Andrea is back from the Cascadia Grains Conference and is excited about being part of the movement to revitalize the grain economy in the Pacific NW. One of her favorite treats was baking Whole Grain Digestive Biscuits, which Stefin loves, although both our hosts agree a new name is needed to make this cookie sound […]
King Arthur has named their 2018 Recipe of the Year – a whole grain banana bread that uses whole wheat flour in addition to regular all-purpose flour. With Preheaters being big fans of banana bread, we look forward to hearing if our listeners try this new recipe and have success with it. Preheaters are also […]
Andrea and Stefin start out with a quick update on their resolutions. Andrea’s using an app called Streaks to track her progress and planning on some habit stacking to incorporate new habits. To drink more water, Stefin’s suggesting Andrea fill a pitcher with water (and perhaps add some lemons or limes) at the beginning of […]
Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you’re starting out your day with a sweet dish and are happily settled in somewhere warm. Andrea jumps into a hard-hitting investigative report from the field – straight from the housewares aisles of the Seattle Goodwill. Here’s the three most common Unitasker items she uncovered: #3 Turkey roasting racks – […]
Andrea starts out by thanking Stefin for encouraging her to give author Ruth Ware another chance, as she redeemed herself with The Lying Game. If you were a fan of The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Andrea think you’ll enjoy this engaging mystery about four girls in an isolated boarding school. Andrea is also talking […]
Baking horoscopes?!?! Andrea is shocked to learn such a thing exists, and even more impressed when her Scorpio loves of wine, root vegetables, and all foods dark and damp prove true. Stefin’s is a bit off – while she does love to experience exotic foods in her travel; turbot and lamb are not first on […]
It’s Week Two of November birthdays and anniversaries month and our hosts are celebrating with cupcakes and cheesecakes!
Stefin starts the show raving about the perfect cake for Fall Festival – the one-bowl Pumpkin Apple Streusel Cake, which will warm your belly as well as your home with some amazing smells. Andrea’s warming up on the couch with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in their latest movie, Our Souls at Night. If you’re […]
Andrea is having fun baking away from home in double ovens she’s calling “auxiliary ovens,” which are two ovens side-by-side. Her latest bake in the auxiliary oven involved making Smitten Kitchen’s Blueberry Crumb Bars, which she pre-mixed at home into a homemade box mix to take along on a vacation. These bars turned out GREAT and […]
This week Stefin finds a new protein packed snack from Good Housekeeping magazine, the Spiced Plum Quinoa Muffin. If you’re looking for a quick way to add protein to your breakfast pastry, try this out. Andrea is raving about audiobooks, especially those she can check out from Overdrive through her library. She and her 6th […]