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Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Tipsy Treats Month is bouncing right along with a delicious (and potent!) Cherry Bounce recipe, which Stefin recommends using in a Mt. Vernon Mule. Andrea's taste testing her Bailey's in anticipation of this week's bake along: The Homemade Irish Cream from A Cozy Kitchen. Then fasten your seat belts for the Globetrotting Gourmet, where Stefin shares tales of a recent trip to Ireland. There she explored new types of soda bread, met some Kerry cows, had butter at every meal, and found Irish ice cream to be some of the most delicious in the world!
You can read the complete show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
It's the first December episode; Stefin's singing and Andrea's reminiscing about life-size gingerbread houses. And that's before the Tipsy Treats start flowing! Dive right in to the festivities with your favorite baking duo to learn how to budget and plan for recipes that require an above-average amount of alcohol (one tip: shop the bottom shelf!). Then it's on to the month's first "brew along": An historic Cherry Bounce from Cathy Barrow at the Washington Post. Rumored to be George Washington's favorite tipple, this classic cherry liqueur is straightforward, but does need a few weeks of curing time. Start now for Christmas gifting! And speaking of gifting, the hosts take a deep dive into why so many of us are happy to add baking to our already jam-packed holiday schedules. Whether it's the joy of tradition, entertaining, or giving a heartfelt gift, are you among the 73% of bakers who feel a "higher level of baking excitement" this time of year?
You can read the complete show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Andrea is awash in homemade apple cider while Stefin is kicking off the holiday festivities with Stir Up Sunday. The hosts have prepared a holiday pantry stock up list as a special bonus for their Facebook Group members, and the hosts review not one, but two recipes this week! The Sweet Potato Pie from What's Gaby Cooking and the Hummingbird Bundt Cake from Southern Living. The show rounds out with a book review of Born Round by Frank Bruni and a slew of Second Season thank yous.
You can read the complete show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
This week's review is the Very Good Bagel, Easy-ish Too from Alexandra Stafford and both our hosts are roundly pleased with the results! The bake along this week is a Sweet Potato Pie inspired by Patti LaBelle from the food blog What's Gaby Cooking. Neither of our hosts has ever made a sweet potato pie (although they've certainly clocked in some time eating them!) so they're both pretty excited about this recipe.
Listen to the show to find out listeners' favorite recipe from the first 100 episodes, and Andrea and Stefin's picks for their Season Two Blue Ribbons (Hint: It's a Royal Blue Ribbon for both our hosts this time!). And you won't want to miss a sweet tribute from the duo's very first bake-along listener, Vickie.
You can read the complete show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Stefin and Andrea are debating the merits of Country Crock Buttery Sticks (and Stefin's reminiscing about their fabulous, flirty commercials from the '80s). They're also anticipating their star turn as "fruitcake experts" on Brian Earl's Christmas Past podcast (stay tuned for an air date). Then, it's on to their review of Mini Peanut Butter Cups from Cookie & Kate. How did Andrea’s sunflower seed butter variation turn out? Which chocolate did Stefin love? And, crucially, just how long did these circular candies last in each of their homes? (Hint: Not long.) Next up, the duo introduce the next "round" bake-along: Alexandra Stafford’s Very Good Bagels – Easy-ish Too, which may take the cake for best title ever. Since bagels are a hit in both hosts' homes, they're looking forward to finding a TNT ("tried 'n' true") recipe for a DIY version. Will this be it? Finally, the gals dish out their tips for hosting a big holiday meal. From downsizing desserts to calling on your freezer (or Aunt Marge), these tricks might just help save your sanity, Preheated-style.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
It's November, and Stefin and Andrea are celebrating another spin "round" the sun for themselves and Preheated with a month devoted to all round treats. From bagels to bundt cakes, it's going to be fun and festive. First though, it's time to get started on homemade eggnog, fruitcake, and mincemeat. Never made these tasty holiday indulgences? Listen back to Episode 5 for eggnog and fruitcake tips, and follow this link for Stefin's favorite mincemeat. And consider joining the hosts on Stir Up Sunday, the UK's official holiday baking day to get ready. Andrea reminds listeners that the November book club pick is former NYT food critic Frank Bruni's memoir Born Round. (We'll discuss in Episode 101.) The month's first circular bake-along is Homemade Mini Peanut Butter Cups from the Cookie & Kate blog. This recipe offers endless variations on one of Stefin's "top five" candies, including the one Andrea's going to try using sunflower butter. Finally, the hosts run down their lists of baking must-haves for the busy holiday baking season ahead.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Prince Harry's Caramel Banana Cake from Episode 77 made a special appearance at the World's Biggest Coffee Morning, which looks like such a fun and worthwhile event. A review of the Pumpkin Cookie with Caramel Frosting from food blogger Lauren at Tastes Better from Scratch has Stefin raving about this recipe from top to toe, and rating it 'divinely delicious.' Find out if it will take top honors in October's Blue Ribbon ceremony!
You can read the full show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
From North America to Sweden to Paraguay, we've got people tuning in all around the world. If you're one of the folks who is currently the sole listener in your country (Japan, Mexico, and Netherlands ... we're looking at you!) you could have a 100% impact on Preheated, just by getting one more friend to listen!
Today, we’re reviewing the Soft Pumpkin Pretzels with Cinnamon Sugar from food blogger and cookbook author Maya Wilson at Alaska From Scratch. Tune in to find out what our hosts thought about this sweet and buttery dessert bread.
Rounding out Pumpkin-Palooza month is a Pumpkin Cookie with Caramel Frosting from food blogger Lauren at Tastes Better from Scratch. Both hosts are very excited about adding a frosted cookie to their repertoire.
Finally, Stefin takes us around the globe as she explores desserts named after the cities in which they were created. How do English Bakewell Tarts, Indian Allahabadi Cakes, Italian Nocciolini di Chivassos, or South Korean Gyeongju Breads sound to you?
Listeners, what's the dessert specialty of your city or region?
You can read the full show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Andrea's still on a high from turning a massive batch of ill-fated cookie dough into ... cake?! Stefin hopes she jots down the recipe to this delicious sounding bit of kitchen resuscitation so we can all enjoy her one-of-a-kind Caramel-Pumpkin-Pecan-Cream Cheese Cake. Speaking of delicious, both hosts were charmed by the retro glam Coconut-Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, a beautifully extravagant, light, fluffy, and tasty dessert that could become a regular on your holiday table, or be the reason you start eating pumpkin pie in April. This week's bake along, Soft Pumpkin Pretzels with Cinnamon Sugar from the Alaska from Scratch blog, use the month's theme ingredient in a way that's totally new to both hosts. (Not familiar with pretzels? Be sure to listen back to Episode 68 for some best practices.) And speaking of the 49th state, Andrea welcomes Julia O'Malley, Alaska's premier food historian, recipe developer, and James Beard Award-winning journalist for a chat about sourcing ingredients, clever substitutions, and the art and ritual of baking and sharing in a remote location.
You can read the show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Ever wondered why your homemade pumpkin puree doesn't taste quite the same as the "100% Pure Pumpkin" you buy in the grocery store? Stefin's been investigating, and both hosts have some tips for making your own. Then it's on to the review of Sally's Baking Addiction's Pumpkin Crumb Cake Muffins -- a bakery perfect muffin that wowed on taste, texture and appearance. Next up, the hosts introduce a retro glam Coconut-Pumpkin Chiffon Pie from Southern Living that actually has its origins in 1920s California and an entrepreneur known forevermore as "The Pie King." And in the Importance of Ingredients segment, Stefin and Andrea explain all about the wonders of gelatin (a crucial component to chiffon pies), and share a few Jello memories of their own.
You can view the show notes here.
Bake along with Stefin and Andrea in their baking Facebook group, Preheated. You can find links to recipes on their baking website www.preheatedpodcast.com, or follow the hosts on Twitter and Instagram, using handle preheatedpod. Join the fun!