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The Dinner Plan

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Whether you're a time-strapped professional, an empty nester, feeding a big household, or just making sure that you actually eat something day after day, figuring out what’s for dinner can be exhausting. With The Dinner

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  • 28. Kiano Moju Thinks Kale Is Boring

    40:32||Ep. 28
    Get Kiano's coriander chicken katsu recipe and links to her cookbook recommendations free on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Los Angeles-based recipe developer Kiano Moju. Kiano’s cookbook, Africali, draws on her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage and her upbringing in California, as well as travels abroad. Today she shares her tips for a cookout—including what you should always do first—and the all-stars of her pantry and fridge, plus favorite vegetable recipes from the book.

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  • 27. How Calvin Eng Plays 'Chopped' at Home Every Night

    47:26||Ep. 27
    Get the recipes for free on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Maggie Hoffman talks to chef Calvin Eng of Bonnie's in Williamsburg, Brooklyn about his new cookbook Salt Sugar MSG, and how he juggles feeding a young family with running a restaurant. He shares a unique meal-prep division of labor, his favorite way to use a rotisserie chicken, and thoughts on staying flexible in the kitchen in order to avoid food waste.

  • 26. Homemade Harissa and Black Garlic BBQ Sauce With Cortney Burns

    56:25||Ep. 26
    Get Cortney's harissa recipe and cookbook recommendations on our free newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. Today's episode features chef Cortney Burns, formerly of San Francisco's Bar Tartine. Cortney talks about how preserving fruits and vegetables and making your own condiments can serve as stored-up effort to make weeknight dinners deeply flavorful—and quick. Cortney shares her dinner planning routine—and how she challenges herself to put off a trip to the grocery store for as long as possible. —This episode was brought to you with support from Mama Lil's Peppers. Use code DINNERPLAN15 for 15% off at mamalils.com.

  • 25. Marisel Salazar Makes Her Own Grab-Bag of Frozen Burritos

    41:22||Ep. 25
    Get Marisel's recipes for molletes and her chicken jibarito BLT for free on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Latin-ish cookbook author Marisel Salazar about her research process for this groundbreaking book on American Latino cuisines, plus everything she keeps around for easier weeknights. Marisel shares her go-to quick dinner recipes from around the internet and the cookbooks that inspire her most. You can enter to win a copy of Marisel's book by subscribing to The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.

  • 24. Let Melissa Clark Solve Your Pantry Problems

    50:35||Ep. 24
    Get a recipe from Melissa plus links to all her recommendations at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com—subscribe free! In this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman chats with New York Times Cooking contributor Melissa Clark about how her dinners at home serve as a starting point for the recipes you end up seeing in the paper, and how her gig as an interim restaurant critic who’d never let a leftover go to waste has changed what she’s been cooking lately. Listen for her favorite moves for making the most of pantry ingredients, plus her thoughts on how to make your kitchen your happy place.

  • 23. Kenji López-Alt Cooks Differently Now

    56:16||Ep. 23
    Subscribe to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com for links to Kenji's recommendations and full recipes for the cucumber salad and egg and tomato stir-fry from The Wok. On this episode, The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman catches up with J. Kenji López-Alt about the new book he's working on, how his cooking has changed over the years, and his best advice for keeping chaos to a minimum in a small kitchen. He shares what's in his fridge right now and the most important thing you need to know about salads.Thanks to Wilderton Aperitivo Co., BjornQorn, and Mama Lil's Peppers for supporting this episode. For 15% off on MamaLils.com, use code DINNERPLAN15.

  • 22. Truly 15-Minute Dinner Recipes With Ali Rosen

    44:48||Ep. 22
    Get Ali Rosen's quick chicken piccata—and her cookbook recommendations—at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, cookbook author (and novelist, tv host, and mother of three) Ali Rosen shares her definition of a good weeknight meal, and the flavor-packed ingredients she reaches for to make it happen. She also gets into Valentine's Day dinner ideas and offers meal inspiration to a listener.