1 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Hi everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. This is episode sixty four, how 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: to Feed a house full of guests. So it's the 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: final countdown to Christmas, and I hope you're getting excited 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: and also finding some calm amongst the chaos. One of 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: the things that I haven't done yet but that I'm 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: really looking forward to, and it's got to happen soon 9 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: is having a session of wrapping gifts while watching Christmas movies. 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Number one on my lists this year is Home Alone. 11 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: I can't believe I haven't watched it yet. I think 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: it's because my kids are convinced it's scary, at least 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: my younger girls, and so every time I suggest that, 14 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: they say no, it's too scary. It's too scary. So 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: I'm excited to watch good old Kevin McAllister. And you 16 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: know that scene at the beginning of Home Alone, where 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: the house is total chaos and the entire extended family 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: is grabbing pizza off the counter. There's some thing about 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: that that immediately fills me with holiday spirit. This whole 20 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: idea of spending the holidays with a big, crazy family 21 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: despite any dysfunction is just I don't know, it's heartwarming 22 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: to me. It just feels. It just feels right. And 23 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: if you've ever hosted overnight guests or you happen to 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: be hosting him this year, you know that it is 25 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: no small feed to keep everyone fed around the clock. 26 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: So today we are going to chat about some of 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: my best tips for feeding a house full of guests. 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: But before we do that, let's discuss a few recipes 29 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: you can throw on your meal plan this week. And 30 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: the best part is these recipes are all only five 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: ingredients and great for feeding a crowd. So if you 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: are hosting this week, these are ideal five ingredient recipes. 33 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: They'll feed a lot of people. Before we even talk 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: about these recipes, I do because these are independent of 35 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner. So I want to talk 36 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: to you about one recipe tradition we have on Christmas Eve, 37 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: and this is from my friend Melissa. I don't know 38 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: how many years ago she suggested this and we've done 39 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: it and it's so much fun. We have what are 40 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: called reindeer ribs, so we do ribs on Christmas Eve, 41 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: and we take the bones after everyone's eating their ribs 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: and we scatter them on the front lawn for the reindeer. 43 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: So Santa gets milk and cookies and the reindeer get ribs. 44 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: And my kids just think it is the funnest. So 45 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: we're going to make ribs on Christmas Eve. And other 46 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: than that, I want to talk to you about three 47 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: recipes we're doing, one of which we're doing on Christmas Night. 48 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: And it's funny because this you know, we're not going 49 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: to be with family other than just our immediate family 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: on Christmas. This year, we're leaving the day after Christmas 51 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: to go see extended family. So it's just our family, 52 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: and we don't really have a signature Christmas Day dinner. 53 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: It's the reindeer ribs on Christmas Eve. It's really our tradition. 54 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: So this year, I'm doing a pot roast. I'm going 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: to do the slow cooker Mississippi pot roast that has 56 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: been one of our family's favorite recipes this year. It 57 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: is so good and so easy, and I love especially 58 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: for a holiday. It kind of fills the house with 59 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: smells of home cooking throughout the day and I kind 60 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: of just think that's perfect for Christmas. So all you 61 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: in particular loves mashed potatoes, and this is so good 62 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: with mashed potatoes, and we're gonna do rolls and just 63 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: have a really delicious meal. Another recipe we're doing is 64 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: proshuto wrapped chicken. It's only five ingredients and this is 65 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: the easiest way to elevate good old fashioned chicken breast 66 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: is wrapping it a prostudo. I like to serve it 67 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: with green beans or asparagus, and it's so yummy. We 68 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: had a little cheese on top and it's delish. Then finally, 69 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: my girls would call this red and green pasta. It's 70 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: the spinach tomato tortellini. It could not be easier. The 71 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: tortellini literally cooks in the marinaia sauce. You don't even 72 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: have to boil it separately. You add the red from 73 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: the marinara sauce and the green from the spinach, add 74 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: some parmesan cheese and it is just so easy. So 75 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: there are your recipes for the week. You can find 76 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: and print them all in Recipe Club individually or in 77 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: our weekly meal plan with an easy to follow shopping 78 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: list that's been broken down by Recipe. Remember that if 79 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: you sign up for Recipe Club, you get five new 80 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: recipes every month, plus all of the extra things we do, 81 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: like our five ingredient seasonal meal plans, you get our 82 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: cheat sheet, you get weekly meal plans. You just get 83 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: anything you need to help you set up a simple 84 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: dinner system. And if you were hoping that twenty twenty 85 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: four is the year where you become a bit more 86 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: confident in the kitchen and feel like you really get 87 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: a handle on dinner, this would be a great companion 88 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: to help you do that. We are also selling our 89 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: three month gifted mini membership through Christmas, so there's just 90 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: a few more days that you can grab this. But 91 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: for only twenty four ninety nine, you can gift Recipe 92 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: Club for three months, and that would be such an 93 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: easy last minute gift for somebody and easy stocking stuff 94 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: for all. Right, let's jump into the back half of 95 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: the podcast and discuss how to feed a house full 96 00:04:55,279 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: of guests. I love a full house, but let's be honest, 97 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: feeding house guests isn't for the meek. It really takes 98 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: quite a bit of planning and simultaneously flexibility because you 99 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: don't want to be so stuck in your plans that 100 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: it makes people feel uncomfortable. It's just it's kind of tricky. 101 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,799 Speaker 1: The fact is, feeding people, even people that you love dearly, 102 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: can feel like a chore. So you might have guests 103 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: arriving early before the holiday. You might have guests who 104 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: stay through the holiday weekend and into the New Year holiday, 105 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: which means you have several meals to serve, and you 106 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: might be going home and want to pick up, you know, 107 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: your favorite burger from the local joint. But still there's 108 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: gonna be meals served. But I'm genuinely confident that with 109 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: a little bit of planning, feeding everyone in the days 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: before and after the holiday can be a simple, do 111 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: ahead affair. So I want to provide some tips on 112 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: how you can easily feed your house guests. And we're 113 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: gonna start with my number one recommendation, don't overlook this 114 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: opportunity for extra help in the kitchen. If you have 115 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: house guests that are coming and willing helpers, absolutely take 116 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: them up on it. Like if your mom is coming 117 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: to stay with you and she's offered to help assign 118 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: her night to head up dinner, maybe and maybe she'll 119 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: make your favorite childhood meal, right, Like, I think that 120 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: just people like to help. I think most people really 121 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: like to help. And if they don't, you know, and 122 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: you just move on. But it's nice to include people, 123 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: especially if, like let's say your sister in law staying 124 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: with you, and it's their family and their kids and 125 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: your kids have cousins to play with. Maybe she is 126 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: known for a certain dish, maybe she's known for her 127 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: family's bag city, or whatever it may be. I think 128 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: saying to someone, Hey, I know we would love to 129 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: have your bag city. We know everybody loves it. Would 130 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: you mind heading up dinner on this night? Happy to help, 131 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: but it'd be great if I could just take one 132 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: night off of my plate. I think people love the 133 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: idea of helping. So even if it's not someone taking 134 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: dinner over for the whole evening, it's like accepting help 135 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: with the dishes, it's accepting help for making lunches a 136 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: few days. Don't be afraid to accept the help. That is. 137 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm mostly saying that for me, because this is really hard. 138 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: I think, oh, no, their guests don't want to take care. No, 139 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: when people are staying for a long time through the holidays, 140 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna accept the help. Okay, Secondly, make a big batch. 141 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: The holidays are like usually like a long eating marathon, right, 142 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,559 Speaker 1: so we need to let go of the complicated meals 143 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: and we need to focus on some large batch recipes 144 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the week that can be reheated 145 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: before serving throughout the week. So I want you to 146 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: think of things like chilli, bake ced I want you 147 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: to think about even roasting a bunch of seasonal root 148 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: vegetables until they're slightly crispy, and then you can throw 149 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: those in omelets and salads and toss them with pasta 150 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: or rice for a heartier meal. In a pinch, you 151 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: could even take those veggies and wrap them with your 152 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: favorite cheese and a tortilla and have an easy lunch. Also, 153 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: don't forget about shredded meat, shreaded pork, shredded chicken, shreaded 154 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: beef in a slow cooker or an instant pot. That 155 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: can go such a long way when feeding lots of 156 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: hungry gas. So, for example, you could do a shredded 157 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: chicken and one night you could toss that with some 158 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: barbecue sauce and have Hawaiian rolls and do shredded chicken sliders. 159 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: You can take that same shredded chicken and toss it 160 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: with some salsa verity and do chicken and rice burritos 161 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: another night. And you could do this same chicken as 162 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: long as you're not using any flavors that are like 163 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: you're not gonna want to put cumin in an Italian dish, right, 164 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: so you're gonna want to be somewhat generic on seasonings. 165 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: But you could take the same chicken and you could 166 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: include it. They could do like a really delicious shredded 167 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: Italian salad, like a chopped Italian salad, and add the 168 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: chicken in there. Just think about different ways that you 169 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: can you can use one bulk protein. That's a really 170 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: good thing when you've got a lot of people in 171 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: your house. All Right, easy snacks. I find the guest 172 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: during the holidays kind of like to graze throughout the day. 173 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: But don't assume that that means you need to make 174 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: a bunch of snacks from scratch. I like the idea 175 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: of assembling all of the sweet treats that you've been 176 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: given by neighbors and colleagues in one place for kind 177 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: of like the sweet station. So at my mom's house, 178 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: she's got a butler's pantry, and that's kind of where 179 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: all the sweets go. So it's nice because you can 180 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: kind of clear off the counter as well. But that's 181 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: a great place if you just need a sweet treat 182 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: to get you through the day. I also like the 183 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: idea of just having cut up vegetables for crud de tae. 184 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: You can have a strobot hummus or guacamole kind of 185 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: on a platter. You can pop it in the fridge 186 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: and pull it out in between meals. Also, just fruit 187 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: on the counter, I swear is the best for kids. 188 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 1: Easy to eat fruit, so clementines or grapes or apples 189 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: that they can grab. That's a really great thing to 190 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: have out. Also think about having even like your favorite 191 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: tortilla chips with some salsa or a big one for 192 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: me is. I love having sliced apples with the unexpected 193 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: cheddar from Trader Joe's that with little toothpicks is so 194 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: so so yummy. So go for foods that can be 195 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: eaten without a plate and really minimize cleanup. I wasn't 196 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: joking about the toothpicks. Toothpicks are awesome. Let's talk about 197 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: breakfast on the big holidays because we want to make 198 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: it easy and fun, and you've got plenty of cooking 199 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: to do, so don't overcomplicate breakfast. Don't offer to cook 200 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: omelets to order. I like the idea of whipping up 201 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: a large batch of your favorite muffins that you could 202 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: even make them now and freeze them and just reheat 203 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 1: or your favorite granola ahead of time. Set that out 204 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: with some yogurt and fruit, and everyone will be well 205 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: fed until dinner rolls around. I also really like the 206 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: idea of doing something like a strata. This is something 207 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do. I'm gonna do the bacon cheddar scalion 208 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: strata in Recipe Club. I like that I can it 209 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: like literally a full day in advance, and then just 210 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: pop it in the oven on Christmas morning and it's 211 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: a super hearty breakfast. My mom growing up, she would 212 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: always do this overnight French toast for years and we 213 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: all loved it. But she'd prepared the night before, so 214 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: it was nice. You could haven't made an advance. You 215 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: could really enjoy more of a slowish holiday morning rather 216 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: than worrying about getting to the kitchen quickly to make 217 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: this big, elaborate breakfast. So those are just a couple 218 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: of really quick ideas for feeding a house full of guests. 219 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: Don't say no to help if someone's willing to help, 220 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: or take a night even if you say, hey, you guys, 221 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: your family's in charge of dinner on Tuesday night. Your 222 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: family's in charge of dinner on Wednesday night. And guess 223 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: what they may decide. We're going to this Mexican restaurant great, 224 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: or we're picking up from our favorite Greek place, whatever 225 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: it may be. Just eliminating a little bit of the 226 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: burden can be so helpful. Don't forget about those big 227 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: batch recipes. What can you make? Two of three of 228 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: big zd is awesome? And recipe Club. I've got a 229 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: shredded beef, a shaded port, shout a chicken, and all 230 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: of those in recipe Club and those turn into all 231 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: sorts of meals. Have a nice rotation of snacks, going 232 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: something sweet, something savor you can pull out of the fridge, 233 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: and remember to keep breakfast simple. All right, you guys. 234 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: Before we end for the week, I wanted to just 235 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: extend a heartfelt thank you for listening to the podcast 236 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: this year. It's crazy to think that we are wrapping 237 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: up twenty twenty three, I have so enjoyed being here 238 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: with you week after week, hopefully helping you come up 239 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: with a couple of really easy dinner ideas for you 240 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: to throw on your meal plan and offering a few 241 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: tips along the way. I feel so passionately about regularly 242 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: making dinner and using that as a vehicle to connect 243 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: with the people that you love most. I think there 244 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: is nothing more powerful, and it is the why for me, 245 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: the reason that I do Recipe Club, the reason that 246 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: I show up for this podcast every week, the reason 247 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: I show up on social. That is that feels very 248 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: meaningful to me. And I am so grateful to those 249 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: of you who listen to the podcast, who are members 250 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: of Recipe Club, who joined me on social to engage 251 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: in that mission of sorts to really feed our people 252 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: and connect with our people. So I want to wish 253 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: you the happiest holiday season. I hope that twenty twenty 254 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: three wraps up beautifully for you. I hope you're excited 255 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: for twenty twenty four and setting some new intentions and 256 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: goals and things that will hopefully make life feel a 257 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: bit more calm and less chaotic. And I can't wait 258 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: to jump into the new year with you. We'll take 259 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: next week off and we'll be back at the very 260 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: beginning of the year to kick off a very exciting 261 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four