No need to get bogged down by complicated recipes when you can make a simple, delicious meal that’s as soothing as it is low-maintenance: “Internet Chicken” from Cathy Erway’s cookbook Sheet Pan Chicken: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner. Read more
Today at Listen and Cook headquarters it’s gray and misty outside, otherwise known as real gouda weather for grilled cheese (ba dum dum). Cheesy puns aside, there’s stiltons home chefs can learn from each of the food, bev, and community-minded audiobooks below. Read more
There is no better time to listen to audiobook memoirs written by President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Read more
It’s Halloween weekend, and we’ve got Vampire bunnies (ahem, see below) and baking on the brain! In this week’s Listen and Cook, we’re sharing this easy recipe for Sparkling Gingerbread from Yossy Arefi’s cookbook Snacking Cakes. And since cake and heartwarming stories go perfectly together, especially if you’re sharing your kitchen with little bakers, see below to get our recommendations for classic kids’ audiobooks (that adults will also love).
Epistolary appreciators everywhere know the power of a good letter, and if you’re looking for a few tips on how to get in the pen-and-ink game (or toner-and-cartridge game, no judgement), it’s wise to read some scribblings from the pros. Or in the case of the Letters of Note series on audio, listen to Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and more golden-voiced narrators read famous letters about love, war, music, and…cats. Read more
This week in our Listen and Cook series we’re not only doubling the veggies in our pot roast with chef Sarah Copeland, we’re also doubling, tripling, and quadrupling the number of narrators in our audiobooks and serving up recommendations for listens as richly packed with talent as your stew will be with potatoes. Read more
It’s frankly delightful to hear a familiar voice tell a great story, all the more so when that voice belongs to a favorite actor, artist, or musician. This fall, bring one of these household names into your home and listen as they read illuminating memoirs, captivating novels, and frankly awesome picture books. Read more
Join Penguin Random House and AFROPUNK this weekend, Friday, 10/23 – Sunday, 10/25, for Planet AFROPUNK. It’s a free global, digital festival celebrating the Black creative community with music, food of the diaspora, and Black authors, makers, and stores. The event will take place virtually on Planet AFROPUNK. Read more
The 2020 National Book Award finalists have been announced, and Penguin Random House Audio is thrilled to publish the audiobook editions of 6 of the contenders. Read more
There are plenty of recipes for hard cocktails out there, so for this week’s Listen and Cook, we’re delighted to present an alcohol-free delight that is plenty grown up: the Verjus Spritz from Good Drinks: Alcohol-free Recipes for When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason by Julia Bainbridge. Read more