Recipe Challenge

Rebecca Collins and Katie Lail

Recipe Challenge is the podcast that turns cooking into a friendly and fun game. Once a month, hosts Katie and Rebecca each choose a recipe for the other to cook based on a theme and then come together to debate, taste test and declare a winner. Which recipe was so delicious, fun to make and visually appealing that they'll both make it again? Find out and get recipes to add to your own repertoire.

  1. 12/02/2025

    Food Gifts

    If you have the time and inclination, there is no better gift than a homemade one, preferably one the recipient can devour. For our holiday episode, we exchanged recipes for foods you can make and package to give to your loved ones, friends or as delightful host gifts this season. How could we choose between everything bagel seasoning or the blue cheese log with pistachio dukkah and honey? (spoiler: we couldn't) Links for the episode: America's Test Kitchen Food Gifts by Elle Simone Scott Everything Bagel Seasoning - Cooking with Ayeh Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures See you in January 2026 for Pantry Staples Meals!

    35 min

  2. 10/27/2025

    Octoberfest Treats

    It's the end of October and Halloween is coming up fast. Hopefully you've made the most of the season with visits to orchards, pumpkin patches and, yes, Octoberfests! This month we challenged ourselves to create some traditional Octoberfest treats: German Apfelkuchen and Austrian  kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake). Find out which treat made us raise up our beer steins and say, "Prost!" Links for the episode: The worldwide cocoa crisis German Apfelkuchen from International Desserts Blog Austrian Torn Fluffy Pancake from Smitten Kitchen Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures Next up: our holiday episode featuring food gifts!

    37 min

  3. 09/29/2025

    Takeout Fakeout

    Can you make restaurant-worthy food at home? The internet sure thinks so! This month we take on the takeout fakeout challenge and make recipes that taste like restaurant faves: the Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Onion and Cheesecake Factory's avocado egg rolls. It's a lot of hot oil, people! Which fried app earns the prize and which one caused a big ol' mess? Plus, Restoration Hardware has a restaurant? Links for the episode: The Rooftop Restaurant at RH Minneapolis Copycat Cheesecake Factory Avocado Egg Rolls from Mashed Blooming Onion from AllRecipes Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures See you in October for Octoberfest treats!

    35 min

  4. 07/30/2025

    No-Churn Ice Cream

    Sure, you can churn ice cream in your fancy churning machine. Or you can use a hand mixer or a blender, put it in a loaf pan, and call it a day. This month we exchanged recipes for no-churn ice cream for less fuss during the hottest weeks of summer. Which flavor won the contest: salted caramel coconut or maple walnut? Plus, the new foods at this year's MN State Fair. Links for the episode: Food news: New Foods at the MN State Fair Uncrustaburger Vermont's Maple Creemee No Churn Salted Caramel-Coconut Ice Cream No Churn Maple Walnut Ice Cream Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures See you in September for Takeout Fakeout!

    43 min

  5. 07/01/2025

    Bisquick

    Bisquick, a baking mix sold by General Mills under its Betty Crocker brand, hit store shelves in 1931. While it was first promoted as a fast and easy way to make biscuits, it wasn't long before it was being used to make any number of baked good and recipes, like pancakes, cookies, and impossible pies. What's an impossible pie? Listen to this latest episode to find out as we put Peppered Bacon Hash Brown Pie up against Impossible Blue Cheese Club Sandwich Pie. Links for the episode: Food news: What would you choose for your last meal? Peppered Bacon Hash Brown Pie Betty Crocker Impossible Pie recipe index Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures Next month's theme: No-churn ice cream

    37 min

  6. 05/29/2025

    Jell-O Shots

    It's Rebecca's birthday month and we celebrated by making Jell-O shots! One recipe is for a minty mojito shot and the other a festive piña colada , complete with cherry on top. But when one doesn't set, does the other one win the match? PLUS: BuzzBallz take over the world and a follow-up to last episode's better-than-sex cake... Are you ready for better-than-sex-with-Nixon cake?? Links for the episode: Piña Colada Jello Shots from Johany Torres Mojito Shots from Hello, Jell-o! by Victoria Belanger What’s behind BuzzBallz – Gen Z’s favourite alcopop? Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures Next month's theme: Bisquick

    42 min

  7. 04/20/2025

    Better-Than-Sex Cake

    Can a cake be better than sex? Can it be better than anything? Even Robert Redford? Based on the thousands of online recipes (and variations) for Better-Than-Sex Cake, the answer is yes! This month, we exchanged recipes for this popular poke cake—one for the "classic" version and the other for a peanut butter variation—to find out which cake/syrup/pudding/whipped cream combination got our pulses racing. And what does all this have to do with Watergate Salad and Richard Nixon? Links for the episode: Is It Really Better Than Sex? Cake Better-Than-Anything Peanut Butter Cake Next-Best-Thing-to-Robert Redford Dessert Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures Next month's theme: Jello Shots

    42 min

  8. 03/25/2025

    Tex-Mex

    In anticipation of a trip to Texas, Rebecca chose Tex-Mex for this month's theme. What exactly is Tex-Mex? Well, it's not Texas’ version of Mexican food. Instead, it's a cuisine derived from the traditional ranch cooking of South Texas back when Texas and Mexico were a part of the same colony. In this episode, we put Marcela Valladolid's chicken enchiladas up against Josef Centeno’s carne guisada. Which dish will have us running when the dinner bell rings? Links for the episode: FREE CONE DAY, APRIL 8 Marcela Valladolid's Chicken Enchiladas Josef Centeno's Carne Guisada Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen Bar Amá "World's Best Queso" Our Instagram, @recipechallengepod E-mail us: recipechallengepod@gmail.com For more amazing food content on Instagram: @frostedfeatures Next month's theme: Better-Than-Sex Cake

    34 min
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Recipe Challenge is the podcast that turns cooking into a friendly and fun game. Once a month, hosts Katie and Rebecca each choose a recipe for the other to cook based on a theme and then come together to debate, taste test and declare a winner. Which recipe was so delicious, fun to make and visually appealing that they'll both make it again? Find out and get recipes to add to your own repertoire.

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  • Creator
    Rebecca Collins and Katie Lail
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Not Shallow
  • Show Website
    Recipe Challenge