Cooking in Real Time

By Zora ONeill

Arts Health Self-Help Food Fitness & Nutrition

What's Cooking in Real Time about?

A podcast for practical kitchens

Download our free app to listen on your phone

LAST EPISODE

Travel Episode 4: All About...

03.16.2021

This week I do a little brain dump about saffron, a treasured ingredient that feels fitting for spring. How to buy, what to cook with it, and so on. Plus an easy saffron recipe. Ambient noise of the week: subway. ...

Cooking in Real Time episodes:

03.16.2021 Travel Episode 4: All About Saffron (Recipe: Chard Stems with Saffron and Cream) This week I do a little brain dump about saffron, a treasured ingredient that feels fitting for spring. How to buy, what to cook with it, and so on. Plus an easy saffron recipe. Ambient noise of the week: subway. ...
02.28.2021 Travel Episode 3: Quick Koosa Mahshi (Syrian Stuffed Squash…That’s Not Stuffed) Your host is a little spaced out this week, but luckily it’s a quick and easy meal, learned from a Syrian doctor and single mom: a fast way to get all the satisfying flavor of much more labor-intensive stuffed squash. ...
02.13.2021 Travel Episode 2: Turkish Eggplant and Green Peppers, plus Yogurt-Cucumber Salad A short episode, for a very simple but surprisingly satisfying vegetable dish, optionally made heartier with lentils. From the Aegean coast of Turkey — but, honestly, from the Turkish Airlines inflight magazine! Eat as a side dish, or as a ...
01.31.2021 Travel Episode 1: Egyptian Koshari Cooking for virtual travel, starting with a little trip to Egypt through koshari, a combo of rice, lentils and pasta, topped with a tangy tomato sauce and crispy fried onions. It’s hearty and nourishing, with garlicky zing. No sides this ...
05.25.2020 Quarantine Episode 8: Pie Crust and Quiche A bit of a hybrid episode, focusing mostly on how to make a pie crust, plus a little about quiche. There’s a lot of misinformation in pie crust tips and recipes — this episode covers all I’ve learned in three ...
05.12.2020 Quarantine Episode 7: Moroccan-Style Lentils and Raw Beet Salad Lentils with Moroccan spices are incredibly good and simple, and they stand up to a lot of substitutions. Alongside, a raw beet salad makes a sweet, crunchy counterpoint. Sound quality on this is pretty rough — our kitchen has been ...
05.04.2020 Quarantine Episode 6: Pork Schnitzel with German Cucumber Salad and Some Potatoes Schnitzel, cutlets, tonkatsu, milanesa: thin, breaded pan-fried cuts of meat are fun to make. Serve with a sweet-creamy cucumber salad and buttery potatoes (TBH, a little bit of an afterthought!). Yes, this episode is a sonic nightmare, and we’re slipping ...
04.26.2020 Quarantine Episode 5: Greek-Style Green Beans A short episode focused just on the principle of ladhera — Greek-style ‘oil-cooked’ vegetables, especially green beans. A good side dish, or a simple, satisfying dinner with bread and cheese. NOT-Shopping List * Fresh green beans* Tomato of some kind ...
04.19.2020 Quarantine Episode 4: Quick Greek Pita and Spring Salad Alevropita is a quick baked pie with feta, done in about 20 minutes, and marouli salata (lettuce salad) is a very simple, very springy complement. Together it makes a good light dinner or lunch that comes together in less than ...
04.12.2020 Quarantine Episode 3: All About Artichokes A special short episode on the simplest and best way to prepare artichokes, which are in season now. Accidental music credit: Peter Moskos, practicing his autoharp downstairs. NOT-shopping list * Globe artichokes* Salt* Vinegar* Butter* Mayonnaise* Garlic* Lemon juice Simplest ...
04.04.2020 Quarantine Episode 2: Midnight Meat Sauce for Spaghetti and Crunch Salad RIP, Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine, where I found this surprisingly delicious and easy pasta sauce recipe 20-plus years ago. Alongside: a very simple carrot-celery-almond salad. And DIY vinaigrette. It all takes a lot longer than it should, but hey, there’s ...
03.28.2020 Quarantine Episode 1: Fennel Rice and Semi-South Indian Dal, with Cucumber Raita and Cabbage Salad By popular demand, Cooking in Real Time is back after nearly 11 years, with a pretty long and rambling session of cooking basic rice and legumes, with plenty of shortcuts and substitutions from limited pantries. NOT-shopping list * rice, ideally ...
11.12.2019 RERUN Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes This week, it’s a menu for winter doldrums. I’m nursing a light cold with some chicken soup–and adding chipotle chiles and garlic for extra health-giving kick. On the side: a baked sweet potato, packed with vitamin C. Shopping list * ...
10.29.2019 RERUN Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic This week, we cook a little risotto–it’s not as complicated or as fussy as you think. And it’s a very adaptable dish. On the side, we roast up some wee brussels sprouts and douse them in garlic and anchovies–what’s not ...
10.15.2019 RERUN Episode 24: Mmmm, Meatloaf with Pan-Roasted Half-Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese This week, it’s a really tasty version of the much-maligned meatloaf, along with some delicate little potatoes and some sturdy greens. It’s a very meat-and-potatoes kind of dinner, but satisfying nonetheless. And you can make a delicious cold meatloaf sandwich ...
10.01.2019 RERUN Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw This week, I make a hearty soup that mixes kale, sweet potatoes and sausage–interesting spices give it a semi-Caribbean flavor. On the side, celery root and apple–both in season now–make an easy, refreshing slaw. Shopping list * Andouille sausage (12 ...
09.17.2019 RERUN Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale This week, I make perhaps my most standard standby pasta, a mix of onions, tomatoes and bacon–great year-round, and totally doable with just pantry items. On the side, I boil a bit of kale and dress it up with chili ...
09.03.2019 RERUN Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots This week, I make a fish tagine–essentially, fish cooked in a stewpot–with spices from a favorite Indian recipe. On the side: carrots with cinnamon, honey and red pepper…and some potatoes that take a damn long time to cook. Shopping list ...
08.20.2019 RERUN Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!) This week, I talk about ways to get motivated for cooking in the fall. And I discuss my new [now 10-year-old!] cookbook, Forking Fantastic: Put the Party back in Dinner Party. Fall means back to school…so get back in the ...
07.23.2019 RERUN Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob This week, I put together a very quick late-summer meal: Maryland-style crab cakes, sliced tomatoes and corn on the cob with butter. (Note: after this episode, the podcast will be on break until August 20.) Shopping list * Lump crab ...
07.16.2019 RERUN Episode 18: Novice Cooking Blunders This week, I explain some of the most common mistakes new cooks make–and how you can fix them. It’s surprisingly easy. Jamie Oliver hearts us. There are a handful of very simple-to-correct mistakes that novice cooks make. In this episode ...
07.09.2019 RERUN Episode 17: Salade Nicoise This week, I make a salad that is the perfect summer meal: easy to put together, little heat required, not heavy but still nourishing. ***PLEASE NOTE: Due to some tech problems, the egg boiling in this episode does not happen ...
07.02.2019 RERUN Episode 16: Recipe Decoder: Butter This week, I talk about that magical ingredient, butter–salted vs. unsalted, various types, when to use a lot, when to use a little…. Butter is one of those great ingredients that makes a lot of things taste sensational, but people ...
06.25.2019 RERUN Episode 15: Spaghetti with Lemon and Basil, with Wilted Arugula with Pine Nuts This week, I make an easy, summery pasta dish, plus arugula that’s a nice variation from the usual salad. It all comes together very quickly, and doesn’t heat up the kitchen much–great when the weather is hot. Shopping list * ...
06.18.2019 RERUN Episode 14: New Mexico Red Chile Sauce This week, by special request from a fellow New Mexican, I cook up a batch of the distinctive red chile sauce used all over everything in New Mexico. New Mexico Red Chile Sauce Smooth, rich and spicy. I usually eat ...
06.11.2019 RERUN Episode 13: Sloppy Joes and Green Salad with Radishes, Avocado and Creamy Basil Dressing This week, it’s that old-school standby, sloppy joes. On good crusty bread with an interesting side salad, it makes a very easy, very satisfying dinner. Shopping list * Butter* Crusty sourdough bread * Ground beef (1 lb. for 4 people) ...
06.05.2019 RERUN Episode 12: Recipe Decoder: Zesting, Folding and Deglazing This week, I talk about three very common terms that have a particular meaning in recipes, but–because they’re so common–are rarely thoroughly explained. Listen to hear what zest, fold and deglaze mean. (Episode 11 was a video; you can see ...
05.28.2019 RERUN Episode 10: Date-and-Cinnamon Bulgur Pilaf, Quick-Pickled Green Beans, and Macerated Strawberries This week, I make an easy pilaf with Middle Eastern flavors: dates and cinnamon, plus salty feta. Green beans pickled with dill and garlic are on the side, and for dessert, we have a quick trick for making strawberries taste ...
05.21.2019 RERUN Episode 9: Asparagus Omelet and Watercress Salad This week, I make a very quick omelet for dinner, along with the simplest of all side salads–just pick a good tasty green, and let that do all the work for you. The omelet filling is only a suggestion–it’s really ...
05.14.2019 RERUN Episode 7: Pad Thai and Cucumber Salad This week, I demonstrate the relative ease with which you can make this takeout staple for your own sweet self. Absolutely no wok required! The shopping list might look a little daunting, but all the odd stuff will keep in ...
05.07.2019 RERUN Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding This week, I read through a recipe a friend brought me. She had eaten the dish and gotten the recipe, but it seemed very complicated. In this episode, I go through line by line to see where shortcuts can be ...
04.30.2019 RERUN Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis This week, I make a hearty dinner of Arroz con Pollo–saffron rice with chicken–with a crunchy fennel salad on the side. And there’s time to make dessert: an eggy, fruity clafoutis with raspberries. Shopping list * Chicken thighs* Rice (short- ...
04.26.2019 RERUN Episode 4: Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs with Guest Peter “The Egg Whisperer” This week: Just in time for (Greek) Easter, esteemed egg expert Peter (er, my husband) cooks the perfect hard-boiled egg in real time. Use this episode as your own egg timer at home! Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Good eggs double as ...
12.07.2009 Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes This week, it’s a menu for winter doldrums. I’m nursing a light cold with some chicken soup–and adding chipotle chiles and garlic for extra health-giving kick. On the side: a baked sweet potato, packed with vitamin C. Shopping list 2 ...
12.07.2009 Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes This week, it’s a menu for winter doldrums. I’m nursing a light cold with some chicken soup–and adding chipotle chiles and garlic for extra health-giving kick. On the side: a baked sweet potato, packed with vitamin C. Click to play ...
11.15.2009 Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic This week, we cook a little risotto–it’s not as complicated or as fussy as you think. And it’s a very adaptable dish. On the side, we roast up some wee brussels sprouts and douse them in garlic and anchovies–what’s not ...
11.01.2009 Episode 24: Mmmm, Meatloaf with Pan-Roasted Half-Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese This week, it’s a really tasty version of the much-maligned meatloaf, along with some delicate little potatoes and some sturdy greens. It’s a very meat-and-potatoes kind of dinner, but satisfying nonetheless. And you can make a delicious cold meatloaf sandwich ...
10.18.2009 Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw This week, I make a hearty soup that mixes kale, sweet potatoes and sausage–interesting spices give it a semi-Caribbean flavor. On the side, celery root and apple–both in season now–make an easy, refreshing slaw. Click to play this episode in ...
10.18.2009 Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw This week, I make a hearty soup that mixes kale, sweet potatoes and sausage–interesting spices give it a semi-Caribbean flavor. On the side, celery root and apple–both in season now–make an easy, refreshing slaw. Click to play this episode in ...
10.04.2009 Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale This week, I make perhaps my most standard standby pasta, a mix of onions, tomatoes and bacon–great year-round, and totally doable with just pantry items. On the side, I boil a bit of kale and dress it up with chili ...
10.04.2009 Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale This week, I make perhaps my most standard standby pasta, a mix of onions, tomatoes and bacon–great year-round, and totally doable with just pantry items. On the side, I boil a bit of kale and dress it up with chili ...
09.20.2009 Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots This week, I make a fish tagine–essentially, fish cooked in a stewpot–with spices from a favorite Indian recipe. On the side: carrots with cinnamon, honey and red pepper…and some potatoes that take a damn long time to cook. Click to ...
09.20.2009 Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots This week, I make a fish tagine–essentially, fish cooked in a stewpot–with spices from a favorite Indian recipe. On the side: carrots with cinnamon, honey and red pepper…and some potatoes that take a damn long time to cook. Click to ...
09.07.2009 Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!) This week, I talk about ways to get motivated for cooking in the fall. And I discuss my new cookbook, Forking Fantastic: Put the Party back in Dinner Party. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to ...
09.07.2009 Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!) This week, I talk about ways to get motivated for cooking in the fall. And I discuss my new cookbook, Forking Fantastic: Put the Party back in Dinner Party. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to ...
08.30.2009 Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob This week, I put together a very quick late-summer meal: Maryland-style crab cakes, sliced tomatoes and corn on the cob with butter. (For more on how I got this crab-cake recipe, visit my food blog.) Click to play this episode ...
08.30.2009 Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob This week, I put together a very quick late-summer meal: Maryland-style crab cakes, sliced tomatoes and corn on the cob with butter. (For more on how I got this crab-cake recipe, visit my food blog.) Click to play this episode ...
08.09.2009 Episode 18: Novice Cooking Blunders This week, I explain some of the most common mistakes new cooks make–and how you can fix them. It’s surprisingly easy. Click to play this episode in a new window; right-click to download Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS There ...

Cooking in Real Time

What's Cooking in Real Time about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Cooking in Real Time episodes:

Travel Episode 4: All About Saffron (Recipe: Chard Stems with Saffron and Cream)

Travel Episode 3: Quick Koosa Mahshi (Syrian Stuffed Squash…That’s Not Stuffed)

Travel Episode 2: Turkish Eggplant and Green Peppers, plus Yogurt-Cucumber Salad

Travel Episode 1: Egyptian Koshari

Quarantine Episode 8: Pie Crust and Quiche

Quarantine Episode 7: Moroccan-Style Lentils and Raw Beet Salad

Quarantine Episode 6: Pork Schnitzel with German Cucumber Salad and Some Potatoes

Quarantine Episode 5: Greek-Style Green Beans

Quarantine Episode 4: Quick Greek Pita and Spring Salad

Quarantine Episode 3: All About Artichokes

Quarantine Episode 2: Midnight Meat Sauce for Spaghetti and Crunch Salad

Quarantine Episode 1: Fennel Rice and Semi-South Indian Dal, with Cucumber Raita and Cabbage Salad

RERUN Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes

RERUN Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic

RERUN Episode 24: Mmmm, Meatloaf with Pan-Roasted Half-Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese

RERUN Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw

RERUN Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale

RERUN Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots

RERUN Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!)

RERUN Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob

RERUN Episode 18: Novice Cooking Blunders

RERUN Episode 17: Salade Nicoise

RERUN Episode 16: Recipe Decoder: Butter

RERUN Episode 15: Spaghetti with Lemon and Basil, with Wilted Arugula with Pine Nuts

RERUN Episode 14: New Mexico Red Chile Sauce

RERUN Episode 13: Sloppy Joes and Green Salad with Radishes, Avocado and Creamy Basil Dressing

RERUN Episode 12: Recipe Decoder: Zesting, Folding and Deglazing

RERUN Episode 10: Date-and-Cinnamon Bulgur Pilaf, Quick-Pickled Green Beans, and Macerated Strawberries

RERUN Episode 9: Asparagus Omelet and Watercress Salad

RERUN Episode 7: Pad Thai and Cucumber Salad

RERUN Episode 6: Recipe Decoder: Coconut Bread Pudding

RERUN Episode 5: Arroz con Pollo, Fennel-Orange Salad and Raspberry Clafoutis

RERUN Episode 4: Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs with Guest Peter “The Egg Whisperer”

Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes

Episode 26: Chicken Noodle Soup with Chipotle Pesto, plus Baked Sweet Potatoes

Episode 25: Butternut-Squash Risotto and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Anchovies and Garlic

Episode 24: Mmmm, Meatloaf with Pan-Roasted Half-Potatoes and Pan-Fried Dandelion Greens with Cheese

Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw

Episode 23: Allegedly Cuban Sweet-Potato Soup, plus Celery Root and Apple Slaw

Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale

Episode 22: Sorta-Pasta all’Amatriciana with Quickest Kale

Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots

Episode 21: Indian-Spiced Fish Tagine and Sweet-Hot Carrots

Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!)

Episode 20: Back to School Pep Talk (and Cookbook Plug!)

Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob

Episode 19: Crab Cakes with Tomatoes and Corn on the Cob

Episode 18: Novice Cooking Blunders