Episode 201: Fall Kitchen Catch-Up

The Preheated hosts reunite behind their microphones for the first time since October 2020, and there’s a lot to catch up on! Stefin’s still in London, cooking (with gas) in a new kitchen in between homework assignments for her master’s degree in creative writing. In Olympia, Andrea is working full-time as a recruiter and taking […]

Episode 177: Pineapple Upside Down Skillet Cake

We’ve heard  you, Listeners, and know you’re counting on us to keep the baking conversation going strong, even in uncertain times. So that’s what we intend to do. In addition to our weekly episodes, check out the new resource on our website Quarantine Baking for answers to some of our most-received questions about substitutions, ingredients, […]

Episode 162: That’s Amore!

The Preheated Book Club is back with “Britalian” chef Anna del Conte’s memoir Risotto with Nettles. Anna is often credited as bringing Italian home cooking to England (her home since 1949), and is the author of seven cookbooks. Famously, Nigella Lawson credits her as an inspiration and mentor. American listeners may need to check local […]

Episode 160: Small-Batch Shortbread Pumpkin Pie Bars

Hot on the heels of their 2020 trend report in Episode 159, Stefin and Andrea are happy to see Australian vanilla company Queen’s baking trend report, and even happier that Preheated is right on trend, or planning to be, in the coming months. Review: Small-Batch Shortbread Pumpkin Pie Bars from Baking Mischief The Small-Batch Shortbread […]

Episode 141: Cocoa Swirled Banana Bread

Stefin loved finding a treasure trove of old Martha Stewart Everyday Food magazines while on holiday in the Pacific Northwest this summer, and was reminded how fun vintage magazines can be. Don’t ignore them when you’re stopping by a Little Free Library, garage sale, or thrift store! Magazines published within the last 10 years are […]

Episode 121: Hop into Spring with Hot Cross Buns

Andrea has her eye on a new cookbook releasing this week, Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna. The recipe that caught her eye was the no-bake Cardamom Bread Pudding published in the April 2019 issue of Bon Appétit. The hosts are celebrating World Book Day on April 23rd, recognizing […]

Chocolate Pistachio Babka Buns from Edd Kimber

Bonus Episode: Babka Bake Along in London

This bonus episode, recorded live in Stefin’s London kitchen, is a companion to Crazy for Chocolate Month’s Episodes 116 and 117 in which the duo introduce and review Chocolate and Salted Pistachio Babka Buns from The Boy Who Bakes. Reunited in England, and baking together for the first time since July 2018, will the duo’s […]