It's another 'chovie-fest! It's another pantry-essentials recipe! We're talking about the reluctant recipe queen of the pandemic, Alison Roman and her Shallot Pasta:

https://anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/p/shallot-pasta-video

We also discuss Grace's inability to read directions, Bucatini as the superior long nood, and lots of hot takes on parsley (we know you have them too, we're just brave enough to say it :))

Next week, we're doing another head-to-head with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Kung Pao Chicken two ways.

1.)https://www.seriouseats.com/gong-bao-ji-ding-sichuan-kung-pow-chicken-recipe

2.)https://www.seriouseats.com/takeout-style-kung-pao-chicken-diced-chicken-peppers-peanuts-recipe

Try 'em and let us know what you think! Send us your feedback and pics to [email protected] or on IG @TwoManyCooksPod.

Caesar Salad... invented by an Italian in Tijuana during Prohibition! We thank you Caesar Cardini for this #iconic dish and we also thank Molly Baz for this approachable, delicious recipe for Cae Sal!

Spoilers: We love this recipe. Can't even hide it. It's a perfect summer dish, better than the sum of its parts (seriously, Worcheshire sauce), and is the most delicious combination of #saltandstank.

Tune in to hear about the etymology of the word "dairy," food safety, and general whisk-y business.

Please please try this recipe at home (you definitely have the ingredients in your pantry): https://food52.com/recipes/85557-molly-baz-cae-sal-caesar-salad-recipe

And let us know what you think!

Since we've already opened a can of 'chovies, let's use the other half of the tin for our next episode, Allison Roman's Shallot Pasta!

https://anewsletter.alisoneroman.com/p/shallot-pasta-video

Try this recipe and let us know your hot takes on 'chovies, parsley, bucatini and more.

Send us your feedback to [email protected] or on IG @TwoManyCooksPod.

Welcome to Two Many Cooks!

In this week's episode, we discuss Anthony Bourdain's Chicken Satay with Fake-Ass Spicy Peanut Sauce and dive into how influential Anthony Bourdain was in Grace's early culinary life.

We also discuss cupcake opinions, more mango content, and debate how many socks this recipe knocked off.

It's a good recipe, you should try it for your next dinner party and let us know what you think! https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/recipes/anthony-bourdain-s-chicken-satay-with-fake-ass-spicy-peanut-sauce-1.2854641

Next episode is all about 'chovies. We're discussing Molly Baz's Caesar Salad (aka Cae Sal). Dave's excited because he doesn't have to use his oven and Grace is excited to hunt down anchovies in Pakistan.

https://food52.com/recipes/85557-molly-baz-cae-sal-caesar-salad-recipe

Try this one out and send us your feedback to [email protected] or @TwoManyCooksPod on Instagram.

These cookies are bangin'!

No but seriously, try these pan banging chocolate chip cookies from the incredible Sarah Kieffer:

https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-chocolate-chip-cookies/

We really hope you try these cookies out and send us your feedback because, even if they don't crinkle like they should (cough cough, Grace, preheat your oven correctly next time) they're still absolutely delicious.

More talking points include that mango life, Will. It. Panini!, and e-no-li.

Tune in to hear what the hell we're on about.

For next episode, we're tackling the inimitable Anthony Bourdain! We're discussing his Chicken Satay with Fake-ass Spicy Peanut Sauce (is there a better recipe title?)

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/recipes/anthony-bourdain-s-chicken-satay-with-fake-ass-spicy-peanut-sauce-1.2854641

We look forward to your feedback on this and other recipes. Send your FEAR ratings and pics to [email protected] or @TwoManyCooksPod on IG.

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FEAR Rating Scheme:

Flavor: Was it tasty? How was the texture?

Ease: How hard were the techniques in the recipe? How easy was it start-to-finish?

Approachability: Were the ingredients hard to find? Was the recipe hard to follow? How many different tools did you need to use?

Repeatability: Would you make it again?

We're back and sillier than ever!

Is it the time difference? Is it because we haven't talked to each other in three weeks? Or is it because we hid our opinions from each other on today's recipe until recording? Tune in to find out!

Today, we're discussing Jamie Oliver's Wine Braised Chicken with roasted grapes (yes, hot grapes) that was recommended to us by friend of the show @TheSpicyLemon!

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/wine-braised-chicken-with-roasted-grapes/

This was the most divisive recipe we've done so far and it wasn't (only) because of the hot grapes.

Oh also, here's a fun game for you all to play...the answer to Grace's question at 3:30 is "yes". DM us on Instagram to let us know you know... :-\ Poor thing.

Next episode is sure to be a crowd favorite! We're tackling Sarah Kiefer's Pan Bang Chocolate Chip Cookies. This technique has intrigued us for a while and we're so excited to try it out. We can pretty much promise no hot grapes in this one.

https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-chocolate-chip-cookies/

We'd love to hear your feedback on these cookies and where you fall on the roasted grapes (and now parsley!) debate. You can email us at [email protected] or on Instagram @TwoManyCooksPod.

Are you ready for food, friends, and s'moresas?! Sorry...

In this episode, we discuss three recipes by the incredible Padma Lakshmi:

Pork Chile Verde: http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/pork-chile-verde/

Madras Lemon Rice: http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/nimbu-rice-madras-lemon-rice/

Balinese Curried Samosas: http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/balinese-curried-samosas/

Talking points include the best gameshow ever..."Will. It. Panini!?", crunch wrap samosas, and an incredible doughnut adventure.

Grace heads off to her next overseas post tomorrow (!), so we're going to take a bit of a break for her to get settled and figure out what her kitchen and grocery store will look like. Can't wait to regroup in a few weeks and let you know all about her travels!

As always, thanks for all your support and encouragement with this pod. We want to hear your feedback on what you'd like to see us cover next.

We hope you try these recipes and more, send us your feedback at [email protected] and @twomanycookspod on Instagram and Twitter.

Are you ready for the most perfect, summery, lemony magic? You'll find it here with Melissa Clark's Lemon Pudding Cake.

In today's episode, we not only rave about this amazing dessert, but we also talk about Dave's favorite recipe app, ideal search engine optimization, the history of the word "pudding" and much much more.

We truly hope you'll try out this recipe, found here: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022010-lemon-pudding-cakes-with-sugared-raspberries

and send us your feedback at [email protected] or on IG @TwoManyCooksPod.

For next episode, we're talking about Padma Lakshmi and a duo (or trio) of her recipes because we couldn't just make one. Follow along with us and make the Balinese Curried Samosas

http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/balinese-curried-samosas/

along with that will be this rice:

http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/nimbu-rice-madras-lemon-rice/

and a dipping sauce from:

http://padmalakshmi.com/recipe/pork-chile-verde/

Is it ambitious? Yes. Can we handle it all? Maybe.

Stay tuned.

Welcome to Two Many Cooks! Your friendly neighborhood cookbook club podcast!

This week we couldn't decide which Wolfgang Puck Chicken Pot Pie recipe to discuss, so we tried two recipes and talk about both.

Dave's recipe: https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/wolfgang_puck_chicken_pot_pie.pdf

Grace's recipe: https://wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/

Talking points include pastry intuition, crust trust, and dough knowhow.

Also tune in to hear the maddest Grace has ever been on the pod for needlessly vague recipe writing and her continued suspicion that there's a conspiracy with these big-named Chefs to buy their master class. Now, is it possible that Grace is mad at vague writing because it's finals week and she's graded a billion papers? Possibly. Is it also possible that there's a conspiracy with these chefs? No, no, Grace, that would be a wild business model, just...it'll be ok.

Next week, we're trying out a dessert recipe that *gasp* even Dave would like? Grace has made it twice now and family has said "top five desserts of my life" and "I'd definitely come back to this restaurant"

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022010-lemon-pudding-cakes-with-sugared-raspberries?utm_source=sharetools&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website

So please give it a whirl and let us know what you think. Don't forget to send us your feedback, comments, and pictures to [email protected] and @twomanycookspod on Instagram.

I can't believe it! I can't believe it!! I can't believe it! (ok I'm done)

We have a super special episode for you today! In today's episode, we're discussing Grossy Pelosi's Vodka Sawce and we're joined by the creator himself, Dan Pelosi! https://www.danpelosi.com/post/grossy-vodka-sawce

Tune in for an incredible conversation and possibly the most exciting moment in podcast history, ever. Yes, it involves butter.

We're so grateful to Dan for his time and his lovely perspective on the anthropology of recipe writing, home cooking, and open marinaras.

Make sure you follow Dan at @grossypelosi on Instagram and Pinterest! Come be a Pinterest mom with him!

Here are the links to some of the other Grossy recipes we discussed during the ep:

*https://www.danpelosi.com/post/cheesy-baked-vodka-sawce

*https://www.danpelosi.com/post/grossy-s-garlic-bread

*https://www.danpelosi.com/post/mom-s-coffee-cake

*https://www.danpelosi.com/post/mom-s-italian-bread

Our next recipe is a great culinary compromise. Grace gets to make pastry but! it's still savory, so Dave can't complain, right? Let's find out

with Wolfgang Puck's Chicken Pot Pie!!

https://wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/

PS. Thank you for all your enthusiasm and support <3

Make sure you send us your pics, feedback, comments, or culinary questions to [email protected] or on Instagram @TwoManyCooksPod.

We're eating our veggies today and can't get enough of them. In this episode, we're discussing Yotam Ottolenghi's Cauliflower Steaks!

Honestly, get ready for about an hour of us just raving about this phenomenal meal. As written, it's vegetarian, but easily made vegan if that's your jam.

Talking points include biscuits 'n gravy, emergency tacos, and pirate diseases.

We truly hope you'll try this one, since it has become one of our top 5 recipes we've tried in the podcast so far. The recipe can be found here: https://ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/cauliflower-steaks-with-zahter

For next week, we're tackling Dan Pelosi's Vodka Sawce: https://www.danpelosi.com/post/grossy-vodka-sawce

and I can't believe I'm saying this, we're joined by the genius, himself, Dan Pelosi (@grossypelosi). You have to tune in, not only because Dan's incredible and so much fun to hang out with, but also Dave finds a partner in crime in Dan and Grace's life as she knows it is changed....

You'll just have to tune in on April 12th to hear more!

You've gotta make this sawce, so please send us your feedback, comments, and pictures to [email protected] or @TwoManyCooksPod on IG and Twitter.

Please include your FEAR Rating, as well. For reference, the FEAR system is:

*Flavor (5pts): Was it tasty? How was the texture?

*Ease (5pts): Was it easy? Were you overwhelmed while trying to cook this?

*Approachability (5pts): Did you have to do a lot of prep work, buy a lot of hard-to-find ingredients, or do any research on the techniques?

*Repeatability (5pts): How likely are you to make this again?

Also, if you wouldn't mind, we need you to rate and review the podcast in Apple Podcasts. The more ratings we have, the easier it is for people to search for us!

Can't wait to hear what you think!