Episode 105: Chilled Soufflé Falls Short

It’s the night before Christmas … and the Preheated hosts are busily making merry. Andrea’s got the recipe for her neighbor’s famous “boozy nut cake,” and the duo weigh in on their favorite holiday bread on Episode 27 of the Christmas Past podcast. Andrea also reports success making a butterscotch and peanut butter variation of […]

Episode 104: Irish Cream with a Side of Drama

Did you, like Andrea in Episode 56, resolve to make a classic Yule Log this holiday season? Did you, like Andrea, simply run out of time? Then Stefin suggests you try a Yule … Stump?! (It’s a huge trend apparently, with everyone from Good Housekeeping UK to Martha Stewart jumping on the bandwagon!) If you’re […]

Episode 103: Cherry Bounce Puts a Hop in Our Step

 Listeners, what “must-have” desserts are you baking for the holidays? You know what we mean … those special items that your family has come to depend upon, and that the holidays simply wouldn’t seem complete without. For Andrea, it’s pecan pie. Head on over to the Facebook group Preheated or send an email to […]

Episode 102: Tipsy Treats

It’s the first December episode; Stefin’s singing and Andrea’s reminiscing about life-size gingerbread houses. And that’s before the Tipsy Treats start flowing! Dive right in to the festivities with your favorite baking duo to learn how to budget and plan for recipes that require an above-average amount of alcohol: Ask for alcohol for an early holiday gift […]

Episode 61.5 January Bonus: Chocolate Bundts and Blue Ribbons

Stefin is seeing 2018 food trend “functional food” from Episode 60 everywhere she turns, including her favorite grocery store’s weekly and monthly publications. The Waitrose Weekly recently featured former Great British Bake Off contestant Martha Collison’s Mango & Passion Fruit Energy Bars, while the January issue of Waitrose Food magazine featured L.A. chef Matthew Kenney’s […]

Episode 55: Blizzard Blondies and the Smells of Christmas

Andrea starts out by thanking Stefin for encouraging her to give author Ruth Ware another chance, as she redeemed herself with The Lying Game. If you were a fan of The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Andrea think you’ll enjoy this engaging mystery about four girls in an isolated boarding school. Andrea is also talking […]