Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Episode 203 · August 14, 2025 · 10 min

It’s more than a condiment: How a 5-minute hummus and a make-ahead red pepper relish can turn into an easy summer dinner! Our best home cooking bites of the week

What if you could make the creamiest, smoothest hummus in only 5 minutes?  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 learn how to make the easiest, most delicious 5-minute hummus that can be the start of your next great dinner or might become a lunchbox hero. You’ll also discover a recipe for a colorful red pepper relish that’s smoky, tangy, and perfect for crostini, which can be made ahead and easily packed up for al fresco dining. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** Links: Michael Solomonov’s 5-minute hummus recipe Sabich sandwiches from Serious Eats Make-ahead grilled pepper relish by Elaine Johnson from Sunset Magazine   Hetty Lui McKinnon’s roasted tomato and dumpling salad from NYT Cooking  Broccoli spoon salad by Beverly Kim from Bon Appetit  *** 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!