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Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription,

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Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what

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Speaker 1: to make for dinner. Today's episode one hundred and twenty

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Speaker 1: five how to Pull Yourself out of a dinner rut.

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Speaker 1: As we transition into one of the busiest times of

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Speaker 1: the year for moms, you know, the last four to

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Speaker 1: performances and assemblies and field trips are happening, I am

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Speaker 1: convinced it's one of the hardest times of the year

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Speaker 1: really to cook dinner consistently. So many of your routines

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Speaker 1: are being upended all at the same time. And to

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Speaker 1: be quite honest, this episode topic of pulling yourself out

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Speaker 1: of a dinner rut was totally inspired by an instagram

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Speaker 1: DM I received that simply read, what am I supposed

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Speaker 1: to do when I really just don't want to cook?

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Speaker 1: And as I read that comment, I felt like I

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Speaker 1: immediately knew her and sympathized with the daily dinner grind.

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Speaker 1: So that's what we're going to talk about today, how

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Speaker 1: to pull yourself out of a dinner rut and tackle

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Speaker 1: the feelings of dinner dread. If you feel this, this

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Speaker 1: episode's for you. I feel this every so often because

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Speaker 1: I'm a normal person. But you shouldn't have to feel

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Speaker 1: this way all the time. So we're going to run

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Speaker 1: through a couple of really simple tips where you can

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Speaker 1: start small and hopefully have some big shifts in the

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Speaker 1: way you think about and approach cooking regular dinners. But first,

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Speaker 1: let's do what we always do and tackle a few

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Speaker 1: dinner ideas to throw on your meal plan for the week.

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Speaker 1: Just a friendly reminder that mapping out your meals is

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Speaker 1: so worth it. If you dread it, attach it to

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Speaker 1: something you enjoy, like listening to a podcast or having

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Speaker 1: a show on in the background. So this week, for me,

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Speaker 1: first up for our family is we are having the

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Speaker 1: Korean beef and rice bowls. I'm on a big ground beef,

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Speaker 1: chicken turkey kick right now. I just love how quickly

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Speaker 1: easy to incorporate in things. And this Korean beef and

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Speaker 1: We serve it over rice. It's really good on the go.

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Speaker 1: Like I have these rubber made brilliance like portion containers

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Speaker 1: it's best hot, Like if you're going to do a

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Speaker 1: So I'm excited to be making those. Are my baked

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Speaker 1: feta and chicken with veggies. This is a take on

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Speaker 1: a recipe that went viral on TikTok for baked feta.

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Speaker 1: You kind of put the feta in the center, the

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Speaker 1: perfect for spring. And then finally we have Sinco de

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Speaker 1: favorite taco recipe, my Carnita's Tacos with my pickled onions.

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Speaker 1: And if you can't, you are a cooking unicorn, because

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Speaker 1: even as someone who has a deep passion and love

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Speaker 1: completely normal to fall into a dinner rut. I don't

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Speaker 1: care how much you love to cook, and what I

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Speaker 1: out of it. All. Right, here we go. First, don't

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Speaker 1: had like a note in my phone called Restaurant Rescue Dinners,

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Speaker 1: But Restaurant Rescue Dinners. I can't help myself for loving alliteration.

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Speaker 1: But here's an example. Order pizza and make a salad.

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Speaker 1: ideas are grabbing burritos from Chipotle and making walk at home.

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Speaker 1: themed cooking nights if you're looking for more of a

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Speaker 1: theme to each night you typically cook. For example, on Monday,

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Speaker 1: whether it's tacos or enchiladas. Maybe on Wednesdays you do

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Speaker 1: always do Friday pizza night like we do for us.

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