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cooking + writing + gardening
sunny los angeles, california
@foodfriendspod with @sonyamichellesanford

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Happy 5 years of Food Friends! 👯‍♀️🎉🎂🎊🥳🎈🍾

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POTATOES are fun to eat, economical, and they store well in the pantry. @sonyamichellesanford and i are always looking for more tasty ways to cook up potatoes in our kitchens. i recently made this incredible salad topped with crispy potatoes, a simple-yet-elevated green chile stew with minimal effort, and a really fun compound butter with corn and lime to melt on top of a hot baked potato. the sheet pan chicken + crispy potatoes with paprika aioli is a new family fave.

tune into EPISODE 324 to hear 10 new recipes for cooking potatoes at home, plus EPISODE 153 for tips on making the very best baked potatoes, twice baked, and oven chips. and subscribe to our *free* SUBSTACK to receive the recipes links directly in your inbox.

what’s your go-to potato recipe? please share in the comments below!

happy home cooking!
xo, kari
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This week, we’re sharing 10 recipes that make the most of one of our all-time favorite ingredients: the amazing, humble potato! 🥔🥔🥔

By the end of this episode, you’ll discover:
🍲Easy ways to turn potatoes into a meal, from sheet-pan chicken and potatoes to a spiced cabbage and potato stew
🥗How to make the crispiest Pacific Northwest jojos and an unexpected twist on a potato salad
⚡️Simple techniques for better baked potatoes and mashed potatoes, plus creative ways to dress them up

🎧Press play now for new ways to cook with potatoes, whether you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner or a side dish worth repeating!

#foodfriends #cookingpodcast #potatorecipes #dinner

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ONE POUND OF LENTILS for $3 and about 20 minutes of cook time, a pot of lentils opens the door to endless possibilities. this week on our SUBSTACK, i shared how i made 3 recipes with one pot of lentils:

1. lentil salad with greens & pan-fried goat cheese
2. lentil soup with sweet potatoes, lemon, and entire bunch of chard, from @itsalislagle
3. lentil pate to spread onto crackers and crusty bread

subscribe to our *free* SUBSTACK to receive the recipes and links and invite lentil nirvana into your kitchen.

what’s your favorite way to eat lentils?? drop us a line in the comments below to help other home cooks find more joy and ease in the kitchen.

happy home cooking!
xo, kari
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🍲 What’s the secret to a really good soup without a long ingredient list or hours on the stove?

We’re back with our annual fall soup episode! This week, we’re sharing 10 recipes we think are worth keeping in your rotation all season long.

You’ll discover:
🫘Soups you can make with five ingredients or less
🥣 Vegetable soups that don’t need stock
✨ Simple toppings that make a bowl of soup feel special enough to serve friends

🎧 Press play for 10 new reasons to make soup this fall!

#FoodFriendsPodcast #SoupSeason #SoupRecipes #FallCooking #homecooking

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Hi it’s Sonya 👋

This week our “Best Bite of the Week” was a SHARED best bite!!

@karilauritzenla and I got to reunite and cook a dinner together for some very special food friends!👯‍♀️

On today’s episode, we share the entire menu, as well as how we planned it. We also shared the edible gifts we sent home with our guests.🎁

But most importantly, we got to reflect on the importance of being together in person, the friendship we’ve shared over all these years, how we’ve helped bring new delicious dishes into each other’s lives, and how cooking together makes any dinner party ♾️ better. 🥰

What was your best bite this week? We’d love to know! Comment below ⬇️

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What’s the secret to a great breakfast that you’ll actually look forward to?

This week, John Kanell of @preppykitchen joins us to share his best breakfast ideas and the baking techniques that make a difference – from the secret to amazing cinnamon rolls to how to achieve a perfectly tender cake. 🎂

By the end of this episode, you’ll learn:
🧇How to make the best crisp-edged fluffy waffles for weekend breakfasts
🥚Make-ahead breakfast ideas you can enjoy all week
🥧The secret to a great quiche crust + how to keep a tomato tart from getting soggy

🎧Press play now for practical breakfast inspiration and expert baking tips!

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BEST BITES @sonyamichellesanford have been sharing favorite food moments with each other for almost 20 years now, and it’s always a surprise - and delight - to hear what recipes she’s cooking up in her kitchen. and on the pod, we share our “best bite of the week” to inspire our community to try new dishes, and always include a recipe or path to making the dish we share so that our community can walk away feeling inspired to cook at home.

however, there are a few favorites that don’t make the cut for an episode: a dish we tried at a restaurant or flavors that we’re still thinking about weeks later, so we share these once a month via our SUBSTACK. even though sonya and i talk several times a week, i’m always surprised by the dishes that she shares here. all of my bites were inspired by my @flamingo_estate farm boxes. subscribe to our *free* SUBSTACK to receive these monthly bites of inspiration.

what was your best bite in september? please share the inspiration!

xo, kari
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WHAT I EAT is so much more fun when you share with friends! i always feel inspired - and learn something new in the kitchen - when @sonyamichellesanford and i share what we’ve been cooking and eating to get through a week.

to make mornings easier, i’ve been prepping a version of overnight oats that includes coconut, chia and hemp seeds for a boost of flavor and nutrition, and i top them with whatever fruit we have in the fridge. make-ahead salads are a gift to my future self that’s rummaging around the fridge with a hungry belly, plus they can make casual hosting easier. and i’ve been on the lookout for a creamy fall pasta that relies on a can of pumpkin (one of my pantry staples), and was thrilled to find a great recipe from @feelgoodfoodie.

tune into EPISODE 318 to hear all the breakfasts, lunches, and dinners that sonya and i ate over 2 different days, and subscribe to our *free* SUBSTACK to receive all the recipe links!

do you share what you eat with your food friends?? it helps to remember all the delish meals that you’ve eaten, and just might inspire your friend too 😉

xo, kari
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This week, we’re sharing what we really eat over the course of two days for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and some snacks too!) 🥪🥗🍛🍳

By the end of this episode, you’ll discover:
🥦New ideas for breakfast and lunch, from a fresh take on oatmeal to a satisfying broccoli salad
♻️ How leftovers and a few smart additions to your fridge can help you cook once and eat twice (or three times)
🍝A classic 30-minute chicken dinner + a fall-inspired vegetarian pasta

🎧 Press play now for a peek inside our real-life every day cooking and eating!

#FoodFriendsPodcast #HomeCooking #WeeknightCooking #MealIdeas #CookingInspiration

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MARKET BAG here’s what i’ve been making with the season’s best produce at the farmers market and from my farm box:

- japanese sweet potatoes with miso glaze and dipping sauce, with herbs, crispy mushrooms, farro and bitter greens
- eggplant adobo, aka cubed eggplant browned in a little oil then braised with garlic, soy sauce, and a little bit of coconut milk until tender/salty/sweet, topped with fresh basil and served over grains
- peperonata, aka sweet peppers melted into olive oil with onions and garlic (a slow but most mostly hands-off process), loaded onto sourdough with any salty, creamy cheese (like feta)
- cottage cheese and cheddar egg bites with the leftover pepperonata (they freeze well too!)

tune into EPISODE 316 for twelve recipes for cozy seasonal cooking, and subscribe to our *free* SUBSTACK to have all the recipes delivered right to your inbox.

what dishes are you making with fall produce? please share in the comments below!

xo, kari
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Happy first day of fall, and happy fall farmers’ market season!🍁🍂🍎

This week we’re celebrating the start of the season with our top fall farmers’ market must-haves — AND how we’re using them at home to make approachable dinners, nutritious meal-prep salads, satisfying lunches, and cozy vegetarian mains. ⚡️

🎧Press play now for inspiration for your next farmers’ market trip, and what to make when you get home!

What’s your favorite produce to pick up at the fall farmers’ market❓

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