Episode 74: Brownies, Blondies, and Bars! Baking and cooking the ultimate comfort desserts at home

Food Friends Podcast: Home Cooking Made Easy

Have you ever had a fudgy, chewy, glossy, crackly-topped brownie and wondered: How can I replicate this brownie bliss? How can I make it at home?

If you're looking to create the brownies and blondies of your dreams with help from expert bakers and tried-and-true recipes, this episode is your ticket to home cooking heaven!

This week you’ll learn…

1. Insider secrets from baking experts like Nigella Lawson and Alice Medrich for achieving the glossy, shatter-y top and rich chocolate flavors that make for an ideal brownie

2. Delicious takes on classic brownie and blondie recipes, from gooey caramel swirl brownies to nutty coconut blondies

2. How to make an easy pecan bar straight from Kari’s childhood!

Are you ready to take your baking skills to the next level and indulge in a world of decadent brownies, blondies, and bar cookies? Tune in now and embark on a delicious exploration of sweet treats that are sure to please!

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Links to from this week’s show:

A helpful brownie chart with ingredients, baking times, and bakeware can change the texture and look of your brownie, from Delish

Nigella Lawson’s Feast cookbook, and her recipe for snow-flecked brownies

Alice Medrich’s famous cocoa brownie recipe via Food 52

Sonya’s flourless tahini brownies, featured in her cookbook Braids

Smitten Kitchen cheesecake marbled brownies

Cherry Bombe Cookbook for Kari’s favorite salted caramel brownies

Caramel brownies made with cake mix and storebought Kraft caramels from The Recipe Critic

Grasshopper brownies by Yossy Arefi for the NY Times

Butterscotch blondies from the Lemonade Cookbook

English Toffee Bars from Hersheyland

Chewy chocolate cookie bars from the Shabby Creek Cottage

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