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A podcast about home baking hosted by a biochemist and a romance author. New episodes every Wednesday. For notes and links to all recipes, visit www.thebakersnotebook.com or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @bakersnotebook.

Stacie and Mia


    • Apr 13, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES


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    Episode 58: Easter bread (Casatiello)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 13:59


    Stacie and Mia try Neapolitan Easter bread (Casatiello) by Yotam Ottolenghi for The New York Times. Recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018674-neapolitan-easter-bread-casatiello

    Episode 57: Beef Bourguignon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 21:49


    Stacie and Mia try Julia Child's beef bourguignon, recipe courtesy of Epicurious. Recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/boeuf-bourguignon-104754

    Episode 56: Pansy-topped shortbread cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 18:31


    Stacie and Mia try pansy-topped shortbread cookies by The View from Great Island. Recipe: https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/how-to-make-pansy-topped-shortbread-cookies-recipe/

    Episode 55: Steamed red bean buns (jjinppang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 20:21


    Stacie and Mia try steamed red bean buns (jjinpang) by Maangchi. Recipe: https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jjinppang

    Episode 54: Chocolate butter mochi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 11:04


    Stacie and Mia make chocolate butter mochi from Foodland. Recipe: https://www.foodland.com/recipe/chocolate-butter-mochi

    Episode 53: Shepherd's Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 16:38


    Stacie and Mia make Guinness lamb shepherd's pie for St. Patrick's Day. Recipe: https://www.guinness.com/en-us/recipes-and-pairings/recipes/lamb-shepard-pie/

    Episode 52: Braised chicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 17:08


    Stacie and Mia make Braised Chicken with Lemons and Olives by David Tanis for the New York Times. Recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017258-braised-chicken-with-lemon-and-olives

    Episode 51: King cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 20:11


    Stacie and Mia try Mardi Gras King Cake by the Cajun Bakes. Recipe: https://youtu.be/Ikvs5dveFWI

    Episode 50: Butterscotch pots de creme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 20:18


    Stacie and Mia make butterscotch pots de creme by Travis Lett adapted by the Los Angeles Times. Recipe: https://www.latimes.com/recipe/butterscotch-pot-de-creme

    Episode 49: Buckwheat crêpes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 16:05


    Stacie and Mia try buckwheat crepes from King Arthur Baking Company. Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/buckwheat-crepes-recipe

    Episode 48: Chicken salad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 18:37


    Stacie and Mia try chicken salad by Christina Chaey for Bon Appetit. Recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/healthyish-chicken-salad/amp

    Episode 47: Princess cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 38:30


    For the podcast's one year anniversary, Stacie and Mia try Swedish princess cake by Mary Berry, courtesy of the Great British Baking Show and PBS. Recipe: https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/prinsesstarta-princess-cake/ 

    Episode 46: Breakfast casserole

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 26:19


    Stacie and Mia try a breakfast casserole from the r/Old_Recipes subreddit. Recipe: https://www.today.com/food/how-make-reddit-s-egg-souffl-breakfast-casserole-t197072

    Episode 45: Gingerbread cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 24:42


    Stacie and Mia try gingerbread cookies by King Arthur Baking Company. Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gingerbread-cookies-recipe

    Episode 44: Short ribs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 21:53


    Stacie and Mia try slow-cooked short ribs with gremolata sauce by Travis Lett for Bon Appetit. Recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/slow-cooked-short-ribs-with-gremolata

    Episode 43: Rugalach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 19:06


    Stacie and Mia try rugalach by Ina Garten for The Food Network. Recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rugelach-recipe-1944318

    Episode 42: Latkes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 21:08


    Stacie and Mia try classic potato latkes by Melissa Clark for The New York Times. Recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015533-classic-potato-latkes

    Episode 41: Sweet potato casserole

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 17:36


    Stacie and Mia try sweet potato casserole from The Food Network. Recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/sweet-potato-casserole-3364945

    Episode 40: Balsamic roasted Brussels sprouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 18:12


    Stacie and Mia try balsamic roasted Brussels sprouts by Ina Garten for The Food Network. Recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/balsamic-roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe-1996813

    Episode 39: Vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 25:11


    Stacie and Mia try vegan gluten-free pumpkin pie from The Minimalist Baker. Recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-gluten-free-pumpkin-pie/

    Episode 38: Funfetti Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 20:47


    Stacie and Mia try Funfetti cake by John Kannell of Preppy Kitchen. Recipe: https://preppykitchen.com/funfetti-cake-2/

    Episode 37: Pan de Muerto

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 19:12


    Stacie and Mia try pan de muerto, Day of the Dead bread, from Michelle Chávez of The Sweet Molcajete. Recipe: https://thesweetmolcajete.com/la-mejor-receta-de-pan-de-muerto/

    Episode 36: Carrot cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 25:20


    Stacie and Mia try carrot cake with brown butter-cream cheese frosting by Claire Saffitz, adapted by the Washington Post. Recipe: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/04/01/carrot-cake-recipe/

    Episode 35: Popovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 22:15


    Stacie and Mia try popovers by Ina Garten. Recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/popovers-recipe-1914814

    Episode 34: Mini cheesecakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 20:10


    Stacie and Mia try mini cheesecakes from Betty Crocker. Recipe: https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/mini-cherry-cheesecakes/b345a15c-3d3b-43f8-816b-9205414b197d

    Episode 33: Buttermilk biscuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 18:48


    Stacie and Mia try buttermilk biscuits from Angela Davis of The Kitchenista Diaries. Recipe: http://www.kitchenistadiaries.com/2014/01/perfect-buttermilk-biscuits-kitchenista.html

    Episode 32: Lemon meringue pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 21:48


    Stacie and Mia try lemon meringue pie by Alice Waters for The New York Times. Recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3304-lemon-meringue-pie

    Episode 31: Petits fours

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 23:54


    Stacie and Mia try petits fours by John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen. Recipe: https://preppykitchen.com/petit-fours/

    Episode 30: Pizza dough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 23:36


    Stacie and Mia try pizza dough from King Arthur Baking. Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/the-easiest-pizza-youll-ever-make-recipe

    Episode 29: Paris-Brest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 21:10


    Stacie and Mia try chocolate Paris-Brest cake by Jacques Pépin for KQED. Recipe: https://ww2.kqed.org/essentialpepin/2011/09/18/chocolate-paris-brest-cake/

    Episode 28: Panna cotta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 20:59


    Stacie and Mia try buttermilk panna cotta by Lisa Donovan for Food & Wine. Recipe: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/buttermilk-panna-cotta

    Episode 27: Rough puff pastry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 26:12


    Stacie and Mia try rough puff pastry by Gordon Ramsay for BBC Good Food. The recipe for spinach rolls is from Australia's Best Recipes.  Recipes:  https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/rough-puff-pastry  https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/spinach-cheese-rolls-recipe/cteugeyv

    Episode 26: Black and white pound cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 25:56


    Stacie and Mia try black and white pound cake by Sohla El-Waylly for Food 52. Recipe: https://food52.com/recipes/84769-cocoa-swirl-streusel-pound-cake-recipe

    Episode 25: Listener Q&A Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 37:19


    Stacie and Mia answer baking questions submitted by listeners to celebrate the end of season one. Season two of the The Bakers' Notebook will begin Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Until then, please visit our website for links and recipes: www.thebakersnotebook.com.

    Episode 24: Scallion pancakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 20:59


    Stacie and Mia try extra-flaky scallion pancakes by J. Kenji López-Alt of Serious Eats. Recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/extra-flaky-scallion-pancakes-recipe

    Episode 23: Ube cupcakes with chantilly frosting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 26:33


    Stacie and Mia try ube cupcakes with chantilly frosting from TikTok and YouTube creator RoseAustin C. Recipe: https://youtu.be/4sDM-LUDxx4

    Episode 22: Jumbo brownies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 23:38


    Stacie and Mia try jumbo brownies by Anne Quatrano for Food & Wine. Recipe: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/jumbo-brownies

    Episode 21: Basque cheesecake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 23:01


    Stacie and Mia try Basque cheesecake by Valerie Gordon for Sunset magazine. Recipe: https://www.sunset.com/recipe/the-ultimate-basque-cheesecake

    Episode 20: Spicy nuts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 19:39


    Stacie and Mia try spicy nuts by Yotam Ottolenghi. Recipe:https://ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/spicy-nuts

    Episode 19: Parmesan pepper bread

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 29:08


    Stacie and Mia try Parmesan pepper bread from Zingerman's Bakehouse. Recipe: https://www.zingermansbakehouse.com/book/parmesan-pepper-bread/

    Episode 18: Sponge cake (genoise)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 22:00


    Stacie and Mia try sponge cake (genoise) by Aoife Noonan for The Irish Times. Recipe: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/recipes/light-and-airy-sponge-cake-1.4386958

    Episode 17: Chocolate caramel flan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 17:29


    Stacie and Mia try chocolate caramel flan by Nadiya Hussain. Recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolate_caramel_flan_13008

    Episode 16: Gâteau de crêpes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 27:22


    Stacie and Mia try gâteau de crêpes from Amanda Hesser of The New York Times. Recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9587-gateau-de-crepes

    Episode 15: Viennese Whirls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 19:45


    Stacie and Mia try Viennese whirls by Benjamina Ebuehi of Carrot and Crumb. Recipe: https://www.carrotandcrumb.com/blog/viennese-whirls-white-chocolate-and-pistachio 

    Episode 14: Chocolate fondant cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 20:33


    Stacie and Mia try chocolate fondant cake by Margarita Manzke. Recipe: https://www.latimes.com/recipe/republiques-chocolate-fondant-cake

    Episode 13: Hot cross buns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 22:37


    Stacie and Mia try hot cross buns from joyofbaking.com. Recipe:https://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/HotCrossBuns.html

    Episode 12: Fortune cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 30:39


    Stacie and Mia try ginger tuile fortune cookies by Joanne Chang. Recipe: https://flourbakery.com/flourlove/ (week 9)

    Episode 11: Irish scones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 22:26


    Stacie and Mia try Genevieve Ko's Irish scones from Epicurious. Recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ultra-buttery-irish-scones-56389333

    Episode 10: Focaccia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 26:45


    Stacie and Mia try Ligurian focaccia from Samin Nosrat of Salt Fat Acid Heat. Recipe: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/fat/ligurian-focaccia

    Episode 9: Biscotti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 23:29


    Stacie and Mia try cranberry and pistachio biscotti from Nigella Lawson. Recipe: https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/lifestyle/food/nigella-s-cranberry-and-pistachio-biscotti

    Episode 8: Chocolate cream pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 28:52


    Stacie and Mia try the chocolate cream pie recipe from The Washington Post. Recipe: https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/chocolate-cream-pie/17502/

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