Cookbook Club

By Sara Gray & Renee Wilkinson

Join us as we cook from a different cookbook every month and deep dive into cooking topics, like finding the perfect meatball recipe and our favorite kitchen tools. New episodes are released every oth... more

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November 03, 20217: Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well
Welcome to Cookbook Club! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we are gearing up for this ultimate cooking holiday. Kirsten Collins joins us to chat about Sam Sifton's many opinions about what Thanksgiving should (and shouldn't) be.
Resources shared in this episode:
Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well

The United States of Thanksgiving (NYT, 2014)
Recipes we talked about from this cookbook:
Mashed potatoes (page 55)

Braised Brussels sprouts with buttered bread crumbs (page 64)

Quick turkey stock (page 19)

A simple roast turkey (page 24)

An even more simple roast turkey (page 26)

Herb-roasted turkey (page 27)

Fresh bread dressing (page 48)

Giblet gravy (page 73)

Basic cranberry sauce (page 75)

Creamed Brussels sprouts (page 63)

Maple-glazed carrots with black pepper (page 66)

Three-pepper sausage cornbread stuffing (page 50)

Scalloped potatoes (page 56)

Mulled wine (page 93)

Hot buttered rum (page 94)

Pumpkin pie (page 106)

Apple pie (page 97)

Apple pizza (page 108)
Other recipes we mentioned:
Buttered stuffing with celery and leeks (Alison Roman, NYT)

America's Test Kitchen pumpkin pie

Pumpkin chiffon pie
About our Guest
Kirsten Collins is the executive director of The Circus Project in Portland, Oregon.
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E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/1/2021): 100 Cookies, by Sarah Kieffer
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31min
October 20, 20216: Meatballs
In this episode, we dive into meatballs! How we make them, how we eat them and our favorite tips and tricks for making great ones.
Recipes mentioned in this podcast:
Rao's Meatballs

Braised ginger meatballs in coconut broth (Smitten Kitchen)

Meatballs marsala with wide egg noodles (Smitten Kitchen Every Day)

Sesame-spiced turkey meatballs (The Smitten Kitchen cookbook)

Turkey ricotta meatballs (Small Victories)

Banh mi meatballs (Salad for Dinner)

Lamb meatballs with couscous and English peas (Six Seasons)

Albondigas (Amá)

Curry-scented grilled beef (Vietnamese Food Any Day)

Turkey and zucchini burgers (Jerusalem)

Meatballs with any meat (New York Times)

Tomato-glazed meatloaves with brown butter mashed potatoes (Smitten Kitchen)

Dad's Tex-Mex meatballs (Simply Julia)
Resources from this episode:
Killing it, by Camas Davis

The Food Lab, by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
About our guest:
Melissa Chan is the Director of Product at The Wild. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her spouse and 4-year-old son. She's on Instagram @chanface.
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 11/3/2021): Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well by Sam Sifton
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31min
October 06, 20215: Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
Welcome to Cookbook Club! This time we are joined by Kirsten Collins, and talking about The Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, by Urvashi Pitre. We love this book and its easy, full-of-flavor Indian recipes.
Resources shared in this episode:
The Indian Instant Pot Cookbook

Urvashi Pitre's website, Two Sleevers
Recipes we talked about in this episode:
Punjabi lobia, black eyed peas with spinach (page 60)

Garam masala (page 24)

Ginger garlic paste (page 31)

Murgh Makhani, butter chicken (page 98)

Palak paneer (page 88)

Tomato coconut soup (page 78)

Lamb Rogan Josh, lamb curry (page 118)

Lamb Dum Biryani, lamb and rice casserole (page 119)

Kheema Nariyal Saag, ground beef coconut curry and spinach (page 112)

Aloo gobi, potatoes and cauliflower (page 68)

Bundh Gobi Mutter, cabbage and peas (page 74)
About our Guest
Kirsten Collins is the executive director of The Circus Project in Portland, Oregon.
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 11/3/2021): Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well by Sam Sifton
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28min
September 22, 20214: Kid-friendly meals
In this episode, we talk about cooking for our kids. We share some of our favorite tips for keeping kids fed, things our picky kids like to eat and how we make home cooking and parenthood work together at home.
Resources shared in this episode:
Ellyn Satter & the Division of Responsibility

The Lazy Genius & the meal formula

Lunchbots lunchboxes

Didn’t I just feed you? podcast
Recipes mentioned in this podcast:
Dutch baby from NYT

Roasted red pepper, almond and garlic dip from Epicurious

Turkey ricotta meatballs, from Small Victories

Lamb rogan josh, from the Indian Instant Pot cookbook
Cookbooks we mentioned:
Salt Fat Acid Heat, by Samin Nosrat

Six Seasons, by Joshua McFadden

Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, by Urvashi Pitre

Sheet Pan Suppers, by Molly Gilbert

One Pan and Done, by Molly Gilbert

Small Victories, by Julia Turshen

Simply Julia, by Julia Turshen
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 10/6/2021): The Indian Instant Pot, by Urvashi Pitre
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30min
September 08, 20213: Six Seasons
Welcome to Cookbook Club! We are diving in to Six Seasons, a huge tome of recipes from “the vegetable whisperer,” chef Joshua McFadden, with Martha Holmberg. We talk about our favorite go-tos from the book, whether a chef-written cookbook is harder to cook from and we touch on the controversy surrounding McFadden.
Resources shared in this episode:
Six Seasons

Joshua McFadden

Community supported agriculture

A recap of the controversy over Joshua McFadden
Recipes we talked about in this episode:
Carrot pie in a pecan crust (Page 297)

Parsnip, date and hazelnut loaf cake with Meyer lemon glaze (Page 361)

Raw asparagus salad with breadcrumbs, walnuts and mint (Page 73)

Couscous with English peas, apricots and lamb meatballs (Page 88)

Braised beef with lots and lots of onions (Page 356)

Beet slaw with pistachios and raisins (Page 133)

Celery salad with dates, almonds and parmigiano (Page 145)

The kale salad that started it all (Page 309)

Kale sauce with any noodle (Page 312)

Grilled radishes with dates, apples and radish tops (Page 115)

Roasted beets, avocado and sunflower seeds (Page 134)

Grilled eggplant with tomatoes, torn croutons and lots of herbs (Page 236)

Tomato, melon and hot chile salad with burrata (Page 265)

Israeli-spiced tomatoes, yogurt sauce and chickpeas (Page 266)

Raw Brussels sprouts with lemon, anchovy, walnuts and pecorino (Page 284)

Farro and roasted carrot salad with apricots, pistachios and whipped feta (Page 290)
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 10/6/2021): Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, by Urvashi Pitre
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41min
August 31, 20212: How to start a Cookbook Club
In our second episode, we talk with Kirsten Collins, co-founder of our in-person Cookbook Club, about helpful tips to start your own club. Trust us, it'll be your favorite meal of the month.
Resources shared in this episode:
Why Cookbook Clubs Should Be the New Way We Entertain, by Tara Austen Weaver in Serious Eats

The Buy Nothing project

Marco Polo
Kirsten's 5 steps to start a Cookbook Club:
Figure out what's important to you

Decide who's in it

Apply some structure

Decide how to stay in touch

Let it evolve
About our guest
Kirsten Collins is the co-founder of our real-life Cookbook Club. She is the executive director of The Circus Project in Portland, OR.
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 9/8/2021): Six Seasons, by Joshua McFadden
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30min
August 29, 20211: Small Victories
Welcome to Cookbook Club! In our first episode, we introduce ourselves and the podcast. Then we talk about a favorite cookbook -- Small Victories, by Julia Turshen.
Resources shared in this episode:
Small Victories by Julia Turshen

Julia Turshen on Instagram, @turshen

Slow roasted salmon from Salt Fat Acid Heat, by Samin Nosrat

Julia Turshen's second book, Now & Again
Recipes we talked about in this episode:
Ribs with gochujang, fish sauce + honey (page 155)

Turkey + ricotta meatballs (page 168)

Jennie's chicken pelau (page 176)

Best rice pilaf with roasted red cabbage (page 129)

Creamed corn (page 104)

Asparagus with browned butter + hazelnuts (page 109)

Green eggs with (or without) ham (page 33)

Sour cream pancakes with roasted blueberries (page 43)

Afternoon cake (page 229)

Feel-better-soon cookies (page 237)

Apricot upside-down skillet cake (page 231)

Apple + toasted oat muffins (page 46)

Gravlax with caper cream cheese (page 28)

Scallops with chile-and-parsley bread crumbs (page 200)

Broiled anything with garlic + parsley butter (page 202)

A nice lasagna (page 145)

Swiss chard with ginger + coconut (page 100)

Indecision grilled chicken (page 182)
About our guest:
Eliz Roser is a former project manager and current stay at home mom of two. She lives in NE Portland, and loves grocery shopping alone, messy kid art projects, and a clean kitchen. She also writes a weekly meal plan newsletter (sign up here!). Eliz prefers to use cookbooks over online recipes, and has way too many in her collection. You can follow her on Instagram @itselizzz
Join our Cookbook Club!
Our Instagram, @cookbookclubshow

E-mail us: [email protected]

Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 9/8/2021): Six Seasons, by Joshua McFadden
...more
24min

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