Cookbook Club is back, and our first book is Good Things by Samin Nosrat! Eight years after Salt Fat Acid Heat, Samin returns with a collection of the recipes she loves to cook for the…Read more
Cookbook Club is back! After 100 episodes and four seasons, the show returns for Season 5 with a new monthly format, and this time, you're part of it. Renee shares what's changing, why Sara Gray…Read more
Join us for our farewell episode, where we talk about the process of making the podcast and hear from some of our listeners! Thank you all for listening for the last four years and making…Read more
Snacks, as Sara says, are a life raft in the chaos of motherhood. Renee has a whole snack system. We have, actually, a lot to say about snacks. Join us! Recipes and resources mentioned in…Read more
We've had listener requests for Ottolenghi books over the years, and we've saved him for out last cookbook episode! We talk about his signature flavors, whether this book is overly simple, and whether we love…Read more
We are revisiting one of our favorite topics: meal trains! After Renee's cancer diagnosis and treatment, we both learned so much more about meal trains. This is the best way to support people in your…Read more
A very ambitious and comprehensive guide to pie -- from crust technique to decoration to hundreds of unique and interesting flavor combinations -- this book from Erin Jeanne McDowell really captured our interest. We talk…Read more
We like veggie burgers, but have we cooked that many? Turns out, this episode sent Sara down a rabbit hole of making veggie burger recipes and they are tricky! Renee weighs in with her favorite…Read more
My Everyday Lagos is a critically acclaimed cookbook that brings West African cuisine to western audiences. Specialty ingredients, spice mixes and unusual techniques set this book apart for us. Recipes and resources mentioned in this…Read more
Breakfast for dinner is a favorite weeknight hack for our families. You can take it in a hundred different directions, make it dead easy or make it fancy. Here's our favorite recipes and hacks to…Read more
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Meet Sara & Renee
We're home cooks from Portland, Oregon!
Renee Wilkinson
Renee is an urban homesteader, landscape designer, writer, and parent to Juniper (11), River (8) and Fox (6). She's the published author of the book Modern Homestead.
Sara Gray
Sara is a Realtor, organizational nerd and mom to 9-year-old Louis and 6-year-old Nathan. She won a blue ribbon at the Oregon State Fair for a loaf of quickbread at the age of 13.