Part of the joy of cooking comes from winging it. Sam Sifton of The New York Times and New York Times Cooking joins us to talk about ways home cooks can rely less on recipes and more on skill. You can cook! And you don’t always need a recipe. Sam’s got a career’s worth of tips to offer and plenty of guidance for pulling meals together from a simple ingredients list, no measurements, and the freedom to substitute anything you like.

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Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show.

Guest:
Sam Sifton - Assistant Managing Editor at The New York Times and the Founding Editor of New York Times Cooking. Sam is the author of No-Recipe Recipes.

Featured Recipes:
Meatloaf
Smashed Potatoes with Bacon, Cheddar and Greens
Seared Scallops with Parsley Salad

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