Dinner SOS by Bon Appétit

This episode is from our friends at This Is TASTE. Abi Balingit is the author of Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed, a delightful cookbook full of maximalist personality and transfixing sweets, like the adobo chocolate chip cookie. She’s a singular force in the NYC baking scene, and it’s so fun to have her on the show today to talk about what she’s been up to since publishing her first book, her love of kitsch, and more. This Is TASTE is co-hosted by Aliza Abarbanel and Matt Rodbard. You can subscribe to This Is TASTE at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Karen's plan to stay on budget while she's in grad school depends on cooking for herself, especially for lunch — but her dorm kitchen's fire alarm is VERY easy to set off. So Chris & Jesse help her with strategies for no-cook lunches... including leveraging her rice cooker. Recipes Mentioned: One-Pot Salmon and Shiitake Rice Rice Cooker Risotto Chickpea Salad Sandwiches Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It may be Valentine's Day, but this year, Chris, Jesse, and Kendra are turning their attention to the gentle art of cooking for yourself and only yourself. They'll tackle listener questions about stocking your fridge for one and gathering up the motivation to feed yourself day after day - and share how they eat when their partners or kids are out of town. Recipes Mentioned: Chocolate Chipless Cookies Winter Squash and Kale Pasta with Pecan Breadcrumbs Minestrone Soup with Acorn Squash Roasted Squash Vampiro Tacos with Cucumber Salsa Larb with Cabbage Cups Napa Cabbage and Cucumber Slaw Cheesy Roasted Cabbage Wedges Grilled Peruvian Chicken with Green Sauce Meal Prep Dinner Party Recipes All-the-Seeds Hamantaschen Grilled Swordfish with Tomatoes Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Shilpa and Jesse are hosting a pizza party — an Incredibly Good Cheese Pizza party, that is. Join the Bake Club co-hosts as they nerd out about breadmaking, reveal Jesse's secret pizzaiolo past, and gab with BA Deputy Food Editor Hana Asbrink, this recipe's #1 fan. You can find instructions for joining the club at bonappetit.com/bakeclub - and of course, you can always send your questions to bakeclub@bonappetit.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Like many of us, Jenn is experiencing leftover fatigue. So Kendra and Chris introduce her to the lifechanging art of nextovers. Recipes Featured: Beer-Braised Carnitas Buttery Tomato and Cinnamon-Spiced Rice Chicken Tinga Tostadas with Bacony Black Beans Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The weather is cold and the produce selection in the grocery store is smaller, but that's no reason to despair! Chris, Jesse, and Shilpa have the recipe for winter cooking optimism—and the answers to listener questions about homemade broth, frozen veggies, and more. Recipes Featured: Incredibly Good Cheese Pizza Rice Cooker Risotto Chicken Thighs with Spiced Couscous and Carrots Ruffled Mushroom Pot Pie Sheet-Pan Salmon with Rice Cakes and Kimchi Shortcut Baked Rigatoni with Spicy Italian Sausage Spiced Chickpea and Spinach Pockets Pork and Tomatillo Udon Spanish Shrimp and Rice with Saffron Mayo Spicy Salmon Hand Rolls Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Soup Paneer and Green Bean Stir-Fry Halloumi No-Meat Balls Cabbage and Burrata Salad with Spicy Tahini Herby Cauliflower Fritters Cheesy Green Pea Fritters One-Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mara is expecting her first child, and she wants to plan ahead, stocking her freezer with nourishing, delicious meals that she and her partner can enjoy in the first few weeks of life with their little one. So Chris taps Hana Asbrink, one of the brains behind Bon Appetit's column The Fourth Trimester, to help Mara fill the freezer before the baby arrives. Recipes Featured: Spinach Lasagna with Ricotta Baked Mushroom Rice Porridge Cozy & Quick White Chicken Chili Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Do you want to level up your baking skills? Then join expert Test Kitchen editors Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk in the BA Bake Club - a community of confident, curious bakers who find just as much joy in the process of baking as the final results. Every month, Shilpa and Jesse will be walking through the Bake Club recipe, answering listener questions, and admiring bake clubbers' results. And this month, we're tackling Jesse's Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, which has a tender crumb and the most swoosh-able chocolate ganache frosting around. You can find instructions for joining the Instagram Close Friends group at bonappetit.com/bakeclub - and of course, you can always send your questions to bakeclub@bonappetit.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Kathryn is a mom of four hoping to start a delicious new Christmas morning tradition. So Chris and Shilpa Uskokovic team up to help Kathryn with the makeahead breakfast of her family's dreams. Recipes: Breakfast Crunchwrap for a CrowdCowboy Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and SpinachBiscuits and GravyPlus: Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Brad has a vision of a Christmas morning with kids opening presents and adults sipping coffee and enjoying a delicious panettone, the Italian holiday sweet bread. But as he's learned over 3 years of fallen loaves, panettone is not an easy product to bake. So Chris calls on Roy Shvartzapel, who's dedicated the better part of the last 20 years to learning about and producing the loaves, to help Brad improve his process and embrace the wild panettone journey. The recipe Brad used for his panettone comes from the cookbook A Good Bake. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Chris, Kendra, and Jesse gather round to answer questions about all things holiday dining, "Crimbo Limbo," and whether this is the year that cookies will finally break Jesse. Recipes featured: Apple-Cranberry Tarte Tatin Actually Perfect Pie Crust Chocolate Mousse for a Party Peppermint Bark Cookies Pomegranate-Glazed Shortbread Wedges Pistacharoos Chocolate-Tahini Slice-and-Bake Cookies Five-Spice Crackle Cookies Golden Hour Cocktail Lipstick Memory Cranberry-Maple Mule Brisket Bourguignon Boozy Braising Dark and Stormy Braised Pot Roast Orange-Wine-Braised Chicken Thighs Tiramisu Snowball Cookies Baklava Sugar Cookies Orange-Glazed Roast Pork Roast Beef Tenderloin with Garlic and Rosemary Spice-Crusted Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze Roast Chestnuts Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Do you want to level up your baking skills? Then join expert Test Kitchen editors Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk in the BA Bake Club - a community of confident, curious bakers who find just as much joy in the process of baking as the final results. Every month on the podcast, Shilpa and Jesse will be walking through the Bake Club recipe, answering listener questions, and admiring bake clubbers' results. And we're kicking things off with the first Bake Club recipe: Caramel Apple Monkey Bread, a steppy-but-worth-it bake with a tender crumb, sweet-tart apple cider caramel, and perfectly stewed apples. You can find instructions for joining the Instagram Close Friends group at bonappetit.com/bakeclub - and of course, you can always send your questions to bakeclub@bonappetit.com.

Chris, Kendra and Shilpa open the Thanksgiving SOS hotline once more to take listener calls on Thanksgiving abroad, incorporating cheese into every part of the meal, baking in someone else's kitchen, and the wildest take on a Thanksgiving dinner we've ever heard. Recipes Featured: Loaded Scalloped Potatoes Green Beans with Mushrooms and Crispy Shallots The Gooiest Baked Mac and Cheese Stuffing Biscuits Garlic Bread Biscuits Cranberry-Maple Mule Simple is Best Dressing The Creamiest Turkey Pie with Puff Pastry Crust Hazelnut Green Beans with Proscuitto and Dates Brussels Sprout Stir-Fry with Cheddar and Golden Raisins Miso-Butter Roast Chicken with Acorn Squash Panzanella Lemon Meringue Pie Confit Turkey with Chiles and Garlic Honeynut Squash with Radicchio and Miso Festive Red Cabbage and Radicchio Salad Pomegranate and Honey Glazed Duck Seared Duck Breast

It's time for a Dinner SOS annual tradition: the Thanksgiving SOS hotline! Chris, Kendra and Shilpa hop on the line to take listener calls on vegan mains, the perfect pie crust, how to pare back a traditional feast, and more! Recipes Featured: Garlic Bread Biscuits Miso-Glazed Carrots with Scallion Gremolata Make-Ahead Gravy Actually Perfect Pie Crust Vegan Meatloaf Sticky and Spicy Cauliflower Squash and Caramelized Onion Tart Pumpkin Basque Cheesecake Cheesy Green Curry Palmiers Fallen Chocolate Cake Za'atar Fire Crackers Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast Turkey Maple-Butter-Glazed Turkey Festive Red Cabbage and Radicchio Salad Maple and Bacon Fall Chopped Salad Three-Minute Red Wine Vinaigrette

John had a lot at stake last Thanksgiving. After years of not-too-subtly hinting that he wanted the hosting job, John got permission from his mother-in-law to host the holiday in 2022—and he hit it out of the park. But anxious to keep his standing as the family's Thanksgiving host, John turned to Dinner SOS for some help perfecting his already perfect meal. And this year, Chris caught up with him to find out how everything went — and whether he's permanently secured the hosting position. Recipes Featured: Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast TurkeySimple is Best StuffingButtery Milk BunsActually Perfect Pie CrustPorchetta-Style Roast Turkey BreastMaple-Soy-Glazed Salmon

Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Foods That Matter. Mark Jacobs, Chairman of Watkins, divulges the delicate (and sometimes dangerous) process of sourcing the finest vanilla beans in Madagascar and explains why vanilla can be so darn expensive, only sometimes. But vanilla's not all they offer! Mark shares surprising health benefits of spices, and spills the tea on how Watkins keeps their huge variety of spices bursting with flavor - including a tip to properly storing your spices at home. Mark even reveals the one spice that mysteriously eludes Watkins (and why), and shares exactly what to look for when you're on the hunt for the perfect spices. Whether you're a spice connoisseur, a curious cook, or a foodie, this episode is packed with flavor-boosting tips and fascinating facts about food and the brand leading the way for delicious flavors.

Jen is a confident cook in a household of self-described food people. But she's never been able to successfully make tender, shreddy pork at home, so she called us looking for some rules she can follow to achieve her dream pork in her own kitchen. Chris calls on Inés Anguiano, Certified Pork Stan (tm), to help Jen embrace pork's versatility... and the fact that the only rule with pork cookery is "there are no rules." Recipes featured: Soy-Basted Pork Chops with Herbs and Jalapenos Crispy Pork Cutlets with Kimchi Slaw Citrus-Braised Pork with Crispy Shallots And the bonus "middle lane" pork recipes: Mustardy Cider-Braised Pork Chops Sweet-and-Saucy Pork Chops Pork Shoulder Steaks with Grilled Mustard Greens

We get a lot of questions in our inbox from listeners with dietary restrictions. And sometimes, we can absolutely handle them using the expertise right in our test kitchen – no dairy? No meat? No nightshades? No problem. But not all restrictions are that simple. So we tapped registered dietician Desiree Nielsen to answer questions about cooking low-FODMAP, diabetes-friendly, and more. If you're experiencing changes in your health, make sure you contact your doctor and/or a Registered Dietician to make a plan that's right for you. Recipes featured: Super-Seedy Gluten Free Bread Blueberry Chia Seed Jam Gluten Free Carrot Cake Vegan Cacio e Pepe Black Vinegar Chicken with Radishes Kate's Feel Good Food Plan 30 Minute Green Pasta with Kale Velvety Vegan Chocolate Mousse Vegan Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash Cashew Alfredo

Rachel's the kind of cook who free-forms it – no two dinners turn out the same, and she likes it that way. But she’s setting up a dinner for her parents and her partner’s parents to meet each other for the first time, and she wants everything to be perfect. The only issue? Every one of her guests has a different dietary restriction, and none of them seem to work together. So Chris taps Kendra Vaculin to help keep Rachel's eyes on the ultimate prize: making this gathering an excellent time for all involved. Recipes featured: Squash and Broccoli Rabe Lasagna Three-Minute Red Wine Vinaigrette Raspberry Cake with Whipped Cream Filling Cheesy Mushroom Galette

Leah loves the Union Square Farmer's Market, but there's one tent she's too intimidated to stop at: the "mushroom guys" (aka Mushroom Queens). So to help demystify the alien-looking fungi that Leah's seen at their stall — and prove to her that she can achieve a crispy, umami-rich 'shroom in her own kitchen — Chris takes Leah to Mushroom Queens in Ozone Park, and they get a tour of an urban mushroom farm. Recipes featured: Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Ragu Seared Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme