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Mystery Recipe

186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago -

Mystery Recipe helps kids AND their grown-ups uncover the fun, fantastical, and fascinating sides of food. Each ingredient-themed episode builds to a grand finale: a mystery recipe cook-along. Get excited about cooking (and eating) by digging into the deliciously silly and unexpectedly educational. Hosted by Molly Birnbaum. A production of America's Test Kitchen Kids.

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Keep on Cooking!

April 25, 2023 20:36 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

Mystery Recipe will no longer be making new episodes. But, instead of being sad, we wanted to celebrate our show with all of you by playing some of our favorite segments in this goodbye episode. Thank you for listening, and keep on cooking!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Season Six Finale: Mystery Recipe Cook Along!

December 07, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Today's episode is an interactive cook along for the whole family. Gather your ingredients and equipment, put on your aprons and press play, and we'll walk you through each step of season six Mystery Recipe! Grown ups we want to hear from you! If you take our quick 5 minute survey, we’ll have a coupon for you at the ATK Shop. Just head to https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7120535/Mystery-Recipe-Season-6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Week Eight, Episode Three: Seed Ya Later!

December 02, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Today we've got some buttery science in Pressing Questions! Plus, we have a tall tale in our Wildcard! Grown ups we want to hear from you! If you take our quick 5 minute survey, we’ll have a coupon for you at the ATK Shop. Just head to https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7120535/Mystery-Recipe-Season-6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Eight, Episode Two: Flower Power

November 30, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

Today Meggy is back for some true or false in Tricky Trivia. Then we're talking about disability rights with Isabel Mavrides-Calderón in Ask a Grown Up! Grown ups we want to hear from you! If you take our quick 5 minute survey, we’ll have a coupon for you at the ATK Shop. Just head to https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7120535/Mystery-Recipe-Season-6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Eight, Episode One: Here Comes the Sun

November 28, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Get ready for our final round of Guess the Ingredient, to find out our last ingredient for Season 6! After that we're hearing from someone who teaches us about growing up in the Scoop. Grown ups we want to hear from you! If you take our quick 5 minute survey, we’ll have a coupon for you at the ATK Shop. Just head to https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7120535/Mystery-Recipe-Season-6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Week Seven, Episode Three: Let It Linger

November 18, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

We've got some thoughts bubbling up in today's Pressing Questions segment. After that it's time to rock out in our Wildcard! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Seven, Episode Two: Lady In Red

November 16, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

We've got some tricky true and false questions for you on today's episode. Then we're talking to the Plimoth x Patuxet museum about Thanksgiving! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Seven, Episode One: Bah Hum Bog

November 14, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

Welcome to Week Seven of Mystery Recipe! Our Official Ingredient Guesser Ava-Leigh is back to find out what ingredient we're talking about this week. Then our field reporter Champ will be talking to an old friend in The Scoop! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode Three: Romancing the Stone Fruit

November 11, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Things get a little dry in today's Pressing Questions segment! Then we have something wild in our Wildcard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode Two: Fuzzy Memories

November 09, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Meggy is back for a finely ground round of Tricky Trivia! Then we're talking about Qamar al-Din with Omayah Atassi in Ask a Grown up! And finally we have Andrea in to tell us all about chopping sticky things in How To Time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode One: Pit of Despair

November 07, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

It's time for another week of Mystery Recipe! Join us for Guess the Ingredient to find out this week's theme. Then there's a high stakes interview in the Scoop, followed by a very dry conversation in The Sustainable Solution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode Three: Cereal Killer

November 04, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Today on Mystery Recipe, it's time for some SCIENCE! We'll be doing a very textured experiment in Pressing Questions. Then we're to court in our Wildcard! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode Two: Breakfast of Champions

November 02, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

Today we've got a cracking round of true or false with Tricky Trivia! Then we'll hear about senses and science with Charles Spence in Ask a Grown Up. Finally, Andrea is here to talk foil slings in How To Time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode One: Pop Culture

October 31, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

We are back with a brand new week of Mystery Recipe! We're going to start things off with Guess the Ingredient, then Champ is back with a local interview in the Scoop! And finally, Kyle is talking food waste in the Sustainable Solution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Four, Episode Three: Boiled to Perfection

October 28, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

It's time for more science! We're hot and we're cold in our Pressing Questions segment. Then, we have a nature documentary in our Wildcard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Four, Episode Two: Grain Drain

October 26, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Welcome back to Mystery Recipe! Today, Meggy is getting granular in our Tricky Trivia segment. Then, we talk to Carina Comer about her bakery Carina's Bakery, and about being a blind business owner. Finally, Andrea is back to help us learn about differences. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[BONUS] Raiders of the Lost Yeast, from Proof

October 25, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

We have a very special episode today young chefs! Mystery Recipe is participating in Nat Geo Kids’ Podcast Party: Ancient Egypt in honor of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. Together with other kids podcasts we are making an episode about Ancient Egypt. If you are interested in listening to more, check out Flip and Mozi's Guide to How to Be an Earthling from Tinkercast and their episode on camels! This episode was originally made for ATKs grown up podcast P...

Week Four, Episode One: Grass Isn't Always Greener

October 24, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Get ready for another week of food-filled fun on Mystery Recipe! We are starting things off with Guess the Ingredient, and then we learn about self love on The Scoop with Champ! Finally Kyle is talking non-dairy milk in The Sustainable Solution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Three, Episode Three: Tree's Company

October 21, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

It's time for some warm and toasty facts in today's Pressing Questions segment! Then we have a stand up gal in our Wildcard segment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Three, Episode Two: Cracking the Code

October 19, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

First up we crack open some knowledge with Tricky Trivia. Then, we are talking to Farmer Michael Trinklein about foraging in Ask a Grown Up. And finally, Meg learns how to process in How To Time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Three, Episode One: Into the Woods

October 17, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

Welcome to a brand new week of Mystery Recipe! Our Official Ingredient Guesser Ava Leigh is back for another round of Guess the Ingredient! Then, Champs here with a classically trained guest in the Scoop. And Kyles back for another edition of the Sustainable Solution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Two, Episode Three: No Refinement

October 14, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

Today we are wrapping up our week with some homemade science in our Pressing Questions segment. Then, we are visited by an old friend in this week's Wildcard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Two, Episode Two: My Clumps

October 12, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

Welcome back to Mystery Recipe! Meggy is back for another round of Tricky Trivia. Then, we're talking to Collette from Collettey's Cookies about starting your own business, as well as what it means to have down syndrome. Afterwards, Meggy and Andrea are back with more skills in How To Time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Two, Episode One: Welcome to the Dark Side

October 10, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

Today we'll find out this week's theme with a round of Guess the Ingredient. Then, we have a very sweet interview in The Scoop! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week One, Episode Three: Acting Salty

October 07, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Today on Mystery Recipe, we are doing some salty science in Pressing Questions. Then, we're ending the week with a sales pitch in our Wildcard segment! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week One, Episode Two: Don’t be Fresh with Me

October 05, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Our new Intern Meggy the egg timer starts today! And is here all season to talk about accessability, and what it means to be blind or visually impaired. Then, we're joined by farm manager Mike from Siena Farms to talk about irrigation! And finally, we'll all learn a new kitchen technique from our friend Andrea in How To Time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week One, Episode One: Sip, Sip, Hooray

October 03, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Welcome back to Mystery Recipe! Mitsy and Molly are back in the Recipe Lab with our new Official Ingredient Guesser Ava Leigh to guess our first week's ingredient. Then we'll have a tempermental guest in The Scoop with our Junior Field Reporter Champ! And finally, Kyle is back to talk about sustainability. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coming Soon: Mystery Recipe, Season Six!

September 21, 2022 04:00 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MB

Season Six of Mystery Recipe drops October 3rd, and we have so many fun and fascinating food adventures lined up! Plus, this season we focus on accessibility in the kitchen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[Bonus] Guess The Recipe, Week Four

August 31, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB

We've got one bonus episode left for you all! Join our Official Ingredient Guesser Leilani from season five as she plays a round of Guess The Recipe, then makes the recipe with Molly! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[Bonus] Guess The Recipe, Week Three

August 24, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Get ready for another bonus episodes! Join our Official Ingredient Guesser Sulaf from season four as she plays a round of Guess The Recipe, then makes the recipe with Molly! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[Bonus] Guess The Recipe, Week Two

August 17, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

We are back with another great bonus episodes! Join our Official Ingredient Guesser Henry from season three as he plays a round of Guess The Recipe, then makes the recipe with Molly! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[Bonus] Guess The Recipe, Week One

August 10, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Welcome to a new series of bonus episodes! Join our Official Ingredient Guessers from seasons past as they play a round of Guess The Recipe, then cook the recipe with Molly! Today's episode features Nyx, our Official Ingredient Guesser from seasons one and two. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Season Five Finale: Mystery Recipe Cook Along!

July 06, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Today's episode is an interactive cook along for the whole family. Gather your ingredients and equipment, put on your aprons and press play, and we'll walk you through each step of season five's delicious Mystery Recipe! Grown ups, please fill out this survey to receive a discount code to the ATK shop: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6908413/Mystery-Recipe-Season-5 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Week Eight, Episode Three: Everyone’s Favorite Pseudocarp

July 01, 2022 04:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

Today we've got some berry interesting science in Pressing Questions! Plus, we have a little mix up in our Wildcard! And we celebrate Kyles awesome work as our intern this season with a special surprise! Grown ups, we want to know what you think about our show! Please fill out this survey to receive a discount code to the ATK shop: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6908413/Mystery-Recipe-Season-5 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Week Eight, Episode Two: I Can Barely Contain Myself

June 29, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

Today Kyle is back for some true or false in Tricky Trivia. Then we're talking about stories with chef Nico Albert Williams in Ask a Grown Up! And finally Andrea is here to talk hulls in How To Time! Plus Kyle tells us about putting our money where our mouth is in the fight against climate change! Grown ups, we want to know what you think about our show! Please fill out this survey to receive a discount code to the ATK shop: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6908413/Mystery-Recipe-Sea...

Recipe Reveal and Shopping List!

June 28, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MB

Today we have a special episode for you! Now that we know our final ingredient, it's time to guess what the Mystery Recipe will be for season five! After we know WHAT we're cooking, we'll talk through our list of ingredients and supplies you'll need if you want to make this recipe with us during next week's Grand Finale Cook Along! Grown ups, we want to know what you think about our show! Please fill out this survey to receive a discount code to the ATK shop: https://survey.alcheme...

Week Eight, Episode One: The Last Straw

June 27, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Get ready for our final round of Guess the Ingredient, to find out our last ingredient for Season 5! After that we're hearing from someone who teaches us about land acknowledgements in the Scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Seven, Episode Three: It’s Fer-meant to Be

June 24, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

We've got some thoughts bubbling up in today's Pressing Questions segment. After that it's time for some super hero fun in our Wildcard! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Seven, Episode Two: My Tart Will Go On

June 22, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

We've got some tricky true and false questions for you on today's episode. Then we're talking to southern chef Suzanne Vizethann about our theme for the week! And finally, Andrea is here to help us learn about substitutions in How To Time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Seven, Episode One: Dairy Tale Ending

June 20, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

Welcome to Week Seven of Mystery Recipe! Our Official Ingredient Guesser Leilani is back to find out what ingredient we're talking about this week. Then our field reporter Champ will be talking to an old friend in The Scoop! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode Three: Don’t Grain on My Parade

June 17, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

There's muffin to it in today's Pressing Questions segment! Then we'll hear from some very nice game show contestants in the our Wildcard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode Two: Are You Bready?

June 15, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Today our episode get's interrupted with a fire drill! But we work through it. Plus Kyle is back for a finely ground round of Tricky Trivia! Then we're talking about fry bread with chef Ramona Horsechief in Ask a Grown up! And finally we have Andrea in to tell us all about dry ingredients in How To Time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Six, Episode One: Run of the Mill

June 13, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

It's time for another week of Mystery Recipe! Join us for Guess the Ingredient to find out this week's theme. Then there's a bit of a mix up in the Scoop, but we learn a lot from our guest anyways! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode Three: Opposites Extract

June 10, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Today on Mystery Recipe, it's time for some SCIENCE! We'll be doing a loud experiment in Pressing Questions. Then we're going back to find some inner peace in our Wildcard! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode Two: Bean There Done That

June 08, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

Today we've got a flavorful round of true or false with Tricky Trivia! Then we'll hear the true story of Edmund Albius from author Tim Ecott in Ask a Grown Up. Finally, Andrea is here with Kyle to talk about how to scrape a bean in How To Time! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Five, Episode One: Do Me a Flavor

June 06, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

We are back with a brand new week of Mystery Recipe! We're going to start things off with Guess the Ingredient, then Champ is back with a very expensy influencer in the Scoop! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Four, Episode Three: Sweet Deal

June 03, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

It's time for more science! We're going back to the freezer in our Pressing Questions segment. Then, we hear from our old friends the Pet Pals in our Wildcard. Grown ups, to learn more about what you can do about invasive species, go to: https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water-stories/invasive-plant-species-invasive-species-education-1 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Week Four, Episdoe Three: Sweet Deal

June 03, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

It's time for more science! We're going back to the freezer in our Pressing Questions segment. Then, we hear from our old friends the Pet Pals in our Wildcard. Grown ups, to learn more about what you can do about invasive species, go to: https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water-stories/invasive-plant-species-invasive-species-education-1 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Week Four, Episode Two: Citizen Cane

June 01, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Welcome back to Mystery Recipe! Today, Kyle is getting ahead in our Tricky Trivia segment. Then, we talk about ways to refer to the Indigenous American community. And we speak with Dr. Erik Redix about an Ojibwe tribe and the history of maple Sugar in Ask a Grown Up. We also discuss how climate change activism and Indigenous communities intersect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week Four, Episode One: You’re Glucose to Me

May 30, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

Get ready for another week of food-filled fun on Mystery Recipe! We are starting things off with Guess the Ingredient, and then we learn about intersectionality on The Scoop with Champ! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.