We're back out doing God's work and testing the best tomato sauces for you guys! And in the words of our US pals, we're talking pomodoro, not marinara...

What's your go-to recipe?! We want to hear!

Theme music: Lovely Swindler - Amaria

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We asked you for a wildcard episode idea - and you delivered! We took on Chat GPT, gave it an idea (or three) for recipes and got to cooking. Find out how we got on...

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

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We wouldn't call ourselves particular... except we like gingerbread in the form of cookies and cake, rather than houses and men, ok? We may not have the bells this year as sound effects, but we're still getting festive here at the Cookbook Circle - talking all things Xmas cooking and more specifically, our favourite recipes for gingerbread. Let us know what your favourite is, and critically, if you've made a gingerbread house, do you eat it?!

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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Sunday, Sunday, gotta get down on Sunday! 🎵 If you've ever dreamed of us talking about a book with the author right there, then your dream finally comes true with this episode. Sophie Godwin joins us to tell us all about her creative process and her first cookbook, Sunday.

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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Molly Baz is BACK. Cukes, Umam and 'za all feature in this one, and if you understand all those letters but not the 'words' then, don't fear the CBC is here. More is More is likely the most maximalist book we've ever covered. Bring your sunglasses!

The books we talked about at the top of the episode were Ramen Forever by Tim Anderson, Bitter by Alexina Anatole and Roast Figs, Sugar Snow by Diana Henry.

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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We're taking on the world of vegan baking in this episode, with the new book from Harrods' head pastry chef, Philip Khoury. Find out how we fared with our body weight in coconut oil, plant based milk and golden (or agave) syrup - with no butter in sight!

And the restaurants Hannah loved in Venice were Nevodi for pumpkin ravioli and mascarpone ice cream - and Trattoria Dai Fioi for pizza.

Music:

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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Oh, how we love an ultimate episode - and this time, we're taking on some big fluffy American boys (and some pancakes too, oi oi). We took your suggestions for your favourite recipes and put them to the test... it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

Here are the ones we gave a go:

Julia Turshen's Sour Cream Pancakes: https://juliaturshen.substack.com/p/long-weekend-pancakes

Alison Roman's Buttermilk Pancakes: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018180-perfect-buttermilk-pancakes

Mark Bittman's Everyday Pancakes: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1893-everyday-pancakes

Matty Matheson's Fluffy Pancakes: https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbke93/fluffy-pancakes

Find out which recipes we rated, and let us know: how do you like your pancakes - sweetie, meaty, fat or flat?!

Music:

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister - Riviera

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Waiting in the queue at to eat at Dishoom would be the perfect place to listen to this bumper episode about the Dishoom cookery book! As Dishoom is one of the most adored restaurants in the UK, we thought we'd tackle this beautiful cookbook (it's also a guide to Bombay!). Tackle being the important word, here. It's quite the journey...

If you like the show, please consider supporting our niche-ingredient purchasing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecookbookcircle

Music:

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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We're winding down the summer (yes, there is weather chat) with a book we've been so excited to feature - Table for Two. While neither of us quite manage that number for our tables, we still managed to cook lots and, uncharacteristically, have plenty to say....

We also discuss the Stained Page newsletter at the beginning - sign up here.

Music:

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

Smith the Mister

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The Cookbook Circle Goes to Hollywood. ★★★★★

Two plucky podcasters decide to recreate dishes from the movies. What they uncover will change them forever.

Co-starring: emotional monologues about TV shows.

Music:

Lovely Swindler – Amarià

Mitsubachi – Smith the Mister

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