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The Dinner Plan

Figuring out what to make for dinner can be exhausting. The Dinner Plan helps you start every week with fresh cooking inspiration, thanks to Maggie Hoffman and a roster of top cookbook authors. You’ll get dinner ideas for every season, advice on how to make weeknight meal planning easier, smart budget cooking and grocery shopping tips, and easy dinners to make when you’re short on time and energy. Guests on The Dinner Plan include experts like Molly Baz, Melissa Clark, Justine Doiron, Hetty Lui McKinnon, J. Kenji López-Alt, Hailee Catalano, and more. Guests answer questions like: What store-bought shortcuts make your weeknight dinners more flavorful? How do you meal prep or ingredient prep without getting bored? What weeknight dinner recipes would you text to a friend? Where do you find dinner ideas when you don’t feel like cooking? To get each guest’s cookbook recommendations, plus a free recipe of the week from that guest’s latest book, subscribe to The Dinner Plan newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com—that’s also where you’ll find our list of 99 dinner ideas you didn’t have to think of.

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Cooking Communally With Rosie Kellett Aug 18, 2025

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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.

Don't miss the big pantry, cookbook, and kitchen gear giveaway over on TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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