1 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Hi everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to and you don't know what 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. This is episode sixty one, how 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: to Survive Dinner in December. I hope you had the 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: happiest Thanksgiving ever and snagged a few great Black Friday 6 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: or Cyber Monday deals after you've recovered from cooking and 7 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: hosting and putting up holiday decor. If your week was 8 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: as crazy as mine was last week, then you're probably tired. 9 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: So I hope it was a really nice week that 10 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: you got to spend with your friends and your family 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: and reflecting on what you are grateful for this season 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: and gearing up for the craziest month of the year. 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: We hosted my sister and her family for the holiday 14 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: and it was really like the best time. We had 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: near perfect weather here in San Clementy, and we spent 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: time I'm at the beach. We threw a birthday party 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: for my daughter Nora at her favorite park. We went 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: to the movies, We went bullying after our Thanksgiving meal, 19 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: the boys surfed in the morning. We just literally had 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: an all around great time and you know, truly one 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: of the things I am most grateful for is my 22 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: relationship with my sister and the fact that my kids 23 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: have these cousins that they just adore so much. It 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: just really really enriches my life. We also tried to 25 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: get most of our Christmas decorations, which is mostly fun 26 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: because my kids think it's the greatest thing in the world. Like, 27 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: they could not wait. They wanted everything up. They wanted 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: those stupid inflatables up in the front yard, and they 29 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: wanted to get the garland out and the Christmas card 30 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: book and the elf and the books and the It 31 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: was just really fun. And my kids are at great ages. 32 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: Penny is three and a half and like totally I 33 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: mean not totally, but for the most part, understands what's 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: going on. Nora at seven is like primetime magic when 35 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: it comes to Christmas. She is so excited. And my 36 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: oldest Allie, it is his first year kind of being 37 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: a Christmas helper, and you know a lot of us 38 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: like I don't know, you might dread when that happens, 39 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: when some of the mystery goes away. But what's been 40 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: so fun is to see him embrace his role as 41 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: a big brother and really participate in the magic, and 42 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: it's been just surprising to me how much I've enjoyed 43 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: watching him do that. So I also experienced my second 44 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: Black Friday slash Cyber Monday is a small business owner, 45 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: and I have a few thoughts. First of all, I 46 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: just wanted to take time to think so many of 47 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: you who signed up for Recipe Club or purchased a 48 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: membership to gift, hundreds of you, hundreds of you showed 49 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: up and blew me away, and I just can't express 50 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: my gratitude enough. And I also just want to pass 51 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: along a huge high five to any fellow small business 52 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: owners out there. This is a wild weekend as a 53 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: business owner, It's a wild month as a business owner. 54 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: And I've just developed so much admiration and respect for 55 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: people who create a small business that's driven by this 56 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: desire is to develop a service or a product that 57 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: solves a problem for an everyday person. This journey of 58 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: starting a business has been so much harder than I 59 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: thought it would be, but also infinitely more rewarding, and 60 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: I just don't want it. I just don't want the 61 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: moment to pass without me acknowledging that your support allows 62 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: me to spend another year working diligently to try and 63 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: help you get dinner on the table for yourself and 64 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: the people you love most. And I am genuinely just 65 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: oozing with gratitude. I'm just so so grateful. All Right. 66 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: With that said, let's do just that and help you 67 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: get dinner on the table this week with three suggested 68 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: recipes you can throw on your meal plan. The best 69 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: part these are all five ingredient recipes. Guys Okay. The 70 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: first recipe is one of our new recipes this month 71 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: that launch on December first. It is a yoki dish 72 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: and it is so yummy. It is yoke with brown butter, butternut, 73 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: and sage, and it's got five ingredients yoki, butternut squash, 74 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: some butter, sage, spinach, and I like topping it with 75 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: some fresh palm. But it comes together in a skillet. 76 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: It could not be easier. It is, so it's just 77 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: a perfect way to capture the flavors of the season. 78 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: Is maybe the best way to put it. Like, I'm 79 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: not sure that I'm going to dive into this dish 80 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: in June, but right now it just feels right. It 81 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: just feels right to have some sage that's been fried 82 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: up in some butter in a skillet with butternut squash 83 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: and yoki and it's just really good. So this one 84 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: was super delicious. The second recipe is our barbecue pulled 85 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: pork sliders. And this I want to point out is 86 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: this recipe includes a shortcut ingredient that is such a 87 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: good find. It's for my Costco people, So although Sam's 88 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: Club has a very similar product, but if you're a 89 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: Costco member, they sell a smoked pork, smoked shredded pork 90 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: that is next level. It's so good that you may 91 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,799 Speaker 1: wonder if you're ever gonna make pulled pork again because 92 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: it's so good and it's really not that expensive, so 93 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: much flavor and really easy to prepare. So during months 94 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: and weeks in particular that are super busy, but I 95 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: know my kids are gonna need some protein to keep going. 96 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: This is such a great recipe and a great shortcut 97 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: ingredient to rely on because basically you just warm it up. 98 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: I like tossing it with barbecue sauce. I like serving 99 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: it on the Hawaiian rolls with the kale slaw that 100 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: you can find at most costcos. And what's great is 101 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: it's gonna make way more pork than you need, so 102 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: you can utilize the pork and other recipes throughout the week. So, 103 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: like what I plan to do is the day after, 104 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: we're gonna do brito bowls. And because it's a different 105 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: flavor profile from the barbecue, it feels like a totally 106 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: new meal. So I'm just gonna take a portion of 107 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: that shredded pork tassa with some barbous cue sauce to 108 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: make a slider, and then I'll save the other portion 109 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna do kind of a Mexican twist on. 110 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: But this is a great recipe. And then finally, this 111 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: has been the year grilled cheese for my family. My 112 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: family cannot quit grilled cheese. We've had all sorts of 113 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: different combinations. I'm convinced that grilled cheese is like a 114 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: blank canvas. If you got some bread and some cheese, 115 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: you can do whatever else you want in the center, 116 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: and there's a really good chance it's gonna taste good. 117 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: But the one that the recipe that my kids like 118 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: the most, the combo they like the most is the 119 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: apple bacon cheddar grilled cheese sandwiches. And so you just 120 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: take some whole grain mustard, you take cheddar, you take 121 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: a Granny Smith or a honeycrisp apple slice. It really 122 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: thin with the bacon. Oh, it's so good. And you 123 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: can make our creamy tomato soup that we had in 124 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: Recipe Club this past month, or you can just buy 125 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: a short cut tomato soup. The roasted read pepper one 126 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: from Trader Joe's is really great. But if you're wanting 127 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: to go all out, making that tomato soup from scratch 128 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: is crazy delicious. So there you have it, three really 129 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: simple recipes. We've got the yolki with the butternut and sage. 130 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: We've got the barbecue pulled pork sliders with that short 131 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: cut ingredient from Costco, and the apple bacon grilled cheese, 132 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: And don't forget my best chip about making lots of 133 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: grilled cheese sandwiches at once. By doing it in the oven, 134 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: it is a game changer for me, especially when I'm 135 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: trying to feed a family all at the same time. 136 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: In fact, I got to tell you, guys, the last 137 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: time I did this, we had what was it, Oh, 138 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: my daughter had a play practice, and so I knew 139 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: time was going to be tight. So I assembled the 140 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: sandwiches before we left for the play practice, put them 141 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: in the oven, cook them till they were just sweats, 142 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: and then I just turned the oven off and I 143 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: left the sandwiches in the warm oven so that when 144 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: we came home an hour later, they were still warm. 145 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: I was like, this is brilliant, this is anyways, we 146 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: love grilled cheese. There are your recipes for the week. 147 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: You can find and print them all in Recipe Club 148 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: individually or in our weekly meal plan with an easy 149 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: to follow shopping list broken down by recipe. In Recipe Club, 150 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: you get five new recipes plus weekly meal plans every month, 151 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: and this month is a good one because you're also 152 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: getting our Winter five Ingredient meal Plan, where you get 153 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: an entire month of recipes that are all five ingredient 154 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: Because let's be honest, this month is particularly busy. It's 155 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: super crazy, and we need as much help as we 156 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: can get. So in December, every single recipe you see 157 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: on our weekly meal plans is a five ingredient recipe 158 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: and I would love to get these in your hands. 159 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: So for our members sign in, they're gonna be available 160 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: December first. If you're not a member, yet and you're 161 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: interested in checking it out, you can use the code 162 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: five at checkout and get your first month free. Let's 163 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: jump into the back half of the podcast and discuss 164 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: how to survive dinner in December. When it comes to 165 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: the month of December, everyone loves talking about holiday dinners, 166 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: cookie swaps, favorite things, parties. There's just a lot of 167 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: talk about appetizers, things you can make and gift from 168 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: your kitchen. But I don't hear enough people talking about 169 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: regular cooking to survive December. So I wanted to go 170 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 1: over a few of my best tips. The first thing 171 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: I suggest that you do is to look at the 172 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: whole month. Now, sit down, look at your December month, 173 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: and take a look at it from the lens of dinner. Now. 174 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: Typically I don't recommend doing this. I just recommend going 175 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: week by week so you don't feel overwhelmed. But december's 176 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: a different beast because many of us are traveling in 177 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: some capacity in December. So you may not be cooking 178 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: the past the last ten days of the month because 179 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: you're out of town or there's just a lot of 180 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: moving parts. Right, chances are you're probably not going to 181 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: cook as many dinners in December, because there are the 182 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: choir concerts and the band performances and the play productions 183 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: and the church activities and things like that. But one 184 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: of the hardest things about managing dinner is just always 185 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: knowing in the back of your head that you might 186 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: have to cook dinner. So if you just decide now 187 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: and you just understand now what nights you're on the 188 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: hook for, I feel that it relieves so much stress. So, 189 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: for example, let's say you've got your daughter's choir concert 190 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday night. You know that it's not realistic 191 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: for you to make dinner at home that night, and 192 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: so decide now, when you're doing this monthly review that 193 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: you will be driving through Chick fil A or Taco 194 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: Bell that night or whatever it may be. Just decide 195 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: now and put it on the calendar. That instantly, it's 196 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,599 Speaker 1: like giving yourself permission to not make dinner, and it 197 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: feels really good. It feels really good. So or maybe 198 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: you've got your church your church holiday party, and you 199 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: know that everyone's gonna eat dinner there. Just know now 200 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: when you don't have to make dinner, or when it's 201 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: not realistic for you to make dinner. The other thing 202 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: that December is so great for but also makes it 203 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: challenging is it's like a month filled with traditions, and 204 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: so many of us want to carry on the traditions 205 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: that we've either established in our own families or we're 206 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 1: carrying on from our nuclear families that we grew up with, 207 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: So put those on the calendar now too. Like my 208 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: husband grew up where everyone in his family who lived 209 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: nearby would do Mexican food one night in December, like 210 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: it was just a standing tradition. It doesn't really make sense, 211 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: but they do it, and we like to do it 212 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: every year. So I'm just going to decide now we're 213 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 1: doing Mexican food on December eighth, and it's just it's 214 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: on the calendar, and I know I don't have to 215 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: make dinner that night. Or we have this really fun 216 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: sheep pan Christmas Tree dinner where there's we do like 217 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: green beans and grape tomatoes and chicken covered in pesta 218 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: and mazzarella and it's really cute. It's in the shape 219 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: of a Christmas tree. Sometimes we do a wreath too, 220 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: and that's a meal I like to make every year 221 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: so that I kind of establish this memory for my kids. 222 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: So I'm going to decide now when I'm going to 223 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: make that, or we have for the past couple of years, 224 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: we've done snowman pancakes. We have this pancake pen that 225 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: my kids think is so great, and so we'll make 226 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: snowman pancakes in the shape of snowman. And that's something 227 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: that we want to continue doing. So I'll put the 228 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: Snowman pancake dinner on the calendar somewhere. So just take 229 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: a look at the whole calendar and if you need 230 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: some guidance and you're like, this is too many decisions 231 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: to make it once, this is where Recipe Club is perfect, 232 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: because I've already decided everything you could make in December, 233 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: giving you so many ideas, and just do it now. 234 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: Make the decision once so that you're not grambling every 235 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: day during this very busy month. All right, Next, pick 236 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: really easy recipes this month and print them out. So 237 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: this is why I decided to do our second seasonal 238 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: five ingredient meal plan for December, because you don't have 239 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: very much brain power, you are busy, you got a 240 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: lot to think about, and so this is a great 241 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: month for five ingredient recipes. So we have gone through 242 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: and created an entire month worth of five ingredient recipes 243 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: that are so easy and heavily rely on some shortcut 244 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: ingredients from the store. Like in the month of December, 245 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: every single week when I do my grocery order, I 246 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: will add a rotissory chicken, and it might be that 247 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: the day that that grocery order comes, dinner that night 248 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: is a sliced rotissory chicken with a bagged salad and 249 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: a piece of garlic bread. I mean, whatever it may be, 250 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: whatever it takes to survive, because at the end of 251 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: the day, the most important thing is that we're sitting 252 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: down and breaking bread with the people that we love most. Also, 253 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: it's too expensive to eat out every night in December. 254 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: Nobody wants to eat out every single night of the week. 255 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: So I really tried to come up with some very 256 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: simple recipe suggestions that only require a handful of ingredients 257 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: so that you can still maintain that tradition of sitting 258 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: down and having a meal with your family when everybody's home. Okay, 259 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: I also want to just talk about printing the recipes 260 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: out because I think when I look back on changes 261 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: that I've made to my dinner system. Over the past 262 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: year or two, the biggest difference has been printing these 263 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: recipes out. And it might just be because of the 264 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: chapter of life I'm in, but I swear the more 265 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: of you that I talk to, the more of you 266 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: feel the same. Basically, after five o'clock, when everybody's home 267 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: from school and extracurriculars and things like that, I just 268 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: can't have my phone out. It's just not smart. My 269 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: kids are asking for it. They want to make a 270 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: video with it, or they want to play game Heaven forbid, 271 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: they want to watch YouTube, they want to do something 272 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't and want them to do. And if I 273 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: have my phone out and I'm cooking from it, it 274 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: just invites that conflict. And nothing's worse than cooking from 275 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: my laptop by the stove and things splattering everywhere. So 276 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: I just find that when I print the recipes out, 277 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to make for that week or that month, 278 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: and I store them in a binder. It becomes like 279 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: my kitchen bible, and it makes it so much easier 280 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: to cook. If you have not cooked from a printed 281 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: recipe in a while, you're gonna do it and be like, 282 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, this is so much easier. This is 283 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: so nothing goes dark. You don't have to scroll down 284 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: past the long story in the ad to find what 285 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: you're looking for. So consider printing your recipes out. It's 286 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: made a huge difference for me in my kitchen. All Right, 287 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: it's soup season, and I am going to encourage you 288 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: to embrace it. Soup really is such an easy dinner, 289 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: especially if you take advantage of some of the shortcuts, 290 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: like the Mere Path from Trader Joe's that onions, celery 291 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: and carrot product that is like two bucks and it's 292 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: the perfect soup starter. And the thing I like about 293 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: soup so much, especially this month, is it's the easiest 294 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: type of recipe to double, to stick an extra one 295 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: in your freezer for So if you are making soup, 296 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: whether that be chicken noodle or tomato or wild rice 297 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: and mushroom or beef and barley, whatever it may be, 298 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: consider doubling it and freezing the other half so that 299 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: you've got another really easy dinner on hand. Chili that's 300 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: another one that's huge for us in the fall and 301 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: winter months. But soup is awesome. I'm gonna make soup 302 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: once a week this month. I'm just gonna do it 303 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: that with really good crusty bread. And if I've got 304 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: a simple green side salad, that's perfect. But soup. This 305 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: is soup's time to shine, so don't don't forget about it, 306 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: especially because it's such an easy dinner. The other huge 307 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: advantage to making soup this month is that you can 308 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: make it in the morning and just kind of let 309 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: it zimmer all day and develop all those yummy flavors. 310 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: Or you can transfer it to the slow cooker and 311 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: let it just hang out in the slow cooker. So 312 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: soup is great for busy chapters of life, so don't 313 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: forget about it in December. And then finally, grocery delivery. 314 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: I just had an exchange with a neighbor of mine 315 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: who just joined Recipe Club, and I just it's a 316 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: reminder to me that there are plenty of us out 317 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: there who are not taking advantage of grocery delivery and 318 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: pick up yet. And if there were ever any month 319 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: to enact your Instacart thirty day free trial, December would 320 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: be a great month to try it out. She said, 321 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: Wait a second, are you you do grocery pickup? You 322 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: don't actually go to the grocery store. I was telling her, Yes, 323 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: it has shaved like days off my year where I 324 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: am able to be at home with my family and 325 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: doing other things. I just save so much time. And 326 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: so I said, try it. Just try it in recipe Club, 327 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: click the instacrt button where it instantly adds the ingredients 328 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: to your shopping cart, and let me know. And this 329 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: I literally pull it up. This is what she said. 330 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: I was just blown away today when I press the 331 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: Instacart tab to add all of my groceries from recipe Club, 332 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: I mean game changer. I'm excited to implement this into 333 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,959 Speaker 1: my life again. Whenever I go to Costco. It basically 334 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: takes that out of me for the entire day. No 335 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: longer game changer. So, like I said, if you're like, 336 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: but I like picking out my bananas, I get it. 337 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: I really really do. Unfortunately, in this chapter of my life, 338 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: I don't get the luxury of picking out my bananas 339 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: because I've got three crazy kids and a really busy 340 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: work life balance that I'm trying to manage. So there 341 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: are so many deals right now, and Instacart in particular 342 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: is a great one to try out. It integrates with 343 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: all of our recipe Club recipes, and keep in mind 344 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: instacart now you typically pay for a membership, kind of 345 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: like an Amazon Prime membership, But beyond that, there are 346 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: many stores that don't do any sort of upcharge. There 347 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: are a few that do an up charge for delivery, 348 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: but some don't, especially if you hit a minimum. Almost 349 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: none of them do. If you're doing pickup now delivery, 350 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: there's sometimes a little bit of an upcharge, but I 351 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: still stand by the fact that if I don't physically 352 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: go to the grocery store, I instantly save whatever the 353 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: upcharge is because I'm not just haphazardly adding things to 354 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: my card. I'm way more, way more of a specific 355 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,959 Speaker 1: shopper when I am shopping online for my groceries. So 356 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: think about it. This might be the month to try 357 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: it out if you haven't tried it before, and hopefully 358 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: it makes your life a little easier. All Right, you guys, 359 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: that's it for our podcast today. I am wishing you 360 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: the best luck is you survived the month of December. 361 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: I know it's a busy one, but it's filled with 362 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: hopefully really wonderful memory inducing activities and I hope you'll 363 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: be able to to make memories and really enjoy your families. 364 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 1: We'll be back here next week. Thanks so much for listening.