it&apos;s all about caramel this week y&apos;all! pronounce it however you want, just don&apos;t let it smoke. learn everything you ever wanted to know PLUS the recipe for AA&apos;s famous apple cider caramel candies.

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this week we unlock the magic and mystery of the roast chicken! yes, there is raw meat and yes, there is a nearly intact animal in your refrigerator, but truthfully this technique is as easy as making some fun chicken choices, and we&apos;re walking you through it. learn all that and more on episode 4.2!show notes:⁃Its still extremely hot in dc but otherwise great ⁃We went to the ren faire and we are also now Jonas Brothers fans? ⁃Marie enjoys spam and she’s not afraid to say it! It is featured in her BOTW. ⁃AAs is a Neapolitan sundae….why are we not eating more Neapolitan desserts? ⁃Marie’s worst continues to be the turkey leg from ren faire ⁃Alissa’s is a truly disgusting cherry sorbet ⁃Today is all about ROASTED CHICKEN!!! Marie has roasted over 50 chickens in the last two years so she is an #expert⁃Hot take: why do we act like pancakes aren’t just cake? ⁃What we’re chewing on: a lot of Japanese-style rice snacks - so how much rice is too much rice?

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szn 4 is here and we are jazzed to talk about how great food isn&apos;t that complicated! the first item on our list of stuff that feels scary to make/hard to get right: caramelized onions! hear all the deets on the tried and true Avilov Method, as well as Alissa&apos;s ~original~ onion dip recipe. more in the notes below!⬇️⬇️⬇️episode 4.1 notes:SEASON 4 BABY!!!!Acknowledging our famous tagline: because great food isn&apos;t that complicated! Which will be the theme of the seasonPod is moving to bi-weekly but the good news is that the easyish news will also be bi-weekly on the off weekDuring the hiatus, Marie went to 4 weddings, spent many weekends in Boston, and also visited Chicago. Shoutouts: bagelsaurus eggspanola + roasted tomatoes + bacon on a pretzel bagel, breakfast sandwich from formaggio which consisted of foccacia-ish bread, baked egg souffle, slice of cheddar (thin), spicy aioli, bacon, cuban sandwich which was one of the absolute bestAlissa went to Philly, MN, Raleigh, etc., and had some of the best food that America has to offer.MM replenished the salty buckwheat chocolate chip cookies to stock the freezer - it is THE superior cookie dough AA had a life-changing sandwich from Mighty Bread Co. in PhiladelphiaMM WOTW bad dinner from Crosby’s Southern Food in Chicago due to a lack of seasoning AA WOTW the chocolate croissant at fitz and starts which is allegedly the best croissant in Philadelphia but I would have to….disagree.The name of the game this week is Caramelized Onion and Alissa share’s the recipe for her famous onion dip!MM made a caramelized onion and fennel risotto from NYT Hot take of the week: the Nacho dept @ Chilis is run by a genius What we’re chewing on: wedding food!

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two seasons are ending: summer (thank god) and season 3 of easy-ish the pod! this has been our first season as easy-in (rip How Easy is That and all the copyright infringement that came with her) and we have loved every minute! tune in for some crucial intel about cool ranch chips and pudding, and we&apos;ll catch you in season 4

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the gals are here to serve you two super easy lunches; no -ish required (unless you count the -ish in fish...which we obviously do). Make sushi bake and gochugaru salmon this week why doncha? and stick around for the end of the episode where we ponder the mystery that is...the mashtini ?

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Alissa and Marie are tired but still out here grinding! (Aren&apos;t we all?) We discuss granita, the perfect weeknight din, and Alissa&apos;s pie perils. 

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Alissa is 30 and Marie is in Miami! Major stuff. We discuss beans on toast, gay olympians, and the best of the 305. 

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welcome to the last ep of Alissa&apos;s 20s! we discuss digital boundaries, the power of a cookbook club, that empty-full feeling, and more. 

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We're just two gals who, inspired by Julie and Julia, are cooking our way through the entire Barefoot Contessa collection seeking to answer the single most burning question of Ina fans everywhere: how easy is that?

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How Easy is That

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