen just sprinkle in some cinnamon you basically just made a dish already wow and then just take their spatula and try to kind of swirl that in or fold it in and you're just making fancy ice cream basically i'm all here for that and then we'll just plop that on the crumble when it comes out i think that's good to go it's good to go yeah you ready for crumble yes oh yeah set this down in front of you brian it's hot very careful it looks so good it doesn't look good yes all right it'll be really nice served up hot with some ice cream on top get you the perfect serving oh my gosh that looks so good you want to use that you can just doll it something on top no pressure don't worry about it katie there's nobody watching just like a million people but it's fine it's totally fine thank you well i love just being able to say thank you to you guys to make it fun to to go on social media and do this the stuff that we do thank you all right cheers cheers cheers cheers cheers it does look good less calories if you stand while eating oh my gosh that's not bad youi'm putting together dessert right now so i'm making a black plum cardamom crumble it's kind of a take on a classic fruit cobbler i love plum so i'm using black plums i've got about eight here that i just have cut up and i'm gonna just dress this with some honey and about three tablespoons of flour this will just help get that nice thick gooey glaze that you get in cobblers and crumbles when you meet chancy and katie today one of the things that i found interesting is that they met through our music and so they became really good friends and uh they actually moved to nashville and are roommates so it's really cool that people meet each other through the music i'm adding a couple of tablespoons of honey here we go and then cardamom this has become my new favorite spice it's really more of a savory spice but it's really good in sweet things it's also really good in savory things so i'm going to add about a teaspoon of this and then i'm going to add in some salt half a teaspoon of salt and i'm just going to give that all a stir i really want to ask these girls today what is it about the music what is it that drew you to me to garth i know for me you know i think about the artist that i grew up listening to that i'm a fan of and sometimes you know exactly why you love a song and sometimes you don't know why you're just drawn to that music so i'm really curious to see what these girls have to say here we go that looks great now i'm going to get started on the crumble first i'm gonna melt six tablespoons of butter now i'm gonna make all the dry stuff for the crumble start with three fourths of a cup of all-purpose flour going in there half a cup of brown sugar a quarter cup of whole wheat flour a quarter cup of granulated sugar a teaspoon of baking powder a teaspoon of salt and a half teaspoon of that cardamom because we're going to keep using it because it's so good cobblers and crumbles remind me of my grandma i don't think she ever used a measuring spoon or measuring cup for anything and in baking i always measure because you need to be precise but somehow she just always it was always amazing and then i'm going to add in this melted butter when i was a kid i would never have thought that it would be possible to actually meet my musical heroes and i went to see leonardo on saturn concert and the first time i got a chance to meet her i got backstage passes i had just gotten my record deal so i was an artist in my own right and i had studied all the musicians i had studied everything about her so when i saw one of the musicians walk out backstage before the meet and greet and i saw him i'm like i can't even meet him i can't meet leonardo sat so i left so i was too nervous to even meet her so i know what it feels like to be on the other side um and i want to make these girls feel as comfortable as possible comfort food is a great way to make people feel at home the last thing for the crumble are a few pistachios about a third of a cup just so they're a little more bite-sized pistachio's going in this is a great make-ahead i'm going to cook it this afternoon but i want to wait till right before the girls get here so that it's nice and warm for dessert so i'm just going to cover this gorgeous fruit with this beautiful topping and desserts halfway there so i'm just going to finish this up you guys are going to help me make some ice cream topping for it how about that okay and brian you've been in the kitchen enough you're just gonna watch okay and you'll help with the eating part so this is gonna be going at 325 and just till it's brown and bubbly i've got it on some parchment just in case it bubbles over because you never know i've got some caramel and i've got some cinnamon and i thought you can make the ice cream this will be your first official dish you're making nutritious southern kitchen all right sounds good all right so i'm gonna get all this ice cream into your bowl you can open up that caramel if you want to that just fell on the counter everything's fine you probably wouldn't think it was my kitchen if i didn't make at least one mistake this is true because you know what i'm saying though don't you think it's like yep but i mean that's how it really is in life that's what makes it fun all right you ready all right so just throw some of that caramel in and then chance do you want to be cinnamon girl yes here i'm going to help you yeah thank you all right go but i think we need a little bit more i think so too that's a lot more you can just sprinkle that's fine you can just see you're getting the hang of it how i do things in the kitchen just sprinkle in some cinnamon you basically just made a dish already wow and then just take their spatula and try to kind of swirl that in or fold it in and you're just making fancy ice cream basically i'm all here for that and then we'll just plop that on the crumble when it comes out i think that's good to go it's good to go yeah you ready for crumble yes oh yeah set this down in front of you brian it's hot very careful it looks so good it doesn't look good yes all right it'll be really nice served up hot with some ice cream on top get you the perfect serving oh my gosh that looks so good you want to use that you can just doll it something on top no pressure don't worry about it katie there's nobody watching just like a million people but it's fine it's totally fine thank you well i love just being able to say thank you to you guys to make it fun to to go on social media and do this the stuff that we do thank you all right cheers cheers cheers cheers cheers it does look good less calories if you stand while eating oh my gosh that's not bad you\n"