In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Kelly teaches you how to stack and frost a cake so it looks store bought.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Step by step instructions to make a cake at home that looks store bought
2. How you don’t need to make everything from scratch
3. Ideas for different fillings you can add in between the layers
4. Ideas for decorating the cake

After listening to this episode you will be ready to build your own layer cake and show it off at your next gathering!

Resources & Links

You can make your own buttercream icing.

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a43701038/buttercream-frosting-recipe/

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a65890770/buttercream-frosting-recipe/

Visual examples of building the cake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZuwejAlZw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJbO09-G4CA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCinnwDxz0

Link to NYT Cooking Page-A-Day Calendar

https://www.amazon.com/Times-Cooking-Page-Day%C2%AE-Calendar/dp/1523530529

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

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Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly tackle 6 viral recipes to let you know if the hype is justified. Tune in to see if it is worth your time!

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Dumpling lasagna
2. Cucumber and smoked salmon sushi
3. Zucchini bake
4. Cabbage lasagna
5. Biscoff yogurt dessert
6. Bakery style chocolate chip cookies
7. How each of us prepared the recipes (and where we improvised!)
8. Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

Resources & Links

Viral Recipe #1 Dumpling Lasagna

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUI6Y5D1JM/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSQl-GYkr_-/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DS2yuDSjxAP/

Viral Recipe #2 Sushi Inspired Appetizer

https://www.instagram.com/p/DS_Lep3Euij/

https://juliascuisine.com/cucumber-smoked-salmon-bites/

Viral Recipe #3 Zucchini Bake

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQOB8SCc32/

Viral Recipe #4 Cabbage Lasagna

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTtVlBtjttL/

Viral Recipe #5 Biscoff Yogurt Dessert Recipe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_hY2-VaSgo

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kYO8SyMm76Q

Viral Recipe #6 Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WM0uXmQTHw

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This episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club publishes on February 17, 2026 which happens to be both Mardi Gras and the start of the Lunar New Year - the Year of the Fire Horse. Kelly and Stephanie thought a great way to celebrate this rare event is by revisiting a recipe from Nini Nguyen’s cookbook Dac Biet - lemongrass-marinated pork chops. Nini is based in New Orleans. Her cookbook is a special blend of flavorful, inspired Vietnamese and New Orleans cooking.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Starting a recipe club
2. Why we chose this recipe
3. What it was like shopping for fresh lemongrass and the other key ingredients
4. How each of us prepared the pork chops (and where we improvised!)
5. Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again

If you’ve ever been curious about cooking with lemongrass or you’re just looking for a fresh twist on pork chops, you’ll want to cook along with us!

The full recipe can be found in Nini Nguyen’s cookbook Dac Biet. We highly recommend checking it out anywhere books are sold.

Resources & Links

Watch this interview with Nini Nguyen to see how she makes this recipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2vz3o_TTU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiMkAy_9kWE

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

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If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Thank you to our favorite recipe testers: Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly answer some listener questions. Email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com if you have questions you want answered.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. How to quickly chill your champagne
2. How to make hard cookies soft again
3. How to cut through a frozen ice cream cake
4. How to maintain your cutting boards
5. How to quickly thaw butter
6. How to store your herbs
7. How to grow green onions in your kitchen
8. How to clean your Le Creuset pots

Resources & Links

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly follow up on their discussion on appetizers. They both tested the meatball sub slider bombs from the All Recipes video.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. How each of us prepared the meal (and where we improvised!)
2. Our honest thoughts on flavor, texture, and whether it’s worth making again
3. Plus Kelly made a bonus recipe - the garlic butter pizza rolls

Resources & Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK_uItFqt58

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

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If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly are talking about appetizers! With the NFL playoffs in full swing it is time to prepare our Super Bowl party menu.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Classic Buffalo Wings
2. Buffalo Chicken Dip in the slow cooker
3. Taco Bar
4. Nachos
5. Velveeta and Rotelle Dip
6. Pigs in a Blanket
7. Stephanie gives us a new recipe to try: Meatball Sub Slider Bombs

Resources & Links

Stephanie’s Buffalo Wings Recipe

Ingredients

1. 2 pounds wings (drumettes and flats)
2. Avocado oil spray
3. salt
4. Frank's Red Hot buffalo sauce or Kinder's buffalo sauce

Directions

1. Put wings on your broiler pan and spray with avocado oil and sprinkle salt
2. Bake on broiler pan at 425 for 40-45 minutes
3. Pull the wings out of the oven and put in a 8x10 pan
4. Generously coat with the sauce
5. Put back in the oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes
6. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing, carrot and celery sticks.

Mary’s Buffalo Chicken Dip in the slow cooker

Ingredients

1. Shredded chicken
2. Block of cream cheese
3. Frank's Red Hot buffalo sauce or Kinder's buffalo sauce
4. Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing
5. Shredded cheese (Stephanie loves to do a white cheddar and sharp yellow cheddar mix, but you can also use (any) cheddar or monterey jack or pepper jack cheese)

Optional add-ins:

1. Blue cheese crumbles
2. Garlic powder
3. Onion powder
4. Green onions

Mix everything in the slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours or high for 1-2 hours.

Stir frequently to make sure the cream cheese doesn’t burn.

Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, celery sticks and carrot sticks, radishes

Non-Meat Taco Me’Eat Kelly mentions for the taco bar:

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie and Kelly are checking in to let you know what items they have completed from the Kitchen Reset list. They talked about how having an accountability partner helps keep you on track, so they are here to update you on what they have done so far.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Deep cleaning ovens and refrigerators
2. How so many crumbs end up in your silverware drawer
3. How Kelly would rather deep clean than decide what to pare down
4. Stephanie walks us through conditioning wooden cutting boards and utensils
5. How many mugs Stephanie got rid of

Resources & Links

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lu_f_V7gjVM

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron

In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie walks us through 10 recipes you can make in your Dutch Oven. Get out your beautiful Le Creuset Dutch Oven and try one of these recipes. Don’t be afraid to use your dutch oven!

In this episode, we talk about:

1. The #1 recipe for your dutch oven is roasting a chicken
2. Seriously, use this pot for any recipe!
3. 9 other recipe ideas

Resources & Links

https://www.eatingwell.com/heart-healthy-dutch-oven-recipes-11863852

https://food52.com/story/27003-best-dutch-oven-recipes

https://www.lecreuset.ca/en_CA/recipes/all-recipes/dutch-oven-recipes

If there are recipes you want us to try or questions you want to ask, email us at everydaycooksrecipeclub@gmail.com

Support the Show

If you loved this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with a friend who loves to cook. It helps our little cooking club grow and keeps us inspired to bring you more recipes each month! Thank you for your support!

Disclaimer

Everyday Cooks Recipe Club is a podcast for home cooks who love exploring new recipes and sharing the experience. We feature recipes from talented chefs, cookbook authors, and food creators, always giving full credit to the original source. We do not claim ownership of these recipes, and we encourage listeners to support the chefs by purchasing their cookbooks or visiting their websites or social channels. For copyright reasons, we do not share full recipes in our show notes. Instead, we talk about our own cooking experiences, tips, and takeaways.

Credit

Original Music by Matthew J. Smith

Recipe Testers are Matt, Ryan, Matt and Cameron