Home Cooking
Episodes
Chana-kah Masala (with Helen Zaltzman and Josey Baker)
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jingle Bells, caramelsDo those two things rhyme?My flour smells, you can tellIt spoils over time! Hey!Tis the season for our season to come to a close...
Our Stuffing Ourselves
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ou...
Full of Pith and Vinegar (with Kate Lebo)
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 medl...
Sari Not Sorry
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Annie, Get Your Gunk
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 blan...
2 Babka 2 Furious
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Art...
Mayo May Not Delete
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Apricot Girl Summer
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Coming Soon: Season Whatever of Our Four-Part Series!
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Cultural Anther-pology (with Sumesh Uncle)
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, Sa...
Frankly, We Have a Lot to Ketchup On (with Latif Nasser)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Mulberry Me Alive (with Dr. Sumesh Uncle Hirway)
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fir...
Happy Tangsgiving! (with Camila Cabello)
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 kitch...
Starch Nemesis (with Waffles & Mochi)
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 thi...
Bittersweet (with Helen Zaltzman)
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Thanksgiving, Part 2: Umami and Me (with Tracy Clayton and our families)
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! Our special family guests this week include Samin’s younger brothers Pasha & Bahador, Hrishi’s dad Dr Sumesh Hirway, and H...
Thanksgiving, Part 1: Sage Wisdom (with Demi Adejuyigbe)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Snacktoberfest (with Sumesh Uncle and Sonoratown)
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sumesh Uncle Hirway, Ph.D (@sumeshhirway) is back with more tips, Jen Feltham of Sonoratown (@sonoratownla) teaches us a tortilla trick, and Samin...
Fronds with Benefits (with Jason Mantzoukas)
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Old Bay Leaves, New Bae Arrives
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Kohlrabi: Turnip for What? (with Antoni Porowski)
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is kohlrabi and what do we do with it? Plus, Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski (@antoni) talks to us about pierogis, and more! For recipes, resource...
Gettin’ Jalapeño Business (with Rachel Khong)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samin and Hrishi brainstorm snack ideas for hiking, but sometimes wander off the trail, and author Rachel Khong (@rrrrrrrachelkhong) breaks down her q...
I Scream, You Scream, Please Scream Inside Your Heart for Ice Cream (with Nadiya Hussain)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The wonderful Nadiya Hussain (@nadiyajhussain), Great British Bake-Off winner and host of Netflix’s “Nadiya’s Time to Eat,” joins us to tell u...
White Fra-chili-ty (with Sam Sanders)
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! The pandemic has extended its run, so we have, too! But now, it’s hot out and everyone’s sweaty and no one wants to turn on their ov...
Guess What? Chicken Butt Is Delicious (with Yo-Yo Ma)
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re closing out our miniseries with happy bellies, full hearts, and international treasure Yo-Yo Ma (@YoYo_Ma). In this episode, we talk about com...
Cod Save America (with Wesley Morris and Dr. Sumesh Hirway)
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s so much sardine advice packed into this episode. Plus, Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Wesley Morris (@wesley_morris) tells us about ...
Here's What Else You Knead to Know Today (with W. Kamau Bell and Stella Parks)
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
White flour is in short supply, so what should you do when you want to bake? We’re joined by pastry wizard Stella Parks (@bravetart) to help us answ...
Bean There, Done That (with Josh Malina)
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quarantine cooking is no joke—or is it? In our inaugural episode, Hrishi makes one too many puns, Samin answers the eternal bean question (to soak o...
Trailer
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing our new podcast for cooking in the time of quarantine. Send us your questions!