Introducing a new podcast called Weeknight Kitchen with Melissa Clark.

In each episode, you'll join the New York Times Food columnist as she works through her

favorite recipes and offers helpful advice for beginners and season cooks.

It's an accessible guide for cooking and eating from the team behind the splendid table.

Find Weeknight Kitchen with Melissa Clark on Apple Podcasts or wherever you choose to listen.

Hey guys, it's Candice.

Nope, I just lied. It's Kayla because Candice is a way shooting a movie in Atlanta and we are

so excited for her. And today we have an amazing co-host or I have an amazing

host who you guys have heard on our podcast before. She has her own podcast and she's just

stood all around badass, awesome person. Jens Abouski is here. What an intro.

Yeah, I'm just over here eating peanut butter filled pretzel, having a time, chatting it up.

So we knew Candice was going to be gone and instantly I thought, okay, I'm just going to see if

there's a chance the Jens available and you immediately were like, I got you, you have a brand new

baby and I'm going to be there for you and I'm so grateful you were such a good friend.

Anytime this is just like such a delight. I feel like I'm filling in for you know, Kelly Ripa

or like the fourth hour on the today show. This is essentially the today show. Yeah, it's been great.

Thanks for having me. Of course. You guys today we sat down with Alessandra Torosani who is

fascinating. She has her own podcast coming out called Emotional Support and she's really

candid and really open about her battle with bipolar disorder and we haven't done a mental

episode. So this is something that really speaks to us and we were really excited to sit down with

her. Jen, have you had any experience with anything like this? Yeah, no, absolutely. I mean, listen,

I'm a weekly therapy gal. But I have anxiety and I do the whole the whole shebang. I now meditate.

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