By listener request, we have done a new breakfast special to explain what we’re eating in the morning now as opposed to when we made our first breakfast special in 2016.

This week, in food news: I’ve Been a Waiter for Almost 35 Years and I’m Proud of It In our “What’s for Dinner?” segment, Marisa’s got baked eggplant parm with tofu ricotta In our “How’d you Make That?” segment, Joy is making crispy mushrooms. We talk about all the old and new ways we use … Continue reading Episode 362: Eggplant Parm, Crispy Mushrooms, and the Freezer

In food news this week, Epicurious quits beef. (Here’s that article Joy wrote about regenerative cattle ranching that she mentioned.) In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Marisa is cooking up butter chickpeas. In our How’d You Make That? segment, Joy’s got walnut lentil pate. In our Wildcard segment we talk about this month’s food celebrations: … Continue reading Episode 361: Butter Chickpeas, Walnut Lentil Pate, and Celebratory Food

Hi friends! Life got the best of us this week and we weren’t able to record a new episode for you. So we’re throwing back to the past and repeating the breakfast episode we first recorded in 2016 (we need to redo this topic, because our breakfasts have changed A LOT). We hope you enjoy … Continue reading REPEAT: Breakfast Special

This week, in food news, guess which food habit raises your risk of early death by 50%. In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Joy makes Swedish tofu balls. In our How’d you Make That? segment Marisa is cooking up miso and honey glazed salmon. We talk about some of the food routines and habits that … Continue reading Episode 360: Swedish “Meat”balls, Miso-honey Salmon, and Food Routines

This week, in food news: “Free Doughnuts Were Never the Problem” via FoodandWine.com In What’s for Dinner? this week, Marisa is making Instant Pot risotto: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 3/4 cups arborio rice 4 1/3 cups hot broth (I used reconstituted better than bouillon) 1 cup frozen … Continue reading Episode 359: Instant Pot Risotto, Instant Pot Quinoa, and Vaccinations

This week in food news, we’re discussion the ketchup package shortage. In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Marisa’s whipping up enchilada casserole. In How’d You Make That? Joy’s got a peanutty quinoa salad. (Recipe here.) In our Wildcard segment, we return to the topic of pandemic weight gain. And in what we’re loving, it’s iced … Continue reading Episode 358: Enchilada Casserole, Quinoa Salad, and Pandemic Weight Gain

In food news this week, we discuss “Putting the Chips Back in Chocolate Chip Cookies” by friend of the pod Emily Paster. In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Joy’s cooking up tofu shakshuka. In How’d You Make That? Marisa makes date paste. And in our Wildcard segment, we talk all things kitchen and wedding registries! … Continue reading Episode 357: Shakshuka, Date Paste, and Wedding Registries

In food news this week: How one indoor farm is changing how food is grown — and building a new future for Appalachia In our What’s for Dinner? segment, Marisa is making potato cakes. In How’d You Make That? Joy is whipping up homemade vegan mayo. We revisit the topic of the Instant Pot–was the … Continue reading Episode 356: Potato Cakes, Homemade Vegan Mayo, and Instant Pots

This week, in food news, when did following recipes become a personal failure? By culinary historian Laura Shaprio? In this week’s What’s for Dinner? segment, we’ve got Rancho Gordo’s lentil and carrot salad. In How’d You Make That? it’s Marisa’s simple peanut noodles (4 oz noodles, 1 tbsp. peanut butter, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 … Continue reading Episode 355: Lentil and Carrot Salad, Peanut Noodles, and Grocery Lists