Cake or Death Cooking

A free podcast from 2011 to 2013. Forty short episodes, each one a cheap, slightly special recipe you can cook along to.

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3 picks

  1. Pork Ball Noodle Soup

    Food for Friends · 13 min

    Dark, rich broth and spicy pork mince balls. Quick enough for a weeknight, cheap enough for friends.

  2. Tabouleh

    Food for Summer · 14 min

    A couscous salad of tomato, lemon, mint and red onion that needs no cooking, just a few hours in the fridge.

  3. Apple Cake

    Food for Tea Time · 17 min

    Soft, cinnamon-sugared and baked in one tin. The correct answer to the question.

From the kitchen

  • Four chocolate muffins on a blue-rimmed plate
  • A baked tomato and pepper tart, golden at the edges
  • Sliced red apples arranged in a cake tin
  • A stir fry of carrot, celery and cashews on rice

Cook by mood

Ten series, from dinner for one to feeding a field.

  1. 01Food for Me
  2. 02Food for Friends
  3. 03Food for Work
  4. 04Food for Parties
  5. 05Food for Winter
  6. 06Food for Tea Time
  7. 07Food for the Grill
  8. 08Food for Summer
  9. 09Food for Autumn
  10. 10Food for Festivals

All 40 episodes

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  1. Pork Ball Noodle SoupNo. 1 · Food for Friends · 13 min
  2. Dinner Time Poached EggsNo. 2 · Food for Me · 8 min
  3. Creamy Salmon GratinNo. 3 · Food for Me · 15 min
  4. Stir FryNo. 4 · Food for Me · 11 min
  5. Sausage CasseroleNo. 5 · Food for Friends · 14 min
  6. Brown Bread and Butter PuddingNo. 6 · Food for Friends · 10 min
  7. White Fish, Coriander and Lemon RisottoNo. 7 · Food for Friends · 13 min
  8. Sweet and Sour Chicken CurryNo. 8 · Food for Friends · 13 min
  9. Avocado and Chicken Sandwich with ZingNo. 9 · Food for Work · 10 min
  10. Winter Vegetable SoupNo. 10 · Food for Work · 11 min
  11. Egg and Roasted Tomato SandwichNo. 11 · Food for Work · 8 min
  12. Oriental Niçoise SaladNo. 12 · Food for Work · 11 min
  13. Ultimate Hummus SandwichNo. 13 · Food for Work · 8 min
  14. BruschettaNo. 14 · Food for Parties · 11 min
  15. Coconut, Orange and Passion Fruit TartsNo. 15 · Food for Parties · 11 min
  16. Goats Cheese and Pear CanapesNo. 16 · Food for Parties · 13 min
  17. Spicy Tomato QuicheNo. 17 · Food for Parties · 15 min
  18. Portuguese Chorizo StewNo. 18 · Food for Winter · 15 min
  19. Salmon PieNo. 19 · Food for Winter · 14 min
  20. Beef PieNo. 20 · Food for Winter · 16 min
  21. Lemon CakeNo. 21 · Food for Tea Time · 15 min
  22. Apple CakeNo. 22 · Food for Tea Time · 17 min
  23. Chocolate Orange MuffinsNo. 23 · Food for Tea Time · 15 min
  24. Cappuccino CakeNo. 24 · Food for Tea Time · 19 min
  25. Jerk ChickenNo. 25 · Food for the Grill · 17 min
  26. BurgerNo. 26 · Food for the Grill · 14 min
  27. Lamb SkewersNo. 27 · Food for the Grill · 12 min
  28. Barbecued Halloumi with Honey and ChilliNo. 28 · Food for the Grill · 7 min
  29. Cucumber, Avocado and Spinach SaladNo. 29 · Food for Summer · 12 min
  30. Beetroot and Feta SaladNo. 30 · Food for Summer · 10 min
  31. Tomato and Olive Pasta SaladNo. 31 · Food for Summer · 16 min
  32. TaboulehNo. 32 · Food for Summer · 14 min
  33. Autumnal Butternut Squash and Chicken PastaNo. 33 · Food for Autumn · 14 min
  34. Duck With PlumsNo. 34 · Food for Autumn · 13 min
  35. Apple CrumbleNo. 35 · Food for Autumn · 12 min
  36. Blackberry FocacciaNo. 36 · Food for Autumn · 19 min
  37. GlühweinNo. 37 · Food for Festivals · 9 min
  38. German Christmas CookiesNo. 38 · Food for Festivals · 12 min
  39. Honey CakeNo. 39 · Food for Festivals · 18 min
  40. BirianiNo. 40 · Food for Festivals · 22 min