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The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking2017 Food Boss SummitHi Everyone! Gabriel Soh here! Welcome to the Dinner Special podcast. I want to first apologize for being MIA. I know it’s been a while. Almost a year in fact, but it’s definitely been a process figuring out what to do and how to build on the 139 episodes. Thank you for sticking with me. […] The post 2017 Food Boss Summit first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2017-09-0507 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking139: Erin Gleeson: The Art of Hosting GatheringsThe Forest Feast Gatherings cookbook I am so happy to welcome Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast here to the show today. Erin is the author, illustrator and photographer of the New York Times best-selling cookbook The Forest Feast and of course she has her popular blog called The Forest Feast, as well. Earlier this year […] The post 139: Erin Gleeson: The Art of Hosting Gatherings first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-11-1035 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking138: Alanna Taylor-Tobin: Behind the Pages of Alternative BakerAlternative Baker cookbook I am so excited to welcome Alanna Taylor-Tobin of The Bojon Gourmet back to the show today. The last time we talked was over a year ago. And Alanna has been busy working on a bunch of awesome stuff. One thing in particular is her cookbook called, Alternative Baker: Reinventing Dessert with […] The post 138: Alanna Taylor-Tobin: Behind the Pages of Alternative Baker first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-09-0736 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For CookingA Message from MeA Message from Gabriel Hey everyone! It’s Gabriel Soh, your host here on The Dinner Special podcast for the past 137 episodes. Today is a little bit different. I won’t be chatting with a super awesome food hero guest, instead, it’ll just be me! First of all, thank you for listening and for carving out […] The post A Message from Me first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-08-3104 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking137: Yigal Schleifer: Guided by Stories of Unsung Food HeroesCulinary Backstreets Yigal co-founded the blog Istanbul Eats with Ansel Mullins to bring us the best undiscovered local eateries you might not always find on your own. The blog has grown and evolved into Culinary Backstreets, which tells the stories of a city’s foodways, giving equal measure to the culinary side as the human element […] The post 137: Yigal Schleifer: Guided by Stories of Unsung Food Heroes first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-08-2431 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking136: Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack: Passing On the Flavours of MexicoMuy Bueno On her blog, Muy Bueno, Yvette shares her family stories and takes her readers on a journey through old-world northern Mexican cuisine, traditional south of the border home-style dishes, and Latin fusion recipes. Muy Bueno was a finalist in the Saveur Blog Awards in 2012 and 2014, and Yvette has published two cookbooks: […] The post 136: Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack: Passing On the Flavours of Mexico first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-08-1733 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking135: Meredith Steele: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Food EntrepreneurSteele House Kitchen Meredith left her job as a graphic designer to become a stay-at-home mom after her daughter was born. During this time, she created her blog In Sock Monkey Slippers, started her own recipe development company, and was a finalist in the 2013 SAVEUR Blog Awards. At the end of 2015, insockmonkeyslippers.com evolved […] The post 135: Meredith Steele: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Food Entrepreneur first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-08-1031 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking134: Joumana Accad: Sharing a Taste of BeirutTaste of Beirut Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Joumana moved to the U.S. in 1979 and is a former school teacher, pastry chef, caterer and translator. She started her blog, Taste of Beirut, in 2009 to share a window into the Eastern Mediterranean where Lebanese food mixes with Turkish, Syrian, Persian, Iraqi, and Egyptian […] The post 134: Joumana Accad: Sharing a Taste of Beirut first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-08-0326 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking133: Danielle: Gardening and Feasting from the SeasonsRooting The Sun Danielle is always dreaming up ways to feast from the season and celebrate the garden. A Virginian turned Californian turned Midwesterner, her blog, Rooting The Sun, is where Danielle shares her approach to cooking, food, and gardening. I am so happy to have Danielle of Rooting The Sun on the show today. […] The post 133: Danielle: Gardening and Feasting from the Seasons first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-07-2717 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking132: Luisa Brimble: Photography, Food and RelationshipsLuisa Brimble Luisa is a food and lifestyle photographer, based in Sydney, Australia, who strives to capture images that exude warmth, simplicity, honesty, and connection. Her work has been published in numerous print and online publications, including Kinfolk magazine, Frankie magazine, and Food & Wine magazine, just to name a few. When she is not photographing, […] The post 132: Luisa Brimble: Photography, Food and Relationships first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-07-2024 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking131: Dan Whalen: Mashing Up Flavours and CuisinesThe Food In My Beard Dan’s blog, The Food In My Beard, is his recipe playground where he cooks anything and everything, and enjoys mashing up flavors and cuisines that aren’t normally paired together. Since starting his website in 2008, he has published over 1,000 recipes. Dan’s first cookbook Stuffed came out in 2014, and he’s […] The post 131: Dan Whalen: Mashing Up Flavours and Cuisines first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-07-1325 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking130: Christina Loucas: Preserving Cypriot RecipesAfrodite’s Kitchen A Canadian Cypriot, Christina was an international arbitration lawyer for six years in London before moving to Cyprus. On her blog, she shares Cypriot recipes that she learned from her aunts while adding a modern touch sometimes to traditional Cypriot recipes. Christina writes and photographs for Taste Magazine in Cyprus. I am so […] The post 130: Christina Loucas: Preserving Cypriot Recipes first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-07-0626 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking129: Yosef Silver: Kosher Cooking and BarbecueThis American Bite Since starting This American Bite, Yosef has evolved into a Kansas City based kosher food blogger. On his blog is where he welcomes us into his kitchen, where he highlights flavor when cooking from scratch, seasoning a plate, and breaking bread. Yosef believes that though it is not always easy to express […] The post 129: Yosef Silver: Kosher Cooking and Barbecue first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-06-2924 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking128: Noha Serageldin: An Introduction to Egyptian Cuisine and BeyondMatters of the Belly Noha was born and raised in Egypt where food was such a huge deal that it felt like a member of their family. She moved to Australia with her husband in 2013 and is where she currently lives. On her blog Matters of the Belly is where Noha shares with us […] The post 128: Noha Serageldin: An Introduction to Egyptian Cuisine and Beyond first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-06-2227 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking127: Husbands That Cook: How Cooking Together Makes Food BetterHusbands That Cook On Husbands That Cook, Adam and Ryan share quick and easy vegetarian meals, drinks and snacks, their favorite dishes from around the world, and everything from decadent desserts to healthy vegan options. They try to make their recipes as accessible as possible so everyone can confidently follow along and have fun with […] The post 127: Husbands That Cook: How Cooking Together Makes Food Better first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-06-1526 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking126: Ice Sanford: Tasting Food from Around the WorldFoolproof Living Ice was born with itchy feet. She grew up in Turkey, lived 10 years in the States, four years in the British Virgin Islands, and has recently moved back to the U.S. A food and lifestyle photographer and full-time blogger, she is a firm believer that if you know how to read, you […] The post 126: Ice Sanford: Tasting Food from Around the World first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-06-0826 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking125: Posie Harwood: A Career Cultivated from Growing Up on a Farm600 Acres Posie grew up on a farm that is just over 600 acres where here family had access to the freshest of milk, eggs, and harvests from their well-attended garden. On her blog, 600 Acres, is where she shares some of her memories as well as the new things she is cooking and trying […] The post 125: Posie Harwood: A Career Cultivated from Growing Up on a Farm first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-06-0120 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking124: Robyn Holland: Baking Up a Whole New Way to Treat YourselfSweetish.co Robyn launched her blog in 2015 after a decade of dabbling in storytelling through writing, baking, and photography. She is obsessed with people and food, and her food experiences range from working in professional bakeries to teaching cooking classes to freelance baking and cooking for clients. Robyn firmly believes there is joy in treating […] The post 124: Robyn Holland: Baking Up a Whole New Way to Treat Yourself first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-05-2526 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking123: Meghan McMorrow: Cooking Up a Sense of AccomplishmentFox and Briar Meghan is a passionate, self-taught home cook who recently moved from Portland, Oregon, to the Seattle area and spent most of her childhood in Alaska. While she tries adopting adult skills like meal planning and healthy eating, she balances the boredom by being creative in the kitchen mixing new drinks and discovering […] The post 123: Meghan McMorrow: Cooking Up a Sense of Accomplishment first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-05-1823 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking122: Aysha Tanya: A Taste of The Malabar CoastThe Malabar Tea Room The Malabar Tea Room is a mother/daughter project where Aysha is the writer and photographer, and her mother is the chief recipe tester. On their blog, they cook up culinary favorites from around the world, using local ingredients, improvisation, and a keen imagination. Aysha is a food writer with a penchant for […] The post 122: Aysha Tanya: A Taste of The Malabar Coast first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-05-1127 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking121: Beth Manos Brickey: Taking Control and Making Healthier ChoicesTasty Yummies Beth has been 100% gluten-free since 2005 and was inspired to create her blog, Tasty Yummies, after significantly changing her diet and her life in 2010. Her goal is to inspire us to get creative with our food and to live and eat well with food intolerances and allergies. Her work has been […] The post 121: Beth Manos Brickey: Taking Control and Making Healthier Choices first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-05-0436 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking120: Katie Wahlman: Finding A Creative Outlet In BakingButterlust Katie’s blog, Butterlust, allows her to combine her love of food with the need for a creative outlet. She is open and honest about everything she makes on her blog and believes that she could quite possibly be the messiest cook on the planet. I am so thrilled to have Katie Wahlman of Butterlust […] The post 120: Katie Wahlman: Finding A Creative Outlet In Baking first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-04-2722 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking119: Alexa Arnold: Seasonal Food and The People Who Produce ItThe Best Bite of the Plum Her blog, The Best Bite of the Plum, is where she celebrates the experience of eating, preparing, and sharing sustainable, seasonal meals. Alexa is driven by her passion for food and the people who produce it, and can usually be found promoting healthy school food and farm to school […] The post 119: Alexa Arnold: Seasonal Food and The People Who Produce It first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-04-2027 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking118: Hannah Messinger: How Cooking is an Exercise in PatienceNothing but Delicious Hannah graduated from Boston University with a photojournalism degree and started her blog Nothing but Delicious out of boredom. She had spent some time away from writing and photography, but through her blog, has learned many lessons like that she indeed wants to be a writer and that cooking is an exercise […] The post 118: Hannah Messinger: How Cooking is an Exercise in Patience first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-04-1323 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking117: Hannah Kirshner: Studying Food Through WorkSweets & Bitters Hannah is the founder and editor of Sweets & Bitters, a blog and series of printed mini-cookbooks offering a beautiful and practical vision of everyday pleasure. Each volume features fun recipes with helpful tips, and sets the scene with photo essays. Hannah grew up on a small farm in Washington State, and continued […] The post 117: Hannah Kirshner: Studying Food Through Work first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-04-0627 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking116: Monique Volz: How Healthy Food Doesn’t Have to be BoringAmbitious Kitchen Monique started her blog at the end of 2011 to share her love of healthy, nutritious food and baking, and in less than three years was able to quit her full-time corporate job to work on Ambitious Kitchen full-time. Most of Monique’s food is geared towards those with active, healthy lifestyles, and she […] The post 116: Monique Volz: How Healthy Food Doesn’t Have to be Boring first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-03-3019 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking115: Lilian: Inspiration from Old-School Food and PhilosophyChinese Grandma Lilian is not a Chinese grandma. Rather she’s a mother of four who believes in old-school food and philosophy inspired by her Chinese grandmas. Her heart is in home cooking, which she describes as uncomplicated, healthful, and satisfying food you can live on, and thinks food should be fresh, comforting, and nourishing. Apart […] The post 115: Lilian: Inspiration from Old-School Food and Philosophy first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-03-2329 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking114: Cathy Erway: Eating In and The Food of TaiwanNot Eating Out in New York From 2006 to 2008, Cathy made a commitment to stay away from eating out in restaurants, having street food and take out, so she could explore other avenues of not eating out. She wrote a book about her experience called, The Art of Eating In. More recently, Cathy published […] The post 114: Cathy Erway: Eating In and The Food of Taiwan first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-03-1626 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking113: Lynn Chen: Forging a New Relationship with FoodThe Actor’s Diet On her blog, The Actor’s Diet, Lynn shares restaurant views, fashion and beauty tips, recipes and her life in show biz. She credits her blog for helping her come to terms with her eating disorders and it’s now a place for celebrating food. An actor, body image activist and podcaster, just to […] The post 113: Lynn Chen: Forging a New Relationship with Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-03-0931 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking112: Sasha Swerdloff: Learning to Love Mornings and Hosting BrunchTENDING the TABLE Sasha grew up on a farm in Oregon, and has always had a deep interest in food. With her cooking, she enjoys following the seasons and revels in the creativity, precision, tranquility and bustle required in the kitchen. Sasha is inspired by the food of the world and the simple things such […] The post 112: Sasha Swerdloff: Learning to Love Mornings and Hosting Brunch first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-03-0218 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking111: Amanda Paa: How a Gluten Allergy Inspired HerHeartbeet Kitchen On her blog, Amanda shares food stories and recipes with the hope to inspire us to realize that the best meals are those made with fresh seasonal and simple ingredients. She believes that food doesn’t have to be fancy nor does it require expensive equipment. Amanda is also the author of Smitten with Squash, […] The post 111: Amanda Paa: How a Gluten Allergy Inspired Her first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-02-2431 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking110: Kate Payne: Stumbling on Homemaking and Food PreservationHip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking Kate is an author, freelance writer, and educator. She’s written two books, Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking and Hip Girl’s Guide to the Kitchen. And her writings can be found in publications like Edible Austin, HGTV Mag, and websites such as Canning Across America and The Kitchn. Kate learned to […] The post 110: Kate Payne: Stumbling on Homemaking and Food Preservation first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-02-1724 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking109: Ali Ebright: Step-by-Step Cooking and Blogging GrowthGimme Some Oven On Gimme Some Oven, Ali creates fresh, creative, quick and easy recipes for sharing, and does all the photo taking, recipe creating, food styling and taste tasting for her blog. Apart from her recipes, Ali shares plenty of beauty, craft, fashion and gift DIYs, as well as music and movies just to […] The post 109: Ali Ebright: Step-by-Step Cooking and Blogging Growth first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-02-1022 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking108: Emily Stoffel: How Cooking Changes with ParenthoodThe Pig & Quill Emily started The Pig & Quill in 2012, and most recipes on her blog are heavy on the plants and low on refined sugars and starches though she is a firm believer in moderation. She is also a new mom. I am so happy to have Emily Stoffel of The Pig […] The post 108: Emily Stoffel: How Cooking Changes with Parenthood first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-02-0330 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking107: Alexandra Lawrence: How Music and Food Come TogetherKeys to the Cucina Alexe is from a large Italian family where food is the center of everything. She’s been a food lover all her life and plans for meals way too far in advance. Alexe is a musician, and on her blog, she integrates music and food because she believes they’re the most important […] The post 107: Alexandra Lawrence: How Music and Food Come Together first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-01-2721 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking106: Edlyn D’Souza: An Introduction to Goan CuisineEgeedee Edlyn restarted her blog when she moved from Goa, India, to the U.S. in 2012. She is greatly influenced by the way her family approaches food and the way they cook. And though she is not a professional cook, she likes believing that she is. I am so psyched to have Edlyn D’Souza of […] The post 106: Edlyn D’Souza: An Introduction to Goan Cuisine first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-01-2020 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking105: Elizabeth LaBau: Making Candy and a Sweet Food CareerSugarHero Elizabeth is a baker, photographer, writer, taste tester and chief sugar officer of SugarHero.com which she started in 2011. Elizabeth went to culinary school after college to learn about baking and patisserie, and worked for years in a number of Los Angeles restaurants and bakeries. She now makes her living developing candy and dessert […] The post 105: Elizabeth LaBau: Making Candy and a Sweet Food Career first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-01-1323 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking104: Jessie Oleson Moore: How Baking Led to a Healthier Relationship with FoodCakeSpy Jessie is a writer, illustrator, baker, and founder of CakeSpy, which is a dessert detective agency dedicated to seeking sweetness in everyday life. From write-ups on bakery visits and delicious recipes to art projects, Jessie encourages us to bake and live with sweet abandon. Jessie has authored two books, CakeSpy Presents Sweet Treats for […] The post 104: Jessie Oleson Moore: How Baking Led to a Healthier Relationship with Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2016-01-0639 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking103: Kaitlin Leung: Connecting with Family Through CookingThe Woks of Life The Woks of Life is written by Bill, Judy, Sarah and Kaitlin a family that has been cooking and serving up meals for a combined 139 years. Their blog is for anyone looking to try their hand at grade A authentic Chinese cooking whatever their background may be. The Woks of […] The post 103: Kaitlin Leung: Connecting with Family Through Cooking first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-3031 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking102: Erin Alderson: Moving From Fast Food to Healthier EatingNaturally Ella On her blog, Naturally Ella, Erin shares seasonal vegetarian recipes that are pantry-inspired and favorite recipes that are simple, fresh and exciting for her family. She’s written two cookbooks, The Homemade Flour Cookbook and The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen. I am so happy to have Erin Alderson of Naturally Ella here on the show […] The post 102: Erin Alderson: Moving From Fast Food to Healthier Eating first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-2318 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking101: Gabriel Soh: One Hundred Thank-YousOne Hundred Thank-Yous Welcome to The Dinner Special, I am Gabriel Soh and because we’ve just hit our 100th episode, I want to take a bit of time to say some thank yous and share with you what’s next with The Dinner Special podcast. 100 episodes!! I can’t believe it’s been 10 months since I uploaded […] The post 101: Gabriel Soh: One Hundred Thank-Yous first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-2110 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking100: Ali Maffucci: Getting InspiralizedInspiralized Ali discovered the spiralizer in March 2013 and since has created Inspiralized, which is a blog, a community, a product, and a book. She lost 30 pounds by eating Inspiralized and she aims to inspire others to always feel their best, in part, by helping turn vegetables into healthy, creative, and satisfying meals. Ali […] The post 100: Ali Maffucci: Getting Inspiralized first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-1623 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking099: Dennis Prescott: An Unfolding Food and Photography JourneyDennis The Prescott Dennis cooks, photographs and writes all the time. His food photography is incredible, and I have to confess I get instant cravings when I see his beautifully made, styled and photographed food on Instagram and on his blog. You can also find Dennis on Food and Wine’s FWx.com where he’s also got […] The post 099: Dennis Prescott: An Unfolding Food and Photography Journey first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-1427 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking098: Brita Britnell: All About Nashville and Hot ChickenB. Britnell Brita is a Nashville native and on her blog B. Britnell she hopes to inspire us with recipes we’ll enjoy making, love eating and most importantly, be eager to share. I am Gabriel Soh and I am so happy to have Brita Britnell of B. Britnell here with me today. On Growing Up […] The post 098: Brita Britnell: All About Nashville and Hot Chicken first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-0927 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking097: Lisa Lin: How a Lawyer Became a Food BloggerHealthy Nibbles and Bits Lisa is a lawyer turned food blogger and on Healthy Nibbles and Bits is where she shares simple, healthy recipes with bold flavors. She loves experimenting in the kitchen and can talk about food all day. I am so happy to have Lisa Lin of Healthy Nibbles and Bits with me […] The post 097: Lisa Lin: How a Lawyer Became a Food Blogger first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-0726 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking096: Meg Dubina: About New England and Family DinnersBread + Barrow Meg is a proud New Englander who grew up on the sandy beaches of Cape Cod. Bread + Barrow is her space, where she shares her love of New England and recreates the magical moments from her childhood. Like memories of her dad’s culinary genius over a camp fire and her mother […] The post 096: Meg Dubina: About New England and Family Dinners first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-12-0225 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking095: Tessa Fisher: Gluten-Free Baking with Whole IngredientsSalted Plains Tessa is fascinated with turning her love of baking into creating gluten-free treats that taste good. On her blog Salted Plains she shares recipes of her gluten-free creations many of which are also dairy-free or vegan. Tessa strives to use whole ingredients and refrains from baking with refined sugar whenever she can. I […] The post 095: Tessa Fisher: Gluten-Free Baking with Whole Ingredients first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-3017 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking094: Sarah Nevins: Cooking and Eating with Celiac DiseaseA Saucy Kitchen Sarah moved away from everything familiar in Arizona to Sheffield, England in 2014, and busied herself in the one place where she was always comfortable, the kitchen. She feels strongly that the food we eat has a huge impact on the way we feel in our daily lives. This really hits close […] The post 094: Sarah Nevins: Cooking and Eating with Celiac Disease first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-2519 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking093: Sylvia Fountaine: Traveling a Winding Path Towards Food EntrepreneurshipFeasting At Home Sylvia’s path has been a winding one, and has included practicing as a therapist for a few years, starting and operating a successful vegetarian restaurant for 10 years, and now, she’s the chef and owner of Feast Catering Company. On her blog, Feasting At Home, Sylvia shares healthy, seasonal, and global recipes […] The post 093: Sylvia Fountaine: Traveling a Winding Path Towards Food Entrepreneurship first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-2317 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking092: Emma Galloway: Learning to Cook with Food IntolerancesMy Darling Lemon Thyme Emm went to culinary school and worked as a chef for almost eight years in restaurants, the pastry section of cafes, and catering companies in Australia and New Zealand. She left when she became a parent and discovered that not only do her children suffer from gluten and lactose intolerance, but […] The post 092: Emma Galloway: Learning to Cook with Food Intolerances first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-1821 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking091: Alexandra Stafford: From Catering and Restaurants to BloggingAlexandra’s Kitchen Ali grew up in a home where cooking from scratch was the norm. After college, she enrolled in a cooking school and subsequently worked at various catering companies and restaurants. Ali’s two years in the Fork restaurant kitchen in Philadelphia where she became sous chef, was the experience that shaped what and how […] The post 091: Alexandra Stafford: From Catering and Restaurants to Blogging first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-1130 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking090: Lily Diamond: Playing with Food for Beauty and NourishmentKale & Caramel On Kale & Caramel, Lily has fun with local, seasonal produce and plays with different flavor combinations in the kitchen while creating body and beauty products that are pure enough to eat. She believes diet is a personal matter and highly recommends eating, cooking, and mixing with our own two hands. I am […] The post 090: Lily Diamond: Playing with Food for Beauty and Nourishment first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-11-0435 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking089: Naz Deravian: Persian Cuisine with a Global TwistBottom of the Pot Born in Tehran, Iran, Naz grew up in Rome, Italy and then Vancouver, Canada. She now lives in Los Angeles. And Bottom of the Pot is the result of cooking and eating a lot and the lively conversations around the kitchen table. Bottom of the Pot is Naz’s food journal where […] The post 089: Naz Deravian: Persian Cuisine with a Global Twist first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-2830 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking088: Liz Rueven: Celebrating Jewish Food and HolidaysKosher Like Me Liz keeps a Kosher kitchen at home and food truly excites her. She is always on the lookout for great restaurants, farmers markets, food festivals, and passionate food innovators. Liz spends much of her time researching and exploring extraordinary dining and food events. And today, we’re going to chat about the Jewish […] The post 088: Liz Rueven: Celebrating Jewish Food and Holidays first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-2629 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking087: Nick Evans: Learning to Love Your LeftoversMacheesmo Nick has a ton of fun cooking. He’s self-taught and loves experimenting with all kinds of food. On his blog, he’s shared over a thousand recipes since 2008, and he wants to teach us home cooks to be more confident in the kitchen. In 2014, he published his first full cook book called Love […] The post 087: Nick Evans: Learning to Love Your Leftovers first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-2128 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking086: Samantha Seneviratne: Cooking Up A Career in Baking and FoodLove Comma Cake Sam has been a food editor at Good Housekeeping, Fine Cooking, and Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food. Today, she’s a freelance recipe developer and food stylist and recently released her first cookbook called The New Sugar and Spice: A Recipe for Bolder Baking. She was also a Finalist in the 2015 Saveur Blog […] The post 086: Samantha Seneviratne: Cooking Up A Career in Baking and Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-1920 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking085: Lauren Grier: Teaching Herself and Others How to CookClimbing Grier Mountain Lauren is a foodie, recipe developer, adventure seeker, photography lover, and world traveler. She started her blog, Climbing Grier Mountain, in 2010 to stay connected with family and since then, it has become her passion. It’s where she shares her shenanigans and most authentic self. I am so excited to have Lauren […] The post 085: Lauren Grier: Teaching Herself and Others How to Cook first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-1418 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking084: Kate Ramos: An Introduction to Mexican CookingHola Jalapeño After spending years as a chef, food editor and recipe developer, exploring different kinds of cuisines, Kate discovered a passion for Latin food, culture and cooking when she married her husband. Hola Jalapeño is where Kate cooks through Mexico, Central America and beyond and embraces fresh, healthy and simple cooking at the root of […] The post 084: Kate Ramos: An Introduction to Mexican Cooking first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-1222 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking083: Michelle Lopez: Learning to Bake at High AltitudeHummingbird High Michelle started her blog in 2011 when she moved to Denver, Colorado. She is a self-professed stress baker and believes in using simple ingredients to create beautiful, delicious food that is unfussy. Michelle strives to create recipes on her blog that are as accessible as possible while occasionally indulging in more challenging experiments. […] The post 083: Michelle Lopez: Learning to Bake at High Altitude first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-0723 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking082: Melissa Coleman: Tried-and-True Over Adventurous FoodsThe Fauxmartha Melissa admits to having a severe sweet tooth, and on her blog, The Fauxmartha, is where she shares her tried-and-true recipes that she brightens up to suit each season. She confesses to being an over-sharer, and believes that when you find something that works, and works well, it must be shared. I am […] The post 082: Melissa Coleman: Tried-and-True Over Adventurous Foods first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-10-0522 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking081: Liren Baker: Passing Along Meaningful FoodsKitchen Confidante Liren is a mother of two and has lived in major food cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and now, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her blog, Kitchen Confidante, gives her the opportunity to express her creativity through photography, and of course, her recipes and the stories behind them. I am […] The post 081: Liren Baker: Passing Along Meaningful Foods first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-3023 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking080: Jennifer Yu: Choosing Food, Photography, and ColoradoUse Real Butter In her past life, Jen was a NASA programmer, and today she is a freelance nature, food, portrait, and event photographer living and enjoying the outdoors in the Colorado Rockies. Her blog Use Real Butter is more of a directive for life and less about her cooking and baking though food is […] The post 080: Jennifer Yu: Choosing Food, Photography, and Colorado first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-2827 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking079: Jennifer Farley: How Culinary School was the Right DecisionSavory Simple Food is Jen’s obsession, so much so that she dropped her entire life and went to culinary school. She has since worked as a line cook, pastry chef, and cooking instructor. Today, Jen is a full-time recipe developer, food photographer, and she’s working on a cookbook. On her blog, Savory Simple, she focuses […] The post 079: Jennifer Farley: How Culinary School was the Right Decision first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-2323 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking078: Chitra Agrawal: Following Tradition and Inspiration with Her CreationsABCD’s of Cooking On her blog, ABCD’s of Cooking, Chitra shares her family recipes from South and North India as well as her own creations from things that inspire her, like local ingredients and other cuisines. Chitra is writing her first cookbook on Bangalore recipes using local ingredients and runs a small batch Indian condiments […] The post 078: Chitra Agrawal: Following Tradition and Inspiration with Her Creations first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-2127 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking077: Laicie Heeley: How Everything Always Comes Back to FoodA Thousand Threads On her blog, A Thousand Threads, Laicie writes about more than just food and recipes. She shares a lot about herself, from her wedding, travels and everyday adventures, she really puts herself out there for her readers. I am so happy to have Laicie Heeley of A Thousand Threads here on the […] The post 077: Laicie Heeley: How Everything Always Comes Back to Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-1625 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking076: Rakhee Yadav: Discovering a Passion for FoodBoxofspice Rakhee is from India and lives in Holland and her life’s goal is to be more adventurous in trying new foods. On her blog, Boxofspice, Rakhee incorporates Indian spices in many of her recipes and shares her food creations as she navigates through her relatively new passion of food. I’m so happy to have […] The post 076: Rakhee Yadav: Discovering a Passion for Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-1424 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking075: Jeannette Ordas: Creating Delicious Meals from Making DoEverybody Likes Sandwiches Jeannette’s blog, Everybody Likes Sandwiches, is about the joy in preparing fresh food simply. She has fun creating delicious dishes from making do, and wants to let us know that eating and living simply and beautifully doesn’t have to be complicated. I am so thrilled to have Jeannette Ordas of Everybody Likes […] The post 075: Jeannette Ordas: Creating Delicious Meals from Making Do first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-0926 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking074: Aaron Clark: How to Make Every Bite CountFeed The Pan Aaron is completely obsessed with food. On his blog, Feed The Pan, his goal is to inspire us to learn about food and help us find enjoyment in cooking and entertaining, and to encourage us to make every bite count. I am so excited to have Aaron Clark of Feed The Pan […] The post 074: Aaron Clark: How to Make Every Bite Count first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-0720 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking073: Joanne Ozug: Cooking From Scratch with Natural IngredientsFifteen Spatulas Joanne has a deep molecular interest in food. On her blog, and YouTube channel, she not only shares recipes using whole foods and natural ingredients, Joanne focuses on explaining the how’s and why’s of cooking and tries to encourage us to cook from scratch. I am so happy to have Joanne Ozug of […] The post 073: Joanne Ozug: Cooking From Scratch with Natural Ingredients first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-09-0223 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking072: Betty Liu: An Introduction to Chinese CuisineBettySLiu.com A wedding photographer with her husband, Alex, by day, Betty shares recipes influenced by her Chinese heritage and her parents. She grew up in a home where white rice was a staple and comfort food was soup noodles, wontons or a fatty pork belly. Betty strongly believes that traditional Asian ingredients have a place […] The post 072: Betty Liu: An Introduction to Chinese Cuisine first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-3116 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking071: Kate Taylor: Whole Sustainable Foods and Healthy EatingCookie and Kate Kate is a self-taught photographer and cook who daydreams about new recipes and devours cookbooks. She believes in eating whole, sustainable foods that delights the senses and nourishes the body. On her blog Cookie and Kate, she shares her vegetarian creations while keeping things fun and recipes flexible. I am so delighted […] The post 071: Kate Taylor: Whole Sustainable Foods and Healthy Eating first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-2620 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking070: Cathy Barrow: Charcuterie and Pantry BuildingMrs. Wheelbarrow’s Kitchen Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Kitchen was started in 2009, and it’s where Cathy shares her cooking, baking, preserving, and keeping of her practical pantry. Her recipes have been included in the Food52 cookbook. Al Roker made her Thanksgiving stuffing on the Today Show. And she has been featured in the Washington Post. Cathy recently […] The post 070: Cathy Barrow: Charcuterie and Pantry Building first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-2424 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking069: Danguole Lekaviciute: Being Adventurous and Playing with Food10th Kitchen Danguole believes in adventurous eating and drinking. And her kitchen is her ultimate playground. Although she appreciates the classics, she truly tries to bring something creative and original to her blog, 10th Kitchen. I am so delighted to have Danguole Lekaviciute of 10th Kitchen joining me here on the show today. (*All images […] The post 069: Danguole Lekaviciute: Being Adventurous and Playing with Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-1918 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking068: The Food Gays: Sharing a Taste of VancouverThe Food Gays Adrian and Jeremy love food, photography, and social media. And on their website, The Food Gays, they share healthy and tasty recipes as well as food news in and around Vancouver, BC, Canada. I am so happy to have Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett of The Food Gays on the show today. […] The post 068: The Food Gays: Sharing a Taste of Vancouver first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-1719 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking067: Sarah Fennel: Baking and Picture TakingBroma Bakery Since starting her blog in 2010, Sarah has inhabited seven different kitchens, graduated college, worked in marketing for a restaurant group and now works full-time on Broma Bakery. Her blog, Broma Bakery, is where she shares her love of food while indulging in her passion for photography. I’m so happy to have Sarah […] The post 067: Sarah Fennel: Baking and Picture Taking first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-1219 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking066: Andrea Bemis: Farming and Preparing Fresh MealsDishing Up the Dirt Andrea and her husband are the proud owners of a six-acre organic vegetable farm called Tumbleweed Farm in Oregon. Her blog Dishing Up the Dirt is a way for her to document the meals made with the produce they’re growing and to inspire us to prepare fresh meals for ourselves and […] The post 066: Andrea Bemis: Farming and Preparing Fresh Meals first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-1020 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking065: Danielle Oron: Feeding Her Obsession with FoodI Will Not Eat Oysters Danielle is obsessed with food. Apart from her blog, I Will Not Eat Oysters, she is the chef, owner of Moo Milk Bar in Toronto, photographer, and the author of Modern Israeli Cooking, which is due out in the fall. As if that isn’t enough, she contributes to foodnetwork.ca and […] The post 065: Danielle Oron: Feeding Her Obsession with Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-0523 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking064: Katrín Björk: Redefining the Term HousewifeModern Wifestyle Katrín is originally from Iceland and has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, since 2002. Her blog Modern Wifestyle is filled with recipes from family style dinners to decadent desserts, but she also wants to focus on reinventing the word “housewife” to recognize that housewives come in all forms and shapes and to bring positivity […] The post 064: Katrín Björk: Redefining the Term Housewife first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-08-0325 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking063: Whitney Fisch: Exploring Kosher CuisineJewhungry On her blog, Jewhungry, Whitney explores and tests the limits of traditional kosher food by mixing in her Southern non-kosher food and family history, and her travels. Her writing on motherhood and her recipes have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Times of Israel, and Cosmopolitan Magazine, just to name a few. I am […] The post 063: Whitney Fisch: Exploring Kosher Cuisine first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-2920 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking062: Saghar Setareh: Iranian Cuisine with a Touch of ItalianLab Noon Originally from Iran, Saghar has been living in Rome, Italy for the past eight years. Her blog is her laboratory where she creates and experiments with seasonal and natural food, and shares her photography and small DIYs. Lab Noon is a finalist in the 2015 SAVEUR Blog Awards for Best Special Interest Blog. […] The post 062: Saghar Setareh: Iranian Cuisine with a Touch of Italian first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-2732 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking061: Kris Osborne: How Pleasure is an Important Part of Wellness80twenty Kris is a holistic chef, recipe developer, and food photographer and stylist. On her blog 80twenty, she shares vibrant and delicious food and drinks that aim to healthfully nourish us 80% of the time and satisfy our cravings and wants 20% of the time. I am so happy to have Kris Osborne of 80twenty […] The post 061: Kris Osborne: How Pleasure is an Important Part of Wellness first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-2230 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking060: Dinner Was Delicious: Chicago and Its FoodDinner Was Delicious Based in Chicago, Lucy and Rachel share recipes, photographs and love food enough not to take it too seriously. They’ve been destroying kitchens together since 2011. I am so happy to have Lucy and Rachel of Dinner Was Delicious joining me here on the show today. (*All images below belong to Dinner […] The post 060: Dinner Was Delicious: Chicago and Its Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-2023 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking059: Samantha Ferraro: How Her Diverse Background Influences Her FoodThe Little Ferraro Kitchen Samantha has a very diverse background. She’s a Brooklyn native, lived in Hawaii for 10 years, is a current California resident, she’s Jewish, and one of her favorite cuisines is Italian. All of this influences the foods she enjoys and shares on her blog, The Little Ferraro Kitchen. I’m so thrilled […] The post 059: Samantha Ferraro: How Her Diverse Background Influences Her Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-1521 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking058: Erika Council: An Introduction to Southern FoodSouthern Soufflé Erika was introduced to the art of biscuit-making at the ripe old age of four and was nicknamed Southern Souffle in college when she was dishing out meals from the hot plate in her dorm room. On her blog Southern Soufflé, she shares her love of Southern soul food through not only her […] The post 058: Erika Council: An Introduction to Southern Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-1325 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking057: Grace Rusch: Finding a Diet That’s Right for YouThe Sunday Table Grace is a self-taught cook and a holistic nutrition consultant. She feels that our diets should be personalized, with a balance between food that makes us feel good and food that is healthy. On her blog, Grace features seasonal, organic, and whole-food ingredients, and she follows a mainly gluten-free, dairy-free, plant-based diet. […] The post 057: Grace Rusch: Finding a Diet That’s Right for You first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-0818 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking056: Autumn Giles: Black Sheep Ingredients, Gluten-Free and Beyond CanningAutumn Makes and Does Autumn is a writer and home cook who shares her greenmarket-focused gluten-free food on her blog. She’s also a poet and produced a podcast called Alphabet Soup, a project about food and language from fall 2011 to spring 2014. Autumn’s work has appeared in the New York Times, Serious Eats, and […] The post 056: Autumn Giles: Black Sheep Ingredients, Gluten-Free and Beyond Canning first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-0622 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking055: Liz Harris: Turning Food into Her CareerFloating Kitchen Liz is a cook, photographer, and writer. And on her blog, Floating Kitchen, she explores and shares seasonally inspired recipes that are sometimes healthy and sometimes indulgent, but always fun and delicious. I am so psyched to have Liz Harris of Floating Kitchen here on the show today. (*All images below are Liz’s.) […] The post 055: Liz Harris: Turning Food into Her Career first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-07-0121 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking054: Stephanie Wise: Getting Started with Baking BreadGirl Versus Dough Stephanie is a writer and self-taught baker. And on Girl Versus Dough, she shares her love of baking bread, and recipes to keep us eating well from breakfast to dinner. She has also written an eCookbook called Quick Bread Love. I am so pumped to have Stephanie Wise of Girl Versus Dough, […] The post 054: Stephanie Wise: Getting Started with Baking Bread first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-2917 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking053: Abby Thompson: Veganism and Vegan BakingThe Frosted Vegan On The Frosted Vegan Abby showcases recipes that show that even if you’re eating a plant-based diet, you can still enjoy delicious desserts, and that it doesn’t have to be a hassle. I am so pumped to have Abby Thompson of The Frosted Vegan here on the show today. (*All images below […] The post 053: Abby Thompson: Veganism and Vegan Baking first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-2421 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking052: Brian Samuels: Cooking and Enjoying FishA Thought for Food Brian is a Boston-based food photographer, and on his blog, he shares a lot of vegetarian options, and considers his diet 98% pescetarian. A Thought for Food was started in 2009 and has been featured in Food and Wine, Food52 and Yahoo Food, just to name a few. I am so […] The post 052: Brian Samuels: Cooking and Enjoying Fish first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-2223 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking051: Gabriel Soh: A Short Message and Some News A Short Message and Some News Welcome to The Dinner Special. I am Gabriel Soh and I’m so confused… because I have no food hero guest today! And wait, there was no professional sounding lady doing the intro either… So… What’s up with this episode? Well, after 50 shows, I just wanted to quickly […] The post 051: Gabriel Soh: A Short Message and Some News first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-1904 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking050: Sheri Wetherell: Founding Foodista and the International Food Blogger ConferenceFoodista, International Food Blogger Conference Started in 2008, Foodista is a passionate community of food lovers who share and exchange its knowledge about everything culinary. There’s editorial content from food, news, to health and nutrition, but Foodista stands out with its always growing database of user submitted recipes. Since 2009, Sheri and her team has […] The post 050: Sheri Wetherell: Founding Foodista and the International Food Blogger Conference first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-1723 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking049: Julia Gartland: Being Self-Taught and Going Gluten-FreeSassy Kitchen Julia is a self-taught cook and baker, photographer, food stylist and recipe developer. On her blog, Sassy Kitchen, she shares gluten-free seasonal recipes and is always on the lookout for the best gluten-free version of everything. Sassy Kitchen was a finalist in the 2014 Saveur Blog Awards for Best Special Diets Blog and […] The post 049: Julia Gartland: Being Self-Taught and Going Gluten-Free first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-1519 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking048: Brooke Conroy Bass: An Introduction to Cajun Cooking and FoodChocolate and Marrow Today we’re celebrating rich, decadent and indulgent food. On Chocolate and Marrow, Brooke uses local and seasonal ingredients to create dishes inspired by growing up in New Orleans and from her current life in Portland in the Pacific Northwest. I’m so happy to have Brooke Conroy Bass of Chocolate and Marrow joining me […] The post 048: Brooke Conroy Bass: An Introduction to Cajun Cooking and Food first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-1218 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking047: Kylie Antolini: Baking and Eating in Portland, OregonThe Baking Bird Kylie started her blog in 2008 when she was experimenting with vegetarian and veganism, and through her journey, discovered her love of baking. Apart from showcasing her baked goods on The Baking Bird, she also shares her favorite places and adventures around where she currently lives, the lively food city of Portland, […] The post 047: Kylie Antolini: Baking and Eating in Portland, Oregon first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-1022 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking046: Valentina Solfrini: Olive Oil and Italian Countryside LivingHortus Cuisine On her blog, Valentina writes as she explores a more natural form of cooking and food, which is always real and locally harvested. She focuses on unprocessed ingredients from her farm and makes simple traditional Italian meals with a creative, modern twist. Hortus Cuisine was recognized in the 2014 Saveur Food Blog Awards for Best […] The post 046: Valentina Solfrini: Olive Oil and Italian Countryside Living first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-06-0825 min

The Dinner Special - Helping Home Cooks Explore What To Make For Dinner And Find Their Zest For Cooking026: Becky Rosenthal: Inspiration from Her Grandmother’s EraVintage Mixer On Vintage Mixer, Becky transports us back to her grandmother’s era. When folks cooked with fresh, local and seasonal ingredients and meaningful meals were shared around the table with good company. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah and is deeply involved with the local food community there via her SLC Foodie website. […] The post 026: Becky Rosenthal: Inspiration from Her Grandmother’s Era first appeared on The Dinner Special podcast.2015-04-1514 min