Julia Turshen: Cookbook Author on Power Lifting, Working for Home Cooks, and Feeding Loved Ones

<p>Cookbook author and former competitive powerlifter Julia Turshen sits down for a warm, wide-ranging conversation about healing a lifelong eating disorder, the daily labor of home cooking, and how food can heal the people you love.</p><p>From her grandparents&#39; Brooklyn bread bakery to her 81-year-old mom&#39;s illustrated cooking class notes, Julia shares the threads that have shaped her relationship with food, family, and feeding others. It&#39;s a thoughtful, moving episode about the rituals that anchor us — and the people we cook for along the way.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>The concept of “the everlasting meal”</li><li>Growing up in a workaholic household, and the Brooklyn bread bakery her Jewish grandparents ran</li><li>Her mother&#39;s illustrated cooking class notes, and their evolving relationship</li><li>Navigating disordered eating and finding healing through powerlifting</li><li>How food works in her home with spouse Grace, a therapist with Type 1 diabetes</li><li>Why investing in neighbors and community is the most important thing any of us can do</li></ul><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Julia&#39;s website and books:<a href="http://www.juliaturshen.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> www.juliaturshen.com</a></li><li>Julia&#39;s Substack newsletter <a href="https://juliaturshen.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Keep Calm and Cook On</em></a></li><li>Follow Julia on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/turshen/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reem.kassis/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reem Kassis</a>, Palestinian cookbook author mentioned by Julia</li><li><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/an-everlasting-meal-cooking-with-economy-and-grace_tamar-adler/300850/item/9620398/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_high_vol_scarce_under_%2410_17389091670&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17400878150&gbraid=0AAAAADwY45gUpXZ-uLkdOne-ufH0T7oNu&gclid=CjwKCAjw-dfOBhAjEiwAq0RwI-m7BXyMj81ud8_w2yw8oitAuj71eU20AEB2O_wgwe6JddMOAvk38hoCp1UQAvD_BwE#idiq=9620398&edition=6986762" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>An Everlasting Meal</em></a> by Tamar Adler</li></ul><p><strong>Subscribe</strong></p><p>Never miss an episode: Follow <em>Dinner Last Night</em> and <a href="https://emmafrisch.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. If you loved this episode, please leave us a review, tap “like”, and share it with a friend! It helps more people discover the show. 💛</p><p><strong>Giveaways</strong></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScN3ZQCUTgDYa_rx3gUinh_jgs-4-f-Ki-1NEeOZrLvxXFnPg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">CLICK HERE</a> to enter the giveaway for any episode!</p><p><strong>Follow Us</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Substack</strong>: <a href="https://emmafrisch.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">subscribe to our newsletter</a></li><li><strong>YouTube: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DinnerLastNightPod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@DinnerLastNightPod</a></li><li><strong>Instagram</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dinnerlastnightpod/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@dinnerlastnightpod</a></li><li><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://dinnerlastnightpod.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">dinnerlastnightpod.com</a></li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Produced</strong>: Wombmate Productions, Inc., <a href="https://repstudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">REP Studio</a>, and Stuart Hetzler</li><li><strong>Editing</strong>: <a href="https://repstudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">REP Studio</a> and Stu