{"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":"The Crispiest Tofu + Two Nostalgic Pies You Can Make with Pantry Staples – Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week!","slug":"the-crispiest-tofu-two-nostalgic-pies-you-can-make-with-pantry-staples-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week","published_at":"2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-friends-home-cooking-made-easy-5775849/the-crispiest-tofu-two-nostalgic-pies-you-can-make-with-pantry-staples-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/3d5fafa2-960e-4c3f-b48c-068b7d52afd2.mp3","summary":"What if you could make pies from scratch with super-easy crusts and fillings for your next dinner party or potluck? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you! By the end of this episode, you'll want to make tofu schnitzel that's shatteringly crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and completely plant-based. You'll also discover two easy pies: a saltine-crusted Atlantic Beach pie that's sweet, salty, and tangy all at once, and a creamy chocolate pie with an Oreo crust. 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 Crispy Tofu Schnitzel from Live Eat Learn Chocolate cream pie with an Oreo crust by Samantha Seneviratne for NYT Cooking (unlocked) Atlantic Beach Pie by Bill Smith for NYT Cooking (unlocked), made with a saltine crust, creamy lemon-lime filling, and topped with tangy labneh-whipped cream topping *** 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 you could make pies from scratch with super-easy crusts and fillings for your next dinner party or potluck? In this bite-sized episode, we share d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":963,"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/the-crispiest-tofu-two-nostalgic-pies-you-can-make-with-pantry-staples-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/the-crispiest-tofu-two-nostalgic-pies-you-can-make-with-pantry-staples-our-best-home-cooking-bites-of-the-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}