Everyday Cooks Recipe Club – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly talks about a healthy and versatile dish she often makes: baked apples.  This dish couldn’t be easier to make and the baked apples can be used as a snack, on pancakes or even on top of ice cream.  

In this episode, we talk about:

• How you can prepare this dish in 5-7 minutes
• The various mix-ins you can add
• The different ways you can serve this dish

You can make this dish spicy or sweet, but it is one your family will love and you will feel good about feeding it to your family. The best part is you can make this dish in real life faster than you can listen to this episode! 

Resources & Links

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Thank you to our favorite recipe testers: Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly creates a meal around a recipe from The Vegan Chinese Kitchen by Hannah Che. Turns out, she had no idea how controversial her choice of Sichuan-Style Peppercorn Steak was!  

In this episode, we talk about:

• How Kelly chose this recipe
• Why Stephanie almost quit the club
• What it was like shopping for all the ingredients
• How each of us prepared the meal (and where we improvised!)
• Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

These recipes were heavy on ingredients but you’ll want to cook along with us this month as we take on a different interpretation of steak and potatoes!

The Spicy Dry-Fried Potato recipe can be found in Hannah Che’s cookbook The Vegan Chinese Kitchen. We highly recommend checking it out anywhere books are sold.

Resources & Links

https://theplantbasedwok.com/

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In our first Tool Time Tuesday Gadget Review on Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie gives us a review of three kitchen gadgets she has been using: an Egg Slicer, a Tofu Press and her Wok. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The pros and cons of a 3 way egg slicer
• How to use a tofu press and why you might want one
• What to look for when purchasing a wok

If you’re curious if these kitchen gadgets are worth the money and space in your kitchen, tune it to get the scoop.  

Resources & Links

https://www.youtube.com/c/SoupedUpRecipes

https://www.saveur.com/shop/best-woks/

https://www.foodandwine.com/best-woks-7973555

https://www.eater.com/22325618/tofu-press-tool-drainer-review

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly and Stephanie walk you through how to buy, prepare and make Colorado Green Chili, a cultural staple. It’s hatch green chili season, so let's get cookin!

In this episode, we talk about:

• Our connection to Colorado Green Chili
• How to buy green chili
• What to do with all your green chili once you get home
• Great ways to use green chili in your everyday recipes.  

If you’ve ever been curious about buying freshly roasted green chili from a roadside vendor, join us for this conversation!

Resources & Links

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Thank you to our favorite recipe testers: Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

Episode Description

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly talks about her trip to the Farmer’s Market.  She comes up with a unique recipe idea when she meets a mushroom vendor.  

In this episode, we talk about:

• Kelly’s visit with a mushroom vendor at the Farmer’s Market
• Using ChatGPT as your researcher  
• Our honest thoughts on how an impromptu recipe worked out

You have probably never thought about mushroom taco meat, but we'll explain why you might want to make this recipe.  This episode is for those daring home cooks, but at the same time Kelly shows us that it’s really not that risky to try something unusual.

Resources & Links

This article walks us through a variety of mushrooms. 

https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g29993727/types-of-mushrooms/

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Thank you to our favorite recipe testers: Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

Episode Description

In this inaugural episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly and Stephanie head into the kitchen with a bright, zesty recipe from Nini Nguyen’s cookbook Dac Biet. Stephanie chose lemongrass-marinated pork chops.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why we chose this recipe
• What it was like shopping for fresh lemongrass and the other key ingredients
• How each of us prepared the pork chops (and where we improvised!)
• Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

If you’ve ever been curious about cooking with lemongrass or you’re just looking for a fresh twist on pork chops, you’ll want to cook along with us this month!

The full recipe can be found in Nini Nguyen’s cookbook Dac Biet.  We highly recommend checking it out anywhere books are sold.

Resources & Links

Watch this interview with Nini Nguyen to see how she makes this recipe. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2vz3o_TTU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiMkAy_9kWE

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month!  Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Thank you to our favorite recipe testers: Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

Welcome to the Everyday Cooks Recipe Club!

Food is part of our everyday lives — from quick microwave meals to gourmet spreads, it connects us, inspires us, and keeps life delicious. That’s why we started the Everyday Cooks Recipe Club podcast - to talk about the food we make as well as the food we wish we could make.

Kelly is a home cook who’s learning to take more risks in the kitchen. Co-host Stephanie has been a natural in the kitchen for years — adventurous, creative, and seriously talented. Together, we’ve turned our love of cooking into a club where each month one of the hosts picks a recipe, we both cook it, and then share the real story of how it went.

In this podcast, you’ll hear:

•  Honest cooking wins (and fails) from our own kitchens
•  What it’s really like to shop for and cook each month’s recipe
•  Tips, tricks, and ideas you can try at home
•  A welcoming, no-pressure cooking community you can be part of

Subscribe now and join us each Tuesday for recipe reviews, quick cooking tips, and plenty of foodie fun. Let’s get cooking!

Resources & Links

• Don’t miss an episode! Follow and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts!
• Email us at: everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly tries a steak and eggs recipe that Matt saw on YouTube.

In this episode, Kelly talks about:

1. Choosing your cut of steak
2. Her thoughts on cooking potatoes
3. How the eggs ended up being the hardest part of the recipe
4. Her honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

Resources & Links

Perfect Steak and Eggs

https://youtu.be/v_LLdEl4Prw?si=3qL-VwoiG9G-tpMJ

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly tackle two recipes from their New York Times Cooking Page-A-Day 2026 calendar.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. How our cooking confidence has grown since we started the recipe club
2. Making the Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad
3. Making the Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs
4. How each of us prepared the recipes (and where we improvised!)
5. Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

Resources & Links

Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023846-brussels-sprouts-caesar-salad

Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025554-sheet-pan-chicken-tikka-thighs

Link to NYT Cooking Page-A-Day Calendar

https://www.amazon.com/Times-Cooking-Page-Day%C2%AE-Calendar/dp/1523530529

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly welcome you to Season #2!! They also talk about the various ways you can freshen up your kitchen so you are ready for a new year of cooking.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Decluttering your kitchen
2. Using the food items in your pantry to make meals
3. Replacing items now to prepare for future cooking
4. Deep cleaning your kitchen
5. Reorganizing your kitchen for a new year of cooking

Join Stephanie and Kelly in working through some of these items during the month of January.

Resources & Links

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/home-lifestyle/a69801620/january-kitchen-reset-organizing-ideas/

https://www.thekitchn.com/10-ways-to-reset-your-kitchen-for-the-new-year-227085

https://a.co/d/9nqODaG

https://a.co/d/3mjZoFt

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron