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Not From Concentrate

Catherine Smart

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Fréquence : 1 épisode/7j. Total Éps: 46

Not From Concentrate is a food podcast for busy brains from host Catherine Smart — a cook, writer, mom, and creative entrepreneur with ADHD.

Tune in for conversations with chefs, authors, creators, and food lovers about sparking creativity, calming chaos, and finding joy in (and out) of the kitchen.

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What Makes a Recipe Work? With Recipe Tester Laura Manzano

mardi 29 septembre 2026 • Durée 54:42

What makes a recipe work — and when is an extra step actually worth the effort?

This week, I’m joined by Laura Manzano, the recipe tester behind my forthcoming cookbook, Not From Concentrate. Laura grew up working in her dad’s restaurants, honed her skills in the Martha Stewart test kitchens, and built a freelance career helping cookbook authors make their recipes clearer, more reliable, and better suited to the people cooking them.

We go behind the scenes of my cookbook to talk about what recipe testing actually involves, why fewer dishes matter, and the challenge of writing recipes for people who love food but don’t have unlimited time or attention. We also compare notes on working with ADHD, building structure into a creative career, and giving yourself permission to work when your brain works best.

We get into:

How Laura went from restaurant kitchens and food styling to testing entire cookbooks.
What a recipe tester catches beyond missing ingredients and seasoning adjustments.
When detailed instructions help—and when they get in the way.
Writing down your process so you don’t have to reinvent it every time.
Being realistic about time, resisting the urge to overpromise, and finding your own working hours.
Why collaboration has been my favorite part of making this book.

Find Laura on Instagram at @laurammanzano and read her Substack, Laura’s Dinner.

Preorder the Not From Concentrate cookbook: geni.us/NotFromConcentrate

For recipes, episode updates, and more, subscribe to my newsletter. Send questions, feedback, or guest suggestions to hello@catherinesmart.com.

Not From Concentrate is distributed by PRX and produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video production by Kevin O’Connell. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and the theme music is by Kylie Dailey

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A Hamptons Private Chef’s Secrets to Easier Dinners with Robyn Henderson

mardi 22 septembre 2026 • Durée 45:04

What does a private chef cook when she’s tired, her family needs dinner, and nobody wants leftovers? Something simpler than you might think.

Hamptons private chef Robyn Henderson joins Catherine Smart to talk about cooking delicious food without making every meal a production. From sheet-pan dinners at home to family-style spreads for clients, Robyn shares why seasonal ingredients, simple menus, and less fuss can make for better meals—and why a quick salad once stole the show from her painstakingly handmade lobster ravioli.

Catherine and Robyn also get candid about the business of feeding people: raising your rates, knowing your worth, and learning to trust other chefs with your reputation. Plus, Robyn shares a local’s view of the Hamptons, the farm stands she loves, and the homemade herb salts that became a sellout side business.

In this episode:
• Simple family dinners with fewer dishes and less cleanup
• Why more effort doesn’t always mean better food
• Cooking with peak-season produce and fresh herbs
• Pricing your work and growing a private chef business
• The year-round community behind the Hamptons’ summer image
• Keeping your cool when things go wrong in the kitchen

Get Robyn’s Hamptons farm-stand list and more from Not From Concentrate in Catherine’s newsletter: https://catherinesmart.substack.com

Want more behind-the-scenes private chef stories? Listen to Catherine’s episode with culinary producer and private chef Claire Langan.

Not From Concentrate is produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video editing by Kevin O’Connell and Asia Garcia. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and our theme music is by Kylie Dailey

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Big Flavor and Bold Living with Claudette Zepeda

mardi 15 septembre 2026 • Durée 41:36

What makes dinner taste like it’s been cooking all day when you absolutely do not have all day? Chef Claudette Zepeda has a pantry full of answers—and zero shame about canned beans.

This week, Catherine welcomes the chef and author of Cooking the Borderlands for a conversation about big flavor, creative freedom, and feeding a family when you’re stretched thin. Claudette shares how growing up between San Diego, Tijuana, and Guadalajara shaped her food, from the Asian pantry staples woven into her Mexican cooking to the smoke and community of carne asada.

We talk about using miso, kombu, chicken bouillon, and chili oil to build flavor; the comfort of her mom’s albóndigas; and why a great meal can start with a few cans from the pantry. Claudette also opens up about her late AuDHD diagnosis, pursuing a creative life as a single mother, and honoring the generations of women who came before her.

Plus: a refrigerator rearrangement that helps keep vegetables out of the “sludge of shame,” why music gets her cooking again, and how getting outside helps her calm the chaos.

Not From Concentrate is produced and distributed by Catherine Smart, with audio and video production by Kevin O’Connell and Asia Garcia. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and our theme music is by Kylie Daly.

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Overcome Garden Overwhelm with Jess Zander of You Can Do It Gardening

mardi 8 septembre 2026 • Durée 51:18

Feeling overwhelmed by your garden? Garden coach Jess Zander of You Can Do It Gardening joins Catherine to make the whole thing feel more manageable—and much more fun.

Jess explains how to prioritize garden projects, tackle invasive plants before they spread, choose native plants without becoming dogmatic, and make smart decisions about where and what to plant. She also shares why buying small plants can save money, how to divide perennials without being too precious, and why fall is one of the best times to plant.

Plus, Jess offers a refreshingly low-effort approach to fall cleanup, explains her delightfully simple method for planting bulbs by the shovelful, and talks about how gardening can calm a busy brain, spark creativity, and connect us to our communities and the people we love.

Find Jess, her virtual garden coaching, classes, guides, and newsletter at You Can Do It Gardening.

Not From Concentrate is distributed by PRX and produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video production by Kevin O’Connell and Asia Garcia. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and our theme music is by Kylie Daley.

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Grill Time and Letting Go of the Perfect Family Dinner with Noah Galuten

mardi 1 septembre 2026 • Durée 49:08

What if the best thing you could bring to family dinner wasn’t a perfectly cooked meal, but a better mood?

Chef, cookbook author, and TV host Noah Galuten joins Catherine to talk about his new cookbook, Grill Time!, and why the grill deserves a place in your weeknight cooking routine. They discuss shopping according to what’s on sale, salting chicken or steak now and figuring out dinner later, and setting up groceries so they’re easier to use when your busy brain needs them.

Noah also gets honest about cooking through creative ruts, feeding young children, and the impossible pressure to make a nutritious family dinner without making everyone miserable in the process. Plus, he shares how he balances books, television, and his Substack—and how a YouTube project that didn’t take off ultimately helped lead to Barbecue: Smoke Out on Netflix.

It’s a funny, candid conversation about grilling, parenting, creative work, and letting go of perfection in the kitchen.

Find Noah on Instagram at @galuten and subscribe to his Substack, I’m Legally Required to Feed You. You can watch Barbecue: Smoke Out on Netflix.

Not From Concentrate is distributed by PRX and produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video editing by Kevin O’Connell and Asia Garcia. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and our theme music is by Kylie Daley.

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Back-to-School Lunches, Sheet-Pan Dinners, and Finding Joy in the Kitchen with Hillary Dixler Canavan

mardi 25 août 2026 • Durée 41:03

Back-to-School Lunches, Sheet-Pan Dinners, and Finding Joy in the Kitchen with Hillary Dixler Canavan

Hillary Dixler Canavan returns to Not From Concentrate as the show’s first repeat guest! Nearly one year after her first appearance, Hillary joins Catherine for a timely conversation about feeding our families, and ourselves, during the back-to-school rush.

They talk about letting go of picture-perfect lunchboxes, choosing foods children will reliably eat at school, and adding joy without adding much work. Hillary shares her genuinely life-changing trick for assembling and freezing sandwiches in advance, plus easy ways to bring protein and variety into packed lunches.

The conversation also ventures into cooking with kids, why project-based kitchen activities may be more manageable than everyday “help,” and the value of teaching practical cooking skills when children are ready.

Then Hillary previews Sheet Pan Month in her newsletter, What Are We Having? She and Catherine even develop a Green Goddess chicken, gnocchi, and broccoli dinner in real time. Finally, they discuss finding creativity through constraints, clearing physical clutter, and using audiobooks to make cooking feel restorative.

In this episode

Why a successful lunch is one your child can actually eat within the school’s allotted time
Letting go of elaborate, photo-ready lunchboxes
The difference between “school foods” and foods children will eat at home
Easy protein ideas, including mini Chomps, cheese, hummus, and beans
Low-effort ways to make lunch feel special with food picks, stickers, and notes
Finding genuine points of connection based on the interests you share with your child
Why cooking with kids can be easier as a planned project
Teaching age-appropriate kitchen skills without rushing the process
Establishing helpful structure around meals and snacks
Hillary’s forthcoming Sheet Pan Month
Developing a Green Goddess chicken, gnocchi, and broccoli sheet-pan dinner
Why a delicious sauce can make a simple meal feel restaurant-worthy

Hillary’s freezer-sandwich methodAudiobooks mentionedFind Hillary

Building a Better Local Food System with Erin Baumgartner

mardi 18 août 2026 • Durée 41:15

What does it actually take to make local food more accessible, sustainable, and financially viable for the people who produce it?

Catherine talks with Erin Baumgartner, founder of Family Dinner, a farmers market delivery service that grew from bringing groceries to seven friends out of Erin’s Somerville apartment to serving 120 Massachusetts communities. Erin explains how Family Dinner uses data and predictive analytics to help farmers plan what to grow, reduce food waste, and reach more customers—and why buying local can have such a meaningful impact on the communities where we live.

They also talk about balancing our food ideals with real-life budgets and limited time, building a mission-driven business without outside investors, resisting shiny objects, and breaking intimidating goals into manageable steps. Plus: feeding kids without expecting perfection, making dinner from whatever is languishing in the fridge, and why creativity sometimes requires doing absolutely nothing.

Not From Concentrate is distributed by PRX and produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video production by Kevin O’Connell and Asia Garcia. Our associate producer is Allie Miller, and our theme music is by Kylie Dailey.

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The Radical Act Of Cooking at Home with Trinity Mouzon Wofford

mardi 11 août 2026 • Durée 54:28

What if the answer to feeling too busy isn’t making everything faster, but choosing one place to slow down?

Trinity Mouzon Wofford, founder of Golde and author of Eating at Home, joins Catherine to make the case for protecting mealtime in a culture built around convenience. They talk about taking a real lunch break, shopping at the farmers market and why it's work soaking your own beans.

Trinity also shares what she learned from building a wellness company during a period of explosive growth, separating her identity from her business and writing her first cookbook while becoming a mother. Plus, she explains “component cooking,” her practical alternative to traditional meal prep, and how a pot of beans, rice, pickles or a simple herb sauce can make home-cooked meals possible on even the busiest weeknights.

It’s a candid conversation about convenience, all-or-nothing thinking and why making time for food might be more radical—and more necessary—than ever.

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How to Turn a Busy Brain Into a Creative Advantage with Chef Will Gilson

mardi 4 août 2026 • Durée 40:48

What happens when the brain that fuels your ambition and creativity is also the one constantly pulling you in twelve directions?

Chef and restaurateur Will Gilson, whose Cambridge Street Hospitality Group now includes eight concepts, talks with Catherine about thriving under pressure, self-sabotaging deadlines, and why the chaos of a restaurant kitchen can feel strangely comfortable to an ADHD brain. He shares how seasonal depression led him to seek out projects with a clear beginning, middle, and end—and why learning to delegate was essential as his business grew.

Will gets practical about assessing his bandwidth, deciding what truly needs his attention, building a team he trusts, and using technology to keep multiple restaurants connected without having to be everywhere at once. He and Catherine also talk about unfinished projects, the temptation to say yes to everything, the dangerous ways restaurant workers have traditionally tried to “turn off,” and why sometimes you need to physically leave your environment to rest.

They also dig into what failure can teach you, how Will transformed the debt and emotional baggage of his first restaurant into lessons for the next one, and why travel is still essential to his creativity.

If you’re trying to build an ambitious life without letting your busy brain run the entire show, this episode is for you.

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How Cooking Builds Executive Functions with Sophie Mortner

mardi 28 juillet 2026 • Durée 38:09

What if learning to cook could help us get better at starting tasks, managing time, working through frustration, and asking for help?

Sophie Mortner is an educator, learning designer, executive functioning coach, and the creator of Nibblings, a collection of recipes designed to help kids cook independently. She joins Catherine to explain why the kitchen is such a powerful place to build skills that extend far beyond cooking.

They talk about breaking intimidating tasks into manageable first steps, developing time awareness, helping kids become more independent in the kitchen, and why parents may need to step back and let things get a little messy. Sophie also shares practical strategies that can help adults with ADHD navigate task avoidance and calm kitchen chaos.

Find Sophie’s recipes at nibblingscooking.com

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