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What To Cook
by Caro Chambers
What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking whattocook.substack.com
Episodes
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THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW: surf and turf summer fajitas
For the grand finale episode of this season of the What To Cook show, I bring you a fajita feast! We’re headed to my backyard to grill up the most delicious summer spread of hanger steak, shrimp, and veg for fajitas, plus we’ll make a creamy charred jalapeño sauce and corn on the cob to finish…
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THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW: seared spicy tuna crunch bowls
Hi! In this week’s episode of the What To Cook show, I’m making a deconstructed version of my favorite sushi roll and adding a secret summer ingredient to the mix! Watch this episode to learn how I get my kids to eat oatmeal, how to perfectly sear tuna, what the delicious secret ingredient is…
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WATCH: calabrian chili cherry tomato alla vodka
Hi, happy Friday! We’re back with episode SIX of the What To Cook show and today I’m cooking an easy peasy, absolutely delicious pasta. It’s pasta alla vodka, but we’re adding fresh in-season tiny tomatoes to the mix plus the spicy flavor bomb ingredient that I introduced in episode one of this...
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WATCH: one-pan green chile chicken and corn rice bake
Based on reader feedback, this recipe has been retested and updated since its original release and this show was filmed! Click here for the new and improved recipe. In this week’s episode of the What To Cook show, I’m demoing my new one-pan green chile chicken and corn rice bake that will land in...
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WATCH: grilled bbq chicken and peach chop
It’s time for EPISODE 4 OF THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW!! And because it’s PUB WEEK (!!!!!), today’s recipe is from the 15-minute chapter of Make It Fast! But I wanted to make it a little bit more show-off-y, so we’re leveling the recipe up in a few different ways, using the “Extra Extra” notes from the...
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publishing a book and starting kindergarten
Hi! Woah. I leave for the East Coast to start my Make It Fast (please for the love of ME, pre-order it!!!) book tour in less than 48 hours. My literary agent just called to check in on my mental state and I’ll tell you what I told her— I’m honestly feeling great. I haven’t started packing, but…
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WATCH: summer shrimp panzanella
Welcome to episode three of the What To Cook show! Today we’re making a 30-minute sheet-pan panzanella salad with warm roasted summer veg (corn! zucchini! tomatoes!), a tangy vinaigrette, and perfectly cooked shrimp to make it a complete meal. In this episode, you’ll learn my favorite magic trick...
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WATCH: melty zucchini pasta!
Hi guys! I’m so excited to be back with episode two of the What To Cook show! Today I’m sharing a sneak peek of a 30-minute vegetarian summer pasta from my new cookbook Make It Fast (pre-order today and it’ll be in your mailbox August 11th!!!!). This episode stars a very special sous chef: Calum,...
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cooking with caro (and thrive!): smoky mole chicken enchiladas
Thanks to everyone who joined for today’s Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn’t make it, find a full replay above! In the demo, I cooked smoky mole chicken enchiladas with lime crema, a recipe that turns a few humble pantry staples (peanut butter, chocolate chips, tortillas, tomato paste,...
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warm weather is upon us!!
Hi! Carmel Valley schools are operating on a half-day schedule all week, and we’re in the middle of an extreme heat wave, so it feels like a mini spring break before real spring break is upon us in April. I know a lot of your kids have spring break this month (my friend Mary Pell is visiting from...
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a toast to breastfeeding
Hi! First of all, I recorded a voiceover of this So Into That! Click the play button above if you’d like to listen. I really, really tried not to cry, but it was just a crying kind of day apparently. I’ve had a wild few weeks of travel — both for pleasure to Mexico with the kids, and then, eight...
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cook christmas strata with me!
I had so much fun cooking the Christmas Strata live with so many of you this morning! I love that we’ve all knocked out Christmas breakfast and now have it ready in the fridge — phew! One thing off the list. If you missed it, you can still cook along with us with following along with this...
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Thanksgiving hotline with Sohla, Olivia, and Caro
Thanks to all who tuned into our turkey day chat earlier this week! Here’s the recording in case you missed it. Have any questions we didn’t cover? Ask them here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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a VERY BIG pre-order giveaway!!!!
ONE OF YOU IS WINNING A TRIP TO CARMEL!!!! I promise I’ll stop yapping about pre-orders soon, because the book will BE IN YOUR HANDS IN LESS THAN A MONTH! But until pub day on August 13th, it’s pre-order city, baby. And to show you just how SERIOUSLY, UNENDINGLY GRATEFUL I am to all of you for...
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author annabel monaghan on getting unstuck, her new book ‘summer romance,’ and how decluttering reveals your true values
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/author-annabel-monaghan-on-getting It’s summertime, and that means it’s Annabel Monaghan time! Annabel’s one of my favorite authors, and lucky for us she cranks out a delightful new book seemingly every June.…
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'the idea of you' author robinne lee reacts to the movie adaptation and the new ending
Get this week's full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/the-idea-of-you-author-robinne-lee The Idea of You was a book that changed the way I read. I absolutely loved it. I recommend it all the time. And it was my gateway drug into the romance genre… although, as its...
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how to get rich AF, with vivian tu (@your.richbff)
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rich-af-with-vivian-tu Vivian Tu (Your Rich BFF) is here, and she’s here to make us smarter about personal finance like we’re out for margaritas. No condescension. No jargon. Just tons of actionable...
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ask me anything! mom jealousy, toddler tantrums, money, and more
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/so-into-that-ask-me-anything If you follow me on Instagram, you know I do the occasional “question box” style Ask Me Anything there. Well, today I’m bringing that format to the pod – and you sent in some juicy...
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angela santomero, the creator of blues clues and daniel tiger, won't mom shame you about screen time
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/angela-santomero-the-creator-of-blues As the creator of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood on PBS, Angela Santomero may be the person most responsible for getting my family through the pandemic with our sanity intact.…
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carly duguid on building the brand of naomi osaka
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/carly-duguid-on-building-the-brand Carly Phillips Duguid is my former college classmate, a What to Cook subscriber, and… oh yeah, the co-founder of the sports agency Evolve, along with her husband and 4-time…
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i found the perfect reading for a wedding ceremony or toast
Get this week’s full So Into That newsletter here! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/i-found-the-perfect-reading-for-a Today I share what I’ve been so into lately: entertaining versus having people over, a great new lipstick, etc. Plus, the insane story of how I heard a beautiful poem read at a...
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jess damuck is a salad freak and a health nut and she's got the books to prove it!
Dinner party tips. Healthy meals with Trader Joe’s ingredients. Stories involving Martha Stewart, Sufjan Stevens, and Sia? This conversation with Jess Damuck has all of the above and more, and I’m bringing it to you a day after the launch of her gorgeous new book, Health Nut: A Feel-Good…
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eve rodsky's "fair play" method for dividing household labor will improve your marriage
I love each and every guest we’ve had on this show, but I’m just gonna say it: for me at least, this episode is probably the most important and relevant one we’ve done yet. Today we have Eve Rodsky, the Harvard-trained author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do...
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gaby dalkin of what's gaby cooking on building her food empire + remaining positive through nine miscarriages
I am a longtime Gaby Dalkin lover, and you will soon be, too! She is charming, hard-working, smart, and just a good, kind human. Trigger warning: like the title says, Gaby has experienced 9 miscarriages. She copes with this with humor and levity, so if that's not something you wish to hear right...
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jessa hastings, author of the magnolia parks universe, doesn't follow the rules
OMFG — Jessa freaking Hastings is on So Into That this week!!!!! Jessa is the brilliant author of the Magnolia Parks book series, and whether or not you’ve read them, I know you’ll love getting to know her and hearing about her path to mega-book-fame. I can’t stop thinking about the unwavering...
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a big announcement + "one day" discussion + the year of me
Today’s show kicks off with a BIG announcement… something that’s been in the works for years. I know you’re going to love it! I’ll fill you in on all the details, plus – why I'm relating so hardcore to the show One Day (spoiler: you get to hear all about me and George's FINAL breakup before we…
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becoming experts on our own stress with stress expert dr. aditi nerurkar
My husband and I have been following the amazing Dr. Aditi Nerurkar for months now, and putting her tips to work in our sometimes-stressful lives. Now that she’s put all her wisdom together in a book and started her own Substack, it seemed like the time to ask her to share science-backed…
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"you went to BOARDING SCHOOL?!" with Lily Wick, my best friend from... boarding school
Every time I mention I went to boarding school, people are like "WOAH WOAH WOAH, please explain!" So here's a primer on boarding school, why we loved it, what was hard, and why we think our friendship is still so strong despite not having lived in the same place for more than 15 years. We also…
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efficiency hacks, the transition from 1 to 2 kids, and recognizing that mom guilt is actually often jealousy, with cameron rogers (freckled foodie)
Cameron Rogers is a longtime friend and OG food/mom content creator who played a crucial role in helping me open up about my life online. True to her Freckled Foodie roots, she still develops recipes but these days you’re more likely to find her talking about motherhood, overall physical and…
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*the* guide to being the best newborn partner ever
The response to Sohla’s episode, where we both shared a few things that our husbands have done to make us feel supported postpartum, and shared several elements of postpartum recovery that we wish we’d had a heads up on, was insane. Countless older moms, brand new moms, soon-to-be-moms, all the...
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caitlin murray (@bigtimeadulting) is so into damp january and i'm emotional about my son turning 5
If you’re on Instagram, I can almost guarantee you’ve seen Caitlin Murray. She has a way of expressing exactly how many moms feel in the day-to-day grind while making you laugh out loud in the process. After I barely get through today’s intro (happy birthday, Mattis!), Caitlin and I talk about…
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sohla el-waylly helps you conquer cooking and shares the down and dirty about becoming a mom
I first discovered Sohla El-Waylly in the early days of the pandemic, when Bon Appétit Test Kitchen videos were all the rage. She was by far my favorite contributor to that series, and now that she’s promoting her own cookbook and recently became a mom, this was the perfect time to catch up with...
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my backstory and how i became a creator
I recently asked you for your questions, feedback, and topics you want to hear more about and you gave me a ton of great ideas. One of the most common questions was a version of, “So what’s your deal? What’s your background, and what exactly do you do now?” Good question. How did I wind up as a...
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peloton's emma lovewell is so into setting small goals instead of unrealistic resolutions
Peloton classes have made me a much happier and less anxious person. As you’ll hear in this episode, I wish there was a government grant that gave all new mothers Peloton bikes upon the birth of their first child. Being able to exercise and boost those endorphins while the baby is sleeping has…
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amanda hesser is so into a racket sport i'd never heard of and i’m so into her building a 9-figure food brand
Amanda Hesser founded one of my favorite food and lifestyle brands, Food52. It’s one of my go-to sources for recipe and gift inspiration… and what’s crazy is that building that hugely successful company is just a small part of Amanda’s life story. She was also a food writer and editor at the New...
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katie from beach reads & bubbly is so into romance having a moment, and caro is so into... sports?
The day I announced this podcast, the DM’s started rolling in. “You have to get Katie from Beach Reads and Bubbly on the podcast!” I was already all over it, I love Katie as much as all of you! I get a ton of my book recs from Katie’s page, @beachreadsandbubbly, but more than that, I’ve fallen in...
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anela malik might scandalize you with what she's so into right now ;)
Anela Malik is one of my favorite internet (and real-life) friends. There’s no one who I respect more when it comes to telling beautiful stories with video, and as you’ll see in this episode… she’s so much fun and hilarious, too. Today, we laugh a lot talking about our shared love of smutty…
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deb perelman is so into the holidays in nyc and these 3 easy meals
Deb Perelman is the OG queen of food blogging — she started Smitten Kitchen in 2006 and has grown it to the absolute behemoth that it is today. In this episode, Deb made me giggle my pants off talking about our husbands’ cooking styles, the cheeky comment her 14-year-old son makes when she orders…
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emily oster is so into these soft pants... and helping parents chill the f out
Emily Oster is my motherhood messiah. I consider myself to be a pretty relaxed mom, but I certainly didn’t start out that way. Emily’s data-based parenting approach is to thank for that. Anytime I’m starting to bug out about whether sleep training is going to mess up my baby for life, or if my…
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introducing: so into that
It’s official y’all… I’m joining the podcast game. Above, you’ll find a quick rundown of what this show’s going to be all about. My first episode with special guest Emily Oster drops today at 12p Eastern Time. I’ll send out an email around then with all the links where you can watch/listen! This…
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