The Recipe with Kenji and Deb
Episodes
Mailbag Part 4
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In their last episode before book-writing hiatus, Deb and Kenji take your questions, about truly satisfying turkey burgers, no recipe recipes, the cor...
Burgers
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deb has fifteen recipes for meatballs on Smitten Kitchen, and exactly one for a meat burger. That does not mean Deb lacks for opinions about burgers, ...
Mailbag Part 3
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When is it OK to yuck someone’s yum? Garlic and ginger hacks. How to turn your kid into a lifelong cook. Kenji and Deb answer your questions in anot...
Eggs Benedict
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eggs Benedict should really be called Eggs Benedict Arnold, because it will betray any shortcomings you have as a home cook. You should give it a go a...
French Toast (with Christopher Kimball)
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crisp on the outside, custardy on the inside – this week we’re talking French Toast with special guest Christopher Kimball (Milk Street). Chris jo...
Before Kenji and Deb, there was Lena
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deb and Kenji are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic episode from our friends at Sidedoor, "America’s Unknown Celebrity Chef". For...
Hummus
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If the only hummus you’ve ever had came from a cold tub procured at a supermarket, yeah...you haven’t really had hummus. Homemade hummus, served w...
Broccoli Cheddar Soup (and something just as money, with Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re really only technically eating a vegetable with broccoli cheddar soup — it is insistently not health food, but a giant middle finger to who...
Crispy Chicken Cutlets
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crispy chicken cutlets are endlessly adaptable to taste, so it’s no wonder they are a universal crowd pleaser. From Austrian schnitzel to Japanese k...
Brownies (and something just as iconic, with Kelsey McKinney)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brownies are a diabolical(ly) good cross between cake and cookie. They taste sinfully rich and decadent, but they’re an angel in the kitchen (one bo...
Nachos (and something just as good, with our EP Audrey)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nachos were invented in a Mexican border town for a group of American ladies who lunch, and now they are considered food for the beer-drinking, footba...
Meatballs (Italian-American)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If humanity’s gotten you down lately, just keep in mind that our species can’t be that bad… we did invent the meatball after all. This ingenious...
Onion Soup
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Quiet luxury has been all the rage the past few years, but our girl Onion Soup has been out here epitomizing that s**t for literally hundreds of years...
The Science of Stir-Fry with J. Kenji López-Alt [Milk Street Radio]
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic interview from our friends at Milk Street Radio.For more information, visit Milk Street Rad...
Bacon Egg & Cheese
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There comes a point in every New Yorker’s life when they venture outside city limits and learn, to their horror, 24-hour access to breakfast sandwic...
Chicken Soup
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chicken soup is the universal comfort food, but there are as many versions of chicken soup as there are planets in the universe. Depending on where an...
A Smidge of Smitten Kitchen Keepers
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulations are in order for Deb, who released the audiobook of Smitten Kitchen Keepers earlier this month. We are proud to share with you a littl...
Apple Pie
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Things we learn in this episode: Kenji has a not-so-secret secret ingredient for can’t-miss pie crust, Deb is not allowed at Thanksgiving without he...
Take a Break with Home Cooking
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deb and Kenji are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic episode from Home Cooking, our fellow Radiotopia show about food.***************...
Popcorn
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenji and Deb are major, MAJOR fans of popcorn — “God’s gift to snacking” (two guesses who said that). One might actually call them a miracle ...
Baked Ziti
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kids say the darndest things, and so do Deb and Kenji. “Nobody likes penne.” “Chiffonade is pretentious.” “I have honestly no idea what my r...
Caesar Salad
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Deb and Kenji stop being polite and start getting real. Turns out, they weren’t born with encyclopedic knowledge of food; before ea...
BLT
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deb: “This is the perfect sandwich.” Kenji: “This is my favorite sandwich of all time.” In fact, Kenji has gone way beyond just admiring and i...
Back for Seconds
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenji and Deb will be back September 9 with all new episodes. Watch this space! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Live from Seattle: Deb in conversation with Kenji
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenji has many pans going on the fire at all times, one of which was directing this year’s Community Curated Series for Seattle Arts & Lectures....
Kenji and Deb and Ed
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to our friends at Special Sauce for allowing us to share this episode. Deb, Kenji, and host Ed Levine talk about ye olde days of early food blo...
Mailbag Part 2
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know you don’t want to burn your food in the kitchen (unless it’s a char/sear kinda situation), but you know what else you don’t want to burn...
Mailbag Part 1
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After putting out our first batch of episodes, we put out a call to our listeners — any questions? You sure did. Thanks to listeners from around the...
Asparagus
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kenji and Deb talk all about asparagus. You can roast it, puree it, sautee it, grill it, and even eat it raw. It can serve as a snack...
Grilled Chicken
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grilling season is here and so are Kenji and Deb to talk grilled chicken. From marinades to brines, to the one thing that can prevent dried-out grille...
Iceberg Salad
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iceberg lettuce gets a bad rap, but can make a good wrap. In this episode, Kenji and Deb go all in on lettuce. From wedge salads with homemade ranch t...
Grilled Cheese
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
News to us at Radiotopia, but there are some of you out there who have some really strong feelings about grilled cheese, almost enough for a whole sep...
Tomato Soup
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people think tomato soup only exists to serve as a dipping sauce for grilled cheese, but Kenji and Deb are here to set them straight. A properly,...
Pancakes
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In preparation for this episode, Deb and Kenji fed their children so many pancakes that they are now on a pancake strike. But before you start feeling...
Meatloaf
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenji and Deb have history with meatloaf that goes way, way back, to summer camp in the 80s. It was not love at first taste, but Deb has a moment of c...
Stovetop Mac and Cheese
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most people are familiar with the stuff in the blue box, but what might seem like a simple dish holds many nuances, from achieving that perfectly smoo...
Introducing: The Recipe with Kenji and Deb
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New from Radiotopia, The Recipe with Kenji and Deb. Join us to hear what goes into writing our recipes — the techniques we test, the ingredients we ...
Coming Soon
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Recipe - coming to Radiotopia in 2024! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices