Andrea is hot off another successful cookbook club meeting, and has several desserts to report on from the new Smitten Kitchen cookbook, Every Day, including a stunning and scrumptious Danish Rice Pudding that she might never have tried on her own, but, thanks to her club, is now one of her favorites. Much less glamorously, […]
Stefin and Andrea kick off Preheated’s celebratory first-anniversary month with a look back at some memorable episodes. Remember Cranberry Upside Down Cake (Episode 3), homemade eggnog (Episode 5) and Biscoff Pie (Episode 14)? How about our reminder from Episode 1 — to take advantage of fall sales on baking spices, flour and butter? It was […]
If Andrea and Stefin sound particularly giddy in this short and sweet bonus episode, it’s because they’re together again in jolly old England. In a Preheated first, they’re recording together in the same room, and that room happens to be in London! In between sightseeing trips to London’s fabulous Borough Market, bookstores, tearooms and shops, […]
Andrea is staying cozy in the kitchen by baking sourdough bread with her new “old” starter. Passed on by a friend, the sourdough has traveled from Spain and has been through four generations of bakers! She loves the flavor and history it gives to her favorite no-knead, cast-iron bread. Meantime, Stefin reminds listeners that the […]
It’s October and Andrea is keeping cozy in the kitchen making homemade pantry items — granola, mayonnaise and a dried mushroom powder that’s perfect for sprinkling on eggs, veggies and popcorn. In London, Stefin is plowing through the six pounds (!) of wheat germ she (mistakenly) ordered with batches of granola and muffins. And both […]
The hosts are having a great time seeing listeners post their favorite cookbooks to the Preheated Facebook group. Listener Ingrid’s recommendation of Nathalie Dupree’s classic Matters of Taste takes Andrea right back to her post-college days in the mid-’80s. Listeners: Keep posting those cookbook favorites to our Facebook wall, and listen in to Episode 48 […]
After a disastrous experience with an usually foolproof banana bread recipe, Andrea introduces a new mini-segment, Almost Edible. Warning: Do not eyeball bourbon or butter (especially when it’s $8.69 a pound!). English teatime favorite Lemon Drizzle Cake was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Andrea enjoyed this one-bowl loaf cake with its straightforward […]
Since it’s back-to-school time, Andrea asks Stefin for some guidance with school lunch packing. Stefin’s top two tips: Use leftovers in a thermos, and pack it up the night before. (Also, and perhaps most crucially: Farm this chore out to your kid.) Andrea is proud of an original creation she recently whipped up: Marionberry Coconut […]
It’s the last week of August, and Stefin is sending her kids off to their new London school. She reports that hot lunch is on the menu for her two, as it the seemingly worldwide phenomenon of “snack” (with some restrictions her son may struggle with). Andrea has her own thoughts on feeding children every […]
Our hosts kick off this week’s episode with a new discovery: vanilla bean powder! Andrea used the powder in a new recipe for baked donuts from Baked by an Introvert. Stefin continues her struggle with temperature conversions in the UK and her convection oven. Her old standard recipe, Carolynn’s Chocolate-Chip Cookies, didn’t turn out too […]