Next up: Vegetable Kingdom

We’ll be dropping this episode on May 15! Cook along with us and tag us with the hashtag #cookbookclubshow! Here are some cookbooks we'll be cooking from in the next few months (subject to change!):…Read more

71: Persiana Everyday

This book grabbed Renee's eye over the summer when she was traveling in the UK, so she brought it back and we dove in to this ingredient-focused, easy weeknight book from our neighbor across the…Read more

70: Things on Buns

There are very many things you can put on buns. Make your own buns, buy some at the grocery store, make a thing on a bun! We give you a whole list of ideas you…Read more

69: Modern Comfort Food

Season three of our podcast and we're finally cooking from the Barefoot Contessa! We talk about our fabulous cookbook club dinner, and whether we like cooking Ina Garten's classic, entertaining-friendly recipes. Recipes mentioned in this…Read more

68: Birthday cakes

We make a lot of cakes! In this episode, we weigh the pros and cons of cake mixes vs. homemade cakes, kid cakes vs. adult cakes and talk about decorations and give you some of…Read more

66: What We’re Cooking Now

We are coming off the holidays, entering a new year, battling winter weather and sitting down to share how cooking is going in our homes these days. Freezer clean-outs, fresh new year recipes and more!…Read more

65: Ever Green Vietnamese

We loved Andrea Nguyen's first book, "Vietnamese Food Any Day." How does her new release stack up for us? Renee and Sara talk about building block recipes, too-long-descriptions, eating cake until our stomachs hurt and…Read more

64: Weeknight dinners

The holidays are over and weeknight cooking is back. If you're like us, maybe you're feeling a little overwhelmed and worn out on it -- in that case, tune in for some easy weeknight dinner…Read more

63: Smitten Kitchen Keepers

This week we're coming back for more Deb Perelman with her newest book, Smitten Kitchen Keepers. Are they keepers? How do we like these compared to her other books? Tune in to find out. Recipes…Read more
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Meet Sara & Renee

We're home cooks from Portland, Oregon!

    Renee Wilkinson

    Renee is an urban homesteader, landscape designer, writer, and parent to Juniper (11), River (8) and Fox (6). She's the published author of the book Modern Homestead.

      Sara Gray

      Sara is a Realtor, organizational nerd and mom to 9-year-old Louis and 6-year-old Nathan. She won a blue ribbon at the Oregon State Fair for a loaf of quickbread at the age of 13.