Behind-the-Scenes Catering Tips + A Beef Noodle Dinner | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

Behind-the-Scenes Catering Tips + A Beef Noodle Dinner | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

From Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy by Food Friends

May 28, 2026 · 16 min · Season 4 · Episode 285

About this episode

This episode shares simple cooking techniques and comforting meal ideas to inspire home cooks.

What’s the simple chef trick that can make a basic fish dinner taste restaurant-worthy? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this week to inspire each other—and you. By the end of this episode, you’ll want to try an easy technique for cooking fish at home that relies on one surprisingly simple ingredient: store-bought crème fraîche. You’ll also discover two comforting weeknight meals— a noodle bowl and French onion crostini— both built from a single pot of rich oxtail broth and its tender meat. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our free Substack here . And join us on our live monthly calls by upgrading your subscription to paid! *** Links: Herb grilled halibut with creme fraiche (once cooked, brush the fish with the creme fraiche) Arancini made with sushi rice from Serious Eats Wildwood Cookbook and Rustic Fruit Desserts Cookbooks by Cory Schreiber Grandma’s beef and noodles by Gimme Some Oven – Kari used wheat ramen noodles in place of the egg noodles, and oxtail in place of the roast French onion crostini by Lemon Tree Dwelling **** Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on…

People in this episode

Host: Food Friends

Topics covered

  • cooking tips
  • home cooking
  • weeknight meals
  • comfort food
  • catering tips
  • inspiration

Keywords

  • cooking fish
  • oxtail broth
  • crème fraîche
  • noodle bowl
  • French onion crostini
  • weeknight meals
  • home cooking inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Serious Eats, Lemon Tree Dwelling, Gimme Some Oven, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Wildwood Cookbook

Products: crème fraîche, oxtail broth

Books & works: Braids, Grandma’s beef and noodles, French onion crostini, Herb grilled halibut with creme fraiche, Arancini made with sushi rice

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