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Surprise! A Christmas episode. Surprise! We cooked from Christmas books without telling each other the ones we chose. Su...
20/12/2025

Surprise! A Christmas episode. Surprise! We cooked from Christmas books without telling each other the ones we chose. Surprise! It’s all sweet treats. 🎄🍪🍰
We had so much fun switching up the format for this one. Out now! 🎧

PADELLA - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳Padella’s pici cacio e pepe 🍝Hand made pici 🍝Spaghetti with olives, capers, chilli, ros...
24/11/2025

PADELLA - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳
Padella’s pici cacio e pepe 🍝
Hand made pici 🍝
Spaghetti with olives, capers, chilli, rosemary, garlic and pangratto 🍝
Pappadelle with beef shin ragu 🍝
Pappadelle with portabello mushrooms, garlic and rosemary 🍝
Padella with Samosa 🐱

We love Padella and this book held up to our hype. Worth consideration for your Christmas list, we think! 🍝

CHEZ PANISSE CAFE COOKBOOK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳Pizzetta with farm egg and proscuitto 🍳🥓Apple and brandied currant t...
17/11/2025

CHEZ PANISSE CAFE COOKBOOK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳
Pizzetta with farm egg and proscuitto 🍳🥓
Apple and brandied currant tart 🍏
Fresh ricotta baked with herbs and olive oil 🌿🧀
Upside down plum cake 🍰🙃

We were so happy with our choices (and each other’s) for this book. If you have this one do you think this does Alice Waters justice? 📚

IMAD’S SYRIAN KITCHEN - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳Kabsa Rice with Chicken 🍗 Kebab Hindi 🍅Batatas Harra 🥔Falafel (which DID ...
21/10/2025

IMAD’S SYRIAN KITCHEN - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳
Kabsa Rice with Chicken 🍗
Kebab Hindi 🍅
Batatas Harra 🥔
Falafel (which DID finally make it into a falafel wrap) 🥙

Big love for both Imad and his Syrian Kitchen – add it to your shelf immediately! 🇸🇾

POK POK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳Ike’s Vietnamese FIsh-Sauce Wings 🍗Kai Kraphrao Kai Dao (Stir Fried Chicken with Hot Ba...
30/09/2025

POK POK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳

Ike’s Vietnamese FIsh-Sauce Wings 🍗
Kai Kraphrao Kai Dao (Stir Fried Chicken with Hot Basil) 🌿
Phat Fak Thawng (Northern Thai-Style Stir Fried Squash)🧅

Let us know if you’ve Pok Pok’ed and what you think! Check out our epsiode on ‘Thai Food’ by David Thompson from Season One for more like this.🇹🇭

We’re back after a sliiiightly extended summer break (details in episode) with a Thai restaurant cookbook. Pok Pok start...
25/09/2025

We’re back after a sliiiightly extended summer break (details in episode) with a Thai restaurant cookbook. Pok Pok started in Portland by Andy Ricker ans spread out across the US before closing in 2020. We’ve trusted the internet when choosing this book. Tune in to find out if that was wise... 🇹🇭

🎧 Pokcast out now.

We’re throwing it back this week to the cookbook from Dishoom, the iconic London institution famed for breakfast naan ro...
17/07/2025

We’re throwing it back this week to the cookbook from Dishoom, the iconic London institution famed for breakfast naan rolls, its black daal and some very long queues.

Find out how recreating the restaurant’s best-loved recipes went for us in season 3. Listen now wherever you get your pods 🎧

THE HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳🧁Almond and Raspberry Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting🍡Raspberry Cheesecak...
10/07/2025

THE HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🍳

🧁Almond and Raspberry Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting
🍡Raspberry Cheesecake Brownie
🫐Blueberry Muffins
🍪White Chocolate and Pecan Cookies

Have we inspired you to pick this book up or revisit it? It feels a little bit iconic. 🍰🧁🍪

THE WAGAMAMA COOKBOOK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳🍜 Miso ramen🥟 Chicken gyoza🥗 Rice noodle salad🍠 Yasai korokkeSoo… have yo...
29/06/2025

THE WAGAMAMA COOKBOOK - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳

🍜 Miso ramen
🥟 Chicken gyoza
🥗 Rice noodle salad
🍠 Yasai korokke

Soo… have you listened to the episode? We want to hear if you’ve got this one at home and what you think. Are you on the under- or over- end of whelmed scale?!

ASMA’S INDIAN KITCHEN - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳🌿Saag Paneer (spinach with Indian cheese)🫓Attae Ka Paratha (wholemeal bre...
11/06/2025

ASMA’S INDIAN KITCHEN - WHAT WE COOKED 👩🏻‍🍳👩🏼‍🍳

🌿Saag Paneer (spinach with Indian cheese)
🫓Attae Ka Paratha (wholemeal bread)
🍋Peela Pulao (lemon rice with cashew nuts)
🥩Dum Gosht (spicy beef roast)
🥵Channa Masala (spiced chickpeas (so spicy Victoria couldn’t handle them!))

What a woman! We can only dream to emulate her greatness. We would certainly recommend that you get your own dose of Asma - this book, her restaurant or the Chef’s Table episode! Let us know what you think. 📚

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