1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Hi everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. Today is episode one hundred and nineteen, 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. We're officially in mid March, and 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is, but this week has 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: felt like spring with a big dose of summer planning 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: mixed in. If you have young kids, you know that 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: like now is the time to begin booking summer camps 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: and activities and junior guard programs. In fact, I'm realizing 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: that it's almost as if I'm too late to the 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: game here mid March. It seems like it moves up 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: every single year. So if you're in spring but actual 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: summer planning mode and might even feel like you're still 14 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: in winter, it's a little bit of a conundrum. Anyways. 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: This month also is feeling a bit like the calm 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: before the storm. For the remainder of March, we operate 17 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: at our normal routine. April, we've got spring break and Easter, 18 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: and then we all know that May, which is often 19 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: known as May Somber, is one of the busiest months 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: of the year, with end of school performances and wrapping 21 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: up of spring sports and preparing to kick off summer. 22 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: So as a scheduled lover, I am relishing the final 23 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: two weeks of March before our schedule starts to jump 24 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: around again. Another's somewhat random thing I like about March 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: is Saint Patrick's Day. I'm not even Irish. I don't 26 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: think I'm Irish, but I think I like it because 27 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: it's a low key, low lift holiday that my kids 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: actually have a blast with. I especially think there's some 29 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: really fun food traditions surrounding this holiday that are easy 30 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: to kind of look forward to every year. So we're 31 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: gonna chat a bit about those. But first let's get 32 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: into a few recipe ideas you could throw on your 33 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: meal plan for the week. So I went a little 34 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: heavy on the green recipe planning, so bear with me. 35 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: Broccoli pesto pasta. I almost did not include broccoli in 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: the time. I don't have this recipe because I know 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: that we have some strong reactions to broccoli, But what's 38 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: awesome is it has broccoli in it, but you can't 39 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: taste the broccoli, and it is the most delicious pesto. 40 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: It's my favorite way to make pesto now because I 41 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: kind of sneak that added veggie element in it makes 42 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: it even greener, even brighter, and I really love the texture. 43 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: So broccoli pesta pasta, it's got a little lemon in it. 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: I top it with some crisp preshuto that I've tossed 45 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: with pasta, and it is just it's so delicious. So 46 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: that's on an our meal plan for this week. We 47 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: are also doing, along with our Irish theme, a baked 48 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: potato snackboard supper. So I'm going to bake up a 49 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: bunch of potatoes and almost do like a baked potato bar. 50 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do chili, I'm gonna have cheese, I'm 51 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: gonna have butter, I'm gonna have chives. I might even 52 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: throw some broccoli on that as well. Just however, you 53 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: could build your own baked potato. My kids are getting 54 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: a little bit more in to like build your own caesadilla, 55 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: build your own grain bowl. And I think this will 56 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: be fun and we can talk about Irish and potatoes 57 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: and anyways, I don't know, we don't even have to 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: talk about that, but it's a good excuse to pull 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: this recipe out of the archives into make a good 60 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: old fashioned baked potato snackboard. And then our final recipe 61 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: is the green chili chicken enchiladas. We have done the 62 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: taketos lately. We have done a skillet Nacho's lately, and 63 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: my family likes Mexican food enough that I like to 64 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: always try and schedule least one Mexican recipe in there. 65 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: And these ones are really good, so I make them 66 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: in a big skillet. But if you had a larger family, 67 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: you could take this exact same recipe and method and 68 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: do it on a big sheet pan. But they're really good, 69 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: really delicious, all right. They are your recipes for the week. 70 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: You can find and print them all in Recipe Club 71 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: individually or in our weekly meal plan with an easy 72 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: to follow shopping list where we break each recipe down 73 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: for you so that if you're only making two recipes 74 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: that week, you can quickly reference the shopping list. You 75 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: guys know, the Recipe Club is a resource that allows 76 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: you to access family tested recipes that are quick and simple, 77 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: and you don't have to be bombarded with banner ads, 78 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: long blog posts, or drawn out stories. I found accessing 79 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: recipes on the internet to be super frustrating, so I 80 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: intentionally created a space where I try and make it easier. 81 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: I tried to create the thing that I wish existed. 82 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: And we just got our wildly popular recipe binders back 83 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: in stock after them being out of stock for three months, 84 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: which means it's a great time to bundle a binder 85 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: with an annual membership because you saved twenty dollars. So 86 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: if you are looking for a simple dinner system to 87 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: put in place, especially before the months like may arrive 88 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: where things get extra crazy, now is a great time 89 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: to do that. All right, let's jump into the back 90 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: half of the podcast and discuss all of the things 91 00:04:50,960 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: I like to do for Saint Patrick's Day, landmark holiday. 92 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: I love Saint Patrick's Day. It is a low key, 93 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: low lift holiday for parents, and my kids actually love 94 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: dressing and green, avoiding pinchers, indulging in bowls of lucky charms, 95 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: and making leprechron traps. So, if you're listening to this 96 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: and thinking, all right, I don't have a ton of 97 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: bandwidth to throw at this holiday, but I can do 98 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: a few fun things today, I'm gonna run through just 99 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: a quick roundup of silly traditions you can carry out 100 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: in addition to a roundup of fun recipes you could 101 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: make on or leading up to the holiday. So let's 102 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: run through a quick list of very manageable silly traditions, 103 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: keeping in the mind that you certainly do not need 104 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: to do all of these. Pick one or two and 105 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: your kids will be thrilled. One thing I pretty consistently 106 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: do is I buy some gold coins, some chocolate gold coins. 107 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: I usually get my Net Trader Joe's. They're cheap, They're 108 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: like a dollar for a little set of them. But 109 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: when I actually asked my daughter Nora this morning, what 110 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: do what happens on Saint Patrick's say, I can't remember, 111 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: just like, oh, the gold coins, that was the first 112 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: thing she said. They're everywhere. I don't know that they're 113 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: going to be everywhere, but I am going to get 114 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: some of those. I'll probably throw one in their lunch, 115 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: But that is that's something that's an easy thing to 116 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: get to add to your grocery order for the week. 117 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: I will occasionally dye the milk and the toilet water 118 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: green with just a drop of green food coloring. And 119 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: that is particularly fun if you are going to have 120 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: lucky charms for breakfast. So you may have little's in 121 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: your house who you don't believe the Leprechaunts are real, 122 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: or you may have slightly older kids, but regardless, it's 123 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: still just kind of fun. Like I think even my 124 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: almost thirteen year old would be disappointed if he woke 125 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: up and there was white milk in the fridge on 126 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: Saint Patrick's Day. I think you still gets a kick 127 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: out of having the green milk and that box of 128 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: lucky charms to have a perfectly festive Saint Patrick's Day breakfast. 129 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: I have not always done this, but I think I 130 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: actually did it one year and they still remember, so 131 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: maybe I will do it. Is leaving little leprechawn footprints 132 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: with little green washable paint. I might even use a 133 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: Barbie shoe to do this, But whether that's in the 134 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: fridge next to the milk or on the toilet seat 135 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: next to the green toilet water, I know my four 136 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: year old almost five year old would particularly be thrilled 137 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: with this, so I will probably do that this year. 138 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: Of course, you got to pick out something green to 139 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: wear make a lepre con trap, and if you've got 140 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: artistic kids. I had to learn this the hard way, 141 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: I spent a lot of years buying lepre con trap kits, 142 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: and I'd spend ten fifteen bucks. Don't do that. Just 143 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: find a shoe box, some papers, some markers and let 144 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: them have at it. In fact, my girls work a 145 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: couple days out and my girls have already started on 146 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: the leprechaun trap, so that that is a fun activity. 147 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: And we have a book we always pull out called 148 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: how to Catch a Leprechaun, and usually we will read 149 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: the book right before we start the whole let's make 150 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: a leper contrap activity. So if you got little kids, 151 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: it might be worth getting a book like that where 152 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: you have the tradition of pulling it out and reading 153 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: every year. And sometimes the gold coins end up in 154 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: the leper contrap a lot. There's usually lots of rainbows involved. 155 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: The older they get, the more they actually want to 156 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: have little functions where if they step on this we 157 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: could catch them anyways. Green fingernails. This is inspired by 158 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: a bottle of Alphaba nail polish we have from all 159 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: of the Wicked Madness in the Fall, and it was 160 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: my daughter in Norse Ida's said we gotta do green 161 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: fingernails and toenails for Saint Patrick's Day, so we're going 162 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: to do that a few days in advance Saint Patrick's Day. Mischief. 163 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: This seems to be something that's always done in my 164 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: kids classrooms. They show up and the chairs are upside 165 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: down and the room kind of looks topsy turvy. That 166 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: is certainly something you could do in your own home 167 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: as well, or just leave it to the teachers, because 168 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: I that seems to be a go to for them. 169 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: Shamrock slime not in my house, but maybe in your house. 170 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: My kids would love it if I did shamrock slime, 171 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: but we kind of have a funny joke that I 172 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 1: am allergic to slime. My husband's allergic to glitter, so 173 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: they're not our favorite things. But you could even put 174 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: glitter in your shamrock slime. But don't tell my kids 175 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: because they'll feel left out. Okay, this is something I 176 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna do this year. It feels a little extra, 177 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: but I just know my kids would love it, especially 178 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: my Penny, who's almost five. She's in a big rainbow face. 179 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: And so I am thinking that I'm going to do 180 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: colored ice cube, So like a standard ice cube tray, 181 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: fill it with water and then I will take food 182 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: coloring and do rainbow colored ice little individual ice cubes 183 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: so red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and so forth. Freeze 184 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: those and then for dinner or yeah, probably for dinner 185 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: on Saint Patrick's Day, you will hake those cubes, put 186 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: them in a big glass and they're gonna be all 187 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: the different colors and pour sprite over the top. And 188 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: I think they will think that is the coolest thing ever. 189 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: So that is an idea. I have a rainbow drink 190 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: with the colored ice cubes. And then I do try 191 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: and pack a greenish lunch. So I pull out all 192 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: our green stuff, green grapes at a mommy if we've 193 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: got snap peas or kiwi. Sometimes I'll take like a 194 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: shamrock cookie cutter and make their lunch sandwich in the 195 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: shape of a shamrock. Or I'll do vegetables or fruit 196 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: and rainbow order. But my girls in particular really like that. 197 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: All right, now, let's chat about a few more specific 198 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: food options you could carry out from our Holiday Hub 199 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: and Recipe Club. So I love food around the holidays, 200 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,599 Speaker 1: and so in Recipe Club, I build something called the 201 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: Holiday Hub, and for every month of the year, we 202 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: focus on a holiday and do a set holiday menu. 203 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: So in our Saint Patrick's Day category, we've got a 204 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: couple of different recipes, some that we've already talked about 205 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: because they're on my meal plan for the week. But 206 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: I've got the broccoli pesta pasta. If you are just 207 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: going for I just want to make something green for 208 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: dinner on Saint Patrick's Day or the day before, that 209 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: one would be great. Especially you could serve it with 210 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: grilled chicken or even a rotisserie chicken to make things simple. 211 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: A classic beef stew. We actually had this last night. 212 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: It's the perfect meat and potatoes winter meal, and so 213 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: if you were just looking to lean into potatoes, this 214 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: would be great. Now you could use corn beef in 215 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 1: this recipe too. I do not love corn beef, and 216 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: occasionally over the years I've been tempted to buy the 217 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,599 Speaker 1: corn beef dinner at Trader Joe's just for the sake of, 218 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, celebrating. I don't like it. So classic 219 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: beef stew is good enough for me when it comes 220 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: to meat and potatoes. Another potato idea is I have 221 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: a loaded baked potato chowder in recipe Club that is 222 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: so delicious. It is an awesome, awesome bas of a 223 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: potato soup and you just loaded up like you would 224 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 1: loaded baked potato. It's really good. We've talked about the 225 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: baked potato board, which we're doing this week. Roasted rainbow 226 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: vegie bowles. So these if you like a warm bowl 227 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: or like a warm salad, this recipe is delicious. It 228 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: it uses potatoes, it uses a bunch of different root vegetables, 229 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: and it's got a base of greens and some grains. 230 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: And then the real star of the show though, is 231 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 1: this green dressing. It's bright green, and it's citrusy, and 232 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: it is got cilantro in it and is so so good. 233 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: So roasted rainbow vegeta bowls. If you're wanting something more traditional, 234 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: like a traditional salad, make our rainbow bootables. Don't confuse 235 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: the two. Basically, the roasted rainbow vege balls are warm, 236 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: and I would say a little hardier and more maybe 237 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: appropriate for dinner. But the rainbow bootables are like a 238 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: great thing to meal prep and have throughout the week. 239 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,719 Speaker 1: Lots of veggies, a citrus cilantro of vinagrettes, and it 240 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: just looks as good as it tastes. It's so pretty. 241 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: For some sweeter things, a rainbow fruit board where you 242 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: take a bunch of different fruit, everything from strawberries to pineapple, grapes, clementines, 243 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: and then I make this caramel yogurt dip that's a 244 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: Greek yogurt base, and then you make almost like a 245 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: faux caramel. It's got brown sugar, a little maple syrup 246 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: in it's some vanilla, and you swirl it into the 247 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 1: yogurt and it becomes a nice sweet dip for dipping fruit. 248 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: And that is just especially if you're doing any hosting. 249 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: It's a really fun thing to pull together. And then 250 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: this past weekend we did rainbow waffles. And I will 251 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: take a traditional round Belgian waffle maker and just use 252 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: half of it so that it's in the shape of 253 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: a rainbow one side of the waffle, and then chop 254 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,599 Speaker 1: up fruit in the different colors, and then add the 255 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: fruit on top of the waffle and do big round 256 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: clouds on each end so that it looks like a rainbow. 257 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: And then you can drizzle that golden maple syrup over 258 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: the top and you have got a very festive breakfast 259 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: or dessert waffle to do with your kids. So there 260 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: you have it. A few very simple ideas. Like I said, 261 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: it's a long lift holiday, it's not you know, it's 262 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: it's not one that we particularly focus on, but I 263 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: do seem to have fun with it every year. It's 264 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: not that stressful. But if you especially if you've got 265 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: like elementary aged kids, this is one. This is one 266 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: to just do a few things and it really pays off. 267 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: All right. Finally, let's finish with a weekly guinea five. 268 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: These are five things that made my life easier or 269 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: more enjoyable this week. The first being one of the 270 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: more indulgent things I have bought from my kitchen. I'm 271 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: a little embarrassed, but if I'm being honest, it's a 272 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: kitchen splurge I'm glad I made. And it is called 273 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: the Ionic Brush Set, and it is a set of 274 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: three dishwashing brushes like brushes that use to wash your 275 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: dishes on this magnetic kind of platform. They are so sleek, 276 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: they look so good, they look like they're supposed to 277 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: be in your kitchen. They function so well, but it 278 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: is expensive. I spend one hundred dollars on it, and 279 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: I thought about it. I bought this singular one that 280 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: was like thirty dollars and really loved it, and I 281 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: kept replacing the brushead and ultimately I was like, I 282 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: want the full set. I want the full set. So 283 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: I treated myself for as many dishes as I do 284 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: as a professional recipe developer, I was like, you know what, 285 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: this is a business expense? Is what this is. For 286 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: as many dishes as I do, I deserve the Ionic 287 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: brush set. But if you're looking for anything to make 288 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: dishes feel a bit more enjoyable, check out this company. 289 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: They're called Curioc and they have really smart, well designed, 290 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: cool products for the kitchen. To go along with that, 291 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: I also re ordered my favorite foaming dish shop now 292 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: a couple years ago. You guys know, I think it's 293 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: called the Powerwash, the down the Dawn Powerwash, and I 294 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: swear revolutionized dish soap. It's so much easier. The ergonomics 295 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: of pulling the trigger and having that foam spray out, 296 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: My goodness, that's a nice experience. But if I'm being honest, 297 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: the Dawn brand, which tends to be the most popular 298 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: and probably the one you're seeing the most, I do 299 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: not love the sense and they have one that is 300 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: free and clear, but I swear it's still assistant that 301 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: I am just not a fan of. And so in fact, 302 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: that's what's downstairs, and it's what I've been using because 303 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: they sell it at Costco and I can get it, 304 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: you know, for a pretty good deal. But I with 305 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: the arrival of my new dishbrushes, I was like, you 306 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: know what, I don't know what that soap? I really like. 307 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: The brand is nine Elements and it's a natural dish soap. 308 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: It I saw it works. Every bit is good when 309 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: it comes to cutting grease, but it's got kind of 310 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: a very mild lemon smells as to what feels I 311 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: don't know, just like more artificial with the don kind. 312 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: And it comes in a bottle that is not bright blue. 313 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: And you know that would not be important to some people, 314 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: but I am not embarrassed or ashamed to admit that 315 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: it matters. To me. It looks a bit more chic. 316 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: Dare I say so? Nine Elements natural Dishope, I've gotten 317 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: at a Target, I've gotten a Walmart. Get it on Amazon. 318 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: But I really like it. Next because we made those 319 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: rainbow waffles and I had such a good time. Penny 320 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: did it with me in fact, I made a little 321 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: real about it if you want to go watch on Instagram. 322 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: But I added my queensin Art Belgian waffle maker. So 323 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: I have two waffle makers now, once again necessary, I 324 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,239 Speaker 1: don't know, but that's who I am. I'm a two 325 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: waffle maker kind of girl. This is the one that 326 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: I've had the longest, and it's got over ten thousand 327 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: positive five star reviews on Amazon and it's really good. 328 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: The other one I have is a bit fancier. It's brevel. 329 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: It's really like really deep, and that feels like more 330 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: special occasion if you're looking for like weekend waffle staple. 331 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: This Queasinart Belgian waffle maker is awesome. My sister bought 332 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: the same one and she will off a note to me. 333 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: I love that waffle maker. Sometimes you know you've got it, 334 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: like what five ten years with the waffle maker, and 335 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: then it just needs to be refreshed. But these make 336 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: those darling rainbow waffles. That's what we did, and this 337 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: weekend would be a perfect time to do that. Along 338 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: the rainbow theme, I found a set of new highlighters 339 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: that I'm using at my desk. I use highlighters every 340 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: day because it is not probably not surprising to you 341 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: that I'm a list maker and I often have a 342 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: list for personal family stuff and professional stuff or work stuff. 343 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: And so every day I pick two colors and as 344 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: I check things off the list, rather than just doing 345 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: a check mark, it gets a brush of the highlighter. 346 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: And I have a personal color and work color every day. 347 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: And these my families a Target. They're just very pretty 348 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: colors and to see them stacked up at my desk 349 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: really does just thrill me, so I included them. They're 350 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: rainbow and they are could be a fun thing to 351 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: pick up the next thing you go to Target. And 352 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: then finally, because we're mid March, it is a bit 353 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: of spring cleaning season, and this is another thing I 354 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: reordered this week is my Force of Nature cleaning pods. 355 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: So you've probably heard me talk about this. It's a 356 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: favorite product of mind. But Force of Nature is it's 357 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: a cleaning it's a multipurpose cleaner. It is electrilized water. 358 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: It kind of sounds like snake oil, but it's not. 359 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: It's amazing. The thing I love about it is it 360 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: doesn't really have a strong fragrance. It kind of smells 361 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: like bleach, which to me just smells clean. But you 362 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: just regular tap water and then you add these little capsules. 363 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: It's like a salt vinegar mixture. And then you use 364 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: this little device and electrilyizes the water and it turns 365 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: it into this cleaning solution that is super safe, super effective. 366 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: And I use it everywhere in my kitchen. I use 367 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: it inside my refrigerator. I use it inside my kids lunchboxes. 368 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: I wiped down my counters with it every night. I 369 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: clean my sink with it. I spray it in my dishwasher. 370 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: I sprayed in my garbage cans. It is. I love it. 371 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: I love it, LEVEL love it. So I just had 372 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: to reorder some pods, but it's way less expensive than 373 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: like buying traditional countertop spray, and I just feel like 374 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: I can use it for so many different things. All Right, 375 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: that's it for today. Make sure you subscribe to the 376 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: podcast so that you never miss an episode. 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I'm so glad you're here, 387 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: and hell next time, happy cooking. I'm Kelsey and look 388 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: forward to chatting with you all next week.