pignoli cookies

Episode 163: Italian Pignoli (Pine Nut) Cookies

Happy Valentine’s Day week! Today’s show starts with a Public Service Announcement from Andrea and Stefin … don’t go out to dinner on Valentine’s Day. It’s often expensive and you’ll feel rushed. Instead, stay in and treat your sweeties (and yourself!) to some Preheated bakes! The hosts reflect on the history of ever-popular conversation hearts, […]

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 155: Spicy Pretzel & Nut Mix

Do you have any baking resolutions you’d like to see Stefin and Andrea tackle in 2020? Send an email to hosts@preheatedpodcast.com. Whether silly, serious, or somewhere in between, we’d love to hear from our Listeners. Then stay tuned in January when we’ll be talking more about our #20for20 and doing a big reveal of the […]

Episode 154: Merry Marshmallows

Andrea starts the show by answering Listener Carol’s voicemail question about making big-batch pie crusts. She makes multiple batches of Mary Beth’s Reliable Pie Crust in her 14-cup Cuisinart, then wraps each crust in plastic wrap, pops them in a plastic bag, and freezes. When she’s planning to bake a pie, she removes a crust […]

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 […]

Episode 56: Candy for Everyone!

Stefin’s back from International Night at her daughter’s middle school, and reports the stand-out treat, on a night filled with delicious Israeli jelly donuts, Dutch pancakes, British gin and tonics, New Zealand Marmite and yes, American Coors Light, was the beloved national candy of Brazil: brigadeiros! It’s a chocolate truffle-like, bite-size candy that’s worth seeking […]

Episode 42: Tray Bakes and Teatime

Since it’s back-to-school time, Andrea asks Stefin for some guidance with school lunch packing. Stefin’s top two tips: Use leftovers in a thermos, and pack it up the night before. (Also, and perhaps most crucially: Farm this chore out to your kid.) Andrea is proud of an original creation she recently whipped up: Marionberry Coconut […]