The Dinner Plan

Sabrina Ghayour Finds an Easier Path to Dinner Sep 15, 2025

Sabrina Ghayour has a particular gift for simple recipes, and her eighth book, Persiana Easy, is full of dinner ideas that’ll save you during busy fall evenings. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Sabrina shares her go-to weeknight meals, the cookbook authors that inspire her most, and her advice for anyone who’s struggling to cook these days. Get Sabrina's recipes for roasted saffron chicken kebabs and her extra-speedy spin on lahmacun at The Dinner Plan's newsletter: TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Improvising Dinner With Peter J. Kim Sep 08, 2025

Peter J. Kim's new book,Instant Ramen Kitchen, is about making quick, delicious dinners from the pantry staple. But it's also about setting yourself free to improvise as a cook. In this episode of The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman chats with Peter about essential flavor-boosting pantry staples, the best way to add richness and body to a bowl of ramen, plus the "perpetual stew" he adds to throughout the fall and winter. Get all the links mentioned on the show plus full recipes for Peter's Spinach Ramen Gratin and Xi’an-Style Cumin Lamb Ramen at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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The Flavor Bombs in Ixta Belfrage’s Fridge Sep 05, 2025

Ixta’s new Brazilian-inspired book, Fusão, demonstrates how much concentrated flavor you can pack onto a plate—and into a little jar. The building blocks to her recipes include pineapple hot sauce, gingery mango jam, and a must-have quick chile condiment that's great on eggs, rice, or tinned fish. In this episode, Ixta shares the flavor bombs she makes at home to jazz up simple meals, a peek at her ideal dinner party menu, plus her favorite ways to use up that mountain of eggplant, zucchini in your kitchen right now—and the butternut squash that's on the way. Get Ixta's recipe for fish with mango curry butter on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com

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Dan Pelosi on the Power of the Dinner Party Sep 01, 2025

This week, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook author Dan Pelosi, also known online as Grossy Pelosi. Dan’s new book, Let's Party, is full of smart advice for dinner party hosts—and so many dishes you can make ahead. Dan shares tips for dialing down the stress when you’re feeding a crowd, the hosting mistake he’ll absolutely never make again, what he’s cooking from late-summer garden abundance, and when he’s at his happiest in the kitchen. Get Dan's pineapple pulled pork slider recipe—and all his cookbook recommendations—at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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How Yasmin Khan Gets Ahead on Dinner Aug 25, 2025

Host Maggie Hoffman talks with cookbook author Yasmin Khan, whose new book, Sabzi, shares vegetarian meals to cook at home. Yasmin shares her time-saving prep-ahead dinner tips, her essentials of salad-making, and thoughts on stocking the freezer if you've got a baby on the way. Get two vegetarian recipes from Yasmin at our newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. And be sure to enter the big 50th-episode giveaway there before Aug 31.

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Cooking Communally With Rosie Kellett Aug 18, 2025

On this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Rosie Kellett, author of In for Dinner, about all the lessons she's learned about budget-friendly cooking and feeding a crowd through her years living communally in London. Warning: Listening to this episode may lead to some daydreaming about an entirely different life.

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Alexis de Boschnek’s Speedy Weeknight Dinners (and Make-Ahead Party Meals) Aug 11, 2025

This is the 50th episode of The Dinner Plan podcast! Host Maggie Hoffman talks to Alexis de Boschnek, the author of Nights and Weekends, about juggling caretaking and cooking, the staples she keeps around in case of a power outage, and the quick dinner she makes from that box of greens that's always lingering in the fridge. See Alexis's recipes and what we cooked after this recording at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Top Cookbooks With Cult Flav’s Sarah and Bryn Jackson Aug 04, 2025

In the 49th episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook and cookware reviewers Sarah Jackson and Bryn Jackson, creators of Cult Flav. Listen for their cookbook picks of the year so far, recent recipes that really stood out to them, and tips on outfitting a beginner's kitchen—plus the pricey kitchen gadget they can't help but love.

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How The Amateur Gourmet Deals With Dinner Overwhelm Aug 01, 2025

The Amateur Gourmet by Adam Roberts was probably one of the first food blogs you ever read. Now he's written a fun novel called Food Person, and joined host Maggie Hoffman for a conversation about the cookbooks that shaped his path, what he tries to remember about giving up dinner perfection, and the hosting lessons he's gleaned over the course of many, many dinner parties.

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No-Cook Dinners With Susie Theodorou Jul 25, 2025

Food stylist and cookbook author Susie Theodorou shares tips for no-cook dinners for summer, including many, many ways to turn a rotisserie chicken into an appetizing dinner. Get Susie's recipes and more every week at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Cook Better Fish With Chef Ari Kolender Jul 18, 2025

If you've ever felt bored with your fish-cooking routine, or intimidated by a seafood recipe, this Dinner Plan episode with chef Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. in LA is for you. Ari shares tips for easy prep, thoughts on pairing flavors, and ways to save money every time you're at the fish counter. Find recipes and links at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Sami Tamimi Gives Vegetables the Spotlight Jul 11, 2025

You may know cookbook author Sami Tamimi from his longtime partnership with Yotam Ottolenghi. With Boustany, Sami steps out on his own, with deeply flavorful vegetarian recipes inspired by his Palestinian upbringing. Sami shares his summer favorites, his best ways of transforming leftovers into a new dish, and thoughts on why vegetarian cooking can be more exciting than anything made with meat. Get recipes and links from Sami at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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What Eric Kim Cooks When It’s Just Too Hot Out Jul 03, 2025

You've seen Eric Kim’s NYT Cooking recipes and videos. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman chats with Eric about what he really craves when summer hits, the old cookbooks and Food Network shows he loves most, and the recipe developer he considers his food media soulmate.

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Rebecca Firkser’s Best Advice for Cooking on a Budget Jun 23, 2025

Rebecca Firkser is an expert in budget-minded cooking, and the writer behind the long-running series Nickel & Dine. On this episode of The Dinner Plan, she shares crucial grocery-shopping and meal-planning tips, plus a handful of her go-to quick and easy weeknight recipes. Find all the links on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. Rebecca is also the author of the new book Galette!, which focuses on the art of those effortless, rustic desserts—and it’s a treasure trove of savory recipes, too. You’ll find two picnic favorites in this week's Dinner Plan newsletter.

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Molly Baz Is Starting Fresh Jun 18, 2025

On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman catches up with Molly Baz, the author of More is More and Cook This Book, about all the projects she's working on these days, including her recipe club and an upcoming book. Molly shares how her cooking has changed since her son was born and she lost her home in the LA fires. Get all of Molly's recipe links and cookbook recommendations at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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What Does Food & Wine's Executive Editor Actually Cook at Home? Jun 13, 2025

How does an idea make its way into Food & Wine magazine? What older recipes should we all be making now? Hear Karen Shimizu, Food & Wine's executive editor, answer these questions—and share her weeknight dinner favorites and the lessons she's learned through her years at the magazine. Get all the links from this episode at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Chetna Makan Says to Cook For Yourself First Jun 06, 2025

On the 40th episode of the podcast, host Maggie Hoffman chats with cookbook author Chetna Makan about her love for grilling, her go-to sides and salads for a barbecue, plus her favorite ways to use up zucchini and eggplant once they come into season. Hear Chetna's advice for staying inspired in the kitchen, plus learn about her favorite summer desserts. Get recipes and recommendations from Chetna on The Dinner Plan's newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Cook for Your Kid Like a Chef Who’s Done the Michelin Thing Jun 02, 2025

Chef Scott Clark has run recipe R&D at fancy restaurants like Saison and Benu in San Francisco—but these days you'll find him cooking in a little traincar on the side of Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Scott shares tips for organizing a small kitchen, memories of the amazing California road trips featured in his new cookbook, Coastal, and his philosophy on cooking for his daughter and cooking when you're camping. Get Scott's umami oil, panzanella, fish stick hand rolls, and more recipes mentioned in this episode at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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Andrea Aliseda’s Kitchen Ritual May 29, 2025

Andrea Aliseda, author of Make It Plant Based! Mexican, shares advice for getting in the zone when it's time to cook, her favorite ways to prepare mushrooms so they're not at all soggy, and how she gets a week of different meals out of one big pot of beans. Find recipes from Andrea and all the links mentioned on the show at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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A Crowd-Sourced Meal With Casey Elsass May 19, 2025

To get Casey's pickled potato salad and caesar salad recipes, head to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Casey Elsass, whose new book, What Can I Bring?, shares recipes for dips, salads, sides, drinks, and sweets that are ideal for toting along to a barbecue, picnic, or dinner party.

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Front-of-Closet Recipes With Peter Som May 16, 2025

Head to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com for all of Peter Som's recipe recommendations. When a fashion designer invites you over for dinner, you know it's going to be stylish. This week, The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman talks to Peter Som about his tips for chic dinner parties without too much effort, his go-to method for cooking tofu, and what he's really looking forward to making for dinner in warmer weather. Get his Lemony Miso Garlic Shrimp recipe and Famous Lemon Chicken on The Dinner Plan newsletter on Substack here.

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Snacks for Dinner With Georgia Freedman May 09, 2025

Go to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com for all the recipes mentioned here—and this week's book giveaway! On this episode, host Maggie Hoffman chats with cookbook author Georgia Freedman, whose new book Snacking Dinners shares 50 low-effort meals that feel like a special occasion. Georgia shares advice for stocking your pantry so that these fun dinners come together quickly, plus tips on making snacks for a crowd without exhausting yourself. Get links to all the recipes in Georgia's weeknight meal rotation at The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.

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Rick Martinez’s New Salsa Cookbook Will Transform Your Cooking Apr 28, 2025

Get the recipes and cookbook links—and enter to win Rick's book—at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Rick Martinez, author of Mi Cocina and Salsa Daddy, a new book of over 70 traditional and modern salsa recipes. Rick shares how making salsas can make simple weeknight meals so much more flavorful—and which salsa you can freeze for later. He tells you what to look for when you're buying chiles, how to pair specific salsas with whatever you're eating, and gives us a list of his all-time favorite cookbooks and the recipes he leans on most at home.

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Date Molasses, Black Lime, and Fluffy Rice With Noor Murad Apr 24, 2025

Get the recipes and cookbooks mentioned here our free newsletter: TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this episode, Noor Murad, author of the new cookbook Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East, shares memories of her childhood in Bahrain and the meals she loves most, whether she's hosting friends or looking for an easy weeknight dinner. She talks about life at Ottolenghi in London and her pantry essentials at home, plus some cookbook authors she looks up to.

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Gena Hamshaw's Meal Prep System for Busy Weeks Apr 18, 2025

Get the recipes and enter this week's cookbook giveaway at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. (It's free!) If you just aren't feeling inspired to cook right now, you're going to want to listen to this interview. On this week's epsiode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Gena Hamshaw, the author of A Grain, a Green, a Bean: One Simple Formula, Countless Meatless Meals. Gena works long hours at a hospital, so she's figured out a meal prep and freezer system that allows for homemade meals in minutes on the weeknights, even when she just isn't feeling excited about cooking. She shares some favorite store-bought shortcuts, her hands-off method for baking whole grains in the oven, and go-to cookbooks for plant-based dinner inspiration.

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Hailee Catalano on Fresh Spring Dinners and the Rules of Sandwich Construction Apr 11, 2025

Find recipes and cookbook recommendations from Hailee on the free newsletter at The Dinner Plan.Substack.com. On today's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Hailee Catalano, the author of By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear. Hailee offers tips for keeping cooking low-stress, thoughts on the essential rules of making a great sandwich for the beach or a picnic, and the spring recipes she's excited to cook this year.

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Meera Sodha on Breaking Through Burnout in the Kitchen Apr 03, 2025

Subscribe to get recipes and cookbook links at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this long-awaited episodes, host Maggie Hoffman chats with Guardian columnist and cookbook author Meera Sodha about how she came back to cooking after a period of intense burnout. Meera, whose new book Dinner just came out in the U.S., shares some of the mental health tools that helped her through, as well as the cookbooks and pantry ingredients that inspire her now.

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What Zaynab Issa Always Has in Her Pantry Mar 28, 2025

Get recipes from Zaynab and her cookbook recommendations free at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. In this week's episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook author and NY Times Cooking contributor Zaynab Issa about the recipes she's most excited about, her tips for stress-free dinner party hosting, and the flavorful staples she cannot live without. Hear her thoughts on how to do fusion food right, and hear why she doesn't like to get too far ahead with meal planning.

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Kiano Moju Thinks Kale Is Boring Mar 21, 2025

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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How Calvin Eng Plays 'Chopped' at Home Every Night Mar 14, 2025

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.

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Homemade Harissa and Black Garlic BBQ Sauce With Cortney Burns Mar 06, 2025

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.

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Marisel Salazar Makes Her Own Grab-Bag of Frozen Burritos Feb 28, 2025

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.

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Let Melissa Clark Solve Your Pantry Problems Feb 20, 2025

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.

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Kenji López-Alt Cooks Differently Now Feb 14, 2025

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.

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Truly 15-Minute Dinner Recipes With Ali Rosen Feb 09, 2025

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.

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Dip for Dinner With Alyse Whitney Feb 02, 2025

Get recipes and links for free by subscribing to The Dinner Plan on Substack. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Alyse Whitney, author of Big Dip Energy, about Super Bowl food ideas, weeknight dinner favorites, and dips you can make starting with a store-bought rotisserie chicken. She also shared a luxurious dinner she makes using a carton of crabmeat from Costco.

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Warm Dinners for Cold Nights With Lesley Enston Jan 30, 2025

Get Lesley's pelau recipe and links to her favorite books by subscribing for free to The Dinner Plan on Substack. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Lesley Enston about her book, Belly Full: Exploring Caribbean Cuisine through 11 Fundamental Ingredients and over 100 Recipes. Lesley recounts the process of gathering recipes from friends, aunties, and older neighbors—and the way that testing and tasting these recipes brought back vivid memories. She also shares go-to warming dinners for cold evenings, a favorite use for the broiler, and some highly recommended cookbooks to add to your shelf. (Grab the links on The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.)

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Bringing Kids Into the Kitchen With Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou Riddle Jan 24, 2025

Get recipes and links at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. “As a parent," says cookbook author Hsiao-Ching Chou, "you have to let go of your own anxieties and perfectionism" when you're cooking with kids. "I think that a lot of folks bring a lot of baggage into the kitchen and they think that everything needs to be perfect, everything needs to look the same.” This week, The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman talks to Chou and her daughter Meilee Chou Riddle about their new book, Feasts of Good Fortune, their favorite dishes for Lunar New Year, and the recipes they cook over and over at their Seattle home. Get full show notes at The Dinner Plan's free Substack newsletter.

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For Carla Lalli Music, Cooking for One Is Not a Bummer Jan 17, 2025

Get the recipes and links in The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack. This week, Carla Lalli Music, the author of That Sounds So Good and Where Cooking Begins, shares guidance on cooking for one, the pasta cookbook she thinks everyone should own, and a bevy of recipe ideas for times when you're not sure what to make for dinner.

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Beyond the Kitchen Grind With Jessica Battilana Jan 10, 2025

Get full recipes and links at TheDinnerPlan.substack.com. On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Jessica Battilana, a many-time cookbook author and staff editor at King Arthur Baking Company. We cover Jessica's favorite winter weeknight dinners, what to bake from King Arthur's new Big Book of Bread, and game-changing cookbooks from Jessica's collection. Thanks to King Arthur Baking Company for supporting this episode.

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The Vegetarian Dinners Hetty Lui McKinnon Keeps on Rotation Jan 03, 2025

Get Hetty's crispy rice recipe—and links to her favorite cookbooks on The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack. This week's guest, Hetty Lui McKinnon, is a frequently-mentioned favorite on the show. She's written five cookbooks and contributes frequently to NYT Cooking. On this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Hetty about the hardest part of weeknight dinners, her secret love for out-of-season tomatoes, and how to keep winter salads exciting. Listen for vegetarian dinner ideas and a smart way of thinking about your weeknight meal rotation.

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Jenny Rosenstrach’s Best Advice for Part-Time Plant-Based Eating Dec 27, 2024

Get links and recipes at The Dinner Plan's free Substack newsletter. This week, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Jenny Rosenstrach, the author of The Weekday Vegetarians, The Weekday Vegetarians Get Simple, and Dinner: A Love Story. Jenny offers advice on easing slowly into more plant-based eating, how to make winter salads hearty and delicious, and why you should always, always have a block of pre-baked tofu in your fridge.

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Zoe Barrie Soderstrom Gives Meal Planning the Restaurant Treatment Dec 19, 2024

Get the full show notes at The Dinner Plan's free Substack. Zoe Barrie Soderstrom hated wasting food. So she devised a meal planning system inspired by her days as a restaurant cook. Advance prep and careful shopping—plus a jigsaw puzzle of ingredients getting reused in multiple dishes—helps cut down waste and get your dinner on the table fast. This week Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman talks to Zoe about what can get prepped ahead (and what can't) plus how to use up the bits and bobs of ingredients that always hang out in the fridge this time of year. Got half a carton of heavy cream? Give this show a listen.

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Sweet Rolls and Holiday Gumbo With Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling Dec 13, 2024

Get the recipes every week from The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack. On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks with Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling of Cook's Country about their new book, When Southern Women Cook.

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Caroline Choe Makes the Best Mac and Cheese Dec 06, 2024

Get Caroline Choe's kimchi mac and cheese recipe on The Dinner Plan's free Substack. In this episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Caroline about collaborating with her parents on her book, Banchan, the greatest way to revive leftover chicken, plus her favorite cookbooks for both kids and adults.

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Julia Turshen Won’t Make Lasagna for a Meal Train Nov 28, 2024

Get recipes and Julia's cookbook favorites on The Dinner Plan's free Substack. In today's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to cookbook author Julia Turshen about her tips for easier meal planning and great ways to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers.

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Prep-Ahead Thanksgiving and More With Dan Souza Nov 18, 2024

This week, Maggie talks with Dan Souza of America's Test Kitchen about how to really prep ahead for Thanksgiving—and what he'll make for dinner before the holiday hits. Grab all of Dan's recipe and cookbook recommendations free at The Dinner Plan on Substack, including the full recipe for his crowd-favorite cauliflower soup.

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Cold-Brewed Dashi and More With Sonoko Sakai Nov 15, 2024

On this week's episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman chats with Sonoko Sakai, the LA-based culinary instructor and author of Wafu Cooking. Sonoko shares why she always has broth in the fridge—and the many ways she puts a jar of yuzu kosho to work, plus a few cookbooks that she loves most. Head to The Dinner Plan on Substack to get Sonoko's Udon al Yuzu Kosho recipe, free.

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Quick Dinner Favorites With Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats Nov 08, 2024

On this week's episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman chats with Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats, author of the new cookbook, Delicious Tonight. Nagi has a knack for transforming elaborate meals into speedy weeknight dinners. Find out why Nagi doesn’t have an air fryer in her kitchen, the ingredient she considers “a highway to flavor,” and the hidden gem recipe in this book that you absolutely shouldn’t miss. For full recipes and cookbook recommendations, subscribe to The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.

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Crispy, Gooey, Cheesy Bread Dumplings With Luisa Weiss Nov 01, 2024

On this episode of The Dinner Plan, Luisa Weiss, author of Classic German Cooking, shares favorite German recipes and thoughts on how cookbooks can help when you're struggling to feel inspired. Get Luisa's cookbook recommendations—plus her recipe for cheesy bread dumplings—at The Dinner Plan's Free Substack.

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What NYT Cooking’s editor in chief actually makes for dinner Oct 25, 2024

NYT Food & Cooking editor in chief Emily Weinstein chats with The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman about how recipes come to life in The New York Times, why she prefers a galley kitchen, and the dinners she keeps in her frequent rotation. Get the recipes, cookbook recs, and more at The Dinner Plan's free Substack.

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Cozy recipes (mostly plants) from Justine Doiron Oct 18, 2024

In this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks with TikTok star Justine Doiron about her new cookbook, Justine Cooks, the soup she loves eating for breakfast, her favorite comforting dinners, and why you should never hesitate to re-organize your kitchen. Get Justine's favorite vegetable-forward dinner recipes—and a few of her cookbook and creator recommendations—at The Dinner Plan substack, free.

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Learning Plant-Based Cooking With Joe Yonan Oct 11, 2024

The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman chats with Joe Yonan, author of Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking and longtime food and dining editor of the Washington Post. Joe shares what's in his fridge right now, how he dials down the dinner pressure, and how this impressive vegetarian cookbook came together. For exclusive recipes, Joe's recommended cookbooks, and show notes, get the The Dinner Plan free Substack here.

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Margaret Eby Won't Judge You for Making Rice in a Mug Oct 04, 2024

You Gotta Eat by Margaret Eby helps you feed yourself despite burnout, depression, or anxiety—or just times when life feels overwhelming. But it's not a bummer; Eby's cooking expertise and sense of humor shine through on every page. In this interview, she talks with The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman about radically simple dinner ideas, the cookbooks that inspire her in the kitchen, and what she's looking forward to cooking this fall. Get further show notes, exclusive recipes, and all the book recommendations on The Dinner Plan's free newsletter.

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Caroline Chambers, the Queen of Easy Weeknight Dinners Sep 27, 2024

Top food Substack writer Caroline Chambers, the author of What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, chats with The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman about the easy recipes she makes over and over, her favorite ways to make salad more fun, and what she'd make with that cabbage in your fridge right now. Get the recipes mentioned in this show on The Dinner Plan's free newsletter.

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The Flavor-Packed Sauce Betty Liu Puts on Every Vegetable Sep 27, 2024

Betty Liu is the author of My Shanghai and The Chinese Way—and a busy surgical resident. In this conversation with The Dinner Plan host Maggie Hoffman, Liu shares go-to easy dinners for busy weeknights, a super-flavorful sauce that enlivens any vegetable, and the cookbooks she turns to for inspiration. Get the recipes and more on The Dinner Plan free Substack.

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Introducing The Dinner Plan Sep 18, 2024

On this food podcast from longtime cooking editor Maggie Hoffman, you'll get access to best-selling cookbook authors and experts in a wide range of cuisines, all offering inspiration for this week's dinners.

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