{"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 Food Person’s Summer: Cookbooks, Hosting, and What to Cook Right Now, with Adam Roberts (Re-Release)","slug":"a-food-person-s-summer-cookbooks-hosting-and-what-to-cook-right-now-with-adam-roberts-re-release","published_at":"2026-06-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/a-food-person-s-summer-cookbooks-hosting-and-what-to-cook-right-now-with-adam-roberts-re-release","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/8b9951cc-acaf-4a35-aeb0-f793341b40e0.mp3","summary":"Ever wonder what food people actually cook when guest come over — and why those recipes always work? This week, we're re-releasing our fan-favorite episode with Adam Roberts — aka The Amateur Gourmet. He takes us inside his kitchen, shares his favorite cookbooks and go-to recipes, and tells us all about his fantastic debut novel, Food Person (now out in paperback!). We talk summer cooking, dinner party philosophy, and why even a slightly undercooked salmon can still lead to a great night. By the end of this episode, you’ll: Get a sneak peek at Food Person , Adam’s twisty, funny debut novel and a page-turning, insider look at food media (think The Devil Wears Prada , but for cookbook publishing). Discover the dessert that never fails a dinner party. Find out the #1 mistake home cooks make when hosting, and the mindset shift that turns chaos into calm. Press play for Adam’s best dinner party advice, his all-time favorite cookbooks, and the recipes he relies on most to make hosting feel like a breeze. *** Links: Food Person , Adam’s debut novel is out now! Subscribe to Adam’s Amateur Gourmet Newsletter on Substack Follow Adam on Instagram Adam’s cookbook recs from today’s episode: The Barefoot Contessa books (especially for beginners) Or level up your home cooking with Mozza at Home , by Nancy Silverton and Carolyn Carreno For the best homemade ice cream recipes and techniques, check out David Leibovitz’s The Perfect Scoop Anything by Melissa Clark is dependably excellent Some of the cookbook’s highlighted in Food Person : The Zuni Cafe Cookbook , The Chez Panisse Cookbook , and The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth The food writing Adam most admires: Calvin Trillin Amanda Hesser’s Cooking for Mr.Latte Nora Ephron’s Heartburn Who Adam channels in his kitchen: Lidia Bastiani…","meta_description":"Ever wonder what food people actually cook when guest come over — and why those recipes always work? 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