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**The Genius Recipe Tapes**

A weekly show from Food52’s new podcast network, featuring all the uncut gems from the weekly “Genius Recipes” column and video series. Host Kristen Miglore speaks to the geniuses behind iconic recipes, and uncovers the recipes that changed the way we cook.

Latest Episodes:

Caramelizing Kimchi and Hacking the Pantry | Esther Choi Apr 13, 2023

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Get your culinary questions answered - listen to Esther on the Hotline Offline Podcast
Esther's White Kimchi Recipe
Kristen gushes about THIS Sheet Pan Pierogies with Brussels Sprouts and Kimchi recipe (New York Times)

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Follow Esther on her Instagram page
Wanna taste? Check out and try out Mokbar -- they ship Nationwide!

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

A Game Changing Granola from Jenné Claiborne Apr 10, 2023

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There are so many recipes out there to make granola, but then there are recipes that are Simply Genius. Jenné Claiborne's recipe bakes up faster and easier than any recipe out there by thoughtfully omitting what you may have thought was a crucial ingredient.

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Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

Get a signed copy of Kristen's book, Simply Genius, to find this and so many other incredible and simply genius recipes

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Theme Music by The Cabinetmaker on Blue Dot Sessions

A Secret Society's Crispiest Potatoes Apr 06, 2023

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Special thanks to listeners Kayla (@kaylacalbano), Rachel (@craftsandcrumbs), and Oumaima (@lemonshmallow) for your potato-tales.

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Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes From a Secret Indonesian Cooking Club—Plus 20 Beginner Recipes I’m Still Hunting (Food52)
Crispy Soy & Ginger Roast Potatoes recipe
and of course, Lara's stunning book, Coconut & Sambal

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

Read about how Lara put this book together on Cherry Bombe
Mayukh Sen's beautiful profile of Sri Owen that Lara stumbled across 3 years ago (Food52)

P.S. Help me hunt the 20 remaining recipes for the forthcoming genius beginners book! See the full list and join the conversation here.

Oops! Dreamy-Smooth Hummus Apr 03, 2023

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Whipped Hummus With Roasted Carrots & Za'atar Oil recipe
Dreamy-Smooth Hummus From a Kitchen Oops (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

Everything you ever wanted to know about magical bean water, aquafaba
Hetty's podcast, The House Specials
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Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it! I'm at genius@food52.com.

The Perfect Biscuit Mar 30, 2023

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Kristen Miglore, lifelong Genius hunter, speaks with chef, cookbook author, and TV personality Carla Hall. Of Top Chef and Carla Hall's Soul Food fame, Carla talks about the genius buttermilk biscuit recipe she's spent decades perfecting.

Referenced in this episode:

The Genius Secrets to Carla Hall’s Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits (Food52)
Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits with Carla Hall (Genius Recipes | YouTube)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

Join Carla Hall on Instagram at 11 EST daily for... recess!
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How to Turn Corn Into Butter Mar 27, 2023

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Sweet Corn Butter recipe
How to Magically Turn Corn Into Butter (Food52)

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The jewelry company Whitney founded to connect and empower women
Check out Lukas Volger's corn tofu: Butter It, Tofu It, Dip It. But Don’t Boil It. (Taste)
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A Sunny One-Bowl Citrus Cake | Yasmin Khan Mar 23, 2023

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Citrus Cake From Yasmin Khan (Recipe)
Yasmin's book, Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

Follow Yasmin on Instagram
More backstory, The story behind Ripe Figs

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Not Just Another Chicken Caesar Salad | Ali Slagle Mar 20, 2023

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Ali Slagle's Not Just Another Chicken Caesar Salad
Ali's Book, I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)
Ali's Biscotti Recipe

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

Kristen's OG fried toast inspiration: Borlotti Beans on Toast with Greens (Food52)
Follow Ali on Instagram @itsalislagle

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

A Tastier, Easier Chocolate Oats | Sam Seneviratne Jan 18, 2023

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Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

Cook and a Half - Sam's cooking show co-hosted with her son, Artie
Banana Bread Scones - A previous Genius recipe from Sam Seneviratne's Joy of Baking
Kristen's newest book, Simply Genius

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

Theme Music by The Cabinetmaker on Blue Dot Sessions

Farokh Talati makes Masala Oats on Play Me a Recipe Jan 11, 2023

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Join Chef Farokh Talati on our Play Me a Recipe Podcast as he cooks through Masala Oats, his go-to quick breakfast that brings warmth, tang, and everything else you need for the day ahead from his new cookbook Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: recipes & tales from the ancient culture.

Recipe
Serves 4
For Oats

100g ghee or unsalted butter
1 small red onion, finely diced
1 celery stick, finely diced
1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
1 large tomato, finely chopped
2 small green chillies, finely chopped
1 tablespoon garam masala
1 teaspoon salt
100g rolled oats or porridge oats
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric a pinch of hing (asafoetida)
500ml chicken stock or water
4 tablespoons tangy onions (see below)
a small handful of well-chopped curly
leaf parsley freshly cracked black pepper

For Tangy Onions

1 small red onion
2 generous tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

To Make the Oats

Melt the ghee or butter in a sturdy-bottomed pot over a low heat. When hot, add the onion, celery and carrot and cook for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent and the vegetables have softened, but none have taken on any colour.
Add the tomato, chillies, garam masala and salt. Season with a few healthy grinds of black pepper and stir everything together. Increase the heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes, until the tomatoes begin to break down.
Add the oats, turmeric, hing and stock or water. Bring the mixture back to a simmer, stirring continuously, for about 2–4 minutes, until the oats cook and thicken – you want the consistency of a well-formed but loose porridge, as this is the essence of what you’re creating.
Place the hot masala oats in serving bowls and top each with a spoonful of tangy onions (see below) and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.

To Make Tangy Onions

To prepare the tangy onions, peel a small red onion, cut in half, then thinly slice using a mandolin or sharp knife.
Sprinkle the salt and cracked black pepper.
Sprinkle the apple cider vinegar over the onions and, using your fingers, massage together.

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