Kitchen Confidante Podcast

Liren Baker
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Kitchen Confidante Podcast

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but how do we find ourselves there? Join host Liren Baker in the Kitchen Confidante podcast, a side dish to the recipe blog, Kitchen Confidante, as she explores the food journeys of passionate chefs, food writers, photographers, recipe developers, artisans, bloggers, and more! Learn how they got their starts and what fuels their taste and inspiration! Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media at @kitchconfidante

  1. APR 3

    Kimchi, Cooking Memories, and A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom, with Sarah Ahn

    In addition to her work as America’s Test Kitchen's social media manager, Sarah Ahn is a digital storyteller and the creator of Ahnest Kitchen, where she shares the wisdom and recipes of her mother, Nam Soon Ahn, a former restaurateur, preserving their rich culinary heritage. Their authentic Korean recipes are now available in her cookbook, Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes. In it, they guide us on how to find the best ingredients, perfect techniques, and pour our hearts into the food we share. In this episode, we chat about her mom's wisdom inside and outside the kitchen, the importance of preserving traditional techniques, the unique experience of working with ATK on producing this book, and more! Learn more about Sarah at https://ahnestkitchen.com. Follow Sarah on Instagram: @ahnestkitchen Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/umma-and-a-korean-moms-kitchen-wisdom-with-sarah-ahn

    29 min

  2. MAR 27

    Start with a Vegetable, with Jess Smith

    Jess Smith is a professional meal planner, cooking teacher, and recipe developer, spending nearly a decade as the Chief Recipe Developer for Cook Smarts and even longer sharing recipes on her site, Inquiring Chef. She can now add cookbook author to her resume, with her newly releasedbook, Start With a Vegetable: More Than 100 Easy, Tasty, Plant-Forward Recipes for Everyone. In this episode, we chat about rethinking meals with a vegetable laser focus, meal planning like a pro, how to store fresh vegetables, how to get kids to enjoy veggies, and more!  Learn more about Jess at https://inquiringchef.com Follow Jess on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inquiringchef Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/start-with-a-vegetable-with-jess-smith

    30 min

  3. JAN 23

    Cooking as a Team: A Couple Cook's with Sonja and Alex Overhiser

    Cooking is much for fun when you have a partner in the kitchen, and Sonja and Alex Overhiser, the power couple behind A Couple Cooks, is proof. Their first cookbook, Pretty Simple Cooking, was named a best vegetarian cookbook by Epicurious and Food and Wine, and they also authored Voraciously: Plant Powered, a series with the Washington Post. Their latest book, A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together celebrates their partnership, and is a beautiful guide to living and entertaining as a team. In this episode, we chat about how they eat at home, how their cookbook guides couples to cook together, and so much more. Learn more about Sonja and Alex at https://www.acouplecooks.com Follow Sonja and Alex on Instagram: @acouplecooks Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/cooking-as-a-team-a-couple-cooks-with-sonja-and-alex-overhiser

    30 min

  4. JAN 9

    The Curated Board with Bebe Black Carminito

    From breakfast boards to charcuterie boards, curating a beautiful board is one of my favorite ways to entertain and spend time with the ones I love. In this episode, we welcome Bay Area food stylist and recipe developer Bebe Black Carminito to the podcast. Bebe shares this passion for boards in her book, THE CURATED BOARD: Inspired Platters & Spreads for Any Occasion, where she elevates the art of composing delicious small-bite meals. Her book features twenty-eight themed boards and platters from afternoon tea to date night, and more! We chat about how she collaborated with fellow Bay Area culinary talent in this book, how we can celebrate the holidays with beautiful boards, her tips as a food stylist to elevate boards, and more! Learn more about Bebe at https://www.atinysoiree.com/ Follow Bebe on Instagram @champagneandcookies and @atinysoiree Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/the-curated-board-with-bebe-black-carminito

    31 min

  5. 12/19/2024

    When Southern Women Cook with Morgan Bolling

    In this episode, we chat with Morgan Bolling, the Executive Editor of Creative Content for Cook’s Country and a cast member of the Cook’s Country TV show. Along with Cook’s Country Editor in Chief Toni Tipton-Martin, Morgan poured her passion for Southern cooking into America’s Test Kitchen’s latest book: When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers. We chat about the how this book covers every region and flavor of the American South, the fierce protection of Southern recipes, culinary fusions such as Viet-Cajun Shrimp Boil, and so much more. Learn more about Morgan Bolling at https://www.americastestkitchen.com Follow Morgan on Instagram: @morganbolling Follow Cook’s Country @cookscountry and America’s Test Kitchen @testkitchen on Instagram Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/when-southern-women-cook-with-morgan-bolling

    32 min

  6. 12/04/2024

    Effortless Entertaining with Jessie-Sierra Ross

    Jessie-Sierra Ross is back on the podcast! The creator of the cooking and home entertaining blog, Straight to the Hips, Baby, you may recall that we spoke with Jessie in episode 72 about life in the Berkshires, her past as a professional ballerina and ballet coach, and creating food content for television. Jessie now has a beautiful new book, Seasons Around the Table: Effortless Entertaining with floral Tablescapes and Seasonal Recipes. In this episode, we chat about how floral seasons inspire her, the art of home entertaining, the perfect Christmas brunch menu and tablescape, and more! Learn more about Jessie-Sierra at https://straighttothehipsbaby.com Follow Jessie-Sierra on Instagram: @straighttothehipsbaby Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/effortless-entertaining-with-jessie-sierra-ross

    37 min

  7. 11/13/2024

    German Heritage Baking with Heidrun Metzler

    Episode Notes Born and raised in Germany, Heidrun Metzler brought her rich heritage of German baking to the United States when she moved here in 1978, and eventually settling in Hawaii. Her love of pastries and wealth of knowledge from generation of tips, techniques, and ingredients is poured into her book, German Heritage Baking: Time-Honored Recipes, Traditional Techniques, and Culinary Secrets, where she shares recipes such as Almond Hazelnut Mini Tarts, Apfelstrudel (Apple Strudel), Traditional German Cheesecake with Quark, Black Forest Torte, and more! In this episode, we chat about her idyllic childhood in Germany, the challenges she faced translating her beloved German recipes to an American kitchen, and more. Learn about Heidrun at https://heidrunmetzler.com Follow Heidrun on Instagram @heidrun_metzler Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/german-heritage-baking-with-heidrun-metzler

    47 min

  8. 11/01/2024

    Baking in the American South, with Anne Byrn

    Anne Byrn is an award-winning New York Times bestselling food writer and author of beloved cookbooks, including American Cookie, American Cake, and the Cake Mix Doctor. Anne publishes the weekly newsletter, Between the Layers, one of the top 20 food and drink newsletters worldwide on Substack. She recently joined me on the podcast, where we chatted about her latest book, Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories. Baking in the American South dives into the history of the South, from Texas to Florida, Kentucky to Tennessee, and more—where she weaves stories and recipes from pre-Civil War times to today’s modern Southern kitchens. The history behind some of the most iconic and unique biscuits, cakes, pies, and more makes this a definitive guide on the richness of Southern baking.In this episode, we chat about the origins of Southern baking, the stories behind iconic regional recipes, and Anne’s process of preserving culinary history in her latest cookbook.  Learn more about Anne at https://www.annebyrn.com Follow Anne on Instagram: @annebyrn Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/baking-in-the-american-south-with-anne-byrn

    31 min
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About

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but how do we find ourselves there? Join host Liren Baker in the Kitchen Confidante podcast, a side dish to the recipe blog, Kitchen Confidante, as she explores the food journeys of passionate chefs, food writers, photographers, recipe developers, artisans, bloggers, and more! Learn how they got their starts and what fuels their taste and inspiration! Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media at @kitchconfidante

Information

  • Creator
    Liren Baker
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    109
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kitchen Confidante, LLC
  • Show Website
    Kitchen Confidante Podcast

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