Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy

A savory shallot pasta dish and an unexpected way to make sweet potatoes! Our best home cooking bites of the week

Jan 30, 2025 · 12 min · Season 3 · Episode 148 · 12.2 MB
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Are you stuck in a dinner rut, relying on that familiar jar of pasta sauce for a quick weeknight meal? 

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 discover an easy caramelized shallot pasta to your weekly dinner rotation (and it makes enough sauce for 2 meals!). You’ll also learn one of our favorite techniques for cooking sweet potatoes so they’re fluffy and tender and topped with a flavorful sauce that takes just minutes to make!

Tune in now for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration!

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Links:

Alison Roman’s carmelized shallot pasta recipe and video

Carla Lalli Music’s steamed sweet potatoes with tahini butter

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