Listen along as Food52's Director of Content, Brinda Ayer, cooks her way through Monifa Dayo's recipe from Black Food which makes some seriously genius swaps to turn a forgettable cookout extra into a boom-wham-pow side that steals the show.

Referenced in this episode

• The Best Potato Salad Ever recipe
• Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora 
   

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Referenced in this episode 

• Victoria Granoff's Pasta con Ceci recipe
• Kristen's Genius article about Pasta con Ceci
• Watch Kristen cook the recipe

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

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Referenced in this episode 

• Diana Yen's Strawberry Rose Smoothie
• Anita Shepherd's Instagram
• Anita's Coconut Yogurt

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Strawberry Sorbet
• Strawberry Shortcakes

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

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This week, producer Harry Sultan comes around to the other side of the microphone to cook his way through the internet-famous Pork Shoulder Ragu from Jenny Rosentrach and Andy Ward. 

Referenced in this episode 

• Andy Ward & Jenny Rosentrach's Pork Shoulder Ragu

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Dinner: A Love Story

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Referenced in this episode 

• Dorie Greenspan's Caramel Crunch Chunklet Cookies Recipe
• Sam's article, Why Dorie Greenspan's Caramel Crunch Chunklet Cookies are Genius
• Dorie Greenspan's Book, Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple
• Samantha Seneviratne on Instagram

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Samantha Seneviratne's Video Series, Cook and a Half

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

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Referenced in this episode 

• Ali Slagle's Not Just Another Chicken Caesar Salad
• Ali's Book,  I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)
• Ali's Biscotti Recipe 

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Kristen's OG fried toast inspiration: Borlotti Beans on Toast with Greens (Food52)
• Follow Ali on Instagram @itsalislagle

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode:

• The South Indian Comfort Food We All Need (Food52)
• Khara Huggi or Pongal recipe
• Khara Huggi or Pongal with Chitra Agrawal (Genius Recipes | YouTube)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Chitra's blog: The ABCD's of Cooking
• Chitra making coconut dal for herself—and her two-year-old Alok 

Special thanks to listeners Stephanie (@leftoversforbreakfast__), Leah (@_leahd_), and Kristina (@veien_til_rom) for sharing your most comforting comforts!

What's your ultimate comfort food? Tell me all about it: [email protected].

Referenced in this episode 

• Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies (Bon Appétit)
• Kristen's (other!) One Recipe Melissa Clark’s Stovetop Mac & Cheese  (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Listen to Jesse on The One Recipe Podcast (The Splendid Table)
• Follow Jesse on Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode 

• Citrus Cake From Yasmin Khan (Recipe)
• Yasmin's book,  Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Follow Yasmin on Instagram 
• More backstory, The story behind Ripe Figs

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at [email protected].

Referenced in this episode 

• Whole Grilled Red Onions With Sage, Honey & Walnuts From Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich recipe
• Grilled Red Onion with Honey, Walnuts, & Sage | Genius Recipes (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Check out Sarit and Itamar's podcast, The Food Sessions
• Watch them make gorgeous, delicious phyllo pastries (one sweet, one savory!) in our test kitchen here
• Read the cookbook Honey & Co: Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant

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