The Genius Recipe Tapes

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.

There're enough stressors around the holidays to let your dessert be one of them, so we sat down with Erin Jeanne McDowell to get some tips on ways to bring flawless pies to the table.

Have you ever wondered how many kneads it takes for dough to feel like a baby's bottom? Or how to eat cinnamon toast crunch the *right* way? In this episode, Kristen sits down with Frankie Gaw to talk all about the food he grew up eating and the recipes found in his new book, First Generation

With an abundance of fresh corn over the summer, there's no better time to revisit this genius technique to turn it into a sweet, flavorful butter

Kristen enjoys a chat and a laugh with Senior Editor at Eater and The One Recipe Podcast host, Jesse Sparks. They discuss his favorite go-to cookie recipe and how a memorable week he spent cooking with his mom, helped shaped his love of food.

Clarkson Potter Editor in Chef and The Splendid Table host Francis Lam wants you to throw eggplant in a pan and let it do what eggplant does.

Why do we call sweet potatoes "yams"? And why don't we call dinner "supper" anymore? Author Brette Warshaw "makes clear the differences between things that are often confused in the kitchen"—and why those differences matter.

After swearing to his Nana at 18 he'd never return, spending a decade in the military then graduating from culinary school, Gullah Geechee chefarmer Matthew Raiford found himself right back on his family's farm. For this week's Genius Session, Matthew shares with Kristen why that decision was a no-brainer.

Owner of Tin Roof restaurant on Maui, Top Chef and Cook Real Hawai'i author, Sheldon Simeon reminiscences about growing up in the Simeon household in Hilo. We talk story about the power of deliciousness, how his family inspired his becoming a chef and he shares four Genius recipes! -- including his dad's all-time fave pupu pantry pleasers.

With fireworks of juicy, crunchy, herby, tart, and sweet, Reem Assil's simple, California-style fattoush is the salad you'll want to eat all summer. And thanks to its simple pantry dressing, it can be the salad of fall, winter, and spring, too.

In this episode, Kristen chats with the incredibly talented founder and head chef of NYC's Mokbar, Esther Choi. Also, host of Food52’s Hotline Offline, a podcast where she answers the most sought after culinary questions from the Food52 audience. Kristen and Esther talk kitchen inspiration from her grandmother, clever pantry hacks and party prep — PLUS she shares her favorite genius ways to make kimchi.

Cookbook author, recipe developer, podcaster, and salad-slinger Hetty McKinnon joins host Kristen Miglore to talk aquafaba magic, Hetty's secret double life in Sydney, and why it took a 9000-mile journey away to get closer to home.