The Clever Cookstr's Quick and Dirty Tips from the World's Best Cooks
The Clever Cookstr serves up the most timely, relevant tips from the world’s best kitchens. You’ll get a delightful mix of cooking tips from emerging and established chefs and cookbook authors, as well as exclusive insights from bakers, sommeliers, farmers, grocers, and more. Every week, Clever Cookstr provides useful information for aspiring and long-time food lovers— and for anyone who wants to get delicious homemade food on the table. If you’ve been looking for a fun, fast-paced, authoritative source of information on what’s hot in the world of food and cooking, this is it. Clever Cookstr is passionate about helping people learn to cook more, believing that time spent sharing good food is one of the most vital and enjoyable parts of life.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 216
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2018
039 CC How to Cook with Leftover Chocolate
Are you overwhelmed by chocolate after Valentine's Day? Try these recipe ideas for turning leftover milk and dark chocolate into scrumptious sweet and savory dishes. Read the transcript: http://bit.l…
038 CC Tips for Stocking Your Pantry
Amanda Thomas (aka, the Domestic CEO), joins the Clever Cookstr to share her tips for stocking your pantry and throwing together no-fuss weeknight dinners. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1Me8aNs
037 CC Eating Memorably
The Clever Cookstr is joined by Mimi Sheraton, a groundbreaking food journalist, the former restaurant critic for multiple publications including the New York Times, and author of sixteen books, incl…
036 CC Don't Just Lose Weight - Super Shred!
Dr. Ian K. Smith, the bestselling author of "Super Shred: The Big Results Diet," joins the Clever Cookstr to talk about small changes that make a big impact on your health and weight loss. Read the t…
034 CC Easy Recipes for Cuban Food
With Spanish, African, and French influences, Cuban food is a fascinating and delicious blend of tastes and textures. Check out Clever Cookstr's interview with the authors of "The Cuban Table," plus …
033 CC A Year in the Life (and Kitchen) of Downton Abbey
We'll admit it: We've definitely hopped on the Downton Abbey bandwagon. All the period household details, costumes, and upstairs-downstairs drama has us hooked. Now, we can get ready for the January …
032 Holiday Cocktails and Party Tips
The Clever Cookstr is joined by cocktail expert and Booze for Babes author Kayleigh Kulp to talk about boozy gifts, simple cocktails for a crowd, party etiquette, and how to style your bar. Read the …
031 5 Rules for Holiday Baking
Today, we’re talking about holiday baking – our favorite cookies, cakes, and other goodies that are perfect for bringing to parties and setting out for guests all season long. You can go to quickandd…
030 CC The Taste: An Exclusive Q&A with Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain
On location at ABC Studios, the Clever Cookstr interviews Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain, judges and executive producers of The Taste. Learn more about the new season of the ultimate cooking com…
029 CC The Taste: Q&A with Marcus Samuelsson and Ludo Lefebvre
On location at ABC Studios, the Clever Cookstr interviews top chefs and Taste judges Marcus Samuelsson and Ludo Lefebvre about the new season of the show, the connection between food and fashion, and…
028 CC What to Do with Thanksgiving Leftovers?
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now you're stuck with tons of leftovers from the feast. Clever Cookstr has 5 tasty ideas for how to transform turkey, mashed potatoes, pies, and veggies into delic…
027 CC 6 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dilemmas
It's hours before Thanksgiving dinner and you just realized that you forgot to cook a side dish...defrost the turkey...prepare the appetizer! Don't fret, the Clever Cookstr has your easy solutions fo…
026 CC Eat More Better: Q&A with Dan Pashman
Dan Pashman, creator and host of the WNYC podcast The Sporkful, CookingChannel host, and author of Eat More Better, joins the Clever Cookstr to talk about how to get the best out of every bite. Visit…
025 CC Where to Get Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Ludovica Ferme of Farmigo joins us to talk about sourcing and cooking heritage turkeys, and what to do with unusual produce you'll find at your local farmers' market this season. Visit the website: h…
024 CC Cooking Healthy with Keith Schroeder
Culinary expert and Cooking Light columnist Keith Schroeder stops by to talk about his new book, Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing. Learn how Keith combines flavors and …
023 CC Intuitive Cooking with Julia Turshen
Writer and podcaster Julia Turshen has co-authored bestselling cookbooks by chefs and authors like Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow. She joins Clever Cookstr to discuss her philosophy of intuitive co…
022 CC Thanksgiving Day Countdown Begins Now
The Clever Cookstr has some great tips on what you can do a month before Thanksgiving Day to ensure smooth sailing on that all-important holiday. Whether you're hosting, cooking the entire meal, or j…
021 CC What to Serve Vegans at Your Next Dinner Party?
October is Vegetarian Awareness Month, so Monica Reinagel, aka the Nutrition Diva, joins the Clever Cookstr to share some advice for easy vegan and vegetarian recipes for your next dinner party. See…
020 CC 7 New Ways to Cook with Pumpkin
If you're sick of the pumpkin spice latte craze, you're not alone. Coffee and pie aren't the only ways to get your pumpkin fill this season. Clever Cookstr has 7 new ways to use pumpkin in your kitch…
019 CC Winter Squash: Festive Decoration or Tasty Treat?
Farmer David Zaback chats with the Clever Cookstr about how to shop for, store, and cook the season's 21 awesome varieties of fall and winter squash.