Peter J. Kim's new book, Instant Ramen Kitchen, is about making quick, delicious dinners from the pantry staple. But it's also about setting yourself free to improvise as a cook. In this episode of The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman chats with Peter about essential flavor-boosting pantry staples, the best way to add richness and body to a bowl of ramen, plus the "perpetual stew" he adds to throughout the fall and winter. Get all the links mentioned on the show plus full recipes for Peter's Spinach Ramen Gratin and Xi’an-Style Cumin Lamb Ramen at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.___Thanks to this week's sponsors:House Foods Shirataki Ramen PacksMade In Cookware: Head to madein.cc/dinnerplan to unlock your discount offer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ixta’s new Brazilian-inspired book, Fusão, demonstrates how much concentrated flavor you can pack onto a plate—and into a little jar. The building blocks to her recipes include pineapple hot sauce, gingery mango jam, and a must-have quick chile condiment that's great on eggs, rice, or tinned fish. In this episode, Ixta shares the flavor bombs she makes at home to jazz up simple meals, a peek at her ideal dinner party menu, plus her favorite ways to use up that mountain of eggplant, zucchini in your kitchen right now—and the butternut squash that's on the way. Get Ixta's recipe for fish with mango curry butter on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com__Thanks to today's sponsors:Franklin Farms Chickpea Tofu, available at Whole Foods or wherever you shop.Casabrews: Use code DINNERPLAN for 40% off your order at Casabrews.comMasienda: Use code DINNERPLAN15 for 15% off ingredients and cookware at Masienda.comMade In: Go to madein.cc/dinnerplan to unlock a 10% discount offer on any regularly priced item by entering your email into the popup box.These show notes include affiliate links; a small commission from your purchase helps to support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook author Dan Pelosi, also known online as Grossy Pelosi. Dan’s new book, Let's Party, is full of smart advice for dinner party hosts—and so many dishes you can make ahead. Dan shares tips for dialing down the stress when you’re feeding a crowd, the hosting mistake he’ll absolutely never make again, what he’s cooking from late-summer garden abundance, and when he’s at his happiest in the kitchen. Get Dan's pineapple pulled pork slider recipe—and all his cookbook recommendations—at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.––––Thanks to our sponsors:Farm to People: Use code DINNERPLAN25 for $25 off your first Farm Box at Farmtopeople.comMade In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off regularly priced itemsSalad Sprinkles: Use code SPRINKLES4DINNER for 20% offFind Coop’s Hot Fudge on IG @coopshotfudge or visit enjoycoops.comKermit Lynch’s novel: At Poupon’s TableThese notes include affiliate links, commissions from your purchase help to support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Maggie Hoffman talks with cookbook author Yasmin Khan, whose new book, Sabzi, shares vegetarian meals to cook at home. Yasmin shares her time-saving prep-ahead dinner tips, her essentials of salad-making, and thoughts on stocking the freezer if you've got a baby on the way. Get two vegetarian recipes from Yasmin at our newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. And be sure to enter the big 50th-episode giveaway there before Aug 31. ___Thanks to our sponsors: Franklin FarmsMade In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off regularly priced itemsHead to SkoutOrganic.com and use code DINNERPLAN for up to 30% off your order during the Back-to-School sale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Rosie Kellett, author of In for Dinner, about all the lessons she's learned about budget-friendly cooking and feeding a crowd through her years living communally in London. Warning: Listening to this episode may lead to some daydreaming about an entirely different life. Don't miss the big pantry, cookbook, and kitchen gear giveaway over on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.___Thanks to our sponsors:Made In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off regularly priced itemsFind Franklin Farms Tofu Bites wherever you shop.Head to SkoutOrganic.com and use code DINNERPLAN for up to 30% off your order during the Back-to-School sale.Shop CookGoldilocks.com for the $85 six-quart enameled Dutch oven.These notes include affiliate links—commissions from your purchases help to support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is the 50th episode of The Dinner Plan podcast! Host Maggie Hoffman talks to Alexis de Boschnek, the author of Nights and Weekends, about juggling caretaking and cooking, the staples she keeps around in case of a power outage, and the quick dinner she makes from that box of greens that's always lingering in the fridge. See Alexis's recipes and what we cooked after this recording at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.___Thanks to our sponsors:Island Creek Oysters: Use code DINNER15 for 15% offMade In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off regularly priced itemsFind House Foods Organic Soft Tofu at Weee! or wherever you shop.These notes include affiliate links—a commission from your purchase will help to support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the 49th episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook and cookware reviewers Sarah Jackson and Bryn Jackson, creators of Cult Flav. Listen for their cookbook picks of the year so far, recent recipes that really stood out to them, and tips on outfitting a beginner's kitchen—plus the pricey kitchen gadget they can't help but love.__Thanks to this week's sponsor, Made In Cookware. Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off your purchase of any regularly priced item. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Amateur Gourmet by Adam Roberts was probably one of the first food blogs you ever read. Now he's written a fun novel called Food Person, and joined host Maggie Hoffman for a conversation about the cookbooks that shaped his path, what he tries to remember about giving up dinner perfection, and the hosting lessons he's gleaned over the course of many, many dinner parties.__Thanks to today's sponsors:Made In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off your purchase of the carbon steel griddle or any other regularly priced item.Find Franklin Farms veggie burgers wherever you shop.These notes include affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission with your purchase. Thanks for supporting the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Food stylist and cookbook author Susie Theodorou shares tips for no-cook dinners for summer, including many, many ways to turn a rotisserie chicken into an appetizing dinner. Get Susie's recipes and more every week at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.__Thanks to today's sponsors:Find Nature's Soy Soy Milk on Weee! or wherever you shop.Made In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off your purchase of the carbon steel griddle or any other regularly priced item.These notes include affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission with your purchase. Thanks for supporting the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you've ever felt bored with your fish-cooking routine, or intimidated by a seafood recipe, this Dinner Plan episode with chef Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. in LA is for you. Ari shares tips for easy prep, thoughts on pairing flavors, and ways to save money every time you're at the fish counter. Find recipes and links at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.—Thanks to today's sponsors:Island Creek Oysters: Use code DINNER15 for 15% offMade In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off full-price items Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You may know cookbook author Sami Tamimi from his longtime partnership with Yotam Ottolenghi. With Boustany, Sami steps out on his own, with deeply flavorful vegetarian recipes inspired by his Palestinian upbringing. Sami shares his summer favorites, his best ways of transforming leftovers into a new dish, and thoughts on why vegetarian cooking can be more exciting than anything made with meat. Get recipes and links from Sami at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.__Thanks to the following sponsors for supporting this episode:Made In Cookware: Use code DINNERPLAN (all one word) for 10% offAmerican Vinegar WorksHouse Foods Premium Firm Tofu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You've seen Eric Kim’s NYT Cooking recipes and videos. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman chats with Eric about what he really craves when summer hits, the old cookbooks and Food Network shows he loves most, and the recipe developer he considers his food media soulmate. ___Thanks to Anyday for supporting this episode. Curious about Anyday’s microwave-safe, freezer-safe, dishwasher-safe glass cookware? Head to CookAnyday.com and use code DINNERPLAN for 15% off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rebecca Firkser is an expert in budget-minded cooking, and the writer behind the long-running series Nickel & Dine. On this episode of The Dinner Plan, she shares crucial grocery-shopping and meal-planning tips, plus a handful of her go-to quick and easy weeknight recipes. Find all the links on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. Rebecca is also the author of the new book Galette!, which focuses on the art of those effortless, rustic desserts—and it’s a treasure trove of savory recipes, too. You’ll find two picnic favorites in this week's Dinner Plan newsletter.___From our sponsors: Find Golidlocks 6-Quart Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven here.Get recipes and more from Soy Yum here. Enter code DINNERPLAN for 10% off full-price purchases at Made In Cookware using this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman catches up with Molly Baz, the author of More is More and Cook This Book, about all the projects she's working on these days, including her recipe club and an upcoming book. Molly shares how her cooking has changed since her son was born and she lost her home in the LA fires. Get all of Molly's recipe links and cookbook recommendations at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How does an idea make its way into Food & Wine magazine? What older recipes should we all be making now? Hear Karen Shimizu, Food & Wine's executive editor, answer these questions—and share her weeknight dinner favorites and the lessons she's learned through her years at the magazine. Get all the links from this episode at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.___Thanks to House Foods and American Vinegar Works for supporting this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the 40th episode of the podcast, host Maggie Hoffman chats with cookbook author Chetna Makan about her love for grilling, her go-to sides and salads for a barbecue, plus her favorite ways to use up zucchini and eggplant once they come into season. Hear Chetna's advice for staying inspired in the kitchen, plus learn about her favorite summer desserts. Get recipes and recommendations from Chetna on The Dinner Plan's newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. —Thanks to Franklin Farms and Made In Cookware for supporting this episode. Get 10% off regularly-priced olive wood knives and more at MadeInCookware.com with code DINNERPLAN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chef Scott Clark has run recipe R&D at fancy restaurants like Saison and Benu in San Francisco—but these days you'll find him cooking in a little traincar on the side of Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Scott shares tips for organizing a small kitchen, memories of the amazing California road trips featured in his new cookbook, Coastal, and his philosophy on cooking for his daughter and cooking when you're camping. Get Scott's umami oil, panzanella, fish stick hand rolls, and more recipes mentioned in this episode at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.__Thanks to Made In for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off the carbon steel griddle and more at MadeInCookware.com with code DINNERPLAN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andrea Aliseda, author of Make It Plant Based! Mexican, shares advice for getting in the zone when it's time to cook, her favorite ways to prepare mushrooms so they're not at all soggy, and how she gets a week of different meals out of one big pot of beans. Find recipes from Andrea and all the links mentioned on the show at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. _Thanks to this week's sponsors: Soyrizo® and Made In Cookware. Head to MadeInCookware.com and use code DINNERPLAN for 10% off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To get Casey's pickled potato salad and caesar salad recipes, head to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Casey Elsass, whose new book, What Can I Bring?, shares recipes for dips, salads, sides, drinks, and sweets that are ideal for toting along to a barbecue, picnic, or dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Head to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com for all of Peter Som's recipe recommendations. When a fashion designer invites you over for dinner, you know it's going to be stylish. This week, The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman talks to Peter Som about his tips for chic dinner parties without too much effort, his go-to method for cooking tofu, and what he's really looking forward to making for dinner in warmer weather. Get his Lemony Miso Garlic Shrimp recipe and Famous Lemon Chicken on The Dinner Plan newsletter on Substack here.__Thanks to MadeIn Cookware for supporting this episode. Go to MadeInCookware.com and use code DINNERPLAN (all one word) for 10% off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.