Cookbook + Supper Club Recaps, A Stand-Out Appetizer and A Potluck-Friendly Banana Cake! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week
Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Food Friends
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Show Notes
Ever wondered what it would be like to host a cookbook club and taste restaurant recipes with the help of a few friends?
In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you!
By the end of this episode, you’ll want to try a velvety eggplant caponata with burrata to serve as a stunning appetizer at your next dinner party. You’ll also discover how an unexpected swap in a recipe can result in a rich, rum-kissed cake that’s easy enough for a beginner to bake.
Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration!
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Links:
The Gjelina Cookbook by Travis Lett
Eggplant Caponata recipe can be found in the book, or try this slightly adapted version from The Brick Kitchen
Kabocha Olive Oil and Bittersweet Chocolate Cake from Gjelina, developed by Nicole Rucker
Radicchio salad with crispy shallots and shallot oil vinaigrette slightly adapted by No Crumbs Left
French apple rum cake by Jennifer Segal from Once Upon a Chef, Kari swapped the bananas for the apples for supper club, and it was a big hit!
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