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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 2d

With all due respect to the Campbell’s Company, our tuna casserole recipe in later editions (1997 onward) is much better. It’s a little extra effort, but not as much as you might think.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 3d

Perhaps the most "ride-or-die" quality about apple dumplings: we've been telling people how to make them since 1931. All nine editions have this recipe, but you'll find it in the 2019 on page 688.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 3d

Our recipe pick for this week does not fall neatly in either category. We did not grow up eating apple dumplings, nor do we bake them when we're feeling low, but they are very old-timey and deeply comforting to eat. We tested the recipe ~8 years ago and have been making them ever since.

Moody overhead closeup of apple dumplings

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 3d

We talk about loving/hating grits, hot wet goobers, pouring peanuts in your Coke, and cod trauma so bad it has you reaching for the hakarl.

Plus, we share our picks for "ride-or-die" Joy recipes with a listener. Most of our answers are driven by the need for comfort, others by nostalgia.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 3d

New ep is up! We are joined by Shane Mitchell, author of The Crop Cycle, a @bittersouth.bsky.social essay collection that profiles 11 iconic Southern crops. Shane chronicles the history of their cultivation and poignantly writes of those who grow and devour them.
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Overhead view of The Crop Cycle, by Shane Mitchell. The hardcover features big ripe tomatoes set against a background that is the hottest shade pink.

Shane in a farm setting, her garment nibbled by a pig.

A smartphone on a yellow surface, playing our podcast. Headphones are nearby.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed! We really enjoyed talking with him.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 6d

Each week, we encourage our listeners to cook along with us from the 2019 edition. This week’s recipe = French Yogurt Cake on p. 734. A simple, tangy loaf cake that’s perfect with whipped cream and fresh berries, or compote, or your favorite jam (we think apricot is a winner here fwiw).

Closeup of French yogurt cake fresh from the oven, cooling in a loaf pan set on a wire rack.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to share our convo w/ Maureen Abood, author of Lebanese Baking. We talk about the genesis of her book, writing generous recipes, a cheater knafeh that uses shredded wheat cereal, and what sets baking apart as an expression of care and remembrance.

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Overhead view of Lebanese Baking by Maureen Abood.

Portrait of Maureen Abood, leaning on a white marble countertop, smiling, wearing a yellow patterned blouse.

A smartphone set on a yellow surface plays the Joy of Cooking podcast. A pair of headphones surround the phone.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for the encouragement Drew ❤️

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 9d

We did this with RG royal coronas and it was fantastic!

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 15d

Super excited to have @culinarybreeding.bsky.social on our podcast! Lane has been bringing seed breeders and chefs together for over a decade now. We love the community she has created! A good listen for vegetable stans and plant nerds. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Lane Selman, founder of the Culinary Breeding Network, kneeling in a patch of radicchio.

A smartphone and a pair of headphones. Our podcast plays. Where is the listener?

Closeup of four colorful ears of dent corn at a Culinary Breeding Network event.

A plate of indigo-yellow tomatoes at a Culinary Breeding Network event. A sign reads: “Tomato INDIGO P321-9-1B-1-2-1 'Ananas Noire' x 'Indigo Rose' Esthetics breeding project.
Mixture of yellow and red blush.”

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 17d

Double boiler/bain marie? Never seen a flared one like that 🤷‍♂️

Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 25d

First two are in Seattle

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · 27d

Ep 35! We loved talking with @amateurgourmet.bsky.social about his debut novel Food Person, a comedy about a cookbook ghostwriter and their narcissistic celebrity client. Plus: ice creams, cookbook faves, and how bad AI search might be making them more relevant. 🤞

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A smartphone strewn on a yellow surface with a pair of headphones. The phone is playing episode 35 of our podcast, but whoever was listening has obviously been abruptly called away. I hope they are okay!

A call-to-action “tile” exhorting viewers to join the Joy Scouts Cooking Club by preparing a recipe from the 2019 Joy of Cooking. This week: Pistachio and Rosewater Kulfi, page 853.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · Sep 4

New episode! We talk to Melissa Knific about her upcoming cookbook that celebrates our national parks, and testing recipes from every country in the world (!) for an exciting Jessica Nabongo project. Plus, we offer a listener advice about food and recipe writing.

A smartphone on a yellow background sorrounded by a pair of headphones. Our new podcast episode plays on, deeply affected by but seemingly oblivious to the fascistic hellscape that lurks beyond the image frame.

Melissa Knific, down by the water, hair swept back by a light breeze, smiling at a spectacle or person to the right of the image frame.

A sharply lit plate piled high with shaved fennel and white bean salad, topped with shaved parm. An impossibly blue drinking glass filled with an effervescent liquid is nearby.

A book opened on a surface, its pages fanned out. Text superimposed above and below reads: “Joy Scouts Cooking Club: COOK ALONG WITH US WEEKLY FROM THE 2019 EDITION; SHAVED FENNEL & WHITE BEAN SALAD PAGE 129;
@joyofcooking #joyscoutscookingclub” (those are for Instagram)

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V H US PODCAST @vhuspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some of you may know that my wife started a podcast production company and our first show is @joyofcooking.bsky.social . Megan & John are fantastic & the show is like sitting down with friends and talking about food (and more!) Their second season just started so please give it a listen and share!

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · Aug 28

We just posted the first ep of our new season with special guest Roy Choi! We talked about life in the restaurant industry, knowing your audience, building bandwidth into recipes, how to become a more intuitive cook, and his new cookbook, The Choi of Cooking.

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Roy Choi, leaning on a bar and eating from a plate of delicious looking chicken wings

A “we’re back” announcement for the Joy of Cooking Podcast. Text reads: Episode 33, August 27, Roy Choi: A Casual Culinary Chat About A Career In Cooking.

A smartphone and a pair of headphones on a yellow surface. The phone is playing our new podcast episode.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · Aug 25

Really struggling with the opening comparison… any chance you can unpack @mikecaulfield.bsky.social ?

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · Jun 16

We have not tested this one personally… I’m leaning toward no.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · May 24

Hmm, we're not super familiar with current offerings. David Leite's "The New Portuguese Table" is great. There's a big Phaidon book with 550 recipes. This old-school tome looks like it's worth checking out. Very $$$ for a hard copy, so maybe borrow from @archive.org first archive.org/details/trad...

Traditional Portuguese cooking : Modesto, Maria de Lourdes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Introduction to each region written by António Manuel Couto Viana--T.p. verso

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · May 23

We were out running errands and I totally missed this. Thank you! So kind of you to say.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · May 23

Friendly reminder that a) if you don't already own the 2019 edition, you should buy it, and b) this is a book that you should just pick up and read on the regular, even if you're not planning to cook anything

Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · May 23

“This meeting’s adjourned… Spread the word on menus nationwide.”

Headnote for the 2019 Joy if Cooking’s club sandwich recipe: “If you like your sandwiches with three pieces of bread, cut in half twice, and impaled with frilly toothpicks, then you are an honorary club member.”

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · May 20

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · May 23

Checked the emails... I added a comment to the first draft of the chapter explaining that it was a Mitch Hedberg ref. No response, no edit, so I guess that counts as cool.

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Joy of Cooking @joyofcooking.bsky.social · May 23

“This meeting’s adjourned… Spread the word on menus nationwide.”

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