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Cook It!

By Drea and Renee

Welcome to Cook It! We are Drea and Renée and each month we will take you through a cookbook and figure out if it's worthy of your culinary time.
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Episode 34 - REPLAY - Episode 1

Cook It!Oct 27, 2020

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Episode 35 - Replay - Episode 9

Episode 35 - Replay - Episode 9

While Drea and Renee begin their adventure through Bread Illustrated and devote time to some delicious carbs done right, we're treating you to an encore of our top listened to Episode!

Coming in at number 2 with 61 plays - Episode 9 when we tackled The Joy of Cooking!

Nov 03, 202030:57
Episode 34 - REPLAY - Episode 1

Episode 34 - REPLAY - Episode 1

While Drea and Renee begin their adventure through Bread Illustrated and devote time to some delicious carbs done right, we're treating you to an encore of our top listened to Episode!

Coming in at number 1 with 63 plays - Episode 1 where we begin talking about Skinny Taste One and Done!

Oct 27, 202025:05
Episode 33 - From the Pioneering to Bread and in Between!

Episode 33 - From the Pioneering to Bread and in Between!

Drea and Renee are wrapping up Pioneer Woman, giving their review and pod score and diving into a deliciously carb filled book! Listen now to find out what treats are coming next!

Oct 20, 202025:09
Episode 32 - That Pizza Dough!

Episode 32 - That Pizza Dough!

Drea and Renee talk Pizza, Guacamole and Cake! Find out more now!

Oct 13, 202031:37
Episode 31 - Protein Packed Pioneer Woman Recipes!

Episode 31 - Protein Packed Pioneer Woman Recipes!

Drea and Renee are cooking more protein packed recipes from Ree Drummonds Food From My Frontier. Listen now as they discuss them as well as what foods they refuse to make in their own home kitchens!


The Pioneer Woman - Food Blog - https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/

Oct 06, 202043:32
Episode 30 - All That Spice

Episode 30 - All That Spice

Drea and Renee crack into cooking from Ree Drummonds Food From My Frontier and things are ~heating~ up!


They also talk pie dough and salamanders! Find out why now!


Salamander Broiler - https://www.bluestarcooking.com/creating-ultimate-chefs-kitchen-salamander-broiler/

Sep 29, 202039:38
Episode 29 - From Soulful Beginnings to Food from the Frontier

Episode 29 - From Soulful Beginnings to Food from the Frontier

Drea and Renee close out their time with Jerrelle Guy and Black Girl Baking and introduce their next book! Find out their pod rating and what recipe they will be cooking up next!

Sep 22, 202033:48
Episode 28 - The Wonky Tart?

Episode 28 - The Wonky Tart?

Drea and Renee talk tarts, biscuits and buns in this latest episode of Cook It! They also talk chicken and of course, what would an episode be without some talk of Drea's Instant Pot Vortex and Renee's Traeger Grill!


Instant Pot Vortex - https://store.instantpot.com/products/vortex-plus-10-quart

Traeger Grill - https://www.traegergrills.ca/shop/grills/pro-series/TFB57PUBC.html

Sep 15, 202046:28
Episode 27 - Bread Three Ways

Episode 27 - Bread Three Ways

Drea and Renee conquer three kinds of bread in this episode of Cook It! Working through Black Girl Baking, they cook up two sweet and one savoury!

They also talk peanut butter alternatives and the topic of wonky tarts brings up a new cookbook pre-order!


PB2 - https://pb2foods.com/

The Wonky Spatula - https://thewonkyspatula.com/

Sep 08, 202038:57
Episode 26 - Back to childhood basics
Sep 01, 202051:08
Episode 25 - It's been a slice!
Aug 25, 202059:54
Episode 24 -Tea IN (not and) Scones?
Aug 18, 202041:25
Episode 23 - Canadian Maple with some Salt?
Aug 11, 202041:14
Episode 22 - When Life Gives You Lemons
Aug 04, 202053:11
Episode 21 -Swapping Weeknight Baking for Sister Pie

Episode 21 -Swapping Weeknight Baking for Sister Pie

Drea and Renee give their individual and overall pod-rating for Weeknight Baking! Find out how many aprons it will get! And they're swapping it out for their next book Sister Pie by Lisa Ludwinski!


Hershey Chocolate Chips - https://www.hersheys.com/kitchens/en_ca/ingredients/baking-chips.html
Trader Joes Podcast - https://www.traderjoes.com/digin/category/Podcast

Jul 28, 202039:55
Episode 20 - They are NOT from a box

Episode 20 - They are NOT from a box

Listen and learn Drea and Renees take on Weeknight Baking's Boxed-Mix Brownies from Scratch! You will also learn about a fun recipe where Drea gets to use Pearl Sugar!


Pearl Sugar from Grace in the Kitchen - https://www.graceinthekitchen.ca/products/sirkku-pearl-sugar

Jul 21, 202029:28
Episode 19 - LOE = Level of Effort

Episode 19 - LOE = Level of Effort

Berries, berries and more berries. Drea and Renee try out Weeknight bakings LOE Berry Tart! Find out what they thought of it today! You'll also hear about Drea's nuts.com haul and a recommendation for Blue Ribbon Canning!



https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22272981 

Jul 14, 202043:30
Episode 18 - Four Words, One Cake: Peanut Butter Brown Sugar

Episode 18 - Four Words, One Cake: Peanut Butter Brown Sugar

Cake, Cookies, Food Processors and Food Storage, all tackled in this fun episode with Drea and Renee!

Jul 07, 202058:37
Episode 17 - Pumpkin Season in July

Episode 17 - Pumpkin Season in July

Cardamon, Cinnamon and Canning. Drea and Renee cover all the topics in this first episode cooking from Weeknight Baking!

Jun 30, 202045:00
Episode 16 - The Switch Up!

Episode 16 - The Switch Up!

Find out what Drea and Renee think of Brown Eggs and Jam Jars and in a change up, they're adding more cooking episodes and introducing the next book! Listen now to find out what we'll be up to in the kitchen!

Jun 23, 202054:54
Episode 15 - Burgers and Baked Goods

Episode 15 - Burgers and Baked Goods

In their last cooking segment with Brown Eggs and Jam Jars, Drea and Renee explore a recipe for homemade hamburger buns as well as a few other sweet treats. 

Jun 16, 202052:27
Episode 14 - All things whole wheat

Episode 14 - All things whole wheat

Drea and Renee discuss the whole wheat pizza dough recipe in Brown Eggs and Jam Jars as well as two more sweet treats. Find out how the recipes faired now!

Jun 09, 202040:15
Episode 13 - Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque

Episode 13 - Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque

In the longest episode yet Drea and Renee discuss homesteading and how they plan to tackle Aimee Wimbush Bourque's Brown Eggs and Jam Jars! Renee also chats live with the cookbook author herself!

Jun 02, 202001:02:48
Episode 12 - Final Thoughts on The Joy of Cooking

Episode 12 - Final Thoughts on The Joy of Cooking

Drea and Renee discuss their experience cooking from the Joy of Cooking and rate this epic cookbook. Listen to find out the fate of this tome.

May 26, 202048:20
Episode 11 - Ice Cream Brings Us Joy!

Episode 11 - Ice Cream Brings Us Joy!

Drea and Renee tackle ice cream recipes from the Joy of Cooking and a few more gems! Listen to find out how the recipes differed and what they thought!

May 19, 202042:49
Episode 10 - Is cooking ~Joyful~ ?

Episode 10 - Is cooking ~Joyful~ ?

Drea and Renee tackle an ancient bread made without yeast! Listen to how Joy of Cooking guides them through culturing their own starter and baking their own loafs at home!

May 12, 202042:11
Episode 9 - The Joy of Cooking
May 05, 202030:57
Episode 8 - Is Home Cooking like Hell's Kitchen?

Episode 8 - Is Home Cooking like Hell's Kitchen?

Find out what Drea and Renee thought of Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking and if there was reason for Renee to be intimidated.

Apr 28, 202030:33
Episode 7 - We're Still Cooking with Gordon Ramsay

Episode 7 - We're Still Cooking with Gordon Ramsay

Listen along as Drea and Renee continue to cook out of Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking Cookbook!

Apr 23, 202047:03
Episode 6 - Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking part deux

Episode 6 - Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking part deux

Continuing with Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking. This week we explore the recipes, follow along with our group recipe, and see how we did on our own! Will this book make the leap from screen to page? Only time will tell!

Apr 14, 202040:56
Episode 5 - Gordon Ramsay - Home Cooking!

Episode 5 - Gordon Ramsay - Home Cooking!

We are busting out Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking. One that has been on the shelf for a long time and rarely used. We'll discuss the book's origin story (why it's on our shelf) and what we think this month will be like.

Apr 07, 202032:19
Episode 4 - Skinny Taste One and Done: The Final

Episode 4 - Skinny Taste One and Done: The Final

This is it! Find out what we really think of Skinny Taste One and Done cookbook. Is it worth the splurge/space in your kitchen?

Mar 31, 202038:43
Episode 3 Skinny Taste One and Done Cont'd

Episode 3 Skinny Taste One and Done Cont'd

Hey! Welcome back. We're really sinking our teeth into this book. Listen as we go over more delicious(?) recipes and explore our feelings of this book. 

Mar 24, 202032:41
Episode 2 - Dive in to Skinny Taste - One and Done

Episode 2 - Dive in to Skinny Taste - One and Done

This week we try out some recipes from Gina Homolka's recipe book Skinny Taste - One and Done. We'll talk gadgets, cooking techniques and just general life whatnot. It'll be a blast!

Mar 19, 202030:59
Episode 1 - Skinnytaste One and Done

Episode 1 - Skinnytaste One and Done

Join Drea and Renee as they dive into Gina Homolka's Skinny Taste One and Done cookbook. This is our first official episode and boy does it show! Our enthusiasm is contagious. So settle in and enjoy the show.

Mar 11, 202025:05
Cook it! Preview!

Cook it! Preview!

Welcome to Cook it! Listen as nervous friends Drea and Renee introduce you to our new podcast! Each month we'll review a new cookbook and let you know if it's worth biting into. See what I did there?

C'mon in friends!

Feb 04, 202004:40