Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy

Can Your Diner Order Inspire Dinner at Home? Plus, a Lemony Take on Chicken Soup! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

Oct 16, 2025 · 16 min · Season 4 · Episode 221 · 15.8 MB
0:00-16:27

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Can your favorite diner order be turned into dinner? 

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 get inspired to try a classic Greek soup that’s creamy without any dairy, and can cook up quickly with a few shortcuts. You’ll also discover the secret to the best diner-style patty melt, and a trusted recipe for homemade slaw you can serve with it.

Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! 

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Links: 

Avgolemono Soup from our Substack

Best Patty Melt Ever from Amanda Cooks & Styles 

Sonya’s coleslaw from our Substack

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