The weather is cold and the produce selection in the grocery store is smaller, but that's no reason to despair! Chris, Jesse, and Shilpa have the recipe for winter cooking optimism—and the answers to listener questions about homemade broth, frozen veggies, and more.

Recipes Featured:
Incredibly Good Cheese Pizza
Rice Cooker Risotto
Chicken Thighs with Spiced Couscous and Carrots
Ruffled Mushroom Pot Pie
Sheet-Pan Salmon with Rice Cakes and Kimchi
Shortcut Baked Rigatoni with Spicy Italian Sausage
Spiced Chickpea and Spinach Pockets
Pork and Tomatillo Udon
Spanish Shrimp and Rice with Saffron Mayo
Spicy Salmon Hand Rolls
Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Soup
Paneer and Green Bean Stir-Fry
Halloumi No-Meat Balls
Cabbage and Burrata Salad with Spicy Tahini
Herby Cauliflower Fritters
Cheesy Green Pea Fritters
One-Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Mara is expecting her first child, and she wants to plan ahead, stocking her freezer with nourishing, delicious meals that she and her partner can enjoy in the first few weeks of life with their little one. So Chris taps Hana Asbrink, one of the brains behind Bon Appetit's column The Fourth Trimester, to help Mara fill the freezer before the baby arrives.

Recipes Featured:
Spinach Lasagna with Ricotta
Baked Mushroom Rice Porridge
Cozy & Quick White Chicken Chili

Do you want to level up your baking skills? Then join expert Test Kitchen editors Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk in the BA Bake Club - a community of confident, curious bakers who find just as much joy in the process of baking as the final results.

Every month, Shilpa and Jesse will be walking through the Bake Club recipe, answering listener questions, and admiring bake clubbers' results. And this month, we're tackling Jesse's Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, which has a tender crumb and the most swoosh-able chocolate ganache frosting around.

You can find instructions for joining the Instagram Close Friends group at bonappetit.com/bakeclub - and of course, you can always send your questions to [email protected].

Kathryn is a mom of four hoping to start a delicious new Christmas morning tradition. So Chris and Shilpa Uskokovic team up to help Kathryn with the makeahead breakfast of her family's dreams.

Recipes:

• Breakfast Crunchwrap for a Crowd
• Cowboy Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Spinach
• Biscuits and Gravy

Plus: Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Brad has a vision of a Christmas morning with kids opening presents and adults sipping coffee and enjoying a delicious panettone, the Italian holiday sweet bread. But as he's learned over 3 years of fallen loaves, panettone is not an easy product to bake. So Chris calls on Roy Shvartzapel, who's dedicated the better part of the last 20 years to learning about and producing the loaves, to help Brad improve his process and embrace the wild panettone journey.

The recipe Brad used for his panettone comes from the cookbook A Good Bake.

Chris, Kendra, and Jesse gather round to answer questions about all things holiday dining, "Crimbo Limbo," and whether this is the year that cookies will finally break Jesse.

Recipes featured:
Apple-Cranberry Tarte Tatin
Actually Perfect Pie Crust
Chocolate Mousse for a Party
Peppermint Bark Cookies
Pomegranate-Glazed Shortbread Wedges
Pistacharoos
Chocolate-Tahini Slice-and-Bake Cookies
Five-Spice Crackle Cookies
Golden Hour Cocktail
Lipstick Memory
Cranberry-Maple Mule
Brisket Bourguignon
Boozy Braising
Dark and Stormy Braised Pot Roast
Orange-Wine-Braised Chicken Thighs
Tiramisu Snowball Cookies
Baklava Sugar Cookies
Orange-Glazed Roast Pork
Roast Beef Tenderloin with Garlic and Rosemary
Spice-Crusted Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze
Roast Chestnuts

Do you want to level up your baking skills? Then join expert Test Kitchen editors Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk in the BA Bake Club - a community of confident, curious bakers who find just as much joy in the process of baking as the final results.

Every month on the podcast, Shilpa and Jesse will be walking through the Bake Club recipe, answering listener questions, and admiring bake clubbers' results. And we're kicking things off with the first Bake Club recipe: Caramel Apple Monkey Bread, a steppy-but-worth-it bake with a tender crumb, sweet-tart apple cider caramel, and perfectly stewed apples. 

You can find instructions for joining the Instagram Close Friends group at bonappetit.com/bakeclub - and of course, you can always send your questions to [email protected].

Chris, Kendra and Shilpa open the Thanksgiving SOS hotline once more to take listener calls on Thanksgiving abroad, incorporating cheese into every part of the meal, baking in someone else's kitchen, and the wildest take on a Thanksgiving dinner we've ever heard.

Recipes Featured:

Loaded Scalloped Potatoes

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Crispy Shallots

The Gooiest Baked Mac and Cheese

Stuffing Biscuits

Garlic Bread Biscuits

Cranberry-Maple Mule

Simple is Best Dressing

The Creamiest Turkey Pie with Puff Pastry Crust

Hazelnut Green Beans with Proscuitto and Dates

Brussels Sprout Stir-Fry with Cheddar and Golden Raisins

Miso-Butter Roast Chicken with Acorn Squash Panzanella

Lemon Meringue Pie

Confit Turkey with Chiles and Garlic

Honeynut Squash with Radicchio and Miso

Festive Red Cabbage and Radicchio Salad

Pomegranate and Honey Glazed Duck

Seared Duck Breast

It's time for a Dinner SOS annual tradition: the Thanksgiving SOS hotline! Chris, Kendra and Shilpa hop on the line to take listener calls on vegan mains, the perfect pie crust, how to pare back a traditional feast, and more!

Recipes Featured:

Garlic Bread Biscuits

Miso-Glazed Carrots with Scallion Gremolata

Make-Ahead Gravy

Actually Perfect Pie Crust

Vegan Meatloaf

Sticky and Spicy Cauliflower

Squash and Caramelized Onion Tart

Pumpkin Basque Cheesecake

Cheesy Green Curry Palmiers

Fallen Chocolate Cake

Za'atar Fire Crackers

Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast Turkey

Maple-Butter-Glazed Turkey

Festive Red Cabbage and Radicchio Salad

Maple and Bacon Fall Chopped Salad

Three-Minute Red Wine Vinaigrette

John had a lot at stake last Thanksgiving. After years of not-too-subtly hinting that he wanted the hosting job, John got permission from his mother-in-law to host the holiday in 2022—and he hit it out of the park. But anxious to keep his standing as the family's Thanksgiving host, John turned to Dinner SOS for some help perfecting his already perfect meal. And this year, Chris caught up with him to find out how everything went — and whether he's permanently secured the hosting position.

Recipes Featured:

• Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast Turkey
• Simple is Best Stuffing
• Buttery Milk Buns
• Actually Perfect Pie Crust
• Porchetta-Style Roast Turkey Breast
• Maple-Soy-Glazed Salmon

Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Foods That Matter.

Mark Jacobs, Chairman of Watkins, divulges the delicate (and sometimes dangerous) process of sourcing the finest vanilla beans in Madagascar and explains why vanilla can be so darn expensive, only sometimes. But vanilla's not all they offer! Mark shares surprising health benefits of spices, and spills the tea on how Watkins keeps their huge variety of spices bursting with flavor - including a tip to properly storing your spices at home. Mark even reveals the one spice that mysteriously eludes Watkins (and why), and shares exactly what to look for when you're on the hunt for the perfect spices. Whether you're a spice connoisseur, a curious cook, or a foodie, this episode is packed with flavor-boosting tips and fascinating facts about food and the brand leading the way for delicious flavors.