Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Episode 201 · August 7, 2025 · 13 min

A Muffin You Can Bake With Any Fruit, And An Easy Weeknight Golden Tomato Sauce With A Twist! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of The Week

Ever wondered what muffin recipe is endlessly versatile, and also yields fluffy, not-too-sweet results?  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 a simple, reliable muffin recipe that you can make with just about any fruit, and a stunning 30-minute summer pasta dish that uses an unexpected herb (that you might already have growing in your garden). Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** Links: King Arthur Baking’s best basic muffin recipe Sonya’s “galette with any fruit” recipe, we love using Nicole Rucker’s pie dough technique from recipe in Fat & Flour Wishbone Kitchen’s sungold tomato pasta   *** Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084 For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here . You can also now find us on YouTube.  We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @ foodfriendspod , or drop us a line at [email protected] ! Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!