This week, Rose and Crystal welcome baker, author, and She’s My Cherry Pie host Jessie Sheehan for a conversation about joy, nostalgia, and the new golden age of home baking. Jessie shares the story behind her hit cookbooks — Snackable Bakes (one of The New York Times’ Best Cookbooks of 2022), The Vintage Baker, Icebox Cakes, and her newest, Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes — and how she turned her one-bowl, easy-peasy philosophy into a movement. They also swap thoughts on classics like Sweet Enough, The Last Course, and How to Be a Domestic Goddess, tracing the dessert books that shaped them all.

Mentioned in this episode:

Alison Roman, “Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook”

Claudia Fleming, “The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern”

Nigella Lawson, “How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking”

Martha Stewart, “Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook”

“The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companion”

“Baking Illustrated: A Best Recipe Classic”

Lauren Chattman, “Icebox Cakes: Simply Irresistible No-Bake Desserts”

Baked NYC founders: Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito

Rica Allannic of David Black Agency

Everything Cookbooks Podcast: 137: Being a Cookbook Editor with Sarah Billingsley of Chronicle Books

She’s My Cherry Pie podcast 

NY Times Cooking, “Sheet-Pan Garlicky Chicken With Blistered Tomatoes” by Yasmin Fahr

Sarah Ahn & Nam Soon Ahn, “Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes” (America’s Test Kitchen)

Kitchen Tape is hosted by Rose Wilde ⁠@trosewilde⁠ and Crystal Slonecker ⁠@crystalslonecker⁠, edited by Dressler Parsons  ⁠@dresslerparsons⁠ of The Regenerative Baking Podcast, with original theme music by Dan Crabtree.

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