The One Recipe

American Public Media

From the team that brought you The Splendid Table at APM Studios, The One Recipe is a pod devoted to that one recipe you keep in your back pocket. The one you send to friends, make for your mom, the one you entirely depend on because you know it’s going to work. We’re here to help you build up an arsenal of fast, simple and crowd-pleasing recipes, one episode at a time. Whether you’re cooking in a tiny kitchen and eating for one, or cooking breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch during a weeklong celebration with your entire family (and the kids), The One Recipe has a dish for every occasion. Host Jesse Sparks, Senior Editor at Eater, talks to some of the biggest names in food, including Sohla and Ham El-Waylly, Khushbu Shah, Eric Kim, Soleil Ho, Kristen Miglore, Pati Jinich, Yotam Ottolenghi, Stephen Satterfield, and… the list goes on. He draws out the sweet, funny and surprising stories behind everything from show-stopping whole roasted fish, Mexican pasta and crispy oven-roasted chicken to quick, soothing and essential dishes like yogurt rice, crispy tofu, Vietnamese sauces, and umami packed vegan and vegetarian entrees. And don’t even get us started on the dessert options, from Chinese baked goods, to chocolate chip cookies, to pastries, pies, cakes and tarts. Any day, any time, any craving, The One Recipe has got something for you. read less

Our Editor's Take

The One Recipe podcast reveals the recipes people love most. Many home cooks have that one recipe. It's the one that's stuck around through the years, the nostalgic family favorite, the “secret ingredient” in a head-turning dish. The podcast peers into the minds and kitchens of notable chefs and foodies who share a passion for cuisine. The show can have working people cooking masterpieces at home, even on weeknights.

Jesse Sparks is a senior editor at Eater and the host of The One Recipe. He brings on a wide variety of guests with stories and tips. Dishes with international influences are a big part of this podcast. Past shows promoted crispy glazed tofu, toum, and manchow soup.

Each episode of The One Recipe discusses one recipe with a different food aficionado. Guests include food writers like cookbook authors Noor Murad and Jesse Sheehan. New York Times food writers like Eric Kim, Priya Krishna, and Melissa Clark have all appeared. So have chefs like Ham El-Waylly and Sheldon Simeon. These people share their most cherished holiday meals and traditions and the situations that inspired them. Other episodes talk about solo traveling and solo eating.

A contagious excitement for food and people comes through The One Recipe podcast. This podcast brings a sense of hopeful positivity. Fans also get a tool kit of tried and tested recipes. Each episode provides culinary tips to impress. The podcast also shows ways to indulge, even when on a budget.

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14: Chef Adrienne Cheatham’s Recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon-Miso Sauce

14: Chef Adrienne Cheatham’s Recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon-Miso Sauce

Adrienne Cheatham and Jesse get into it this week to talk about their mutual love of Barbara Streisand, the scientific reasoning behind her preference for microwaved sweet-potatoes, and her mouth-watering One: sweet potato gnocchi with bacon-miso sauce. Adrienne Cheatham is a chef, cookbook author, and the founder of the Sunday Best pop-up series in Harlem. You can follow her on Instagram @chefadriennecheatham and on Twitter @ACs_kitchen.Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

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14: Chef Adrienne Cheatham’s Recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon-Miso Sauce

14: Chef Adrienne Cheatham’s Recipe for Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Bacon-Miso Sauce

Adrienne Cheatham and Jesse get into it this week to talk about their mutual love of Barbara Streisand, the scientific reasoning behind her preference for microwaved sweet-potatoes, and her mouth-watering One: sweet potato gnocchi with bacon-miso sauce. Adrienne Cheatham is a chef, cookbook author, and the founder of the Sunday Best pop-up series in Harlem. You can follow her on Instagram @chefadriennecheatham and on Twitter @ACs_kitchen.Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

13: Francis Lam’s Recipe for Linguine With Clams

13: Francis Lam’s Recipe for Linguine With Clams

Francis Lam has invited himself onto The One Recipe, and we’re so glad he did! This week, he tells Jesse about what it felt like the first time his writing was published, why it’s nice to not be beholden to tradition, and his One: Linguine with clams (and parsley, if you’re up for it.) Francis Lam is a journalist, the editor-in-chief at Clarkson Potter, and the host of The Splendid Table. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter @francis_lam.Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:May 31, 2022 (originally aired)March 28, 2022 (repeat)September 19, 2023 (repeat)

11: Anna Stockwell’s Recipe for Slow-Roasted Salmon

11: Anna Stockwell’s Recipe for Slow-Roasted Salmon

Anna Stockwell gushes to Jesse about her unusual cats, her lifelong love affair with dinner parties, and her One: a slow-roasted side of salmon that will wow your guests with surprisingly little effort. Anna Stockwell is a recipe developer, food stylist, and the author of For the Table: Easy, Adaptable, Crowd-Pleasing Recipes. You can follow her on Instagram @acstockwell. Broadcast dates for this episode:May 17, 2022 (originally aired)March 14, 2023 (rebroadcast)October 31, 2023 (rebroadcast)February 20, 2024 (rebroadcast)If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

10: Stephen Satterfield and the Art of Toast

10: Stephen Satterfield and the Art of Toast

This week, Stephen Satterfield talks to Jesse about why it’s important to know what you like, for instance, room temperature butter, which brings us to his One: Toast. Stephen Satterfield is the host of Netflix’s critically acclaimed docuseries High on the Hog, as well as the founder of Whetstone Magazine and Whetstone Radio Collective. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @isawstephen. Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:May 10, 2022 (originally aired)September 12, 2023 (rebroadcast)February 6, 2024 (rebroadcast)

9: Klancy Miller’s Recipe for Parisian Chestnut Mini Cakes

9: Klancy Miller’s Recipe for Parisian Chestnut Mini Cakes

This week, Klancy Miller talks to Jesse about her secret sleuthing tendencies, her family’s love for one very special dessert, and her One: Parisian Chestnut Mini-Cakes that are easy to make and even easier to eat. Klancy Miller is the author of Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking for Yourself, and the founder of For the Culture: A magazine celebrating Black women and femmes in food and wine. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @klancycooks.Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:May 5, 2022 (originally aired)September 5, 2023 (rebroadcast)January 23, 2024 (rebroadcast)

49: Were You Raised By Wolves? Hosts, Leah Bonnema & Nick Leighton, talk Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

49: Were You Raised By Wolves? Hosts, Leah Bonnema & Nick Leighton, talk Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Leah Bonnema & Nick Leighton talk to Jesse this week about their very different approaches to cooking, why it is Christmas all year long (in Leah’s heart, at least) and their deceptively simple one recipe: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake. Leah Bonnema & Nick Leighton are hosts of the podcast, Were You Raised By Wolves? You can follow them on Instagram @wereyouraisedbywolves.If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.Vote for your favorite TST Pie recipe – http://splendidtable.org/tstpieday

The One Recipe Holiday Special 2023

The One Recipe Holiday Special 2023

Join host Jesse Sparks for a holiday edition of The Splendid Table’s sister podcast, The One Recipe. In this hour-long episode, Jesse talks to culinary superstars about their family traditions and their “One,” the recipe that signals the holidays have officially begun! Our guests bring us their family food traditions from all over the globe. Chetna Makan, Britain’s queen of Indian home cooking, gives us a recipe for a seriously delicious nibble for cocktails, Chetna’s Cheesy Potato Balls, beloved Texan chef of Roots Chicken Shack in Dallas, Tiffany Derry, has amazing stories from her family’s truly enormous holiday feast and talks us through a recipe for her Mother’s Gumbo and Matt Adlard, influencer, author of the best-selling Bake it Better and the son of a Michelin starred chef, talks about his family’s sometimes competitive holiday cooking and leaves us with a perfect recipe for his Chocolate Yule Log.

Check Out: Dishing on Julia

Check Out: Dishing on Julia

This week, we’re sharing an episode of Dishing on Julia, the official companion podcast to the Max original series, Julia. Hosted by Kerry Diamond of Cherry Bombe, each episode of Dishing on Julia takes you behind the scenes with the show's producers, creators, and crew to unpack each episode and explore the making of the series. For the inaugural episode of Season 2 of Dishing On Julia, host Kerry Diamond talks to Julia creator and executive producer Daniel Goldfarb about historicizing Julia and taking the French Chef to France. In the show's second half, it’s world-renowned Chef Eric Ripert of New York’s Le Bernardin. Eric shares his own origin story and reflects on his memorable interactions with Julia over the years. Listen to Dishing on Julia, the Official Julia Companion Podcast on Max, or wherever you get your podcasts. And stream new episodes of Julia Thursdays on Max.

40: Aliza Abarbanel, Chanukah, & Joan Nathan’s Recipe for Latkes

40: Aliza Abarbanel, Chanukah, & Joan Nathan’s Recipe for Latkes

Food & culture writer Aliza Abarbanel joins Jesse this week to talk about the universal appeal of cake and its unending iterations, Chanukah in the Abarbanel household, and her One: Joan Nathan’s Latkes. Aliza Abarbanel is the co-founder of Cake Zine and a contributing editor at TASTE. You can follow her on Instagram @alizarae.Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

71: Kim Chi’s Recipe for Miyeokguk (Seaweed Soup)

71: Kim Chi’s Recipe for Miyeokguk (Seaweed Soup)

This week, we catch up with Drag Queen and Makeup Mogul Kim Chi to talk about #DragQueensEating, food and drag, starting their podcast, and their One: Miyeokguk, Korean Seaweed Soup. Kim Chi is a drag queen, the CEO and owner of Kim Chi Chic Beauty, and the co-host of the podcast 1 for the Table with Jon Kung. You can follow them on Instagram @kimchi_chicHelp support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

51: Brittany Luse’s Recipe for Weeknight Collard Greens & Weekend Grits

51: Brittany Luse’s Recipe for Weeknight Collard Greens & Weekend Grits

You might recognize Brittany Luse’s sharp takes and quick wit from shows like For Colored Nerds or It’s Been A Minute. But did you know that she can cook? This week, Brittany Luse talks to Jesse about the rampant abuse of cheese in food media, why you should never cook for a man, and her one recipe: Weeknight Collard Greens & Weekend Grits. (And, no, she will not be getting into the sweet vs. savory grit debate.) Brittany Luse is an award-winning journalist and cultural critic. You can follow her on Instagram @bmluse and listen to her show It’s Been A Minute on NPR.Broadcast dates for this episode:April 11, 2023 (originally aired)November 21, 2023 (rebroadcast)If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

70: Jon Kung’s Recipe for Spaghetti and Lion's Head Meatballs

70: Jon Kung’s Recipe for Spaghetti and Lion's Head Meatballs

This week, we catch up with Chef Jon Kung to talk about his “Farmer Jack era Detroiter” persona, his travels around the country thanks to his debut cookbook, Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen, and honing in on his fusion cooking with his One: Spaghetti and Lion's Head Meatballs. He’s the co-host of the podcast 1 for the Table with Kim Chi, and you can find his cooking videos on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram @jonkung.Broadcast dates for this episode:November 14, 2023 (originally aired)Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

41: Yotam Ottolenghi’s Recipe for Brown Sugar Meringue Roulade With Burnt Honey Apples

41: Yotam Ottolenghi’s Recipe for Brown Sugar Meringue Roulade With Burnt Honey Apples

Yotam Ottolenghi sits down with Jesse this week to talk about what he’ll do for work when he’s done with food, what it’s like cooking with his two boys, and his One: Brown Sugar Meringue Roulade With Burnt Honey Apples. Yotam Ottolenghi is an award-winning chef, father, and cookbook author. You can follow him on Instagram @ottolenghi.Broadcast dates for this episode:January 3, 2023 (originally aired)November 7, 2023 (rebroadcast)If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe, and shows from APM Studios that bring people together, with a donation of any amount today.

69: Genevieve Ko's Recipe for Scallion Tortilla Egg Wrap

69: Genevieve Ko's Recipe for Scallion Tortilla Egg Wrap

If there is anyone you want in your corner when you're trying to figure out what to make for dinner, Genevieve Ko is the person. With her compassionate approach to recipe development while getting readers to try new techniques, it's safe to say she knows a little something about what the home cook looks for in a recipe. Unsurprisingly, her One: Dan Bing (Scallion Tortilla Egg Wrap) is perfect for that quick in-between meeting meal or the one you can take on the go. Genevieve is a Deputy Editor and Columnist for NYT Food section, and author of She is the author of Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts. You can follow her on Instagram @genevieve_ko. Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.

30: Ham El-Waylly’s Recipe for Toum

30: Ham El-Waylly’s Recipe for Toum

Ham El-Waylly joins Jesse this week to brag about how much fun he has working with his wife, trace the origins of his globalized palette, and to dote on a recipe that stands above all the rest: Toum. Ham El-Waylly is a chef, restaurateur, and YouTube star. You can follow him on Instagram @hamegram.Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:October 11, 2022 (originally aired)October 17, 2023 (repeat)

68: Chef JJ Johnson’s Recipe for Cinnamon-Spiced Lamb Rice

68: Chef JJ Johnson’s Recipe for Cinnamon-Spiced Lamb Rice

Whether you’re a fan of minute rice, bottom-of-the-pan crispy rice, or enjoying rice from the rice cooker, Chef JJ Johnson’s got you covered. JJ joins us this week to talk about his 10-year research into rice, getting people to cook it more, and taking rice dishes to the next level. It's no wonder why his One is a recipe for Cinnamon-Spiced Lamb Rice, a dish he assures us will make it into everyone’s Thanksgiving table. JJ is the Chef and Founder of FIELDTRIP and the author of the new book The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table. You can follow him on Instagram at @chefjj.Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.

17: Rick Martinez’ Recipe for Rajas con Crema

17: Rick Martinez’ Recipe for Rajas con Crema

Rick Martinez and Jesse get into it this week to talk about Rick living his dream life in Mexico, the vast superiority of homemade tortillas, and his mouth-watering One: Rajas con Crema, aka roasted poblano chiles in cream. Rick Martinez is a beloved cook, writer, podcaster, and YouTube video host. You can follow him on Instagram @chefrickmartinez.If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review!Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:June 28, 2022 (originally aired)October 3, 2023 (repeat)

67: Toni Tipton-Martin’s Recipe for Blackberry-Ginger Bourbon Smash

67: Toni Tipton-Martin’s Recipe for Blackberry-Ginger Bourbon Smash

Award-winning culinary historian and author Toni Tipton-Martin talks to Jesse this week about her new book, Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book. It’s a fascinating conversation about how the creativity, hospitality, and excellence of Black drinking culture shaped the American cocktail scene, how the discovery of old cookbooks became the doorway to a deeper understanding of her African-American historical studies, how she went from being a “bubbly wine” person to one who can appreciate the nuance of fine bourbon and her One: Blackberry-Ginger Bourbon Smash. Toni is editor-in-chief of Cook’s Country and the author of many books, including the award-winning Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook. You can follow her on Instagram @tonitiptonmartin.If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review!Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.

7: Kristen Miglore Recipe for Roberto Santibañez’ Classic Guacamole

7: Kristen Miglore Recipe for Roberto Santibañez’ Classic Guacamole

This week, Kristen Miglore and Jesse talk about her truest musical love, how to choose an avocado that you will actually want to eat, and her One: Roberto Santibañez’ Classic Guacamole–which turns out to be anything but classic. Kristen Miglore is one of the founding editors of Food52, the host of the Genius Recipe Tapes podcast, and the author of Genius Recipes and Genius Desserts. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @miglorious. Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.Air dates for this episode:April, 19 2022 (originally aired)September 13, 2022 (repeat)March 21, 2023 (repeat)August 29, 2023 (repeat)

5: Tammie Teclemariam’s Recipe for Minty Pork Meatballs

5: Tammie Teclemariam’s Recipe for Minty Pork Meatballs

This week, Tammie Teclemariam talks to Jesse about her new job as New York Magazine’s Diner At Large, her love of perfume, and her One: a delightfully simple minty pork meatball. Tammie is a food and wine writer whose work has appeared in Gawker, Eater, Saveur, and many other publications. You can follow her on Twitter @tammieetc.Broadcast dates for this episode:April 5, 2022 (originally aired)August 22, 2023 (rebroadcast)If you like our show, don’t forget to hit like and subscribe and leave us a review! Help support The One Recipe with a donation of any amount today.