Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy

This week we're rereleasing a fan-favorite episode to start our year off with easy, comforting recipe inspiration! We'll return with new episodes starting Thursday (1/9) with our "Best Bites of the Week"!***What’s your ultimate comfort food on those chilly, bone-tired days?Sometimes you need soul-soothing meals that offer comfort but don’t require hours in the kitchen or a pile of dishes; and other times, comfort can mean spending a day in a warm, cozy kitchen. This week, we explore our top one-pot wonder dinners, warming you from the inside out while keeping the mess to a minimum. By the end of the episode, you’ll:Discover the easiest one-pot creamy broccoli mac & cheese Learn about a versatile vegan curry that uses pantry staples Find out about an unexpected sheet pan dinner that’s kid-tested and mother-approved!Tune in now to master the art of one-pot meals that will fill your home with mouthwatering aromas and will simplify your busy weeknight cooking!***LINKS:Ali Salgle’s one-pot broccoli mac and cheese for NYT CookingOne-pot bucatini with cauliflower and capers from Martha StewartIna Garten’s easy turkey lasagnaOne-pot chicken meatballs with greens by Yasmin Farh for NYT CookingBraised coconut chickpeas with greens by Faith Durand for The Kitchn iSheet-pan bibimbap by Eric Kim for NYT CookingSlow cooker/Crock Pot tortilla soup from Spend With PenniesSarah DiGregorio’s slow cooker pasta e fagioli for NYT Cooking20-minute rotisserie chicken tortilla soup (without a slow cooker) by Olivia Adriance***Sign up for our free substack !We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]! Or give us a CALL on our kitchen phone! 323-452-9084

We're rereleasing a fan-favorite episode to give us a boost of meatless meal inspiration this new year!Are you searching for a quick easy one-pan meal that you can make any night of the week? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you! You’ll want to cook up a craveable gnocchi and brussels sprouts dinner that comes together in 30 minutes or less, and you’ll discover the secret to the heartiest, most flavorful, plant-based lentil soup!Don’t miss these two meatless meals that will work for any night of the week, and tune in now! ***Links to from this week’s show:Crisp gnocchi with brussels sprouts and brown butter by Ali Slagle via NYT CookingIna Garten’s lentil vegetable soupAdrian Hale’s pita recipe can be found in her book Mama Bread!***We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]!Or give us a CALL on our kitchen phone! 323-452-9084Sign up for our Substack for more soup recipes and roundups!

Bored of the same old side of steamed or roasted broccoli? Let’s change that! Whether you're looking for quick weeknight meals, vibrant salads, or rich vegetarian mains, this episode is full of broccoli boosts! By the end of this episode, you’ll discover:A crispy sheet pan meal that will liven up any night of your weekThe broccoli salad with an unexpected dressing that's designed for meal prep or potlucksA surprising technique that transformers broccoli into a meltingly soft addition to pasta or crostiniTune in now and discover how to make broccoli the most exciting part of your plate! ***Correction from this episode: Broccolini and broccoli rabe are two different things! Broccolini is sometimes called baby broccoli or tenderstem broccoli. Broccoli rabe tends to be far more bitter and tough and requires different preparation. ***Links: Three ingredient smashed crispy Parmesan broccoli from Live Eat LearnRoasted broccoli with nutritional yeast from Something Nutritious – Kari likes to cut up the florets super small so they’re more popcorn-sizedSonya’s sheetpan crispy harissa tofu, chickpeas, and broccoliRoasted broccoli + chickpeas with herb jalapeno topping can be found in Cook Beautiful by Athena CalderoneQuinoa and broccoli spoon salad by Sohla El-Waylly for the NYT CookingHetty Lui McKinnon’s broccoli, date, and pistachio saladPecorino Fried Bread with Broccolini by Melissa Clark for NYT Cooking, or try Smitten Kitchen’s broccoli melts for something similarAlice Waters’ long cooked broccoli from The Art of Simple FoodRoasted broccoli and potato tacos with fried eggs by Kay Chun for NYT Cooking, and here’s the same recipe via the Baltimore Sun***Got a cooking question? Call in and leave us a voicemail on our kitchen phone! 323-452-9084Sign up for our newsletter here for special offers and opportunitiesOrder Sonya's debut cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!We love...

Need a last-minute dose of home cooking inspiration as you enter a new year? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate in 2024 to inspire each other – and you! We’re reflecting on our top six favorite dishes of the year and swapping notes about the secret to making an easy, veggie-packed soup, a cranberry-glazed tart that will have your guests asking for the recipe, a surprising topping for your next slice of toast, and more…Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! Links:Susan Spungen’s Squash Tart with Cranberry GlazeSlow cooker apple butter from Family Food On The TableBirria tacos from A Cozy Kitchen, and slow cooker birria from Muy Bueno CookingKari’s split pea soup from our SubstackLittle Fish in Echo ParkNorwegian Gjetost (brown cheese/caramel cheese)Quail & Condor bakery in Healdsburg, CA ***Got a cooking question? Call in and leave us a voicemail on our kitchen phone! 323-452-9084Sign up for our newsletter here for special offers and opportunitiesOrder Sonya's debut cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at [email protected]!