Cookbook Club

By Sara Gray & Renee WilkinsonArts Food

Cookbook Club episodes

December 15, 202110: Favorite Kitchen Tools
Pull out your fish spatulas, your timers, your whisks. Joined by Rebecca Ringquist, we round up our favorite tools that make cooking more satisfying and effective. Pick one up for a cook in your life before the holidays!
Our favorite kitchen tools:
Fish spatula

Rosle whisk/balloon whisk/silicone whisk/flat whisk

Edlund kitchen tongs

Kuhn Rikon peeler

Peanut butter spreader (similar here)

Tovolo flex-core spatulas

GIR spatula

Williams Sonoma metal measuring spoons/cups

Stainless steel bowls

Magnetic measuring spoons

Narrow measuring spoons

Thermostick Trio kitchen timer

Food52 Everyday napkins

Silicone basting brush

Plastic dough tub

Cleaning brush

Tiny cast-iron pan

Cuisinart toaster oven

Food processor

Mini food processor

KitchenAid mixer

Vitamix blender

Thermapen meat thermometer/candy thermometer

4th burner pot

Instant Pot
About our Guest:
Rebecca Ringquist is an artist and the designer and founder of Dropcloth Samplers. She’s an avid home cook based in Portland, Oregon. Find her on Instagram @dropcloth.
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Find Renee and Sara on Instagram: @hipchickdigs and @realtor_saragray

Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/29/2021): Vietnamese Cooking Any Day by Andrea Nguyen
37 min
December 01, 20219: 100 Cookies
In this episode, we don our aprons and start our holiday baking season with Sarah Kieffer's 100 Cookies. We love the innovative cookie recipes in this book and we go over our hits and misses.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
100 Cookies

Baking for the Holidays
Recipes mentioned in this podcast:
Soft chocolate chip cookies (page 29)

Brown butter chocolate chip cookies (page 30)

Thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies (page 32)

Thin and crispy double chocolate cookies (page 35)

Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies (Good to the Grain by Kim Boyce)

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (Grand Central Baking Book)

Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (AllRecipes)

Toasted sesame cookies (page 238)

Neapolitan cookies (page 200)

Smoky butterscotch cookies (page 156)

Snickerdoodles (page 48)

Ginger cookies (page 51)

Chocolate sugar cookies (page 42)

Bourbon sablés with chocolate (page 59)

Sugar cookies (page 246)

Rocky road cookies (page 237)

Raspberry rye cookies (page 121)

Brownie cookies (page 45)

Katharine Hepburn brownies (NYT)

White chocolate brownies (page 88)

Grapefruit cake bars (page 143)

Thumbprints (page 55)

Macarons (page 193)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/29/2021): Vietnamese Cooking Any Day by Andrea Nguyen
29 min
November 17, 20218: Thanksgiving Greatest Hits
In this episode, we share our favorite Thanksgiving traditions and favorite recipes. We hope this episode inspires your holiday table this year.
Recipes mentioned in this podcast:
Alison Roman dry-brined turkey (NYT)

Simple roast turkey (Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well)

Stuffing (Smitten Kitchen cookbook)

Marbled pumpkin gingersnap tart (Smitten Kitchen)

Pecan pie (Hoosier Mama Pies)

Honey pumpkin pie (Simply Julia)

Pumpkin pie & all-butter crust (America's Test Kitchen)

Carrot pie (Six Seasons)

Cranberry lime tart (Bon Appetit)

Ginger pear cranberry cake (Snacking Cakes)

Vegan stuffing (NYT)

Brussels sprouts with labneh & pickled shallots (NYT)

Cornbread, sausage and dried fruit dressing (MyRecipes)

Spicy caramelized squash with lemon and hazelnuts (NYT)

Cranberry sauce (Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well)

Fluffy pumpkin pancakes (NYT)

Thanksgiving biscuits (Bon Appetit)

Mulled wine (Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well)

Eleven Madison Park granola (NYT)

Olive oil and maple granola (Genius Recipes)

Maple Old-fashioned (Now & Again)
About our guest:
Rebecca Ringquist is an artist and the designer and founder of Dropcloth Samplers. She's an avid home cook based in Portland, Oregon. Find her on Instagram @dropcloth.
Join our Cookbook Club!
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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
31 min
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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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/1/2021): 100 Cookies, by Sarah Kieffer
31 min
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.
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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
31 min
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.
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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
28 min
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
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 10/6/2021): The Indian Instant Pot, by Urvashi Pitre
30 min
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)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 10/6/2021): Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, by Urvashi Pitre
41 min
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
30 min
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!
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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
24 min

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