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@sonyamichellesanford

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✨ Chef • Author• Podcast Host
🍒Sharing seasonal recipes, Jewish + Slavic food stories
🎙️Co-host @foodfriendspod
🥕Food Styling & Cooking Classes
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Hi it’s Sonya 👋

On our most recent “Best Bite” episode, I shared about baking an einkorn breakfast loaf recipe from my friend Adrian’s @1000bitesofbread cookbook: “Einkorn Made Easy”. I’ve been loving using Einkorn in more recipes! 🌾

I also recently enjoyed an incredible lunch @nongskhaomangai — one of my all time favorite restaurants in Portland (do yourself a favor and watch Nong’s Ted Talk for a good cry🥹)

Fall is my favorite time for tefteli (soviet-style meatballs). I love to make a big batch and freeze it. We shared the recipe on a recent Substack post — our recipe posts are always free 🍅

And I had truly one of the best bulbs of fennel I’ve ever tasted from @seriousgoosefarmspdx, which was perfect in a fennel apple salad that I also made a big batch of and enjoyed for a few days.

What was your best bite of the week???
Comment below ⬇️

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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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Hi! It’s Sonya 👋 While I eat soup year-round, now is when it’s undeniably the most exciting time to cook it!

This week, @karilauritzenla and I are sharing 10 new soup recipes for the season!

Some recent favorites are the curried carrot soup from Samin Nosrat’s “Good Things”, a vegetarian chickpea noodle soup by Ali Slagle, Golden potato and greens soup from Andy Baraghani, Marcella Hazan’s famous 5-ingredient bean soup, and I didn’t mention it in the episode, but I’ve also been loving black bean soup (something I hadn’t made or eaten in years.)

And I want to try so many more soups too! Especially the ones Kari shared with me in this episode.🍲💜

What soup are you loving lately???

#soup #soupseason #foodfriends #cookingpodcast

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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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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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Hi, it’s Sonya! 👋

On this week’s episode, @karilauritzenla and I are sharing what we eat in for breakfast, lunch, and dinner over the course of 2 regular days.

I’m often making salads, soups, and tuna salad on a Sunday to save me during busy weeks. I also love having leftovers like ratatouille, which made for a fancy-feeling but super fast lunch!

And this week, with fall’s arrival and crisp mornings, I also found myself craving a perfectly soft-boiled egg with buttered toast points for breakfast, and the next day a good bowl of warm oatmeal topped with sautéed apples.

Tune into the full episode to hear more about how we plan and think about meals, and what recipes we’re relying on time and time again!

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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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Beautifully braided round challahs are traditionally eaten in early fall to welcome a sweet new year, and this plum rosemary challah loaf guarantees an extra burst of stone fruit sweetness! A homemade jam from September’s plump plums is swirled into soft and sweet challah dough. Chopped fresh rosemary and demerara sugar topping the glossy loaf add a light herbal note and a sugary crunch that take the flavor over the top😋 Whether slathered with butter, dipped in honey, or eaten right from the loaf, this is the perfect challah to celebrate fall’s abundance

Recipe: @sonyamichellesanford

#challah #challahbread #highholidays #challahbraiding #plum

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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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Fall gets busy fast, so this week we’re sharing eight make-ahead salads that hold up beautifully in the fridge, giving you easy meals and delicious sides that are ready for you all week long. 💪

In this episode, you’ll discover:
🍎 The best fall produce for prepping salads in advance
🥕 Simple techniques for keeping vegetables crisp and flavors fresh
🥗 Flexible recipes for hearty lunches, potlucks, and holidays

🎧 Press play now for make-ahead salads that make busy fall days a little easier!

#FoodFriendsPodcast #MakeAheadMeals #salad #homecooking

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