Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Episode 247 · January 15, 2026 · 13 min

Two Easy Winter Bakes: Blueberry Muffins and Ricotta Cookies — Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week!

What if baking at home didn’t require special skills or effort and instead could deliver a shareable sweet treat to warm up a chilly, busy week? 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 want to make Alison Roman's recipe for blueberry muffins that are as easy to bake as they are to eat. Bonus: they're freezer and make-ahead-friendly. You’ll also want to try bright and citrusy classic Italian ricotta cookies – one simple batch yields a mountain of soft, lemony treats that are perfect for taking on the go, or for filling your cookie jar. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** Links: Alison Roman’s blueberry muffin recipe Italian Ricotta Cookies by Melissa Huett, adapted by Melissa Clark for NYT Cooking *** 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 . Order Sonya's cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes! We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @ foodfriendspod , or drop us a line at [email protected]!