Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy

• Fall Baking 101, with Sally McKenney of Sally’s Baking! Kicking Off Season Four of Food Friends!

  Struggling to find baking recipes that look great online but flop when you try them at home? That’s why we asked Sally McKenney, of Sally’s Baking, to share her foolproof fall bakes from her site and her new cookbook: Sally’s Baking 101. These are recipes that actually work every time, are stress-free, and will fill your home with the scent of brown sugar, warm chai, and buttery caramel. By the end of this episode, you’ll be excited to bring these seasonally inspired treats to your own table and share them at potlucks, tailgates, and fall gatherings. You’ll discover:How to bake up cozy fall treats with ease, from quick wins like Chai-spiced blondies to an impressive beginner-friendly apple cakeThe unexpected ingredient that will be the go-to addition to your next batch of muffins The secret behind Sally’s all-time most popular recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip CookiesPress play now to get inspired by fall recipes that will make your home baking easier, more delicious, and perfect for autumnal gatherings! ***This week’s episode is sponsored by La Baleine, makers of ancestral sea salts harvested from France.A high-quality finishing salt can transform just about any dish, and their Le Saunier de Camargue Fleur de Sel with Herbes de Provence takes it a step further. Blended with organic herbs — thyme, savory, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, and hyssop — it’s a timeless mix that adds fragrance and flavor to everything from roast chicken and vegetables, or even breads.👉 Grab a jar here, or at your local Whole Foods Market, and bring the flavors of Provence straight to your kitchen. Use code LESAUNIERH15 for $2 off! ***Links:Get your copy of Sally McKenney’s new cookbook: Sally’s Baking 101!Follow Sally on Instagram, and find more of her trusted recipes on Sally’s BakingSally’s recipes mentioned in this episode: Sally’s most popular recipe from her website: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies A cake Sally hopes more people might try: Burnt Sugar Caramel CakeAn easy fall baked good: “Chai Spiced Blondies” (from Sally’s Baking 101)A fall breakfast baked good: “Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins” (from Sally’s Baking 101)A cozy fall quick bread: “Apple Cider Spiced Bread” (from Sally’s Baking 101)Sally's favorite fall cookie: Maple Brown Sugar CookieA delicious apple dessert:

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• What’s The Best Egg Salad? And A No-bake Treat Perfect For Back To School! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

  How do you like your egg salad? Simple and classic with minimal ingredients? Or do you like a maximalist version with tons of flavor? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you!By the end of this episode, you’ll want to try Kari’s 4-ingredient easy egg salad for quick meal prep and sandwiches, or Sonya’s golden egg salad with a secret ingredient and a special technique. Plus, you’ll hear about a sweet-and-salty twist on Rice Krispies treats that you’ll want to whip up for lunchboxes, after-school snacks, and back-to-school gatherings.Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! ***Links:Our two takes on egg salad from our Substack!Brown butter rice crispie treats from Smitten Kitchen – which Kari added crumbled pretzel and golden raisins too***Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here. You can also now find us on YouTube. We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]!Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!

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• What’s In Our Pantry? Our Top 10 Essentials for Quick, Tasty, and Easy Home Cooking (Re-Release)

  What if the secret to making effortless, delicious meals was already in your pantry?If you’ve ever opened your pantry searching for dinner inspiration but ended up cooking the same-old boring meal, this episode is for you! By the end of this episode, you’ll: Learn how a staple like tomato paste can be the base of a flavor broth or quick sauce Learn why chefs swear by anchovies to bring a punch to countless dishes… including an easy dressing!Find out how Japanese curry cubes are your ticket to a quick dinner with any protein or veggies you have on handHit play now! The secret to flavor-packed cooking is already sitting on your pantry shelf! ***Links:Tomato paste: in Sonya’s manti in brothy tomato sauce, and Alison Roman’s caramelized shallot pasta, and for our go-to coconut red lentil dishCanned chickpeas: Kari’s #1 quick meal = bite-sized pasta with chickpeas, and whatever veg/herbs she has (we also love Serious Eats' pasta e ceci), and a simple chickpea salad is always a great base for a bigger salad. We love a simple chickpea coconut curry, and also using a can for a 5-minute hummus! Anchovies: Discover what to do with a tin of anchovies from Serious Eats, and we love them for a simple dressing, and as the base of pasta sauces like Midnight pastaCoconut Milk: for a 30-minute veggie coconut curry from Minimalist Baker, and for Coconut Miso Salmon Curry from Kay Chun for NYT Cooking (unlocked), and in Kari's sunny chicken soup with lemon and coconut milkTahini: Some of our favorite tahini brands: Soom, Seed & Mill, Whole Foods

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• A weeknight pasta that makes the most of eggplant, and how to make a half-sour pickle at home! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

  Have you ever wanted to make a deli-style pickle at home, but are too intimidated to try? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you!By the end of this episode, you’ll learn how easy it is to turn a bevy of cucumbers + salt into homemade pickles – with no fancy equipment or complicated ingredients required! You’ll also discover a vegetarian Italian pasta dish that uses up all the gorgeous eggplant at the farmers’ market right now. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration!***Links:One of our favorite recipes for lacto-fermented (sour) pickles is from The Gefilteria. They use 2 Tablespoons of kosher salt to 4 cups of water. For half-sour pickles, ferment for a shorter amount of time. A more exact and very helpful guide to making lacto-fermented pickles at home from Farmhouse on Boone!A simple guide to lacto-fermentation from NomaPasta alla Norma by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt for Serious Eats, similar to how Kari made hers, and David Lebovitz’s Pasta alla Norma that uses roasted eggplant ***Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]!For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here. You can also now find us on YouTube. Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!

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• 8 No-Bake Desserts for Summer Entertaining at Home When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking! (Re-release)

  Craving a sweet treat to beat the summer heat, but can’t even imagine walking into your hot kitchen, let alone turning on the oven? In this episode re-release, we’re divulging our tried and true easy summer dessert recipes to make at home, from cold and creamy to perfectly packable, no cooking required! This week you’ll discover:Fast and easy icebox cakes and frozen pies that bring excitement to any table and rely on easy to find ingredientsA chocolatey cookie treat that travels easily to the beach, picnic, or on a road trip A make-ahead dessert from Sonya’s childhood that maximizes seasonal fruit and is perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice creamTune in now for a spoonful of sweet inspiration! ***Links:Sonya’s raspberry mocha icebox cake, strawberry tiramisu, and fruit compote recipesIna Garten’s mocha icebox cakeChocolate wafers for icebox cake (or use oreo thins!) 18 ice cream pie ideas from Taste of HomeNot-so-classic peach melba from David Tanis for the NY TimesClassic Scotheroos recipes from Tastes Better From ScratchBuckeyes recipe by Tammy Winters for All RecipesTricia Yearwood’s no-bake rocky road barsAll the rocky road bar combos on TikTokIna Garten’s limoncello fruit salad recipe ***Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here. You can also now find us on YouTube. We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]!

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