FAST FINDS
Pear Walnut Cake
Pear Walnut Cake! When autumn brings its bounty of fragrant pears, make this fall-festive pear bundt cake! This homespun dessert bursts with a vanilla-cinnamon crumb, sweet chunks of pear, and earthy walnuts in every bite.
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Five Little Things
Five Little Things I loved the week of October 3, 2025: fall fun, an amazing surgeon, a natural dancer, and more.
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Finding Fitness and Balance with Cody Rigsby
In Episode 114 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren chats with Cody Rigsby about the importance of balance in our lives, whether that is eating a wholesome, protein-packed breakfast, practicing mindfulness, ordering UberEats, exercising your butt off, or indulging in a Halloween Oreo!
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Engineering Chocolate with Nicole Patel
In Episode 113 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren chats with Nicole Patel about her past career as an engineer and how she utilized that experience as she founded Delysia, becoming an award-winning chocolatier.
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Soulful Vegan with Ellen Kanner
In Episode 112 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren chats with Ellen Kanner about her career as a vegan chef, her passion as an advocate for a vegan lifestyle, and her new book, “Miami Vegan”.
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The Meathead Method with Meathead
In Episode 111 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren chats with Meathead about his career as a barbecue master, and his newest book, “The Meathead Method”.
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Easy Everyday Eats with Jessica Merchant
In Episode 110 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren chats with Jessica Merchant about her newest book, “Everyday Eats”.
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America’s Most Iconic Ice Cream — with Tyler Malek of Salt & Straw
In Episode 109 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren Baker talks with Salt & Straw cofounder Tyler Malek about his latest cookbook, America’s Most Iconic Ice Cream, the science behind flavor creation, tips for making ice cream at home, and how ice cream can spark conversation, connection, and creativity.
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All I Think About is Food, with Mamrie Hart
In Episode 108 of the Kitchen Confidante Podcast, Liren Baker talks with Mamrie Hart about her book, All I Think About Is Food.
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Heart of Palm “Whitefish” Salad
Heart of Palm “Whitefish” Salad – This vegan update to the classic smoked whitefish salad is made with beans and hearts of palm and is perfect on a bagel, on toast, crackers, and more!
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Kimchi, Cooking Memories, and a Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom, with Sarah Ahn
In episode 107 of the Kitchen Confidate podcast, Liren chats with Sarah Ahn about her mom’s wisdom inside and outside of the kitchen, the importance of preserving traditional techniques, the unique experience of working with America’s Test Kitchen on producing this book, and more!
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Start with a Vegetable, with Jess Smith
In episode 106 of the Kitchen Confidante podcast, Liren chats with Jess Smith about rethinking meals with a laser focus on vegetables, meal planning like a pro, and more.
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Cooking as a Team: A Couple Cooks with Sonja and Alex Overhiser
In episode 105 of the Kitchen Confidante podcast, Sonja and Alex Overhiser chat with Liren about how they eat at home, how their cookbook guides couples to cook together, and so much more.
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Five Little Things
Five Little Things I loved the week of January 17, 2025: care packages for LA, magical music, favorite recipes, and more.
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Five Little Things
Five Little Things I loved the week of January 10, 2025: California, real Santas, family time, and more.
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