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Speaker 1: Hi everyone.

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Speaker 2: I'm Kelsey Nixon and Miss Kitchen Prescription, the podcast you

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Speaker 2: listen to when you don't know what to make for dinner.

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Speaker 2: This is episode sixty two. Ten favorite things of twenty

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Speaker 2: twenty three that made my life easier.

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Speaker 1: Happy holidays everyone.

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Speaker 2: I can't believe we are entering the second week of

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Speaker 2: December and that this year is basically coming to a close.

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Speaker 2: In between all of the craziness that December brings, I

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Speaker 2: also find it to be like a fairly reflective month

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Speaker 2: where I tend to think about what happened this year,

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Speaker 2: you know, the highs and lows, maybe some lessons I've learned,

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Speaker 2: reflecting on both the successes and failures that led to

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Speaker 2: some growth. So as I've started to reflect on a

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Speaker 2: few of these things, I thought it might be nice

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Speaker 2: to share with you ten favorite things of twenty three

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Speaker 2: that specifically made my life easier. But before we do that,

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Speaker 2: let's discuss a few recipes you can throw on your

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Speaker 2: meal plan this week. And remember they are all five ingredients.

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Speaker 2: This month, our entire monthly meal plan in Recipe Club

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Speaker 2: this month are all five ingredient recipes to try and

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Speaker 2: help you survive making dinner during one of the busiest

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Speaker 2: months of the year. So our first recipe is this

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Speaker 2: sheet pan and sausage with Brussels sprouts, and it is delicious. Now,

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Speaker 2: lots of our five ingredient recipes rely on some sort

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Speaker 2: of shortcut ingredient because we're only using five ingredients here,

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Speaker 2: So this recipe uses a balsamic vinagrette that you just purchase.

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Speaker 2: Now you can totally make it from scratch, but I've

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Speaker 2: went through a whole process of testing like six different

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Speaker 2: store bought balsamic vinagrettes, and I feel very confident on

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Speaker 2: where I landed. I've landed on the Kens balsamic vinaigrette.

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Speaker 2: It should be available at most grocery stores. It's good.

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Speaker 2: It really is pretty darn tasty and so awesome when

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Speaker 2: you need to throw a dinner together quickly, and whether

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Speaker 2: you're using it as a marinade for chicken or something

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Speaker 2: to toss with veggies, it just adds a really nice

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Speaker 2: boost of flavor. So that's what we do in this recipe.

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Speaker 2: Everything goes onto one sheet pan some cut sausage, and

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Speaker 2: Smoked variety, the chicken variety, turkey whatever. But it's a

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Speaker 2: really great pantry staple. When I say pantry staple, keep

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Speaker 2: in mind that your pantry can be inclusive of your

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Speaker 2: dry pantry, things you always keep in your fridge, and

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Speaker 2: things you always keep in your freezer. So this is

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Speaker 2: a great protein that it doesn't expire for a really

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Speaker 2: it's a great thing to add to things like sheet

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Speaker 2: of veggies, some Brussels sprouts, some sweet potatoes, toss it

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Speaker 2: all with balsamic vinegar and serve it alongside farrow or rice.

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Speaker 2: And it is delicious. It's hearty, especially if you got

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Speaker 2: like meat. You could throw some potatoes in there, like

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Speaker 2: balsamic vinagrette goes a long way for seasoning these vegetables.

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Speaker 2: All right. Our next recipe is one of the most

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Speaker 2: popular recipes in Recipe Club, which is maple mustard salmon.

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Speaker 2: Now you can do this exact same thing with chicken

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Speaker 2: also done it with a pork tenderlin. But what it's

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Speaker 2: essentially made comprised of is a whole grain mustard, a

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Speaker 2: think there's some sparagus in it as well, and it's

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Speaker 2: really yummy. But that combo of maple and whole grain

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Speaker 2: then the third recipe on our meal plan this week

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Speaker 2: is the sesameat Ginger Subs. This recipe was from our

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Speaker 2: September five ingredient meal plan and utilizes another favorite shortcut

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Speaker 2: Cpie kwpie roasted sesame dressing. And talk about like packing

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Speaker 2: be great. You can find all of these recipes and

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Speaker 2: print them in Recipe Club individually or in our weekly

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Speaker 2: meal plan with an easy to follow shopping list broken

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Speaker 2: down by recipe. And remember, if you're not in Recipe

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Speaker 2: entire month's worth of five ingredient dinners. It's perfect for

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Speaker 2: this time of year because it's already get dinner.

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Speaker 2: our gifting from the Kitchen Guide ready to go. If

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Speaker 2: some caramelita bars, a cranberry barbecue sauce. Just really fun

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Speaker 2: things that if you've decided you want to take an

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Speaker 2: some stuff to drop it off to some neighbors. Great ideas,

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Speaker 2: so you'll find that in Recipe Club as well. All right,

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Speaker 2: discuss my ten favorite things of twenty twenty three that

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Speaker 2: it essentially is it's a party where people come, typically

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Speaker 2: during the holiday season, and bring one of their favorite

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Speaker 2: However it may be, but it's a really nice way

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Speaker 2: And you know, I, just like so many of you,

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Speaker 2: So I wanted to take that favorite things idea but

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Speaker 2: this number one salad club. Oh my goodness, what a

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Speaker 2: surprise this year. I had no idea that salad club

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Speaker 2: February and I got invited to be in a salad club.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes it's called salad swap, and if you follow me

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Speaker 2: to go away. It's amazing. In fact, I'm getting a

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Speaker 2: it genuinely makes my life easier. These are the way

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Speaker 2: it makes my life easier. When I go to map

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Speaker 2: where I am overwhelmed by decision fatigue because there are

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Speaker 2: so many great recipes, but decision fatigue is the worst.

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Speaker 2: I have to make enough decisions in my life. I

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Speaker 2: It's like my kitchen bible. It's where all of the

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Speaker 2: They live in that binder, so that when I sit

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Speaker 2: There's my list of ten favorite things that have made

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