Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Episode 325 · October 22, 2026 · 16 min

A 15-Minute Skillet Dinner + Bakery-Style Pumpkin Muffins | Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Week

How can you get a satisfying, vegetarian dinner on the table in 15 minutes or less? 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 have a new pantry-friendly dinner to try, plus tips for getting bakery-style muffin tops at home, and a reason to appreciate the seasonal foods that don't stick around for long. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our free Substack here . And join us on our live monthly calls by upgrading your subscription to paid! *** Links: Cheesy, spicy black beans in 15 minutes by Ali Slagel, for NYT Cooking Preppy kitchen pumpkin muffins with tall bakery-style tops , and the ones with streusel topping can be found in John Kannell’s new book: Preppy Kitchen Everyday Baking Sonya’s pumpkin bread from her Substack **** 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 . Are you a local to Portland or planning a visit? You can now book a private farmers’ market tour with Sonya through Airbnb Experiences! Or order Sonya's cookbook Braids for more Food Friends recipes!