Kate and Kristin speak with sisters Margaret and Irene Li about their new book, Perfectly Good Food, and the concepts of shopping your kitchen and foraging your fridge. They discuss the idea behind the book, how they approached its unique structure and landed on its fun, friendly tone and created its flexible recipes. They share how they divided the work of writing and what is next for them.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Mei Mei Dumplings

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking by Margaret Li and Irene Li
• Double Awesome Chinese Food by Irene Li, Andrew Li and Margaret Li
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• Seeing Science: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of the Universe by Iris Gottlieb