Cookbook Club

By Sara Gray & Renee WilkinsonArts Food

Cookbook Club episodes

April 03, 202470: Things on Buns
There are very many things you can put on buns. Make your
own buns, buy some at the grocery store, make a thing on a bun! We give you a whole list of ideas you can use for a meal on a bun!
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
⁠Beautiful burger buns (King Arthur Flour)

English muffins (King Arthur Flour)

Crispy oven pulled pork (Smitten Kitchen Keepers)

Turkey burgers (Food Health & Happiness)

The ultimate veggie burger (NYT)

Jamie Oliver’s vegetarian black bean burger (NYT)

Potato chip fish cakes (Simply Julia)

Homemade merguez with herby yogurt (Small Victories)

Superiority burger’s crispy fried tofu sandwich (NYT)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Mooncakes & Milk Bread
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 4/17/2024): Persiana Everyday, by Sabrina Ghayour
26 min
March 20, 202469: Modern Comfort Food
Season three of our podcast and we’re finally cooking from the Barefoot Contessa! We talk about our fabulous cookbook club dinner, and whether we like cooking Ina Garten’s classic, entertaining-friendly recipes.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Warm spinach & artichoke dip

Ultimate bloody marys

Green salad vinaigrette

Creamy tomato bisque

Split pea soup with crispy kielbasa

Charred carrots with orange and balsamic

Baked rigatoni with lamb ragu

Brussels sprouts pizza carbonara

Salted pistachio meringues

Chocolate dipped brown sugar shortbread

Bittersweet chocolate cake
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 4/17/2024): Persiana Everyday, by Sabrina Ghayour
35 min
March 05, 202468: Birthday cakes
We make a lot of cakes! In this episode, we weigh the pros
and cons of cake mixes vs. homemade cakes, kid cakes vs. adult cakes and
talk about decorations and give you some of our best birthday cake
strategies.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
⁠Pineapple upside down cake (Snacking Cakes)

Strawberry summer cake (Smitten Kitchen)

Devil’s food with salted milk chocolate frosting (Smitten Kitchen Keepers)

Chocolate Midnight cake (Salt Fat Acid Heat)

Toasted coconut cake (Now & Again)
Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:
Momofuku Milk Bar

Mary Berry’s Baking Bible
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Erin McDowell’s rainbow frosting

The Kitchn’s funfetti cake recipe roundup

Unicorn cake topper
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 3/20/2024): Modern Comfort Food, by Ina Garten
33 min
February 21, 202467: Mastering the Art of French Cooking
One of the most famous cookbooks of all time, Mastering the
Art of French Cooking was a revelation at the time, bringing French
cuisine to American cooks. This huge collection of recipes is a little
intimidating — but in this episode, we break it down to share the things we’ve made and loved along the way.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Pissaladière niçoise (Vol 1, page 151)

Salade niçoise (Vol 1, page 542)

Eggs En Gelee (Vol 1, page 547)

Meringue-nut layer cake with butter-cream frosting and filling (Vol 2, page 497)

Cream puffs (Vol 1, page 177)

Baked cucumbers/parslied cucumbers (Vol 1, page 500)

Fondue de poulet a la creme (Vol 1, page 262)

Scrambled eggs (Vol 1, page 125)

Chocolate souffle (Vol 1, page 619)

Oeufs en Cocotte (Vol 1, page 123)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Killing It, by Camas Davis

Gordon Ramsay cooking scrambled eggs
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 3/20/2024): Modern Comfort Food, by Ina Garten
35 min
February 06, 202466: What We're Cooking Now
We are coming off the holidays, entering a new year,
battling winter weather and sitting down to share how cooking is going in our homes these days. Freezer clean-outs, fresh new year recipes and more!
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
⁠Indecision grilled chicken (Small Victories)

Shepherd’s pie with a sweet potato crust (Whole30)

Roasted red pepper sauce (Whole30)

Roasted pork shoulder with butternut squash and tomatoes (Whole30)

Cinnamon rolls (NYT)

Bacon and egg spaghetti (Dinner in One)

Cranberry-orange “snow” scones (Alexandra’s Kitchen)

Slow-roasted salmon (Salt Fat Acid Heat)

Recipes from In Bibi’s Kitchen

Tangy braised short ribs (NYT)

Recipes from Evolutions in Bread

Recipes from Elements of Pizza

Vanilla meringues (NYT)

Pavlova wreath (Leigh Ann Wilkes)

Chewy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie bars (NYT)

Coconut curry chickpeas with pumpkin and lime (NYT)

Pumpkin crumb cake (NYT)

Baked pumpkin donuts (NYT)

Seeded nut loaf (Mary Berry’s Baking Bible)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 2/21/2024): Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child
25 min
January 24, 202465: Ever Green Vietnamese
We loved Andrea Nguyen’s first book, “Vietnamese Food Any
Day.” How does her new release stack up for us? Renee and Sara talk about building block recipes, too-long-descriptions, eating cake until our stomachs hurt and more.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
10-10-10 Perfect Rice (page 65)

Umami tofu crumbles (page 50)

Nuoc Cham dipping sauce (page 32)

Fast-fried shallots (page 46)

Chicken-vegetable pho (page 161)

Pressure cooker beef pho (NYT)

Char siu pulled jackfruit (page 229)

Baked char siu pulled-jackfruit bao (page 121)

Gingery vegetable and beef stir fry (page 254)

Char siu roasted cauliflower (page 227)

Greens with magical sesame salt (page 201)

Vietnamese mocha cake (page 266)

Spice-citrus marble cake (page 269)

Egg coffee (page 287)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
David Chang on MSG & umami (YouTube)

MSG as a misunderstood ingredient (CNN)

MSG’s bad rap (Five Thirty Eight)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 2/21/2024): Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child
34 min
January 09, 202464: Weeknight dinners
The holidays are over and weeknight cooking is back. If
you’re like us, maybe you’re feeling a little overwhelmed and worn out
on it — in that case, tune in for some easy weeknight dinner inspiration
to get your dinner mojo back.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
⁠Shakshuka (Dinner in an Instant)

Shakshuka (Dinner in One)

Green shakshuka with avocado and lime (NYT)

Rao’s meatballs (NYT)

Pasta alla Gricia (NYT)

Curried chicken with cauliflower, apricots and olives (Sheet Pan Suppers)

Lemony chicken with potatoes and oregano (NYT)

Garlicky chicken with lemon-anchovy sauce (NYT)

Spicy honey chicken thighs (Cooking Light)

One-pot turmeric coconut rice with greens (NYT)

Oven-baked polenta (NYT)

Spiced chickpea stew with coconut and turmeric (NYT)

Turkey burgers (Food, Health & Happiness)

Beautiful burger buns (King Arthur Flour)

Furikake salmon (Japanese Cookbook for Beginners)

Reverse seared steak (Serious Eats)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 1/24/2024): Ever-Green Vietnamese, by Andrea Nguyen
26 min
December 27, 202363: Smitten Kitchen Keepers
This week we’re coming back for more Deb Perelman with her
newest book, Smitten Kitchen Keepers. Are they keepers? How do we like these compared to her other books? Tune in to find out.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Devil’s food cake with salted milk chocolate frosting (page 267)

Luxe s’mores bars (page 235)

Carrot cake with brown butter and no clutter (page 263)

The blondie chipwich (page 237)

Tomatoes with cottage cheese and bagel seeds (page 32)

Blueberry pancake cobbler (page 41)

Endive salad with apple matchsticks (page 53)

Double shallot egg salad (page 59)

Carrot tarte tatin (page 119)

Winter squash soup with red onion crisp (page 77)

Cozy chicken and dumplings soup (page 85)

Braised winter squash wedges (page 111)

Deepest dish broccoli cheddar quiche (page 145)

Honey thyme baked feta (page 284)

Spicy crushed olives with pistachios (page 287)

Toasted sesame almonds (page 288)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 1/24/2024): Ever-Green Vietnamese, by Andrea Nguyen
34 min
December 13, 202362: Babka
Have you ever made a babka? We tried a number of recipes for this enriched-dough bread with a ribbon of flavor, and we came up with
very mixed results. Listen in on to see what we baked and our favorite babka recipe!
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
⁠Babka (America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book)

Cinnamon babka (Claire Saffitz, NYT)

Savory babka with ricotta and herbs (Melissa Clark, NYT)

Better chocolate babka (Smitten Kitchen)

Chocolate babka (Melissa Clark, NYT)

Sprinkle butter babka loaf (Nadiya Hussein)

Birthday cake babka (What Jew Wanna Eat)
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/27/2023): Smitten Kitchen Keepers, by Deb Perelman
31 min
November 28, 202361: The Grand Central Baking Book
Inspired by a classic Pacific Northwest bakery, this book
tells us how to make those beloved treats at home. This week we talk about the bakery and the cookbook, and which recipes we enjoy (or maybe not so much!)
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Grand Central Bakery jammers (page 22)

Pecan sticky buns (page 46)

Rough puff pastry (page 176)

Tarte tatin (page 194)

Dutch babies (page 39)

Artisan pizza (page 111)

Ben’s pan pizza (page 113)

Blueberry muffins (page 27)

Old-fashioned spice cake (page 168)

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (page 56)

Classic buttery shortbread and royal icing (page 78)

Sesame cookies (page 75)

Pumpkin bread (page 33)

Cranberry orange pecan bread (page 34)

Megan’s apricot almond granola (page 51)

Savory hand pies (page 106)
Join our Cookbook Club!
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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 12/27/2023): Smitten Kitchen Keepers, by Deb Perelman
32 min

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