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The Dinner Plan
Figuring out what to make for dinner can be exhausting. The Dinner Plan helps you start every week with fresh cooking inspiration, thanks to Maggie Hoffman and a roster of top cookbook authors. You'll get dinner ideas for every season, advice on how to make weeknight meal planning easier, smart budget cooking and grocery shopping tips, and easy dinners to make when you're short on time and energy. Guests on The Dinner Plan include experts like Molly Baz, Melissa Clark, Justine Doiron, Hetty Lui…
Episodes
The Dinner PlanAdrianna Adarme’s Sweater-Weather Dinners
In A Cozy Kitchen Cookbook, Adrianna Adarme zeroes in on the right recipe for every mood: There are easy dinners for the midweek slump, quick family dinners…
The Dinner PlanHow One-Pot Pasta Found Its Way to Your Table
In this episode of The Dinner Plan, cookbook author Nora Singley shares the story behind Martha Stewart's famous one-pot pasta, a pasta recipe that's been…
The Dinner PlanFuchsia Dunlop’s Flavor Templates for Easy Weeknight Dinners
“A lot of my books have been very much about reflecting traditional Chinese cooking and trying to just report accurately on what I find in China,” Fuchsia…
The Dinner PlanHow Jeanine Donofrio Got Her Love of Cooking Back
Jeanine Donofrio of Love and Lemons was in a cooking rut. Rushing through busy weeknight dinners made cooking so much less enjoyable, and she missed the days…
The Dinner PlanJohn Kanell: Preppy Kitchen’s Tips for Joyful Baking Every Day
John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen is practical about dinner; he’ll use two air fryers at once to get chicken on the table fast. But the former middle school…
The Dinner PlanWhat Mark Bittman Actually Makes for Dinner
Mark Bittman's latest cookbook, How to Cook Everything Vegan, isn't meant to convince you to declare yourself a 24/7 vegan. Instead, Mark explains in this…
The Dinner PlanHow Kay Chun Plans a Week of Easy Dinners
Kay Chun has created numerous recipes for the New York Times, and worked in the test kitchens at Gourmet, Bon Appétit, and Food + Wine in addition to being a…
The Dinner PlanLeah Victoria’s Meal Prep for Real Life
Meal prep systems can feel like an all-or-nothing commitment, but Leah Victoria thinks there’s a reasonable way to prep some dinner building blocks without…
The Dinner PlanEven Yotam Ottolenghi Gets Nervous Before a Dinner Party
Yotam Ottolenghi’s new cookbook, Simple Too, makes weeknight dinners even easier than the original book did. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Yotam admits…
The Dinner PlanSara Bradley’s Soup Season Tips
Two-time Top Chef finalist Sara Bradley loves to play with soup recipes, and in this episode of The Dinner Plan, she shares her favorite ways to dress up…
The Dinner PlanMeherwan Irani’s No. 1 Best Indian Cooking Tips in the World
As a teenager, Meherwan Irani would sneak out to eat street food against his mother’s wishes. These days the chef of Chai Pani and Boti Walla shares the…
The Dinner PlanNik Sharma Breaks Down the Science Behind His Best Cooking Tricks
Nik Sharma wants home cooks to better understand food science; in this episode of The Dinner Plan, he shares some of the best cooking tips from his new book…
The Dinner PlanSwanky, Low-Stress Entertaining With Cortney LaCorte
Cortney LaCorte—also known as Cheese Gal—joins The Dinner Plan this week to share her best advice on how to make a cheese plate and all the ways she makes…
The Dinner PlanFor Olivia Tiedemann, Rich People Food Comes Down to the Right Moves
Olivia Tiedemann will be the first to tell you that working as a private chef isn't easy. You've gotta know what each guest likes and doesn't like, all the…
The Dinner PlanPati Jinich Cooks the Bold Flavors of the Mexican Border
You may know Pati Jinich from her long-running series, Pati’s Mexican Table, or her previous cookbooks, but this fall you’ll be seeing a lot more of her…
The Dinner PlanCarla Lalli Makes Dinner the Best Part of a Bad Day
When Carla Lalli separated from her ex and moved part-time into a sublet after decades of marriage, the first thing she did was make dinner. “I cooked because…
The Dinner PlanThe High-Protein Vegetarian Dinners Grace Elkus Makes on Repeat
The high-protein vegetarian recipes in Grace Elkus's new cookbook, Protein-Packed Vegetarian, are exactly the kind of dinners I crave, packed with flavor and…
The Dinner PlanFresh Thai Cooking With Pim Techamuanvivit
I've been looking forward to chef Pim Techamuanvivit's Thai cookbook for years. It's an essential guide to cooking Thai food, including fresh curry pastes…
The Dinner PlanGrocery Prices Are Wild. The 99% Cooking Club Can Help.
Steel Russell started The 99% Cooking Club after walking out of the grocery store with a single bag of food that cost $150. He focuses on tips for making easy…
The Dinner PlanAlex MacLaren’s 10-Day Grocery Strategy
When you ask cookbook author Alex MacLaren how to save money on groceries, her answer is simple: don't go to the store for as long as possible. The author of…
The Dinner PlanPierce Abernathy’s Peak Summer Dinners
Pierce Abernathy is my go-to source for summer vegetable inspiration, and he's exactly the recipe developer I turn to when I want to make the most of summer…
The Dinner PlanCaroline Chambers Needs Even Quicker Dinners Now
Caroline Chambers knows how to make easy dinners easier, and the mother of four needs quick weeknight recipes now more than ever. In this episode of The Dinner…
The Dinner PlanOmi Hopper Cooked Through the Hardest Year of Her Life to Get Here
Next Level Chef contestant Omi Hopper has published a new cookbook full of essential Puerto Rican recipes—the ones that feel like a welcome home to the folks…
The Dinner PlanSerena Wolf’s Easy Summer Dinner Ideas
Serena Wolf hosts a big pool party every year, and in this episode of The Dinner Plan, she's sharing her go-to bbq menu and the mac and cheese trick that…
The Dinner PlanRecipes for College Cooks and First Apartments from Claire Thomson
Getting your kid ready to go to college includes a lot of tangible stuff, like dorm setup. But they might also be cooking dinner for the very first time in…
The Dinner PlanTuscan Summer Cooking: Giulia Scarpaleggia’s Vegetable Playbook
This episode highlights so many Italian vegetable recipes: ideas for cooking eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and all the other produce that's at its peak…
The Dinner PlanRelaxed Summer Entertaining With Mélanie Masarin
Mélanie Masarin wants you to feel less stressed out about hosting. She says that her rule with friends is: “If I’m home, you can come over.” Her pantry is…
The Dinner PlanKing Arthur Baking’s Secrets for Better Pizza at Home
Want to make better pizza at home but not sure how to start? Today's guest, David Tamarkin of King Arthur Baking Co., is the co-author of The Book of Pizza…
The Dinner PlanGoing Camping? Here’s What to Cook
Camping food doesn't have to mean freeze-dried meals you reconstitute with water. On this week's episode of The Dinner Plan, Emma Frisch, the author of Feast…
The Dinner PlanEasy Meal Prep, the Japanese Way
A traditional Japanese meal highlights a range of flavors and cooking methods, but that doesn't have to mean a ton of weeknight cooking. The key, according to…
The Dinner PlanBest Cookbooks of 2026 (So Far) With Matt Rodbard
It's early to name the best cookbooks of 2026, but spring was so impressive and jam-packed that The Dinner Plan team joined up with Matt Rodbard of This Is…
The Dinner PlanSalads for Every Season With Alexandra Stacey of French Family Food
You've probably seen Alexandra Stacey's Instagram account, @frenchfamilyfood, but now she has a whole cookbook of salad recipes that make the most of whatever…
The Dinner PlanGeorgina Hayden’s Best Tricks for Modern Mediterranean Cooking
Georgina Hayden has written cookbooks that highlight traditional Mediterranean recipes, but her latest, MEDesque, is a little looser, full of weeknight dinner…
The Dinner PlanClaudette Zepeda’s Secret Ingredients for Bigger, Bolder Flavor
If you looked in chef Claudette Zepeda's fridge, you’ll likely find the sauce she needs to turn a Costco rotisserie chicken into quick weeknight enchiladas for…
The Dinner PlanMove Your Meal Prep to the Grill With Noah Galuten
Meal prep is much easier when you're grilling, and Noah Galuten's new cookbook, Grill Time!, will inspire you way beyond boring containers of plain grilled…
The Dinner PlanWhat It’s Actually Like at America’s Top Culinary School, With Brigid Washington
If you’ve been watching Next Gen Chef on Netflix, you’re probably curious about what it's really like to go to school at The Culinary Institute of America in…
The Dinner PlanHow Chef Hillary Sterling Found Her Kitchen Spark Again
In her new cookbook, Ammazza!, chef Hillary Sterling writes that “a scathing NewYork Times review left me with so much self-doubt that I stopped creating new…
The Dinner PlanÖzlem Warren’s Weeknight Shortcuts for Turkish Classics
If you love Turkish food, you probably already know about cookbook author Özlem Warren. Her newest book, Istanbul, offers a chance to taste the kinds of dishes…
The Dinner PlanHow Anna Stockwell Makes Hosting a Whole Weekend Feel Like No Big Deal
Anna Stockwell literally wrote the book on how to host dinner parties—it's called For the Table and it's great. So it's no surprise that she has great hosting…
The Dinner PlanHow Alana Kysar Swaps Pork for Produce in Hawaii’s Favorite Dishes
Alana Kysar has always needed to be flexible in the kitchen: In Hawaii, most ingredients are shipped from thousands of miles away, and sometimes you simply…
The Dinner Plan29-Minute Dinner Shortcuts From Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Isa Chandra Moskowitz has been writing about vegan cooking for decades now, and so many vegans and vegetarians have learned to cook and bake from her many…
The Dinner PlanHow Trinity Mouzon Wofford Makes Weeknights Easy, Without a Meal Plan
Trinity Mouzon Wofford doesn’t want to be locked into meal planning. Her advice: get into the routine of putting together a base layer of component cooking…
The Dinner PlanUse Up That Vegetable Box With Joe Woodhouse
If you get a weekly vegetable box or CSA box—or you just go a bit wild buying vegetables at the market—this episode of The Dinner Plan is for you. Host Maggie…
The Dinner PlanHands-Off Moroccan Recipes With Nargisse Benkabbou
London-based chef Nargisse Benkabbou has contributed a lot of quick weeknight recipes to NYT Cooking, but in this conversation with The Dinner Plan's host…
The Dinner PlanTacos, Tostadas, and Tamales at Home With Jorge Gaviria and Fermín Núñez
Jorge Gaviria and Fermín Núñez's new book, Vitamina T, highlights recipes for homemade versions of beloved Mexican street foods like tortas, tamales, tacos…
The Dinner PlanChef Sheldon Simeon’s Potluck Rules
Top Chef alum Sheldon Simeon has a new cookbook out, called Ohana Style, that's all about cooking family dinners. But sometimes feeding your people is a bigger…
The Dinner PlanReilly Meehan Shares What Private Chefs Really Cook
Reilly Meehan really knows his stuff in the kitchen, which means his private chef videos on social media are especially compelling. In this episode of The…
The Dinner PlanLearn to Love Leftovers With Christine Flynn
Chef Christine Flynn has cooked in restaurants in Nantucket, Toronto, and Beaune, but these days, she's trying to feed a family great food on a budget. Her new…
The Dinner PlanHam El-Waylly’s Comfort Food
Ham El-Waylly has a restaurant—Strange Delight in Brooklyn—but the chef's new book, Hello Home Cooking, is not a restaurant cookbook. In this interview with…
The Dinner PlanCook a Lebanese Feast With Anissa Helou
Anissa Helou wrote her first book about Lebanese cooking in 1994. In this week's podcast conversation (recorded February 24), Anissa shares the story of that…
The Dinner PlanAnna Hezel’s Party Tricks for Relaxed Entertaining
Anna Hezel's new book is full of fun party food you can serve when you're entertaining—and this conversation with Anna offers tips for hosting without stress…
The Dinner PlanThis New Book Shares the Farm-to-Table Indian Cooking the World Hasn't Tasted
Spice importer Sana Javeri Kadri and her team traveled for four and a half months across the length and breadth of India and Sri Lanka to learn family recipes…
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Maxine Sharf’s Day-of-the-Week Cooking Strategy Will Banish Your Dinner Boredom
Cookbook author and content creator Maxine Sharf organized her new cookbook, Maxi's Kitchen, by day of the week. Easy recipes for Mondays anticipate lower…
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1500 Recipe Tests Later, Ella Quittner Knows the Best Way to Cook Everything
Ella Quittner conducted around 1500 recipe tests as a part of her research for her new book, Obsessed With the Best. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Ella…
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Phoebe Lapine’s System for Getting Kids to Eat More Than 3 Things
If you find feeding your kid frustrating, you're absolutely not alone. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman interviews cookbook author…
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One-Pot Cooking the Japanese Way With Naoko Takei Moore
They call Naoko Takei Moore "Mrs. Donabe"—she’s taught classes on cooking with these Japanese clay pots, and wrote the first English-language book on the…
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How Jerrelle Guy Cooked Her Way Out of Burnout
Jerrelle Guy was in the midst of a serious case of burnout when she began to dream up her new book, We Fancy. It's not a cookbook highlighting high-end…
The Dinner PlanHow Chef Vivian Howard Juggles Dinner When Time Is Tight
Chef Vivian Howard has written two cookbooks—and now she's the star of a public television series called Kitchen Curious. But she still struggles with the…
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How to Host the Ultimate Hot Pot Dinner
Chef Natasha Pickowicz always wants to bring people together, and her new book, Everyone Hot Pot, shows you how to host a truly impressive night of hot pot…
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Better Pantry Meals With Theo Michaels
The Kitchen Cupboard Chef by Theo A. Michaels focuses on pantry recipes: dishes that highlight your stash of beans, tinned fish, and canned tomatoes. In this…