{"podcast":{"title":"Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy","slug":"food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849","podcast_index_feed_id":5775849,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/food-friends-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.foodfriendspodcast.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b87e0f40-2107-43dc-b309-d646111dd6a4/food-friends-ppot.png","author":"Food Friends","episode_count":297,"summary":"Do you love home cooking but hunger for better recipes that help you deliver quick and delicious meals to your dinner table? Two former personal chefs turned best friends share their expertise with each other and you! Kari and Sonya have been inspiring each other in the kitchen for over 15 years by swapping recipes, tips, and trade secrets in the pursuit of better home cooking. FOOD FRIENDS is a bi-weekly podcast inspiring home cooks to try new dishes in the kitchen by sharing trusted recipes, tips, and friendship. Every Tuesday, each host delivers 3 unique solutions to seasonal home cooking, like: how to make craveable soups with your farmers market haul, the easiest one-pot meals for busy nights, or what to do with leftover rotisserie chicken. On Thursdays, we serve up a pint-sized chat about our “Best Bite” of the week, pantry essentials we can’t live without, and more. Previous guests include Seth & Lauren Rogen, actor Randall Park & writer/director Evan Goldberg, recipe developer Justine Doiron, #1 Food & Beverage Substacker Caroline Chambers, and more. If you’re looking for a boost of fun in the kitchen by discovering recipes that will make mealtime easier and more delicious…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:21:13.968916+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849"},"episode":{"title":"A Banana Snacking Cake from Cookbook Club + An Easy Spring Soup  | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week","slug":"a-banana-snacking-cake-from-cookbook-club-an-easy-spring-soup-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week","published_at":"2026-05-14T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/a-banana-snacking-cake-from-cookbook-club-an-easy-spring-soup-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849","url":"https://www.foodfriendspodcast.com/episodes/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4675ded6-8a25-4503-9719-f83ab28b9fa6.mp3","summary":"What recipes actually stick with you when you discover a new cookbook? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this week to inspire each other and you. By the end of this episode, you’ll want to bake a warmly spiced turmeric banana snacking cake. It's easy to make, easier to eat, and it comes from the \"Diaspora Spice Co Cookbook\" —the featured book at a recent cookbook club gathering. You’ll also want to try a bright, simple carrot and cauliflower soup that feels especially right for spring cooking. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration. *** For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our free Substack here . And join us on our live monthly calls by upgrading your subscription to paid! Our next gathering is May 13th at 4:30 PM PT! See you soon! *** Links: The Diaspora Spice Co Cookbook Turmeric Banana Snacking Cake shared by Have a Little Something Lemony Carrot and Cauliflower Soup by Melissa Clark for NYT Cooking **** Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084 For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here . Are you a local to Portland or planning a visit? You can now book a private farmers’ market tour with Sonya through Airbnb Experiences! Or order Sonya's cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!","meta_description":"What recipes actually stick with you when you discover a new cookbook? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this week to inspire ea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":896,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/episodes/a-banana-snacking-cake-from-cookbook-club-an-easy-spring-soup-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/a-banana-snacking-cake-from-cookbook-club-an-easy-spring-soup-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}