{"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":"Behind-the-Scenes Catering Tips + A Beef Noodle Dinner | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week","slug":"behind-the-scenes-catering-tips-a-beef-noodle-dinner-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week","published_at":"2026-05-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/behind-the-scenes-catering-tips-a-beef-noodle-dinner-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/3ae6b66d-23a3-41ae-a903-c3237650f6e3.mp3","summary":"What’s the simple chef trick that can make a basic fish dinner taste restaurant-worthy? 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 try an easy technique for cooking fish at home that relies on one surprisingly simple ingredient: store-bought crème fraîche. You’ll also discover two comforting weeknight meals— a noodle bowl and French onion crostini— both built from a single pot of rich oxtail broth and its tender meat. 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! *** Links: Herb grilled halibut with creme fraiche (once cooked, brush the fish with the creme fraiche) Arancini made with sushi rice from Serious Eats Wildwood Cookbook and Rustic Fruit Desserts Cookbooks by Cory Schreiber Grandma’s beef and noodles by Gimme Some Oven – Kari used wheat ramen noodles in place of the egg noodles, and oxtail in place of the roast French onion crostini by Lemon Tree Dwelling **** 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’s the simple chef trick that can make a basic fish dinner taste restaurant-worthy? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":937,"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/behind-the-scenes-catering-tips-a-beef-noodle-dinner-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/behind-the-scenes-catering-tips-a-beef-noodle-dinner-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}