{"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 Weeknight Bean Curry + A Chewy, Chocolatey Gluten-Free Cookie — Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week!","slug":"a-weeknight-bean-curry-a-chewy-chocolatey-gluten-free-cookie-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week","published_at":"2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/a-weeknight-bean-curry-a-chewy-chocolatey-gluten-free-cookie-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/1127946e-1f88-40f5-acc6-f4a21fbeb65a.mp3","summary":"What if a jar of beans in your pantry could turn into a curry you enjoy all week? In this bite-sized episode, we’re sharing the most delicious things we cooked and ate this week to inspire each other — and you. By the end of this episode, you’ll want to make a Kenyan weeknight-friendly mung bean curry that’s rich with coconut milk and fully vegan. You’ll also discover a chocolate almond cookie that’s naturally gluten-free, perfect for using up extra egg whites, and elegant enough for any occasion. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration, and walk away with two recipes you’ll want to make again and again! *** 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 April 8th at 4:30 PM PT! *** Links: Nengu - Kenyan Mung Bean Curry from Baking Hermann Chocolate Amaretti Cookies by David Tanis for NYT Cooking Ottolenghi’s amaretti cookie recipe *** 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 if a jar of beans in your pantry could turn into a curry you enjoy all week? In this bite-sized episode, we’re sharing the most delicious things we c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":794,"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-weeknight-bean-curry-a-chewy-chocolatey-gluten-free-cookie-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-weeknight-bean-curry-a-chewy-chocolatey-gluten-free-cookie-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}