A Weeknight Meatless Bean Recipe + A Braised Meat Sauce That Might Surprise You! — Our Best Bites of the Week

Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy

What if your best bite of the week came from beans… or a conversation at the butcher counter?

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 our favorite crispy-topped “pizza beans” that are hearty, cheesy, and ideal for a meatless dinner. You’ll also discover how a local butcher inspired our new favorite collagen-rich braised meat sauce.

Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration!

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Links:

Smitten Kitchen’s pizza beans

Sausage Ragu by Sara Jenkins and Nancy Harmon Jenkins, adapted by Julia Moskin for NYT Cooking (unlocked)

Pennsylvania-Dutch scrapple from Food Network

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Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084

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 foodfriendspod@gmail.com!

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What if your best bite of the week came from beans… or a conversation at the butcher counter?

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 our favorite crispy-topped “pizza beans” that are hearty, cheesy, and ideal for a meatless dinner. You’ll also discover how a local butcher inspired our new favorite collagen-rich braised meat sauce.

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:

Smitten Kitchen’s pizza beans

Sausage Ragu by Sara Jenkins and Nancy Harmon Jenkins, adapted by Julia Moskin for NYT Cooking (unlocked)

Pennsylvania-Dutch scrapple from Food Network

***

Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084

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 foodfriendspod@gmail.com!

2026-02-19 15 min
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