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Not a foodie, just love to eat & cook and help others do that too. Doritos addict and marshmallow aficionado. History nerd.

Let’s Cook Scrappy with Joel Gamoran

Today on the show I welcome Chef Joel Gamoran, one of the nation’s most well-known sustainability-focused chefs and food scrap user extraordinaire! Joel is one of my favorite guests that I’ve ever had on the show for a couple of reasons:...

Let’s Cook: Quiche

Today we are tackling that staple of brunch menus everywhere: quiche. Listen along for tips on blind baking pie crusts and how to turn out a rich, custardy “egg pie” featuring your favorite add-ins. Mentioned in this episode Need my go...

Let’s Cook: Pie Crusts

Today’s episode is the first part in a “Let’s Cook” series. The theme? You guessed it! Recipes that use a pie crust. So naturally we should begin at the beginning and put together a good all purpose crust you can use for your...

7 Tips for Grilling Chicken

Grilling season in nigh upon us. Let’s turn our attention to that most finicky of grill fare: chicken. Versatile and popular but easy to mess up, chicken takes more TLC than say, your average burger or hot dog.  Today I’m sharing...

Let’s Cook: Chicken Marsala

Welcome back to the kitchen! Today I am doing a live cook-through of Chicken Marsala. This version is easy and quick, and you can even pull it off on a weeknight if you have the ingredients on hand. Is it perfectly authentic? Nah. Is it damn...

The Basics of Bread

Friend of the show Sander Camps stops by to talk about how to set yourself up for success when it comes to baking bread. Sander shares some great tips and also talks about his journey to switch careers and become a baker. Listen to the episode below...

Sweet Savory Social with Risa Magid Boyer

Sweet, Savory, Social with Risa Magid Boyer

Chef Risa Magid Boyer stops by the show to talk about baking sweets at home! As owner and operator of Vanillamore, Chef Risa is the perfect person to share some pastry baking wisdom. In this conversation we talk about everything from essential tools...

Let's Cook Shrimp Etouffee

Let’s Cook: Shrimp Etouffee

I was craving some Cajun comfort food so I decided to tackle a favorite for this Let’s Cook episode: Shrimp Etouffee. Don’t let the roux-making step intimidate you; I’ll walk you through it! Sourcing (or making) the shrimp stock...

Your Starter Kitchen

Your Starter Kitchen with Lisa Chernick

Today on the show I welcome Lisa Chernick, author of “Your Starter Kitchen: The Definitive Beginner’s Guide to Stocking, Organizing, and Cooking in Your Kitchen.” We had a great conversation about her new book, some ideas to find...

Stay at Home Cooking

Stay at Home Cooking

My brother Randy stopped by the show to swap some easy recipes to prepare while being stuck at home. Since we were both under a “stay at home” order due to COVID-19, we had nothing better to do!  Enjoy the conversation, and find some...

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