Home Cooking

Chana-kah Masala (with Helen Zaltzman and Josey Baker)

Jingle Bells, caramels Do those two things rhyme? My flour smells, you can tell It spoils over time! Hey! Tis the season for our season to come to a close, so we are wra

Our Stuffing Ourselves

We're back with a Thanksgiving special! Samin has a cold, and a cold-pressed juicer, but Hrishi's got some mildly spicy jokes (which is why we have our first ever explici

Full of Pith and Vinegar (with Kate Lebo)

The poet and piemaker Kate Lebo joins us to help discuss her book "The Book of Difficult Fruit," which inspired this episode! We meddle with some medlars and try to make

Sari Not Sorry

Coming to you live from the Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston, with a little cameo appearance from Sumesh Uncle! For recipes, Home Cooking merch, and a transcript of th

Annie, Get Your Gunk

It’s the return of Samini's Teeny Tahini Sardini Panini! Plus: the pleasure and pain of making the ultimate chile crisp; blanching at having to blanch; and finding cast i

2 Babka 2 Furious

This episode was recorded live in San Francisco at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, as part of Samin’s Good Things book tour! It was hosted by City Arts & Lectures, and reco

Mayo May Not Delete

For the first time, we're recording an episode in the same room! Which means Hrishi is in arm's length of Samin if she decides to smack him for a bad pun! (No Hrishis wer

Apricot Girl Summer

We are thrilled to be back for the eleventieth season in our four-part series! Right now, it’s time to KICK OUT THE JAMS! We’ve got questions that are high in iron, and a

Coming Soon: Season Whatever of Our Four-Part Series!

You should never under-season your food, and you should never under-season your podcasts! So we're coming back with a brand new season of our podcast, starting on August

Cultural Anther-pology (with Sumesh Uncle)

Big News! Samin’s second cookbook, Good Things, will be published this September! You can preorder it here now! And to celebrate the book release, Samin will be touring

Frankly, We Have a Lot to Ketchup On (with Latif Nasser)

Our holiday episode this year is a Christmas special. Samin is making puns and courting controversy (don't let a Chicagoan hear how she eats a hot dog). And Hrishi’s maki

Mulberry Me Alive (with Dr. Sumesh Uncle Hirway)

It’s Thanksgiving, and so, like giblets and your racist aunt, this is the only time this year that you’ll have to deal with us. Welcome to the first (and possibly only) i

Happy Tangsgiving! (with Camila Cabello)

We’re back for a special episode of the podcast, and we’re getting questions and giving thanks as we get ready for the high holy day of home kitchens. We got a special su

Starch Nemesis (with Waffles & Mochi)

Hello again! We’ve climbed out of our cave and here we are, blinking bewilderedly in the light of the bright sun, trying to remember how to make this podcast. Join us as

Bittersweet (with Helen Zaltzman)

We’re wrapping up this pandemic year and our pandemic podcast in a carefully-sealed bag, so as not to let the flavors intermingle with other flavors in your podcast cooki

Thanksgiving, Part 2: Umami and Me (with Tracy Clayton and our families)

Happy Thanksgiving! Our special family guests this week include Samin’s younger brothers Pasha & Bahador, Hrishi’s dad Dr Sumesh Hirway, and Hrishi’s niece Asha. Plus, th

Thanksgiving, Part 1: Sage Wisdom (with Demi Adejuyigbe)

According to our callers, a big part of Thanksgiving seems to be making food for your loved ones that you only kind of like yourself. But can we make these dishes a littl

Snacktoberfest (with Sumesh Uncle and Sonoratown)

Dr. Sumesh Uncle Hirway, Ph.D (@sumeshhirway) is back with more tips, Jen Feltham of Sonoratown (@sonoratownla) teaches us a tortilla trick, and Samin & Hrishi talk treat

Fronds with Benefits (with Jason Mantzoukas)

We’re joined by actor Jason Mantzoukas, one of our favorite people. He’s a novice in the kitchen who needs a little help getting comfortable with some cooking basics. Plu

Old Bay Leaves, New Bae Arrives

We’re back for a third batch of episodes! Samin and Hrishi help a listener who is over-encumbered by a number of cucumbers, and Chef Detective fills in the missing pieces