Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy
Two former personal chefs share trusted recipes, tips and friendship through twice-weekly episodes featuring seasonal cooking solutions and expert guest interviews.
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Sep 17, 2026 · 13 minWhat Do You Do with Beets? | Answering Your Home Cooking QuestionsCould beets become a family favorite if you just found the right way to make them? In this bite-sized episode, we share a listener's question with expert advice, simple sSep 15, 2026 · 27 min8 Make-Ahead Salads for FallEight salads that hold up in the fridge all week, built on fall produce. Sonya and Kari cover which vegetables prep well in advance, how to keep them crisp, and how to laSep 10, 2026 · 19 minCookbook Club, Fig & Almond Cake + A Vegetarian Phyllo PieSeasonal cookbook picks and the week's best bites, including David Tanis' fig and almond cake and a spiced vegetable phyllo pie with chickpeas and sweet potatoes.Sep 8, 2026 · 37 minWhat to Cook on Busy Weeknights: 6 Dinners, with Maggie HoffmanGuest Maggie Hoffman shares meal-planning strategies and six quick fall dinners including gochujang-sesame noodles, sheet-pan harissa chicken and pasta e ceci.Sep 3, 2026 · 25 minEasy Pickles, Quick Broccoli & Carrot Cake, with Leah KoenigA quick refrigerator pickle that works with almost any vegetable, a restaurant-inspired broccoli crostini for meatless dinners, and author Leah Koenig's easy carrot-date Sep 1, 2026 · 38 minHosting this Fall? Four Menus for Seasonal Cooking at HomeFour complete fall entertaining menus built around advance prep, including Rosh Hashanah classics, a vegetarian pizza party and a roast chicken dinner with make-ahead comAug 27, 2026 · 13 minOne-Pot Meatballs & Greens + Two Italian CookiesA weeknight one-pot of lemony meatballs with greens, plus double-chocolate biscotti that freeze well and Italian butter cookies for entertaining.Aug 25, 2026 · 28 minRecipes We’re Really Cooking! A Summer Recap + The Best of Season 4What if the best recipes aren’t the newest ones, but the ones you keep coming back to? This week, we’re revisiting some of our favorite summer meals and sharing the recipAug 20, 2026 · 15 minA Must-Try Pizza Recipe + A Favorite Breakfast Dish | Our Best Home Cooking BitesCan a mountain of zucchini turn into a homemade pizza you can’t stop taking “just one more” slice of? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the besAug 18, 2026 · 30 minMeatless Sheet-Pan Dinners for Easy Home Cooking (Re-Release)What if your next vegetarian dinner could be packed with flavor - and made entirely on a sheet-pan in your oven? Whether you're trying to cook more plant-based meals, accAug 13, 2026 · 14 minGrandma’s Plum Crumb Bars + A One-Skillet Summer Dinner | Our Best Home Cooking BitesWhat do you make when you want a homemade dessert that feels special, but takes almost no effort to bake? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate thisAug 11, 2026 · 27 minPuerto Rican Home Cooking, with Omi HopperWhat if you could easily fill your kitchen with the comforting aromas of sizzling sofrito, fluffy rice, and tender stews? This week, we’re talking to Omi Hopper, TikTok cAug 4, 2026 · 33 minToo Hot to Cook? Easy Summer Dinner Ideas to Beat the HeatWhat do you cook when it's too hot to turn on the oven (or even the stovetop)… but everyone still needs dinner? When summer temperatures climb, even the simplest meal canJul 28, 2026 · 29 minSummer Corn! 10 Recipes for Cooking Easy Seasonal Meals at Home (Re-Release)Are you up to your ears in corn and scrambling for new ways to use up one of the best summer ingredients? If you’re looking for easy and inspired recipes to enjoy this seJul 23, 2026 · 13 minTwo Salads You Can Make Once, And Eat Twice (or Three Times)! | Our Best Home Cooking BitesWhat salads can really hold up for days and transform into multiple meals? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week tJul 21, 2026 · 37 minOur Top 10 Best Bites of All Time! Celebrating 300 Episodes of Food FriendsWhat recipes truly stand the test of time — the ones you make again and again because of their ease, deliciousness, and nostalgia? This week, we're celebrating our 300th Jul 16, 2026 · 14 minA One-Bowl Berry Almond Cake + Homemade Chopped Cheese Sandwiches | Our Best Home Cooking BitesCan a humble pound of ground beef from your freezer turn into the best dinner of your week? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things wJul 14, 2026 · 28 minOur Top 8 No-Bake Desserts for Summer Hosting! (Re-Release)What sweet treats do you make when you feel like hosting, but temperatures are climbing, and you can't imagine turning on an oven? This week we're re-releasing a fan-favoJul 9, 2026 · 18 minA 10-Minute Dessert from Cookbook Club + A Lemony Pasta with Greens | Our Best Home Cooking BitesAre you looking to beat the heat with an easy, refreshing, and QUICK dessert? By the end of this episode, you'll want to try a tapioca pudding topped with fresh summer beJul 7, 2026 · 30 minWhat Do You Do With All The Zucchini? Cooking Seasonal Summer RecipesWhat do you do with a pile of zucchini? If you're torn between making the same tired zucchini bread again or scrolling through hundreds of recipes hoping to find one thatJul 2, 2026 · 14 minThe New York Times' Most Popular Recipe + Fried Zucchini Blossoms | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the WeekWhat makes one recipe become the most popular in the New York Times Cooking’s history? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this week to inspire eaJun 30, 2026 · 34 minA Food Person’s Summer: Cookbooks, Hosting, and What to Cook Right Now, with Adam Roberts (Re-Release)Ever wonder what food people actually cook when guest come over — and why those recipes always work? This week, we're re-releasing our fan-favorite episode with Adam RobeJun 25, 2026 · 13 minA 30-Minute Korean Short Rib Dinner + A Citrusy Summer Salad | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the WeekWhat if you could make a short rib dinner that tastes better than takeout, in less than 20 minutes? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best Jun 23, 2026 · 35 minWhat to Cook this Summer: Four Seasonal Menus for HostingAre you stumped on what to serve for your next summer dinner party, backyard BBQ, or weeknight hang? This week, we’re taking the guesswork out of what to cook with four cJun 18, 2026 · 11 minTwo Meatless Meal-Prep Friendly Meals! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the WeekWhat if a pot of beans, or a packet of ramen noodles, could turn into an easy make-ahead meal? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best thing
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