So Into That

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 off the meal. In this episode, you’ll learn about… * Grilling over direct vs. indirect heat * Using your...

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, and much, much more. Tomorrow I’ll be back in your inbox with the recipe itself, including all the notes...

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 series , Calabrian chili paste! I have excellent news: we are indeed publishing this recipe during Sungo...

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 your inbox tomorrow morning! This dinner showcases the spirit of the “Walk Away” chapter in my new boo...

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 cookbook — AKA the tips that will teach you how to make the recipe a little extra! In this BBQ chicke...

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 I’ve got a million outfit options strewn about my closet, and I’ll get there eventually. The flights are...

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 for bringing any salad to a dinner party or potluck, meet our new pals Midnight and Scales, see George...

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, my wonderfully creative, lizard-hunting 5-year-old (though he got the boot midway through the episode...

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, spices, and chipotles en adobo!) into a delicious weeknight dinner. The only fresh ingredients you’ll...

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 North Carolina right now for her daughter’s spring break!), so today we’re sharing a few spring break-...

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 hours after landing from Mexico, I left for a 10-day work trip that included announcing my new book on...

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 recording. The live crew also asked for a kitchen tour so I do that at the end! Thank you Sarah Conner , Charl...

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 whattocook.substack.com/subscribe

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 pre-ordering, I’ve been working really hard on a truly massive giveaway… CARO’S PERFECT WEEKEND IN CARMEL...

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. This year is no different, so today we talk about Summer Romance and a whole lot more: from kids and smart...

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 author Robinne Lee shares in this episode, she never intended to write a romance novel (nor does she co...

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 tips, no matter your income or family situation. You might know Vivian from Instagram , where her perso...

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 ones. This Q&A gets into: • Workout motivation with young kids • How do I deal with “mom guilt” as a work...

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. The show was (and still is) a lifesaver in moments when George or I needed a break from hands-on parenti...

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 grand slam winner Naomi Osaka. Today, Carly shares how she’s “embracing the pure chaos” of parenting a 4-ye...

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 wedding and immediately knew who the author was (it's not someone famous, and I'd never heard the poem b...

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 Cookbook . If you’ve seen Salad Freak , you know how beautiful Jess’ work is. Which makes sense considering she...

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 (and More Life to Live) . I personally credit Eve’s ideas – and the playing cards that help you impl...

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 now, skip this one. We also get into: * How Gaby structures her typical day * Dividing responsibilities...

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 faith that Jessa had in herself that these books would someday be a success, despite so many people tell...