genius recipes

There are so many recipes out there to make granola, but then there are recipes that are Simply Genius. Jenné Claiborne's recipe bakes up faster and easier than any recipe out there by thoughtfully omitting what you may have thought was a crucial ingredient.

Referenced in this episode 

• Why Jenné Claiborne's Tahini Granola is Genius (Article)
• Jenné Claiborne's book, Sweet Potato Soul

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Get a signed copy of Kristen's book, Simply Genius, to find this and so many other incredible and simply genius recipes

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Referenced in this episode 

• Ali Slagle's Not Just Another Chicken Caesar Salad
• Ali's Book,  I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)
• Ali's Biscotti Recipe 

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Kristen's OG fried toast inspiration: Borlotti Beans on Toast with Greens (Food52)
• Follow Ali on Instagram @itsalislagle

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

There're enough stressors around the holidays to let your dessert be one of them, so we sat down with Erin Jeanne McDowell to get some tips on ways to bring flawless pies to the table. 

Referenced in this episode 

• Savory Baking Cookbook
• Clover Rolls
• Pâte Brisée
• Double crust chicken pot pie

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Erin Jean McDowell's Bake It Up A Notch Youtube channel
• Erin Jean McDowell's Instagram
• Order Kristen's newest book, Simply Genius 

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Anna Sulan Masing, host of Whetstone Radio's Taste of Place podcast cooks her way through Mandy Yin's incredible Sarawak Chicken recipe

Recipe

1. Marinate 6 skinless chicken thighs, with the bone-in just with salt, leave for 1/2hour on the kitchen bench to get it to room temperature
2. Blitz up spice paste: 200g roughly chopped onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2.5cm of ginger root, 2 stalks of lemongrass also roughly chopped
3. Toast 1tsp of black peppercorns, and 1 tsp of white peppercorns - choose any good quality peppercorns. This is done on a very low heat, without oil until fragrant. Then, grind it into a fine powder ideally in a mortar & pestle
4. In a medium sized saucepan slowly get 3 tbsp of oil warm, then add in the pepper powder and the spice paste. Fry off until the oil splits - no longer than 10mins
5. Add in the chicken, 450g (1lb) of roughly chopped tomatoes, 300mls of water, 5 laksa leaves (or a bunch of mint) with stalks. Bring to boil then let simmer for 20min. Keep an eye on it and stirr at regular intervals.
6. Add in 100mls of coconut milk, stir and cook for another 5mins
7. Serve with rice!

Is there a recipe you'd like to hear us make? Tell us all about it at podcasts@food52.com!

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Referenced in this episode 

• First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home
• Frankie's Website 
• Frankie's Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Subscribe to The Genius Recipe Tapes here.

Referenced in this episode:

• Toni Tipton-Martin's Louisiana Barbecued Shrimp recipe
• Toni's non-profit, The SANDE Youth Project
• Toni Tipton-Martin named 2021 Julia Child Award recipient (The Julia Child Award)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

• Check out Toni's cookbooks, Jubilee and The Jemima Code
• For more recipes celebrating Black food history, check out @meikoandthedish's 38 Jubilant Recipes to Kick Off Black History Month

Special thanks to listeners Christina (@berrygoodfoodfdn) and Meiko (@meikoandthedish) for calling in this week.

Is there a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode 

• Good & Sweet Cookbook
• Brian Levy's Site
• Brian Levy on Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Catch up on the rest of the incredible conversations we had with the guests featured on this episode  

• Ali Slagle's Episode
• Jesse Spark's Episode
• Cheryl Day's Episode
• Brian Hogan Stewart's Episode
• Eric Kim's Episode
• Kristina Cho's Episode
• Roxana Jullapat's Episode
• Esther Choi's Episode
• Julie Sahni's Episode
   

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Referenced in this episode 

• Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies (Bon Appétit)
• Kristen's (other!) One Recipe Melissa Clark’s Stovetop Mac & Cheese  (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Listen to Jesse on The One Recipe Podcast (The Splendid Table)
• Follow Jesse on Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode:

• Stop Calling Food Exotic (The Washington Post)
• Reader commentary to Daniela's 'Exotic' recipes? Let's talk about why there's really no such thing 
• Pantry Ramen

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Subscribe to Daniela's Eat Voraciously Newsletter

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell us all about it at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode:

• The Silkiest Pasta Sauce From Any Veg You've Got (Food52)
• Pasta With Silkiest Eggplant Sauce from Francis Lam
• Genius  Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Tune into Francis' various episodes on The Splendid Table Podcast

Special thanks to listeners Devangi and Karen! Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell us all about it at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode:

• Mayukh's new book, Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

• This piece, written by Mayukh, is what encouraged Coconut & Sambal author Lara Lee to seek out Sri, and ask her to be her culinary mentor
• She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared.

Referenced in this episode 

• Sarsoon ka Saag (Fragrant Butter-Laced Pureed Mustard Greens) From Julie Sahni 
• Watch this recipe (food52)
• Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Julie Sahni's Curried Avocado with Garlic and Green Chiles
• Learn Indian cooking from the master herself - Take a cooking class with Julie

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode 

• Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora
• Salatet Fattoush (California Fattoush Salad)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Reem Assil on Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Referenced in this episode

• Epic Snickerdoodles for Stephanie Recipe
• Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy Recipes for Exceptionally Scrumptious Sweets and Treats

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Jessie Sheehan's Instagram

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Referenced in this episode 

• Get your culinary questions answered - listen to Esther on the Hotline Offline Podcast
• Esther's White Kimchi Recipe
• Kristen gushes about THIS Sheet Pan Pierogies with Brussels Sprouts and Kimchi recipe (New York Times)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Follow Esther on her Instagram page
• Wanna taste? Check out and try out Mokbar -- they ship Nationwide!

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

There are so many recipes out there to make granola, but then there are recipes that are Simply Genius. Jenné Claiborne's recipe bakes up faster and easier than any recipe out there by thoughtfully omitting what you may have thought was a crucial ingredient.

Referenced in this episode 

• Why Jenné Claiborne's Tahini Granola is Genius (Article)
• Jenné Claiborne's book, Sweet Potato Soul

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Get a signed copy of Kristen's book, Simply Genius, to find this and so many other incredible and simply genius recipes

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

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Special thanks to listeners Kayla (@kaylacalbano), Rachel (@craftsandcrumbs), and Oumaima (@lemonshmallow) for your potato-tales.

Referenced in this episode:

• Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes From a Secret Indonesian Cooking Club—Plus 20 Beginner Recipes I’m Still Hunting (Food52)
• Crispy Soy & Ginger Roast Potatoes recipe
• and of course, Lara's stunning book, Coconut & Sambal

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Read about how Lara put this book together on Cherry Bombe
• Mayukh Sen's beautiful profile of Sri Owen that Lara stumbled across 3 years ago (Food52)

P.S. Help me hunt the 20 remaining recipes for the forthcoming genius beginners book! See the full list and join the conversation here.

Referenced in this episode:

• Whipped Hummus With Roasted Carrots & Za'atar Oil recipe
• Dreamy-Smooth Hummus From a Kitchen Oops (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

• Everything you ever wanted to know about magical bean water, aquafaba
• Hetty's podcast, The House Specials
• View transcript

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it! I'm at genius@food52.com.

Referenced in this episode 

• Citrus Cake From Yasmin Khan (Recipe)
• Yasmin's book,  Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Follow Yasmin on Instagram 
• More backstory, The story behind Ripe Figs

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.