1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. Today's episode ninety nine Car Dinners 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: for busy Nights. I hope you've had a good week 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: and that you're hopefully enjoying a really lovely weather situation 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: wherever you are in the country. Think about it. Mid 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: September should be ideal weather for most people. Right now, 8 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: even just the slightest dip in temperature has caused me 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: to light the fall candle, let my kids pull out 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: all the Halloween decorations, and I've started keeping sweatshirts in 11 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: the car for everyone, And I'm like, I'm really into it. 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: I'm really loving it. This week, I was asked by 13 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: a handful of people on Instagram if I had any 14 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: car dinner ideas, and I am certain it's because a 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: lot of you are like me, and you're beginning to 16 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: feel the craziness of fall activities, and if you have 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,839 Speaker 1: multiple kids and multiple activities, there might be a chance 18 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: that you have to have a car dinner once or 19 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: twice a week, essentially a dinner you take on the go. 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: I actually have to do it this evening as we 21 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: are going to go from tumbling for Nora straight to 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: a baseball game for Ali that starts at seven point thirty. 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: So we're gonna chat about that today because it can 24 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: be challenging. But I've got some car dinner ideas for 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: you and a couple of strategies you can think about. 26 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: But before we do that, let's discuss a few recipes 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: you can throw on your meal plan for the week. 28 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: First recipe, it's one of our new ones this month, 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: although it's an og from my vault of favorites, my 30 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: Thaie Coconut Ramen. This recipe is so simple, so flavorful, 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: and always always always a hit with my family. The 32 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: only risk I run with making this recipe is that 33 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: when we are making it, we all like it so 34 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: much we end up making it too much and then 35 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: we get burned out. So I had not made it 36 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: in a while, especially through summer. I wasn't doing a 37 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: ton of soup and ramens and things like that. But 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: my goodness, we are very excited to be back on 39 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: the Thaie Coconut Ramen train. It's delicious, it's easy to 40 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: deconstruct for my kids. It's filling. It's so yummy. It's 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: easy to add a bunch of vegetables. I just I 42 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: don't have enough good things to say about it. It 43 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: wasn't in recipe Club for a really long time just 44 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: because of absent mindedness. And I had a couple people 45 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: reach out and say, hey, where is that Thaie coconut 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: ramen recipe? So I am delivering. You're welcome. It's delicious. 47 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: If you have not made it before, make it. You're 48 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: gonna like it. Number two this is a request of 49 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: my daughter Nora, who's in second grade. It's her favorite 50 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: recipe I make, and it's been her favorite for years. 51 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: It is my sheet pan pretzel chicken. It's got potatoes 52 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: and veggies as well. But what I do is I 53 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: take those flat pretzels and I grind them up really fine, 54 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: and I use those as a coating for chicken, and 55 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: it makes it crunchy and salty and delicious, and it's 56 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: just really good. I always do it with chicken cutlets 57 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: or the thin sliced chicken breast because that's what my 58 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: family tends to prefer. But really easy. I do it 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: on sheet pan. You could make this in a skillet, 60 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: but Honestly, it's so easy on a sheet pan. The 61 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: third recipe is a five ingredient recipe that I am 62 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: scheduling for a super busy night, but one where we 63 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: actually are going to be home all at the same time. 64 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: And that's my sausage tortellini skillet. So I basically take 65 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: some tortellini, I take some Italian sausage. I take a 66 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: jar of Roos Marinera, which is my favorite, a splash 67 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: of heavy cream, and a handful of spinach. I could 68 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: also throw in a tablespoon of pesto if I want 69 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: to do some basily flavors going on, I could top 70 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: with some shredded parmesan cheese, but that is like a 71 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: go too. I could make it with my eyes closed, 72 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: but it's always a hit. But because it's got the 73 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: protein in there and that hardy pasta, everyone's usually very 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: satisfied with a filling dinner. All right, there are your 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: recipes for the week. You can find and print them 76 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: all in Recipe Club individually or in our weekly meal 77 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: plan with an easy to follow shopping list. It's broken 78 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: down by recipe. I just a few days ago launched 79 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: a fun giveaway that goes for a few more days 80 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: when I'm giving away a custom recipe binder filled with 81 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: my personal favorite recipes from Recipe Club. So I literally 82 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: took my binder, the one I use every night, and 83 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: I replicated it. I printed all of the recipes, and 84 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: now I want to give one away to one of you. 85 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: You can enter from now until September twenty second at 86 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: Kelsey Nixon dot com. And remember that all of our 87 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: printed recipes, when you print them, are formatted to look 88 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: like they came straight out of a cookbook. They're pretty 89 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: they are all contained on one page, and we do 90 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: some very specific things when we write Recipe Club recipes. 91 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: We include the ingredients in the method, and then I 92 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: bowled those ingredients so that as you're cooking, you know 93 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: have to go back and forth to the ingredient list. 94 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: I just find it an easier way to cook. We 95 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: always offer swap suggestions. There's a gluten free and vegetarian 96 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: swop for every recipe, and then occasionally we'll have dairy 97 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: swaps and things like that where it makes sense. We 98 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: offer make ahead steps, always serving suggestions what I typically 99 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: serve the recipe with. We really just try to make 100 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: them really full and complete recipes that have ingredient shots, 101 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: a parent and picky eater plate. I just tried to 102 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: solve all the problems that I had in my own kitchen. 103 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: So make sure you enter that giveaway because I would 104 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: love for you to have a binder filled with my 105 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: favorite recipes. I'd love for you to win it. All right, 106 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: let's jump into the back half of the podcast and 107 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: discuss how I approach car dinner and a few ideas 108 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: for you to consider. Gone are the lazy days of summer. 109 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: Suddenly it's time to shuttle kids to soccer and baseball 110 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: games and play rehearsals and dance lessons and all the 111 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: things you may be thinking, are we seriously going to 112 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: be in the car at dinner time for two or 113 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: three days a week now? And the answer might be yes. 114 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: But you are not alone and you can do this. 115 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: I feel your pain. It is such a juggle for 116 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: parents in this day and age to feel like you 117 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: have enough activities for your kids that they're able to 118 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: explore talents and interests while not overwhelming them. But for 119 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: whatever reason, even if you only have a kid that's 120 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: doing one or two extracurricular things, which is really what 121 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: my kids are doing. There can be nights when you're 122 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: all gone. It's just crazy. It's crazy. So if back 123 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: to school means that your mom taxi or uber is 124 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: back in business, I promise you it is still possible 125 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: to feed your people healthy, feeling delicious dinners on the go, 126 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: even and without losing your mind. So here are a 127 00:06:55,520 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: couple of smart strategies for figuring it all out. I 128 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: promise you that like with a little planning and some flexibility, 129 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: these meal ideas can save you time. They'll save you 130 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: money versus zipping through a drive through over and over again. 131 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: Although there's a time and a place for that, and 132 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: trust me, I use it when needed with my family 133 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: as well. Before we even get into this, I just 134 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: want to remind you that if this is making you 135 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: feel frazzles this, you know, busing kids from one place 136 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: to the exit, just to remind you that it's just 137 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: a season of life. It won't always be this way, 138 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: and there are really fun things about being busy rather 139 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,119 Speaker 1: than bored. Think about your kids being entertained and off 140 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: screens and moving their bodies and investing in friendships and 141 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: learning how to work with other adults. There's so many positives, 142 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: So a couple of just general tips to consider before 143 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: we dive into the actual dinner ideas. Kind of like 144 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: I was just saying, just keep a sense of adventure 145 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 1: with it all. You could even rename I mean, I 146 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: like car dinner. I think that's funny. But you you know, 147 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: your meals on the go could be something like dance dinner. 148 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: Are we having dance dinner tonight? Or volleyball dinner. It's 149 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: kind of an easy way to set expectations up front 150 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: that you are going to move beyond, like grabbing a 151 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: handful of snacks, throwing them in your car and telling 152 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: everybody to grab one. I actually I have been the 153 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: mom that has grabbed a loaf of bread, a loaf 154 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: of bread, thrown it in the backseat and said, everybody, 155 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: take two slices. That's happened like that. I know what 156 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: that feels like. So little planning is going to go 157 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: a long way, and I'm excited to share that a 158 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: plan really helps you want to pack plenty of like 159 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: non food items, like even just having a little kit 160 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: in your car for napkins, utensils, wipes, bottled water or 161 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: designated trash bag even helps to make clean up easier. 162 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: If you're legitimately going to be doing this like every 163 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: Tuesday or every Tuesday and Wednesday, think about what non 164 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: food items will help you pull this off. Rely on 165 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: the hits, Rely on the foods that you know your 166 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 1: family loves, rather than trying something completely new when your 167 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: patience is already. This is already can feel overwhelming to you. 168 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: Make recipes or prepare food that you know your family likes, 169 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: because you certainly don't want to prepare car dinner and 170 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: have everybody say they are not going to eat it, 171 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: because that would be terrible. You want to be flexible. 172 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: Remember that different things are going to work for different families. 173 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: You may try one strategy and have to adjust as needed. 174 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: Just give yourself lots of grace as you're figuring it out. 175 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: It should go without saying, but remember to feed yourself 176 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: when you are bouncing around between errands, appointments, activities, all 177 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: of that, because lots of times we're throwing a dentist 178 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: appointment in there and a you know, like a physical 179 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: for so they can play baseball or whatever it is. 180 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: Foods that work for your kids and for you. I 181 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: think that's really important to remember all right when I 182 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: am thinking about the actual food, the first two questions 183 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: I ask myself or first of all, are we eating 184 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: it in the actual car or once we get somewhere. 185 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: I am trying to not eat in the car anymore 186 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: after I recently got a lovely fortieth birthday car detail, 187 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: but I don't know that's gonna last. But sometimes you're 188 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: gonna have to eat in the car because comp soccer 189 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: is forty five minutes away, and sometimes you're gonna eat 190 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: it when you get there, Like tonight, I'm taking my 191 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: kids to my son's baseball game, and we will eat 192 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: once we actually get to the field. So oftentimes that 193 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: first question, whether you're eating it in the car or 194 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: somewhere else, affects the second question, which is this going 195 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: to be a hot car dinner or a cold car dinner? 196 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: And I find that if it's going to be an 197 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: eating while driving situation, I usually prefer a coal meal, 198 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: a meal that can be self served cold, or if 199 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: you want to do hot, that's usually better once you're 200 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: like stationary in one place. So let's talk about some 201 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: cold options. So this was My kid's got a kick 202 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: out of this, and I think it's actually a fun 203 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: way to think about it. So we're all familiar with 204 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: a lunch box, I want you to think about a 205 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: dinner box. We're gonna call it a dinner box. Everyone 206 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: has their own. I really like using the rubber made 207 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: brilliance boxes for this that are segmented. But I think 208 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: this is best for when you or your kids need 209 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: to eat in a hurry. If you know you've got 210 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: a hectic did ahead pack a few dinner boxes at 211 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: the same time you're maybe assembling lunch boxes. You could 212 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: be really straightforward and do like a charcooterie situation where 213 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: you've got grapes and apples and some sort of cured meat. 214 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: We like, we love these salami sticks. Or you could 215 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: do pepperoni, cubed cheese, crackers, peta whatever. Something like that 216 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: would be great hummus to go in there and you 217 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: could get some real hard food and your kids doing that. 218 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: I just think this is a better approach as opposed 219 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: to like the giant grab bag of snacky foods, which 220 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: I've totally done in the past. A dinner box can 221 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: just be passed out to a hungry kid, and maybe 222 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: if you are doing it at the baseball fields and 223 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, someone comes up in there hungry and you 224 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: hand it to them and they go off and do 225 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: it whatever, almost like a mobile dinner plate. I typically like, 226 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: if I'm doing it for dinner, it might be a 227 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: little harder than what I might do for lunch. But 228 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: if you have my lunch cheat sheet, which is in 229 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: Recipe Club I have, it's really a helpful resource. On 230 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: the front there's six visuals of six different types of 231 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: lunches you can pack your kids, and on the back 232 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: are six mom lunches. But that would be great for 233 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: dinner boxes as well, so keep that in mind. A 234 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: few more cold dinner ideas Mason jar salads, cold sesame 235 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: peanut noodles. I have a recipe for that, and Recipe 236 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: Club I have a couple of orzo salads. I have 237 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: a Greek or zo salad that would be so great. 238 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: Any sort of pasta salad. Really, my summer tortellini salad 239 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: is when we make often for this. In fact, I 240 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: flag that to throw my meal plan next week. But 241 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: tortellini is just so hearty, and so I feel like 242 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: it's very filling. Deli meat sandwiches or wraps. We are 243 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: currently on the train of the Hawaiian rolls with the meat, 244 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 1: the turkey, the ham, the mustard, the pickles, a little 245 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: bit of mayo, and my kids really like those, So 246 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: those are good. Any sort of chicken or tuna salad 247 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: if your family's into that, even like blt specific recipes 248 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: on recipe Club if you want to do something that's 249 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more assembles, if you will, like an 250 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: Italian I have an Italian subsalad that's really delicious. I 251 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: have a lemon dill cuscou salad that's really good with 252 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: chicken and a yogurt sauce. And I have sweet potato 253 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: salad bowls. And all of those recipes are written specifically 254 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: if you are prepping them ahead and taking them on 255 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: the go. So if you're a member of recipea Club, 256 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: make sure you check out those three recipes in particular. 257 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: They were literally developed for this exact reason. Okay, second, hots, 258 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: let's talk about hot food. So this I think is 259 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: best for when we want to eat at our destination 260 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: and have something more traditional or heartier sometimes, especially like 261 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: these chili fall days that are right around the corner, 262 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: like on the sidelines, a hot meal is exactly what 263 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: you need to make it through an evening and it's 264 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: even kind of fun. And there are times when cheese 265 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: cubes and grapes from a baggy are just not going 266 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: to cut it. So if you I would say this 267 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: is for someone who feels a little bit more confident 268 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: in taking dinner on the go. When you're doing the 269 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: hot food the cold food, start with that. If they're 270 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: new to this, start with that. But you can do 271 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: a lot when you wrap hot food items tightly in foil. 272 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: I do this for my son often with bean and 273 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: cheese burritos, or I have these oven baked tiktos, that's right, 274 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: the chicken tiktos that are really good. If you are 275 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: doing thermoss, which are great, I like to fill those 276 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: tainers as much as possible because air pockets can cause 277 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: food to cool faster. So whether it's chili or soup, 278 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: or mac and cheese or ramen Oho, if we could 279 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: take the tay cocon and ramen, that's something to consider. 280 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: You can always add a clean kitchen towel for an 281 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: extra layer of warmth. You can pack wrapped food in 282 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: an insulated bag or even a cooler. I did this 283 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: not that long ago, where we have a really small 284 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: cooler that we sometimes take to the beach, and I 285 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: had made a bunch of hot dogs on the grill, 286 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: put them in the buns, wrapped them in foil, and 287 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: threw them in the cooler, and I was like the 288 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: hot dog lady at the baseball game. And it worked 289 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: out great. It worked out totally great. So that's another 290 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: thing you could do if if you want to take 291 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: like chili stuff on the go, make sure everyone has 292 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: a thermost that. I did that investment a couple of 293 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: years ago and we use it quite a bit, even 294 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: if it's just for hot chocolate, which when kids really like. 295 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: And then just make sure you're keeping the hot foods 296 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: away from cold foods when transporting them together. So if 297 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do like even like like pasta and sauce, 298 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: let's say that. Then if I have, you know, put 299 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: that in let's say one of the rubber made containers 300 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: and put it in the insulated bag. You're not gonna 301 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: want to keep the grapes in there too, right, You're 302 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: want to put those in a separate bag. But a 303 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: few specific ideas I mentioned. The burritos bean and cheese 304 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: have been a hit. Breakfast sandwiches are great for on 305 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: the go. Oh my grilled cheese with the apple and 306 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: bacon would be great for this wrapped in foil. I 307 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: mentioned the baked chicken tiktos hot dogs. You can add 308 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: fried rice or even stir fry to a thermos. I've 309 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: got a pineapple fried pork sorry, a pineapple fried rice 310 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: and a pork and ginger sturfry bowl, both in recipe 311 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: club once again written specifically for dinner on the go. 312 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: So that's something you could take a look at. If 313 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: we're going the breakfast for dinner route, you could take 314 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: some breakfast sandwiches and you could also take oatmeal and 315 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: a thermos and then separate container have fruit and hard 316 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: boiled eggs. Yeah. If I'm doing soups, stews or chili's, 317 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: they usually bring some sort of crusty bread or dinner 318 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: roll that just get some really filled up. Yeah, and 319 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: that's kind of it. That's like my go to when 320 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: it comes to hot foods. So you're already eating on 321 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,479 Speaker 1: the go, don't feel like you have to go super 322 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: fancy here. I always try and offer a protein, a fruit, 323 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: and a vetg like that is, if I can check 324 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: those three boxes at dinner time, then I know I'm good. 325 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: I also just want to leave you with this reminder, 326 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: And if you're a regular listener of the podcast, then 327 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: you likely listen to last week's episode. But what might 328 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: be best is just eating dinner earlier. You know, I'm 329 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: a fan of this. I think it's best for when 330 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: you just want to eat at home and you don't 331 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 1: want to have to worry about the schlap prep a 332 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: little earlier in the day, eat dinner right when your 333 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: kids get home from school, and that might be the 334 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: best solution. More often than not, that is the best solution. 335 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: But like today, it's not gonna work for my family. 336 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: So we've got too many things going on and so 337 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to do it on the go. Also, 338 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,479 Speaker 1: depending on the age of your kids, like maybe you've 339 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 1: got more teines that kind of come and go throughout 340 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: the night. We also sometimes do grazing dinners where if 341 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be one with the girls, but Robbie and 342 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: Alli are gonna be home, then I will make a 343 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: big pot of something like last night we did my 344 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: green chili chicken soup that can sit on the stove 345 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 1: and then I can have the components out next to 346 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: it covered and then as people come and go, they 347 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: can eat whenever. So chili and corn bread's great for that. 348 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: Just anything that can be in a slow cooker or 349 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: in a big pot, things that can be easily reheated 350 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: on demand, that is something to consider. And then the 351 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: last thing I want to say is that for me, 352 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: what's really most important about feeding my my family is 353 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: always the connection piece and the opportunity for us to connect. 354 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: So if you all have been going one hundred different directions, 355 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: and maybe I'm gonna eat with my girls on the 356 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: sidelines tonight and my husband and son are gonna have 357 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: to have eaten earlier in the night, still think of 358 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: an opportunity where you can come together and connect. Maybe 359 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: it's a pre bedtime stack well crackers and cheese or 360 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: something like that, or apples and peanut butter, or a 361 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,719 Speaker 1: dessert or something so that you kind of get that 362 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: family dinner feeling, which I really think at the end 363 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: of the day, that's the whole that's really the biggest 364 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: takeaway here. So if you can find that time to connect, 365 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: or maybe it's car dinner and you turn the music 366 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: off or really low and it's like, okay, everybody, grab 367 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: your dinner boxes, and you take an opportunity to ask 368 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: them questions about their day, to be interested in them, 369 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, share the highs and the lows, the sweet 370 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: and the sour, the rose and the thorn. However you 371 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: do it, don't forget about that connection piece. I really 372 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: trying to always lump feeding and connection together because I 373 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: think they're so important. All right, let's finish with the 374 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: weekly gimme five. This is five things that made my 375 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: life easier or more enjoyable this week. I mentioned that 376 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: my kids wanted to decorate for Halloween, so they pulled 377 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: everything out, and I have decided that the easiest Halloween direction. 378 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: I have decided that the easiest Halloween decoration are these 379 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: wired spiders. Eh. They're not that expensive, which is awesome. 380 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,719 Speaker 1: I can get like eight on Amazon for like fifteen bucks, 381 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: and I can put them all over the house. I 382 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: can put them on the railing, I can put them 383 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: outside on the bushes, and my kids can kind of 384 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: rearrange them. It's just fun. So we're like, that's our theme. 385 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: We're spider house for Halloween. I just find them to 386 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 1: be easy and not terribly expensive. It's easy to add 387 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: a few more to our collection, and my kids get 388 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: a kick out of them. Oh and they store so small. 389 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: You can take their little legs and like roll them 390 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: up so when you store them they're not big. I'd 391 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: love to have a huge skeleton in my front yard 392 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: and look like the fun mom on the block. But 393 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: where the heck am I going to score like store 394 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: that thing? So for me, unfortunately, we do not have 395 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: the giant twenty foot skeleton. We just have a lot 396 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: of spiders that store really easily. Okay, next on the list, 397 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: the weather turned and I pulled out the slow cooker. 398 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: I'm also testing a bunch of slow cooker recipes for 399 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: October and Recipe Club. We're adding five new slow cooker 400 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: friendly recipes. And I just come back to I have 401 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: owned many, many slow cookers over the years, and the 402 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: one I have right now it's just the best. It's 403 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: so good. It consistently like cooks evenly. I like that 404 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: it's easy to transport, it wasn't that expensive. It's just good. 405 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: It cleans up nicely. It's the Hamilton Beach one, you know. 406 00:21:58,119 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: We'll send an email with all the links and I'll 407 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: share them on Instagram. As well. But I just love 408 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: my slow cooker. I love it when something is working 409 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: so well in my kitchen, and that is one of 410 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: plants I've had for years and it continues to be 411 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 1: such a great, reliable piece of equipment in my kitchen. Next, 412 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: I have these round vegan leather place mats, and I'm 413 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: getting like a not a thrill, A thrill that sounds 414 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: too that sounds too dramatic. I kind of stop using 415 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:31,360 Speaker 1: place mats this summer, and I'm getting back into it. 416 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: And there's something about asking one of my kids to 417 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: set the table with the place mat, the napkin, the 418 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,479 Speaker 1: silverware that just feels like, Okay, now we are beginning 419 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: the dinner process. And I really love these. They wipe 420 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: so easy, They're round, which I like. I like the 421 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: circle shape, and they're just awesome. So I'm glad we're 422 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: using those again. Love how easy they are to clean. 423 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: And that's on my list. I have a favorite dress 424 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: that's on my list. This is something that i'd gotten 425 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: initially in a new order, but I'm gonna buy it. 426 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna buy it because I got a coupon for 427 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: twenty dollars off of purchase and it's a free people dress. 428 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: It is called the Poet Dress. It is so comfortable, 429 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm wearing pajamas. The colors are like 430 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: this muted blue, like this dusty blue, and this camel brown, 431 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: and it's got a little smocking detail at the collar. 432 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: I had a dress from Made Well like this a 433 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, and I just I wore it 434 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: to death, and I feel like this is my new 435 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: my new dress. Tripplays that I feel like I can 436 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: wear it as we transition from summer to fall. I 437 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: can put a sweater over it for as we go 438 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: from fall to winter. I just love it. I'd like 439 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: every day I would think, oh, I just already wore that, 440 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: I can't wear it again, But I'm wearing it like 441 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: at least once a week right now. And then fall flats. 442 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: So I saw a couple of people post about Target 443 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: has a really good fall like Mary Jeane flat right 444 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 1: now with a strap. It's a dupe of the adult 445 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: Vita shoe that's like, I don't know, eighty ninety by 446 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: and this is thirty dollars. I really love the red color. 447 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: It comes in a really deep, beautiful red color, and 448 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: I bought them and they're comfortable. They've got a little 449 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: memory foam in there, feels like way more like. It 450 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: feels like it's nicer than a thirty dollars shoe, and 451 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: I love how it looks. So that's my weekly give 452 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: me five. Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast that 453 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: you never miss an episode. Remember I created this entire 454 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,479 Speaker 1: podcast so that you could have a quick twenty to 455 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 1: thirty minute listen while you map out your own meals 456 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: for the week. Listening to a podcast while I personally 457 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: meal plan, has always been part of my simple dinner system, 458 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: and so I try to put out a perfect fit 459 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: for that each week. Remember that we're giving away a 460 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: Kelsey custom recipe binder, but you only have a few 461 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: days to enter, so head to Kelsey Nixon dot com 462 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: to do so. Also, next week is our one hundredth episode. 463 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: Can you believe it? I can't make sure you listen 464 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: for the momentous occasion. It should be really fun. Really 465 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys listening today. I'm so glad you're here. 466 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: Until next time, Happy cooking. I'm Kelsey and look forward 467 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 1: to chatting with you all next week.