1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Hi everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. Today is episode ninety seven my 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Fall Pantry cheat Sheet. I hope September is off to 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: a great start. We are in the midst of a 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: heat wave, having our highest temperatures of twenty twenty four. 7 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: But I imagine that maybe some of you might be experiencing 8 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: a crispness in the air. Maybe I think summer doesn't 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: technically wrap up until the twenty second or twenty third 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: of September, so I guess I should not be surprised 11 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: by the hot weather. But still I hear September and 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: I think fall. Maybe I'm the only one. This is 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: our first episode of the month, which means we just 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: added a fresh batch of new recipes to a recipe 15 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: club library. Since it's my birthday month, we added a 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: handful of recipes that are favorites of mine that hadn't 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: made their way into the club yet. A few are 18 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: from my first cookbook that I wrote ten years ago, 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: and a few are just family favorites that I'd make 20 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: on repeat but never had formally written. A recipe for 21 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: So it's such a good lineup and we would love 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: to cook with you this month. So since it's my 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: fortieth birthday, we are offering a forty percent discount on 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: an annual membership, which is the best deal we offered 25 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: this calendar year. So it's a great time to jump 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: in and try it out. The code is forty candles 27 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: and maybe it'll make me feel better about turning forty 28 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: if we have a bunch of you that join us 29 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: in the club. Ah, probably not. It's fine. Forty is 30 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: going to be great. I keep telling myself it's going 31 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: to be the best decade yet, right all right. In 32 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 1: addition to a library of hundreds of family friendly recipes 33 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: in Recipe Club, we also have some awesome resources like 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: a drag and drop meal planning tool, one click grocery shopping, 35 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: and are very popular cheat sheets. In fact, that's what 36 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: we're going to chat about today, my fall pantry cheat sheet. 37 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: But before we really get into that, let's do what 38 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: we always do on this podcast and start by giving 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: you three simple ideas recipes that you could throw on 40 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 1: your meal plan for the week. I know that many 41 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: of us really don't mind the cooking it's the deciding 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: what to make and the grocery shopping and all of 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: the steps that come before that that can feel so daunting. 44 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: So hopefully by sharing a few ideas with you every week, 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: it helps with that decision fatigue and kind of jump 46 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: starts you making a plan for the upcoming week. So 47 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: here we go. First on the list is probably my 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: family's favorite recipe right now, the one that's being requested 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: the most, and it is peanut chicken bowls. So I 50 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: make a really simple, like creamy peanut sauce in a skillet, 51 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: and you can use either chicken breast, so you can 52 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: use chicken thighs. You could really do any sort of protein, 53 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: but you're gonna see it off. You're gonna make the 54 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: peanut sauce, and then I like serving these in bowls 55 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: of rice, and then we always do a little sliced cucumber. 56 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: Cucumbers big hit in my house right now. Everybody loves cucumbers, 57 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: pickled onions, which I always have on hand, and a 58 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: little shredded cabbage, and then I'll do some fresh cilantro 59 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: on top, a little bit of chopped peanuts, and then 60 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: a squeeze of fresh lime and it is like Chef's 61 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: Kiss delicious, so good. So that's the first thing, and 62 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm very excited that's that's on our line up. I 63 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: can't wait. Then we are going to make the baked 64 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: chicken tiktos at the request of my kids. They freeze 65 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: so well, so I make these when usually when I 66 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: say to my kids, what do you want for dinner 67 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: this week? This is usually one of the first things 68 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: that comes up. They are so tasty, they are so 69 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: easy to double, and then you freeze the rest and 70 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: it's a perfect like after school snack, or if you're 71 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: having dinner earlier like my family is, it might not 72 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: be an after school snack, but it might be a 73 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: snack before dinner, a snack before bedtime because we're trying 74 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: to eat dinner a little earlier at this school year. 75 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: And then the third recipe, we're doing my Italian chicken 76 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: sausage and orzo skillet. This is such a good recipe. 77 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: It's one of those where I get all the ingredients 78 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: at Trader Joe's because I shop there often enough, but 79 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: you certainly can get the ingredients at any grocery store. 80 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: But I make this and love this so much that 81 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: if you were to blindfold me and send me into 82 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: my Trader Joe's, I could walk to all of the ingredients. 83 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: That's not much. I like it. It's just hearty and 84 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: healthy and delicious, easy to deconstruct. It's a good balance 85 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: of protein and veg. It's got a little bit of 86 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: acidity from some bright lemon flavors in there. It's just good. 87 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: It's just a good recipe. So there are your recipes 88 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: for the week. You can find and print them all 89 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: in Recipe Club individually or in our weekly meal plan 90 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: with an easy to follow shopping list broken down by recipe. 91 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: You could also use our one click shopping feature to 92 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: add all of the ingredients directly into your online shopping cart. 93 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: Remember that you can easily customize a meal plan as well, 94 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: and that will generate a shopping list that you can 95 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: either print out or view in our app. So we've 96 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: tried to cover all our bases to make really every 97 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: step we can think of. As far as simplifying dinner, 98 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: we've tried to incorporate that. So it just feels a 99 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: little bit more manageable to develop a regular ritual or 100 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: habit of feeding your family a bit more often Okay, 101 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: let's jump into the back half of the podcast and 102 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: chat about my fall pantry cheat sheet. Now that your 103 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: kids are back in school, you might be getting into 104 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: more of a predictable dinner routine, whether you've already kind 105 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: of built that meal planning muscle or you're trying to 106 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: ease into it by just cooking a few nights a week. 107 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: Being able to cook from your pantry is such a 108 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 1: great skill to develop. I have a pantry cheat sheet 109 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: for every season of year and recipe Club that rounds 110 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: up the best shortcut ingredients to keep on hand for 111 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: quick and easy seasonal dinners. In addition to sharing some 112 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: of those favorite pantry staples, the cheat sheet also includes 113 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: my favorite recipe Club recipes that utilize them. So I 114 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: want to talk about what that cheat sheet looks like 115 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: for Fall as we are heading into that season. Because 116 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: these are ingredients that I usually always have on hand, 117 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: and because I like pantry recipes, they don't require very 118 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: many other ingredients to make a full blown dinner. So 119 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: here's how my Fall pantry cheat sheet is broken down. 120 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: In really all of my seasonal pantry cheat sheets, so 121 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: that's winter, summer, spring, and fall, there are six pantry products. 122 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: It has a picture of the pantry product, and then 123 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: underneath it it includes a list of recipe Club recipes 124 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: that you can search for in recipe Club. That way, 125 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: it feels like, if you have nothing to make for dinner, 126 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: you open the door to your pantry and you're like, ah, 127 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: I've got a jar of Reyos Marinara sauce, So here 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: are you know? A hand full of recipes I could make, 129 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,559 Speaker 1: like the skillet creamy tortellini, or the sheet pan pizza chicken, 130 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: or the chicken par meatballs or Kelsey's baked zd And 131 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: it's hopefully just supposed to be one more tool that 132 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: you can utilize as a jumping off point when you 133 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: feel that decision fatigue of I have no idea what 134 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. And then on the flip side, 135 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: I share one five ingredient recipe that incorporates that ingredient, 136 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: a recipe that's usually so simple that a traditional recipe 137 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: really isn't even required, especially if you've made it once before, 138 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: kind of like a dump and stir a recipe almost. 139 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: And so if I really don't want to make any decisions, 140 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: I'll just make that recipe. So today I want to 141 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: run through those six ingredients and the recipes that I 142 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: suggest you could make with them. That way, if you 143 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,119 Speaker 1: keep your pantry stocked with these staples, you should always 144 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: have a dinner option on hand that won't be too 145 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: heavy of a lift. So we're going to start with 146 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: marion arisas we kind of already talked about it. If 147 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: you have followed me for any amount of time, this 148 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: is no news to you. To me, it is the 149 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: most delicious jarred Mariner sauce. It might be my favorite 150 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: pantry staple of all time. It's clean, it tastes delicious. 151 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: The only downside is it's a little more expensive than 152 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: some other Marionnaire sauces, but it doesn't have nearly as 153 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: much added sugar. And I dare you to make a 154 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: homemade Marionnaire sauce that tastes more flavorful. It really is 155 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: just that good. And Ina Garten is the first person 156 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: who turned me onto this product, and so I feel 157 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: like anything that Aina says is gospel. So it's so good. 158 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: So I ran through the recipes on the cheat sheet 159 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: for that, and on the back is the skill at 160 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: Creamy Toortellini, which is a delicious five ingredient recipe. But 161 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: I also want to tell you about one thing I've 162 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: started doing here. I love buying ground protein, ground beef, 163 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: ground chicken, crown turkey, even ground pork. And if you 164 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: have got a super busy night, or let's say it's 165 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: seven o'clock and you just got home from picking up 166 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: kids from baseball practice and gymnastics, and you got to 167 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: feature people. If you have a jar of Marinaia sauce 168 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: and you have a pound of some sort of ground 169 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: protein in your freezer or in your fridge, and you 170 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: have some sort of pasta, you have a meal that 171 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: really is going to taste pretty delicious. So I rather 172 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: than just making traditional spaghetti, this is so simple, and 173 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: maybe some of you already do this. I started always 174 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: keeping some ground protein in my freezer so that I'm 175 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: never just serving spaghetti and sauce. I'm at least sautaining 176 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: a pound of ground protein like beef or chicken and 177 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 1: stirring the sauce in. And if you want to, at 178 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 1: that point, you could add like a tablespoon of prepared 179 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: pesto I love the Kirkland brand one to add like 180 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: a basil y flavor. You could add some fresh basil 181 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: in you could add a few more seasonings, like some 182 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: Italian seasoning or some dried a raginhoe or something like that. 183 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: Or one thing that my family loves is all sometimes 184 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: add a splash of heavy cream to make it more 185 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: of a pink sauce, but having the protein in with 186 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: that sauce and then served over pasta is awesome. It 187 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: is really great. So that's something I've been relying on lately. 188 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: Next on the list maple syrup. And I really like 189 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: the maple syrup either at Costco or Trader Joe's. Once again, 190 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: they're fairly clean but still tastes good, but it's not 191 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: like Missus Butteroth's style uber uber sweet. So a couple 192 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: of recipes and recipe club you'll find that utilize maple 193 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: syrup are my maple mustard Salmon, which is an amazing 194 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: five ingredient recipe. One of our most popular my sheet 195 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: pan chicken with butternut and apples, which is so appropriate 196 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: for fall. I make a really delicious maple mustard glaze 197 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: for that, and that goes on top of the chicken. 198 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: We use chicken dice in the recipes, but you could 199 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: obviously use chicken breast as well my maple pecan granola cluster, 200 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: which isn't so much a weeknight dinner, but it's a 201 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: great breakfast option. Funny story about this recipe. When we 202 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: transitioned our site from our old Recipe Club site to 203 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: Recipe Club two point zero on the brand new, beautiful 204 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: custom site we just built, somehow this recipe did not 205 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: transfer over and I had at least three people email 206 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: me and say where did the granola go? And I'm 207 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: so surprised because what we specialize in is weeknight dinners, 208 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: but people are making these granola clusters, so that had 209 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: to be on the cheat sheet. And then one of 210 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: our favorite side dishes that we will serve either with 211 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: a rotisserie chicken or basic grilled chicken or a grilled 212 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: pork tenderloin or something like that is my Brussels sprouts 213 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: with maple and pecans. I like buying the shaved Brussels sprouts, 214 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: but you could absolutely just roast these whole. But something 215 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: about that maple and pecan flavor combo is just delish. Okay, 216 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: next a rotisserie. Now, I know this can't live in 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: your pantry, but what it can do is live on 218 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: your weekly shopping list, especially as we get back into school. 219 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: Having the assistance of a five dollars rotisserie chicken I 220 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: get my from Costco should be no surprise there. Sam's 221 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: Club I have heard. I just don't live near Sam's, 222 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: but I have plenty of friends who prefer Sam's over Costco, 223 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: and I know they've got delicious rotissery chickens. But it's 224 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: a five dollars protein that will feed my entire family. 225 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: I have a family of five, three little kids. My 226 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: son's not that little, but we still can get a 227 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: home meal a lot of it. You just can't beat 228 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: the flavor and the cost, especially given that it's a 229 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: nice lean protein, and so I just have it on 230 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: my shopping list for the week. I get one every week, 231 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: and I usually make one of these recipes from it. 232 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: I have a delicious tortilla soup my ingredient recipe. It 233 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: uses a jar of salsaverde a can of beans. It 234 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: uses chicken broth. I usually serve it over rice and 235 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: then kind of dress it up like you would tacos, 236 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: little sour cream, pickled onions, cilantro lime. Another one my 237 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: green chili chicken enchiladas. This is a skillet enchilada. Super 238 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: easy to pull together, especially if you're not having to 239 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: cook the chicken separately and you're just shredding it off 240 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: of the rotisserie chicken. My cheesy chicken broccoli bake. Just 241 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 1: had a conversation about this recipe this morning, my sister 242 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: in law, Hannah. She says it's their favorite recipe club recipe. 243 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: This is like comfort to a tea and I love it. 244 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: As long as you've got that shredded chicken and broccoli 245 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: on hand. Almost everything else is a pantry staple. Use 246 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: rice and orzo in that recipeach make a really nice consistency, 247 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: uses some chicken broth. It's just super super delicious. And 248 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: my skillet chicken pop pie another one great for fall 249 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: comes together even faster when you're utilizing that rotisserie chicken. Okay. 250 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: Next on the list is farrow. This is a grain. 251 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 1: Love farrow. I particularly like the quick cooking Firo comes 252 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: from Trader Joe's that's sold in a blue bag and 253 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: it is like a dollar sixty nine. And we we 254 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: prefer this to rice, We prefer this to couscus. It's 255 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: just got a nice nutty flavor, especially when you cook 256 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 1: it in chicken broth. We'll do harvest green bowls, which 257 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: is kind of like a knockoff of the sweet grain 258 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: Harvest green bowl. We'll do my blt bowls. We'll do 259 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: my roasted grain bowl veggie bowls, or my apple cheddar 260 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: grain bowls, which are so good and actually another recipe 261 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: that I think I'm gonna make this week. It's like 262 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: a backup recipe for the week. But I use honey crisp, apples, furrow, 263 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: the unexpected cheddar, a creamy balsamic vinaigrette, shredded kale. Next 264 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: is sweet potatoes. So the reason I have sweet potatoes 265 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: here is you can buy sweet potatoes and as long 266 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: as you're storing them in kind of a dry, dark place, 267 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: they'll last you at least a week or two closer 268 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: to two weeks really, And this is just a nice, 269 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: a nice veggie, hearty veggie option to have on hand. 270 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: So we will do loaded sweet potatoes. I make this 271 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: really delicious kind of creek yogurt sauce and I do 272 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: it with black beans and avocado some lime, and that 273 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: is oh gosh, I should put those on my nail 274 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: plan And those are so good I've made those in 275 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: a while. Another one is my sweet potato green curry. 276 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: That's a five ingredient recipe. So as long as you've 277 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: got sweet potatoes, some broccoli, and my favorite jarred green 278 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: curry sauce, or it's like a paste, you're gonna go 279 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: really great recipe. Or my cilantro lime chicken with sweet 280 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: potatoes that's a sheet pan recipe. And then the last 281 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: thing on my list is canned pumpkin. This one might 282 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: be more of a stretch for weeknight dinner, but there 283 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: is one recipe that makes it worth having it on 284 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: my cheat sheet, and that is my favorite, favorite, favorite 285 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: pumpkin chili. So during this time of year, this is 286 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: about when it starts. We love making pumpkin chili, which 287 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: really is just kind of traditional chili with the addition 288 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: of a can of pumpkin. And there's something about what 289 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: the pumpkin does to the chili. It kind of gives 290 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: it this body, this texture. It does not taste overly pumpkiny. 291 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: But I love it like I take a chili recipe 292 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: with a can of pumpkin over any other chili any day. 293 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: Love it so much, love it, love it, love it 294 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: and It's also fun if you make it for friends, 295 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: you say, guess the secret ingredient and no one can 296 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: ever guess what it is. But it's pumpkin. So I've 297 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: got that on there because we'll do you know, chili 298 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: and corn bread this time of year all the time. 299 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: I also have my pumpkin bars and my pumpkin pinu 300 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: chi cookies. Those are also just kind of sweets we 301 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: like to make this time of year. So that's it, 302 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: you guys. That's a little tour of my fall pantry 303 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: cheat sheet. You can find it in Recipe Club. You 304 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: can print it off. My sister's so great she will 305 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: actually take the seasonal pantry cheat sheet and hang it 306 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: up in her pantry, so she'll change it for every season, 307 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: and just a nice way to remind her of a 308 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: couple of recipes that is longer. She's got some of 309 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: those pantry staples. She's not too far away from a 310 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: really easy weeknight dinner. Finally, let's finish with the weekly 311 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: Gimme five. This is five things that made my life 312 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: easier or more enjoyable this week. First up is actually 313 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: a gift my kids got for Christmas that has just 314 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: really pulled through as something that saves me on many occasions. 315 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: And it is our art cart. I was gonna say 316 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: the white art cart, because that's what my kids call it. 317 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: They call it the white art cart. But we did 318 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: it for Christmas, and we stocked it with crayons and 319 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: markers and pencils and scissors and construction paper and tape 320 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: and stickers and all this stuff, and it actually stays 321 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: in like our main living room. We don't have a 322 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 1: ton of toys in our main living room now that 323 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: my kids are getting older, but this art cart is 324 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: so loved and so used, and we used it throughout 325 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,719 Speaker 1: the summer for those moments when kids said I'm bored. 326 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: But now we are using it for homework and it's awesome. 327 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just because I've got a second grader and 328 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: a daughter in TK, and so I kind of did 329 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: a little refresh, restock, and I'm just so glad we 330 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: have it. It's like a really good place to keep 331 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: all of those things. Next is my crinkle cut vegetable cutter. 332 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: So I made a real I think two weeks ago 333 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: where I was talking about how I loved doing and 334 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: earlier dinner time, and I did like what they call 335 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: b roll. Just some footage of what it looks like 336 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: when my family comes home and we all sit down 337 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: to the dinner table. And I showed a little bit 338 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 1: of me prepping dinner, and I had this one cutter 339 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: where it kind of crinkle cuts veggies, specifically cucumbers. That's 340 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,239 Speaker 1: what we use it foremost. And I can't believe how 341 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: many people reached out and said, what are you using 342 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: to cut those cucumbers? It's awesome. It's this little vegetable cutter. 343 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: It gives it waving lines. It's like eight dollars on Amazon, 344 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, my four year old and seven 345 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: year old are ten times more likely to eat a 346 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: cucumber if it's got wavy lines in it. So I 347 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: love it. I almost use it every day for their 348 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: lunch boxes because I send cucumbers most days. And it's 349 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: just really easy to use, Like my daughter Nora could 350 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: totally use it. Penny could probably use it. You can't 351 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: really cut yourself, but it's a great little tool in 352 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: the kitchen. Another kitchen favorite this week has been my 353 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: fridge turntable or Lazy Susan. I keep this in my 354 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: fridge and I keep condiments on it and It's just 355 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: a way better way to organize those so they don't 356 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: get lost in the back of the fridge. And you 357 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: guys know, I did a big fridge clean out before 358 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: school started, and I've been trying to cook through my condiments, 359 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: like the jars that were three fourths the way gone 360 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: but just had a little bit left, whether it was 361 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: barbecue sauce or using a hot sauce that was almost 362 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: gone for eggs or chili chi lais or nacho's or 363 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: something like that. And I'm just so glad I have 364 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: that little turntable, And honestly, I'm like, this is a 365 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,479 Speaker 1: good way for me to manage how many sauces are 366 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: coming into my house too, because we shouldn't eat more 367 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: than what lives on that turntable, and if we do, 368 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: then maybe we should use those up. Find it a 369 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: recipe to use them in. So I just love that 370 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: it helps keep my fridge more organized. And my fridge 371 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: is still looking pretty good after I cleaned it out 372 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: before school started. Next is my favorite dishbrush. Now that 373 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: we're back in school, back to more regular dinners, it's 374 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: back to dishes and this is my Oh gosh, it's 375 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: the brand is full circle and it's technically a dishbrush 376 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 1: for cast iron, but I use it on everything and 377 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: it's just really sturdy, Like I never want a dishbrush 378 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: to be too soft because I can't really get stuff off. 379 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: This is the best. And my mom actually texted me 380 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: the other day, what's that dishbrush you like? Because she 381 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: has bought it as well and really really liked it, 382 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: so that I'm glad I've got. And then, last, but 383 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: not least, I have very few but a couple makeup 384 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: items that I have been using for five years plus 385 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: and anytime I run out of them, I reevaluate am 386 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: I going to use this again? Or I'm going to 387 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,360 Speaker 1: try something new? And this is something I ran out 388 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: of this week and decided I'm gonna buy that again 389 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: for like the fifth or sixty year in a row. 390 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: And it is the IT Cosmetics c C cream. You know, 391 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: it's like thirty dollars, so it's not super expensive, but 392 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: it's not super cheap either, And I just find it 393 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: to give me the best coverage that's not too much 394 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: and also really moisturizing. So that makes my life easier 395 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: because lots of times that's all I'm putting on. It's 396 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: got some SPF in it. I just like it for 397 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: a nice, clean, simple make your protein. All right, that's 398 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: it for today. You guys, make sure you're subscribed to 399 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: the podcast so that you never miss an episode. 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