How to Cook Fresh Shelling Beans, and a Retro Fish Dish That’s Perfect for a Quick Weeknight Meal! Our Best Home Cooking Bites of the Weekt
Podcast:Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy Published On: Thu Sep 04 2025 Description: What’s the secret to cooking fish so that it doesn’t stick to the pan? In this bite-sized episode, we share delicious moments about the best things we ate this week to inspire each other – and you! By the end of this episode, you’ll discover an easy way to turn seasonal shelling beans into a brothy, rustic meal, and you’ll find out why grilled fish with tropical fruit salsa might be the next thing you’ll cook up for dinner. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** Links:Sonya’s style of cooking cranberry beans, and a similar recipe from Taste Space (just use fresh tomato and basil instead of tomato paste, and add stock to simmer the beans in)A recipe for grilled swordfish with mango-pineapple salsa from Kevin is Cooking blogThe secret to perfectly grilled fish: mayonnaise! from The KitchnKari tried this dish at Bluewater Grill Avalon on Catalina Island Nicole Rucker’s amazing banana bread recipe can be found in her book Fat & Flour***Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here. You can also now find us on YouTube. We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @foodfriendspod, or drop us a line at foodfriendspod@gmail.com!Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!