Brunch lovers in Britain are sending sourdough purchases through the roof, but Andrea is hesitant to embrace the other popular UK brunch item … baked beans. Stefin encourages her to try some with her next brunch and broaden her horizons! Andrea asks Stefin why Waitrose’s March magazine labels a Lamb and Harissa Pastry as a […]
Andrea encounters a new berry from Colombia in her local market — the goldenberry. Far from being a villain in the new James Bond film, it’s a small, sweet-tart berry that looks a little like a wrinkled yellow grape tomato and can be used in citrus desserts like lemon bars. In the UK it’s known […]
It’s the second week of listener-requested Bread Month! But first, Andrea recaps the winners from the final Olympia Pie Fest — reporting that ninjas, fruits of the forest, and a Cooks’ Illustrated classic all took top honors. Meanwhile, Stefin admits it’s difficult to forget about the recipes that don’t make the cut every month, and […]
Shout out to home baking enthusiasts posting in our Preheated Facebook group – we’ve had Olympics cookies, king cakes, bouchons, maple cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, and even a listener who is rendering her own leaf lard. Thanks for answering our ongoing group question, “What’s in your oven?” Book lovers, join us in March with our Preheated […]
After such success with the unusual flavor combination of butterscotch and curry reviewed in Episode 63, Stefin is testing out some other interesting duos to see what Andrea thinks. Thumbs up for the coconut and egg, orange and olive, courgette (zucchini) and lime, and Stilton and rhubarb; thumbs down for strawberry and tomato and lavender […]
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 […]
It’s the second week of Preheated Pie School, but before Andrea and Stefin call the roll, they’re talking sweet treats for Mardi Gras (February 13) and Valentine’s Day (February 14). Stefin recommends a molton-core Nutella chocolate chip cookie for the chocolate lovers in your life, though urges you to stock up on Nutella in an […]
Stefin is seeing 2018 food trend “functional food” from Episode 60 everywhere she turns, including her favorite grocery store’s weekly and monthly publications. The Waitrose Weekly recently featured former Great British Bake Off contestant Martha Collison’s Mango & Passion Fruit Energy Bars, while the January issue of Waitrose Food magazine featured L.A. chef Matthew Kenney’s […]
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 […]
After a chat with a loyal listener, Stefin wonders if she and Andrea could each come up with a list of their 10 favorite Preheated episodes. Stay tuned to see if your hosts are up to this challenge. Listeners: Let us know some of your favorite episodes! Maybe it was the featured recipes that delighted […]