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Cookbook Club Sara Gray & Renee Wilkinson
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Join us as we cook from a different cookbook every month and deep dive into cooking topics, like finding the perfect meatball recipe and our favorite kitchen tools. New episodes are released every other Wednesday.
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72: Quickbreads & Muffins
We love to bake — so today, we talk about some favorite
recipes for these easy go-to bakes. Sara won a prize for quickbread at the Oregon State Fair, Emily brings us tips on making these treats gluten free, and Renee, as always, loves Melissa Clark.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Carrot loaf cake with tangy lemon glaze (NYT)
Banana bread (Weeknight Baking)
Spiced banana brown bread (Now & Again)
Gluten free zucchini muffins (Sprouted Kitchen)
Pumpkin bread (Smitten Kitchen)
Most adaptable one-bowl cornmeal pound cake (NYT)
Pumpkin maple muffins (NYT)
Caramelized brown butter rice krispies treats (NYT)
Perfect blueberry muffins (Smitten Kitchen Every Day)
Blueberry muffins (Grand Central Baking Book)
Cranberry crumb muffins (NYT)
Morning glory muffins (NYT)
Toasted oat & apple muffins (Small Victories)
Sled dog muffins (Simply Julia)
Lunchbox harvest muffins (NYT)
Figgy buckwheat scone (Good to the Grain)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Weeknight baking, by Michelle Lopez
Good to the Grain, by Kim Boyce
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Our guest: Emily Pagliarulo, @ejmaletz on Instagram
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71: Persiana Everyday
This book grabbed Renee’s eye over the summer when she was traveling in the UK, so she brought it back and we dove in to this ingredient-focused, easy weeknight book from our neighbor across the pond.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Persian saffron chicken, fennel & barberry stew (Persiana)
Harissa & lemon roasted chicken thighs (page 80)
Bloody Mary spatchcocked chicken (page 58)
Butternut, cardamom & tahini soup (page 27)
Tahini cinnamon swirls (page 222)
Halloumi, bacon, date and apple salad (page 31)
Spicy nutty roasted cauliflower (page 160)
Zucchini, apple, peanut and feta salad (page 46)
Persian flatbread (Persiana)
Yogurt, marjoram & pul biber flatbreads (page 209)
Cheat’s dhal (page 144)
Zesty mackerel pate (page 24)
Pistachio feta dip (Persiana)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Persiana, by Sabrina Ghayour
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Our guest: Emily Pagliarulo, @ejmaletz on Instagram
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70: Things on Buns
There are very many things you can put on buns. Make your
own buns, buy some at the grocery store, make a thing on a bun! We give you a whole list of ideas you can use for a meal on a bun!
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Beautiful burger buns (King Arthur Flour)
English muffins (King Arthur Flour)
Crispy oven pulled pork (Smitten Kitchen Keepers)
Turkey burgers (Food Health & Happiness)
The ultimate veggie burger (NYT)
Jamie Oliver’s vegetarian black bean burger (NYT)
Potato chip fish cakes (Simply Julia)
Homemade merguez with herby yogurt (Small Victories)
Superiority burger’s crispy fried tofu sandwich (NYT)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Mooncakes & Milk Bread
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69: Modern Comfort Food
Season three of our podcast and we’re finally cooking from the Barefoot Contessa! We talk about our fabulous cookbook club dinner, and whether we like cooking Ina Garten’s classic, entertaining-friendly recipes.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Warm spinach & artichoke dip
Ultimate bloody marys
Green salad vinaigrette
Creamy tomato bisque
Split pea soup with crispy kielbasa
Charred carrots with orange and balsamic
Baked rigatoni with lamb ragu
Brussels sprouts pizza carbonara
Salted pistachio meringues
Chocolate dipped brown sugar shortbread
Bittersweet chocolate cake
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68: Birthday cakes
We make a lot of cakes! In this episode, we weigh the pros
and cons of cake mixes vs. homemade cakes, kid cakes vs. adult cakes and
talk about decorations and give you some of our best birthday cake
strategies.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Pineapple upside down cake (Snacking Cakes)
Strawberry summer cake (Smitten Kitchen)
Devil’s food with salted milk chocolate frosting (Smitten Kitchen Keepers)
Chocolate Midnight cake (Salt Fat Acid Heat)
Toasted coconut cake (Now & Again)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Momofuku Milk Bar
Mary Berry’s Baking Bible
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Erin McDowell’s rainbow frosting
The Kitchn’s funfetti cake recipe roundup
Unicorn cake topper
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67: Mastering the Art of French Cooking
One of the most famous cookbooks of all time, Mastering the
Art of French Cooking was a revelation at the time, bringing French
cuisine to American cooks. This huge collection of recipes is a little
intimidating — but in this episode, we break it down to share the things we’ve made and loved along the way.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Pissaladière niçoise (Vol 1, page 151)
Salade niçoise (Vol 1, page 542)
Eggs En Gelee (Vol 1, page 547)
Meringue-nut layer cake with butter-cream frosting and filling (Vol 2, page 497)
Cream puffs (Vol 1, page 177)
Baked cucumbers/parslied cucumbers (Vol 1, page 500)
Fondue de poulet a la creme (Vol 1, page 262)
Scrambled eggs (Vol 1, page 125)
Chocolate souffle (Vol 1, page 619)
Oeufs en Cocotte (Vol 1, page 123)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Killing It, by Camas Davis
Gordon Ramsay cooking scrambled eggs
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Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 3/20/2024): Modern Comfort Food, by Ina Garten