It’s Greatest Hits month and the good memories just keep on coming. Stefin recalls Episode 38, the first episode recorded from her new home in London. Straight from her kitchen counter perched on top of an IKEA box, she taught Andrea an elegant and appealing new term for potlucks. Garden party, anyone? Both hosts agree […]
The hosts have rave reviews for two cookbooks. Andrea’s Cookbook Club (organized by Browsers Books in Olympia, WA) picked Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook by Toni Tipton-Martin for their virtual summertime gathering. On the other side of the pond, Stefin dived into Regula Ysewijn’s Pride and Pudding: The History […]
Stefin and Andrea are excited by the James Beard Award-nominees for outstanding baking and dessert book, and struggle to decide which they’ll purchase first. Dappled, Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers by Nicole Rucker; Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making by Daniel Leader and Lauren Chapman; and Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal of […]
Stefin and Andrea officially kick off Preheated’s Fourth Season (!) by reminding Listeners about the UK’s Stir-Up Sunday on November 24. This Victorian-era tradition has evolved into a lovely way to kick-off the holiday baking season — especially Christmas puddings and cakes, which need a few weeks to “cure.” Stefin has been making her favorite […]
Inspired by Maisie Dobbs (see below), Stefin’s cracked the case of the siliconized pan liners that mystified Andrea during her Grocery Store Escapade in Episode 118. In what is another difference between American and British English, these liners are more like coated waxed paper, not hard silicone plastic, and are probably disposable. Andrea’s excited about […]
Andrea has her eye on a new cookbook releasing this week, Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna. The recipe that caught her eye was the no-bake Cardamom Bread Pudding published in the April 2019 issue of Bon Appétit. The hosts are celebrating World Book Day on April 23rd, recognizing […]
“19 for ’19” Baking Resolutions The hosts are having so much fun compiling their “Nineteen for ’19” Baking Resolutions! Though the final list is still a work in progress, they each shared seven personal goals, plus four from their inspired listeners. And several listener suggestions were so good they’re considering devoting an entire month (or […]
Did you, like Andrea in Episode 56, resolve to make a classic Yule Log this holiday season? Did you, like Andrea, simply run out of time? Then Stefin suggests you try a Yule … Stump?! (It’s a huge trend apparently, with everyone from Good Housekeeping UK to Martha Stewart jumping on the bandwagon!) If you’re […]
This week’s show starts with a celebration – or is it a Jubilee? – as Stefin explores the connection between Queen Victoria and the delicious dessert Cherries Jubilee. Speaking of cherries, Stefin’s also raving about a recent experience with a new kitchen gadget – the cherry pitter. Andrea gives an update from her August cookbook […]
Cooked peaches? Why not! Andrea’s singing a new tune after trying Ina Garten’s Fresh Peach Cake. Not only did Andrea embrace cooked fruit, she followed the recipe directions to the letter, and sifted the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. This cake turned out beautifully and is just as good for breakfast as dessert. […]