There are so many recipes out there to make granola, but then there are recipes that are Simply Genius. Jenné Claiborne's recipe bakes up faster and easier than any recipe out there by thoughtfully omitting what you may have thought was a crucial ingredient.

Referenced in this episode 

• Why Jenné Claiborne's Tahini Granola is Genius (Article)
• Jenné Claiborne's book, Sweet Potato Soul

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Get a signed copy of Kristen's book, Simply Genius, to find this and so many other incredible and simply genius recipes

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Referenced in this episode 

• Ali Slagle's Not Just Another Chicken Caesar Salad
• Ali's Book,  I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)
• Ali's Biscotti Recipe 

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Kristen's OG fried toast inspiration: Borlotti Beans on Toast with Greens (Food52)
• Follow Ali on Instagram @itsalislagle

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There're enough stressors around the holidays to let your dessert be one of them, so we sat down with Erin Jeanne McDowell to get some tips on ways to bring flawless pies to the table. 

Referenced in this episode 

• Savory Baking Cookbook
• Clover Rolls
• Pâte Brisée
• Double crust chicken pot pie

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit

• Erin Jean McDowell's Bake It Up A Notch Youtube channel
• Erin Jean McDowell's Instagram
• Order Kristen's newest book, Simply Genius 

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Anna Sulan Masing, host of Whetstone Radio's Taste of Place podcast cooks her way through Mandy Yin's incredible Sarawak Chicken recipe

Recipe

1. Marinate 6 skinless chicken thighs, with the bone-in just with salt, leave for 1/2hour on the kitchen bench to get it to room temperature
2. Blitz up spice paste: 200g roughly chopped onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2.5cm of ginger root, 2 stalks of lemongrass also roughly chopped
3. Toast 1tsp of black peppercorns, and 1 tsp of white peppercorns - choose any good quality peppercorns. This is done on a very low heat, without oil until fragrant. Then, grind it into a fine powder ideally in a mortar & pestle
4. In a medium sized saucepan slowly get 3 tbsp of oil warm, then add in the pepper powder and the spice paste. Fry off until the oil splits - no longer than 10mins
5. Add in the chicken, 450g (1lb) of roughly chopped tomatoes, 300mls of water, 5 laksa leaves (or a bunch of mint) with stalks. Bring to boil then let simmer for 20min. Keep an eye on it and stirr at regular intervals.
6. Add in 100mls of coconut milk, stir and cook for another 5mins
7. Serve with rice!

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Referenced in this episode 

• First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home
• Frankie's Website 
• Frankie's Instagram

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Referenced in this episode 

• Good & Sweet Cookbook
• Brian Levy's Site
• Brian Levy on Instagram

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Referenced in this episode:

• Sweet Corn Butter recipe
• How to Magically Turn Corn Into Butter (Food52)

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• The jewelry company Whitney founded to connect and empower women
• Check out Lukas Volger's corn tofu: Butter It, Tofu It, Dip It. But Don’t Boil It. (Taste)
• View transcript

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Catch up on the rest of the incredible conversations we had with the guests featured on this episode  

• Ali Slagle's Episode
• Jesse Spark's Episode
• Cheryl Day's Episode
• Brian Hogan Stewart's Episode
• Eric Kim's Episode
• Kristina Cho's Episode
• Roxana Jullapat's Episode
• Esther Choi's Episode
• Julie Sahni's Episode
   

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