From Listeners’ favorite Girl Scout Cookies, to the magical story of Yorkshire rhubarb, plus another dramatic reading from the back of a Dove’s Farm flour bag, Stefin and Andrea are full of chat this week. Review: Double Ginger Spelt Cookies from Daylesford The duo both absolutely loved these small-batch cookies, with their beautiful texture, warming […]
The Preheated Book Club is back with “Britalian” chef Anna del Conte’s memoir Risotto with Nettles. Anna is often credited as bringing Italian home cooking to England (her home since 1949), and is the author of seven cookbooks. Famously, Nigella Lawson credits her as an inspiration and mentor. American listeners may need to check local […]
Stefin is celebrating another family birthday and breaking out her traditional Triple Layer Guinness Chocolate Cake, which is no easy feat. To make things a bit easier on herself this year, she acted as her own sous chef, got things ready in advance, and spread the work across several days. To do this at home, […]
Stefin’s up with the first of August’s “Quick Bite” episodes, and she’s focusing on three-ingredient bakes to make sure you get the most sweetness in the shortest amount of time this summer. First up: quick breads. Really quick breads, that both use bubbly beverages for flavor and lift. Preview/Review: Beer Bread and 7-up Scones Three-Ingredient […]
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 […]
The Preheated Facebook Group is exploding with activity! Recent “Pie Day” (March 14, a.k.a., 3.14) posts included Listeners Lauren and the beloved Fresh Pear Pie from Episode 112; Taryn with an original raspberry lemon chiffon; Sarah made some PB&J hand pies, and some sweet potato curry crust minis; Meredith made a blackberry basil; Karen made […]
In the third of four August Quick Bite episodes, Stefin shares her love of chutneys and curds. If you’ve never made these delicious and versatile condiments, you’re in for a treat! Curds are a creamy and smooth condiment made with eggs and butter, and are popular on British breakfast and tea-time tables. Lemon curd may […]
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 […]
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 […]