Dinner Sisters
A fresh take on dinner: every week two sisters cook and review popular recipes from top food bloggers and chat about life in the kitchen
Episodes
Beach Week
Hopefully you're out enjoying the last weeks of summer- we are, too! We're re-running a favorite episode chock full of recipes perfect for the last beach days of summer. Episode 23 was full of goodies, from easy chili steak with sleeper hit rice, to cool sesame noodles, to a grilled chicken and corn salad perfect for that potluck. Food made for a week at the beach.
Summer Picnic
Weather's warm, the sun is out, and it's time for summer picnics! Gather your best blanket, big tote, and a jar of lemonade and one of these recipes and you'll be all set. Cold fried chicken was a decadently delicious lunch for a crowd. Bring the Green Goddess Pasta salad as a unique vegetarian option. If you've got a crowd, focaccia sandwiches use...
This week on pro tips we have Laura, a listener, call in with a simple but great tip for keeping producer fresh and ready to use all week long.
Grilled Quesadillas by Gimme Delicious, Extra Juicy Turkey Burgers by Bon Appetit, and Chicken Thigh Kebabs by NYTimes Cooking and Mark Bittman
Summer is in full swing and we're all trying to beat the heat. Do your best to avoid the kitchen and grill up something beyond burgers or hot dogs. How about a grilled quesadilla, smokey and cheesy? Or try a turkey...
Summer Entertaining
Celebrate summer with a fruit panzanella, chicken cobb salad, and Thai larb. Invite your friends and family over and have a feast that's everything we love about warmer weather. Or maybe make a special dinner just for yourself.
Fresh Fruit
We are excited to share expert tips from Sue Flatau from Flatau Farms. Sue's family orchard is in South East Washington, growing 80 varieties of fruit on 1,000 trees. Clearly, Sue knows her fruit.
She shares tips for keeping farmer's market fruit fresh as well as ideas for getting to know your grower. Thanks Sue!
You can find Sue on Instagram (flataufarms) or if you're in the Washington area, find her fruit...
Grilled Pizza Dough, Watermelon and Cucumber Salad, and Blueberry Icebox Cake
Another ten episodes and we're ready for a dinner party! Celebrating Episode 70, we've a grilled pizza recipe, a watermelon salad, and an icebox cake for the whole family. The best part- this is a menu to get everyone involved. Little kids can help with the icebox cake while your...
Summer Desserts
Put all those seasonal berries and stone fruits to good use with some summer baking.
If you haven't made Betsy's favorite Strawberry Birthday Cake from Episode Five now's the time. Or make a big batch of streusel and be ready for any pick-your-own situation. Still, our perennial favorite is the Peach Cobbler with Hot Sugar Crust. Get your summer baking on!
David Tanis' Persian Jeweled Rice, Indian Spiced Salmon with Cucumber Raita, and Cilbir- Inspired Poached Eggs
Spices from all over the world flavor our recipes this week, thanks to our partnership with Burlap and Barrel. We wanted to share Burlap and Barrel with you because of their startling flavor and equitable business practices. Burlap and Barrel wants to c...
Batch Cocktails
Make a big batch of cocktails for your next gathering! We suggest our mom's Famous Brandy Slush (sign up for the newsletter to get that one!) and a few other ideas to make entertaining fun and simpler. Summer nights are sounding better and better.
Also featured:
Spanish Sabores Tinto de Verano (red wine of summer!)
What's Gaby Cooking: S...
Cookbook Review: Bread Toast Crumbs by Alexandra Stafford
A fresh loaf of bread, especially out of your very own oven, is such a treat. But yeasted dough can feel intimidating. Fear no more! Our latest cookbook review for Bread Toast Crumb by Alexandra Stafford gives us recipes that work for even the shyest of bakers. We baked our way through a dark chocolate lo...
Andrea's Rice
We interviewed Andrea Nguyen about her cookbook Vietnamese Any Day. She couldn't have been more generous with her tips, including this foolproof (we tried it) tip for making Vietnamese-style rice. Perfectly cooked every time. Thanks, Andrea!
Have a tip, trick, or advice? Email us at: dinnersisterspodcast@gmail.com or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram.
Pork Egg Roll Noodle Bowl by The Candid Appetite, Spring Vegetable Pasta Alfredo by Cooking Light, and Chickpea Pot Pie by Food52
Scrolling around Instagram can be an hour gone before you know it. (That's half the fun and half the risk!) All those accounts with beautiful food and recipes that are carefully bookmarked for another day. We finally dug into our list...
Salt and Spice
The Dinner Sisters share tips on buying fancy (but totally worth it) salt and how to keep spices fresh in your pantry. We found better salt made roasted vegetables, steak, and even our daily egg that much more delicious. Keeping spices fresh means less waste and tastier meals. Win-win.
Vietnamese Citrus and Noodle Salad with Fresh Herbs and Fried Yuba, Fresh Herb Risotto, and Basic Lemon and Herb Fish en Papillote
Farmer's markets are in full swing, full of fruits, vegetables, and bunches of herbs. Fragrant and fresh, we're always so tempted to bring home as much as we can fit into our tote. The problem...what to do when we get home? Not to wo...
Egg Poacher
Unitaskers, those kitchen gadgets that do only one thing, can be the bane of kitchen storage. Strawberry hullers, avocado slicers, and garlic peelers take up space and could be replaced by a good sharp knife. But sometimes a unitasker can make life easier. Kate talks about her favorite gadget, the egg poacher. Maybe you'll find a way to make breakfast easier.
Fish Tacos, Vegan Seitan Carne Asada Tacos, and Korean Beef Tacos
We are in love with tacos- easy, just plain tasty, handheld meals. Truth be told, we grew up on a crunchy taco with ground beef, and they still hold a special place in our hearts. But today there's all sorts of tacos to explore. Fish tacos are perfect for a light dinner with plenty of vegetables. &...
Freezer Jam
The strawberries are ripe and blueberries too. Time to make a quick and easy jam to have those flavors year 'round. No boiling, just some quick mashing and mixing and you have something delicious hidden away in your freezer.
Strawberry Chicken with Avocado, Scrambled Egg and Roasted Asparagus Toasts, and Creamy One Pot Pasta with Peas and Mint
Strawberry Chicken with Avocado by Well Plated
Spring strawberries are one of our favorite things. We loved this strawberry fruit salsa-like topping, with avocados, onions, and plenty of cilantro, as a topping for lime marinated chicken breasts. Hot or cold,...
Charcoal
Chef Citrin is well known for his restaurants that celebrate produce and the grill. He has a new book, Charcoal, with some delicious recipes that bring his restaurant to the home cook. We interviewed him to learn a bit more about the book and learned a few stellar techniques for better grilling. Who knew mayonnaise would be so versatile?
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