The Clever Cookstr's Quick and Dirty Tips from the World's Best Cooks

Kath Younger, a mom, registered dietitian, bakery owner, and the blogger behind Kath Eats Real Food, joins the Clever Cookstr to talk about picky eaters, lunchbox strategies, and why oatmeal is her favorite breakfast. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1KEYBDW

Want to create delicious food creations in your tiny dorm room? Celebrity chef Justin Warner, author of The Laws of Cooking ...and How to Break Them, reveals his top dorm room cooking hacks. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1izaOCs

Lillian Yang joins the Clever Cookstr to talk about some of her recent behind-the-scenes episodes on dark dining, food trucks, and what pandas eat. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Oua0LN

We’re joined today by Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore, the authors of the new cookbook Slow Cooker Desserts. We all know that slow cookers are a great way to make delicious, hands-off dinners. But have you ever use one to make a cheesecake, or bread pudding? Kathy and Roxanne are going to tell us how. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Y9QsAr

Pierre Thiam is a chef, restaurateur, and the author of the new cookbook Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes From the Source to the Bowl. Raised in Dakar, Senegal, Pierre brings his extensive knowledge to this cookbook—and today, he’s here to share a bit of it with us. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1hw9xvx

Our guest today is Leslie Bilderback, author of the cookbooks Mug Cakes, No-Churn Ice Cream, The Spiralized Kitchen, and now, Mug Meals: More Than 100 No-Fuss Ways To Make a Delicious Microwave Meal in Minutes. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1fTK3qO

Our guest today is Alana Chernila, the author of The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making, and The Homemade Kitchen: Recipes for Cooking with Pleasure. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1TS9VWK

Anna Watson Carl is the author of the cookbook The Yellow Table: A Celebration of Everyday Gatherings: 110 Simple and Seasonal Recipes. She joins the Clever Cookstr to tell the story of her yellow table, share her tips for celebratory meals, and explain why she hates the concept of "entertaining". Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1gKX1Zd

The Clever Cookstr chats with Jeremiah Tower, the legendary chef formerly of California’s Chez Panisse and Stars, and more recently of New York’s Tavern on the Green. He is a James Beard Award winning cookbook author and the author of the 2003 memoir, California Dish: What I Saw (and Cooked) at the American Culinary Revolution. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1P76BAT

The Clever Cookstr talks everything pierogi with Casey Barber, the editor of the online magazine Good Food Stories, the author of Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats, the illustrator of A is for Absinthe, and now, the author of the cookbook Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Sq9L2I

The Clever Cookstr is joined by Anna Jones, a cook, writer, and food stylist who worked for chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi and Jamie Oliver. Now she’s authored her own first cookbook, A Modern Way to Eat, of over 200 vegetarian recipes. She shares her philosophy and approach to food, and tells us how and why she believes the way we eat is changing. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1J3l0h4

How can you make great meals in a tiny kitchen? How do you decide what equipment to buy and what to skip when you hardly have room for an oven? And how do you entertain in a small space? Cara Eisenpress, coauthor of the blog Big Girls, Small Kitchen and of the cookbook, In The Small Kitchen, has the answers. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1GKWH1E

Mindy Segal, a James Beard Award Winning pastry chef, the proprietor of Chicago’s HotChocolate Restaurant and Dessert Bar, and the author of Cookie Love: 60 Recipes and Techniques for Turning the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, shares five tips for the best cookies ever. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Sq9D3e

Welcome to the Clever Cookstr, your ultimate window into the kitchens of the world's best cooks.Our guest today is Natasha Case, co-founder of the Coolhaus ice cream sandwich brand and co-author of the Coolhaus Ice Cream Book. She's joining us today to give us some tips and tricks for making the best ice cream sandwiches all summer long. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1ehpTq8

Tara O’Brady is the culinary mastermind behind the celebrated food blog Seven Spoons, now in its tenth year. Few food writers have such an insightful, intuitive understanding of flavor—or a more eclectic and inspiring range of culinary influences at work in their kitchen—than Tara O’Brady. Fewer still write with her trademark warmth and thoughtful prose. She was one of the earliest food bloggers to enter the scene and has become one of the most highly regarded and unique voices in the culinary arena. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1G1vfx2