1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: Hi there, Welcome to Kitchen Prescription, the podcast you listen 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: to when you don't know what to make for dinner. 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: How is everybody doing this week? I don't know about you, 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: but I am thrilled to be welcoming a new month. 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: I don't think I've ever been so excited to see 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: the calendar flip from January to February. I'm genuinely jazzed 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: to watch the month unfold and feeling like twenty twenty 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: two can only go up from here. We've got Valentine's 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: Day to look forward to and hopefully a full month 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: of kids in school and resuming routines. And if you 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: have school aged kids, you know what I'm talking about, 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: because it's been really hard to get past the holidays 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: and not have this regular school routine. So fingers crossed 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: for that. For Valentine's Day. Our family has a few 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: fun family food traditions, like pulling out our mini heart 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: waffle maker. You know the ones I'm talking about. You 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: seem a target all over the place. They're made by 18 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: Dash There maybe fifteen dollars and they really are so 19 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: much fun. My kids really look forward to it. So 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: we pulled that out. We'll be using that all month. 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: And then my kids also really love to make conversation 22 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: heart rice Crispy treats with these kind of edible googly 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: eyes I get, and we do different colors and that's 24 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: always really fun. So those are two things we always do. 25 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: And another thing that we do frequently is we stay 26 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: in for Valentine's Day as well, And by we, I 27 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: mean me and my husband. I kind of like cooking 28 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: at home on this holiday, given that it can be 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: really tough to get a restaurant reservation, a babysitter, and 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: prices are inflated, and half the time it's a set 31 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: menu and you're not interested in everything on the menu. 32 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: So I like to stay in. And when we stay in, 33 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: I like to make steak. When I first got married 34 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: almost fourteen years ago to my husband Robbie, I remember 35 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: early on suggesting that we should make steak for dinner 36 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: and his response, steak is a restaurant food. He could 37 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: not imagine the idea that we would make steak at 38 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: home instead of going to a restaurant to eat it. 39 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: It just wasn't something that he had grown up doing 40 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: a lot. And I was like, okay, challenge accepted. I 41 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: am ready to prove you wrong that we can make 42 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: delicious steak at home. And I took the challenge very 43 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: seriously and as a result, we do have steak at home. 44 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's frequent, more of a special occasion thing, 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: but when we do, it is delicious and I really 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: really look forward to it. Whether you end up grilling 47 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: a steak on the grill or searing a steak on 48 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: your castaring skillet, and then you know, finishing it off 49 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: in a smoke and hot oven, delicious steak can certainly 50 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: be achieved at home. I personally can't recommend Costco steaks enough. 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: My mom taught me this, and I know this is 52 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: somewhat predictable, but I'm supposed to tell you that I 53 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: love a ribbi because of the marbling of the fat 54 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: and the flavor, YadA YadA. But the honest truth is, 55 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I love a petite filet. 56 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm never disappointed with a filet, and Costco sells the 57 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: best filets. They come four in a pack usually, and 58 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: they are so good. Oh, I'm salivating just thinking about it. 59 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: I cannot wait to make this or Valentine's Day this year. 60 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: So if you're going to make steak at home and 61 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: you don't do it often, I highly recommend getting Me 62 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: and at cost. You can get great Me other places, 63 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: but that just happens to be a surefire go to 64 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: for me. And when I prepare steak, I really like 65 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: doing it in a cast iron skillet. That is my 66 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 1: preferred method. Simple seasonings, kosher salt, crack, black pepper, pat 67 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: of butter on the top that just kind of seeps in. Oh, 68 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: it's so, so so good. Keep an eye out on 69 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: Instagram this week because I'm gonna break down the whole 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: process for you about how to cook the perfect steak 71 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: at home, and I'm clearly really looking forward to it. 72 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: Valentine's Day is still a week or two away, and 73 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: you likely have a lot of dinners to put on 74 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: the table before you get to your special occasion dinner. 75 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: So let's discuss some recipe ideas for the upcoming week. First, 76 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: that recipe not required. We're gonna make apple bacon cheddar sandwiches, 77 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: also known as a grown up grilled cheese. This is 78 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: a delicious grilled cheese sandwich that is just slightly elevated 79 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: with a few extra ingredients. So I like having a 80 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: little whole grain mustard on their tart apple like a 81 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: Granny Smith. Thinly sliced crisp bacon and some cheddar sandwiched 82 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: in between two toasted pieces of bread is heaven. It 83 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: is delicious, so so so good. And what's great about 84 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: this is that, well, first of all, I just think 85 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: that we should admit that we are in prime time 86 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: for grilled cheese sandwich making. We are in the dead 87 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 1: of winter. You may be a little tired of soups, stews, chilies, 88 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: whoever tires have a grilled cheese sandwich right, But this one, 89 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: this one is is super super good and it's awesome 90 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: to deconstruct from my kids because I can make regular 91 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: grilled cheese sandwiches have the sliced apples and the crisp 92 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: bacon separate on their plates, of course, and everyone's happy. 93 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: So this is a great wintertime meal that can be 94 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: so simple to pull together. Next, a queeny tortellini soup. 95 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: This one. Now, listen, if you're in recipe Club and 96 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: you made our skillet tortellini from January and you liked it, 97 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: you have to make this recipe because it is super delicious. 98 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: Similar flavor profile, but yet it comes in a hearty soup. 99 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: And what's great about this is that it has some 100 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: sweet Italian sausage in it, it has some spinach in it. 101 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: Really like good body and flavor. And if you happen 102 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: to have a partner or live with someone who rolls 103 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: their eyes when you say that we're having soup for dinner, 104 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: You're going to prove them wrong with this recipe because 105 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: this is hardy. It is not only does it have 106 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: the protein, it has the filled pasta in there. It 107 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: really is so good, especially with some crusty bread and 108 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: a cryst side salad. This is a great weeknight meal, 109 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: super super easy to make. Typically when I make this, 110 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: I'll do a double batch and freeze some because it's 111 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: just one that I know everybody loves. It's a hit. 112 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: So you can check out both of those recipes on 113 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: my website, Kelsey Nickson dot com. And for a third recipe, 114 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm very excited. I have a big smile on my 115 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,799 Speaker 1: face because it is our first recipe that we're sharing 116 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: from recipe Club in February, and it's amazing. Sheet pan 117 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: glazed balsamic chicken with roasted veggies. I know how much 118 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: you guys love the sheep pan recipes. And this one 119 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: not only tastes amazing, but it looks beautiful. You could 120 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: use chicken breasts or chicken thighs. I tested it with both. 121 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: The veggies are diced, sweet potato, some Brussels sprouts, a 122 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: red onion, and an apple, a little sweetness in there, 123 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: and then you make almost like a vinaigrette or a sauce. 124 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: Initially you drizzle over the chicken and veggies and you 125 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: reserve just a little bit that while the sheet pan 126 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: is in the oven roasting away, you reduce it on 127 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: the stovetop and you get like this really yummy balsamic glaze, 128 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: and just as the chicken comes out, you spread that 129 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: glaze over the top and it is like restaurant quality. 130 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: Restaurant quality in twenty five minutes. Such a good recipe. 131 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: So if you want to get your hands on that, 132 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: make sure you're in Recipe Club. We have such a 133 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: good time, and the recipes this month are amazing. All right, 134 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: there are your recipes for the week. Now let's get 135 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: in kitty Kitchen prescription portion of the podcast. I can't 136 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: wait to introduce you all to my kitchen Prescription guests Today, 137 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: she's our guest contributor for the month of February and 138 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: Recipe Club, meaning that she's contributed a signature recipe to 139 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: our February and lineup of recipes that is so good. 140 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: Many of you know her as Female Foodie, where she 141 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: got her start doing restaurant guides that have now grown 142 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: into the hundreds with contributors all over the country. And 143 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 1: she's got an awesome app that breaks it all down, 144 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: which is amazing. I love it. I'm obsessed with her 145 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: restaurant inspired recipes and can't wait to chat with her 146 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: about how having kids has changed her weekly routine of 147 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: reviewing multiple restaurants to cooking at home a bit more often. 148 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: She's one of my favorite follows on Instagram. And our 149 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: guest today is Brooke Elisten. Brook Welcome to the Kitchen 150 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: Prescription Podcast. Thank you, Kelsey, I'm so so excited to 151 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: be here. Oh I'm so happy to have Broke. This 152 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: is Brook Elisten and she is incredible. You may know 153 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: her as Female Foodie. That is how I first heard 154 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: about Brooke, and I first started following you, as probably 155 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: many people did, because of your restaurant reviews and it 156 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: is just blown up all over the country. You started 157 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: reviewing restaurants created in the Mountain West and now you're everywhere, right, Yeah, 158 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: thank you so much. Yeah. I started in Solid Guts 159 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: where I'm from and did a lot of restaurant guides 160 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: there just as a way to share my favorite restaurants. 161 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: And then after I got married, my husband, who's way 162 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: more forthright in terms of like scaling and building a business, 163 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: said you need to, you know, find people that love 164 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: food like you do. So now we cover different cities. 165 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's kind of where it's all started. That's 166 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: so awesome. And I remember even falling more in love 167 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: with your account. Right when COVID hit. You started doing 168 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: kind of like restaurant recipes, right, like these copycat recipes 169 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 1: from restaurants or trying to mimic great meals. You had 170 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: tell me a little bit about that. Yes, So once 171 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: the pandemic hit, it was not an okay thing to 172 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: go on. I be eating out what can we do? 173 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: What can't we do? And my mom, which moms always 174 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: have the best ideas, she said, you should share special 175 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: recipes from restaurants with your readers, and so I started 176 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: to do that. I did one. Oh my goodness, I 177 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: can't even believe this now. I did one every single day, 178 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: and they were kind of a mixture of like chefs 179 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: sharing recipes with me, or me just kind of creating 180 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: recipes inspired by restaurants, which is a lot more of 181 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: what we do now. But I just have to say 182 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: before we get too far into this that I have 183 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: been a huge fan of yours for a long time. 184 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: And my sister, well, you guys studied broadcast journalism together. 185 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if you were in the same cohort 186 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: or not, but we were saying same year and everything. Well, 187 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: when I was in high school about to graduate, for 188 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: Christmas one year, she gave me your DVD. Oh my god. 189 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: So I feel like super honored to be here because 190 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: I'm I'm like one of the og fans of Kelsey's 191 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: at Kelsey's Kitchen. This is hilarious. So for people listening 192 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 1: who don't know, way back when when I started my 193 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: college cooking show called Kelsey's Kitchen, I wasn't in an 194 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: entrepreneurship class at the same time, and as part of 195 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: this entrepreneurship class, you had to create a product and 196 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: sell a product, and so I convinced my my group 197 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: in my class, let's make this interactive cookbook DVD. And 198 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: we made these these silly Oh it's so embarrassing. I 199 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: hope you don't instill own it, or if you do, 200 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: you go back you will get a laugh because it 201 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: was so it was so bad, but it also was 202 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: awesome that I that I went out and did it. 203 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: So and then Karn who is amazing also a content 204 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: creator and so wonderful Mint Arrow and she's lovely, she 205 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: was she took an elective to work on the Kelsey's 206 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: Kitchen cooking show and so, okay, okay, I think at 207 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: Christmas time we were like, we've got all these extra DVDs, 208 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: can you guys just give these two? Well, I was 209 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: the lucky recipient of one, and I honestly think I 210 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: still might have it to this day. I might have 211 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: to dig it out. And just so fun I just 212 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: had to throw that. And as we're talking about beginnings, 213 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm like, I don't even know if you know this, 214 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: Like I was a proud owner of one of those, 215 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: So that is so funny. And you're you mentioned your 216 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: mom as well. Brook's mom is a bountiful kitchen who 217 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: is another massive food creator and just creates some most wonderful, 218 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: down home, family centric recipes. And so you come from 219 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: this really unique family in that regard where you you're 220 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: surrounded by content creators and people putting really good stuff 221 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: out into the world. Oh yeah, thank you so much. Yeah, 222 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: I mean, my mom is definitely moms are the heart 223 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: of the home a lot of times, and my mom 224 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: certainly was. She was the ultimate homemaker and ever since, 225 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: but particularly in the kitchen. So we did, you know, 226 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, some nights we'd have big, fancy dinners, others 227 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: more so casual. What we did sit down for dinner 228 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: almost every night, which is a tradition I've carried on. 229 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: I know you're big on that too with your family, 230 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: like just whatever it is, sitting down having a meal together. 231 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: So a lot of my passion comes from food, for sure, 232 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: from her. And then it's it is unique. Both my 233 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: sister and my mom and I were all content creators. 234 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: But it's it's been such a blessing. It's so nice 235 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: to share that camaraderie. And there are just things that 236 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: you don't know unless you're in that space. I'm so 237 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: lucky my sounding boards and my mentors are also my 238 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: mom and sister. Oh, that's so amazing. So Brooke another 239 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: time that I really followed you for years and just 240 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: you have had such a cool story because you also 241 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: lived on the road for a while with a young 242 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: one of your kids, right and was your son when 243 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: you guys did that. What happened is we were in 244 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: Austin and we decided that we weren't going to stay 245 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: and so we were like, Okay, are we going to 246 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: renew our lease? Here? Are we going to leave? Then? 247 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: And we decided we're going to leave. And I actually 248 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: had kind of had this idea at one point, but 249 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: my husband brought the idea to me, like what if 250 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: we travel And at this point it was I want 251 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: to say about August or September. So he said, let's 252 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: do it through the end of the year and just 253 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: see how we feel and then we can like figure 254 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: out what we're doing. Because both my husband and I 255 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: have worked remote for a long time. We started off. 256 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: Our first month was Montana, which I love Montana. I'm 257 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: a huge fan of Montana. So we started in Montana. 258 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: We worked our way over to the Northwest, which is 259 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: actually where we live right now. We we went to 260 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: all over you know, Arizona. We even went over to 261 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: Europe for the summer. So we just would basically like 262 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: rent airbanbis for a whole month at a time and 263 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: just make it our home. And we did have our son. 264 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: A lot of the reason we did that was for 265 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: the food to you know, create content for female foody 266 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: and experience all these different cultures. But it was also 267 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: such a meaningful family experience. You know, he learned to 268 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: walk when we were in Italy. He tried all his 269 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: foods in all these different places, and so was it challenging, Yeah, 270 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: it was. It was there were parts that were hard, 271 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: but also like that was a really special time for 272 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: our family, and it's kind of fun. You know. I 273 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: have another son now that just turned one, and it's 274 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: a little different because you know, we've been in a 275 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: home and I love it. I love the stability. There's 276 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: a lot that I really appreciate about it. But with 277 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: my first son, a lot of his milestones I associate like, oh, 278 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: well we were in this place or of course. So yeah, 279 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: it was a really unique experience and just really cool 280 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: to like, I think there's something to say about spending 281 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: time in a place for more than a few days. 282 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: And I hope that as more people like are working remotely, 283 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: that they will have those opportunities to pick up and 284 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: go somewhere that like they love or sounds magical to them, 285 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, right, My husband and I lived in New 286 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: York City for the better part of a decade and 287 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: we had our son Oliver there, and we were there 288 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: until he was almost five, and so when and people 289 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: would say to me, how did you do that? How 290 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: did you love that stroller up and down the subway 291 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: stairs or and we had the best time. And I'm 292 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: so glad that you mentioned this, this idea of family dinner. 293 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: And I think that when we save family dinner and 294 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: my minds we immediately go to that dinner table and 295 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, everyone of the place that it, but that 296 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: to me, family dinner really is gathering around food and 297 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: breaking bread with the people that you love most. And 298 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: whether that's in Central Park or piazza and rome like that, 299 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: it can look so many different ways, And quite frankly, 300 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: I hope that people do kind of break the mold 301 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: of what this idea is and what family dinner is, 302 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: because I can only imagine the memories that you created 303 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: as a family surrounding food. As you guys were traveling around, 304 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: it was a lot of times pretty unglamorous because to 305 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: stay in like a city like Rome for a month 306 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: it's expensive and so you know, that little kitchen table 307 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: we had was pretty humble, right, but it was still 308 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: I mean, just to like be eating the food and 309 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: sitting down and you know, having that ritual. I think 310 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: that's the practice of having it be a ritual is 311 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: so powerful, and as you're aware, I'm sure there's so 312 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: much research around this talks about you know, children being successful, 313 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: and I think what it comes down to though, is 314 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: a feeling safe, feeling secure, but also like having a 315 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: place where we're kind of all equals, where we're all 316 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: doing the same thing eating. I mean, even my one 317 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: year old, I can see that he has that sense 318 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: of mom and dad and my big brother are eating too, 319 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: so I'm here being a part of it. It's incredible. 320 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: You know. Michael Pollen, who I'm sure you're aware of, 321 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: an amazing food writer. He has this quote that I 322 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: think about often, and he talks about democracy at the 323 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: dinner table, and about how the dinner table is where 324 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: we teach our kids how to agree and disagree with 325 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: one another, how to have conversation and just like you 326 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: said that equality of like we're all sitting down, we're 327 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: all giving each other this attention. And even if it's chaotic, 328 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: because my table's still chaotic, and I'm sure your table's 329 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 1: chaotic with your boys, it's just prioritizing the ritual. I 330 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: think it doesn't matter what culture you come from, your background, 331 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: where you live. I think you'd be hard pressed to 332 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: find anybody who wouldn't agree on the massive benefit from 333 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: having the ritual of family dinners. So what's interesting to 334 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: me about you Brook? Looking from the outside in, it 335 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: seems like you started kind of building this brand in 336 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: business on this idea of eating out at fabulous restaurants 337 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: and reviewing all these restaurants. And you guys must check 338 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: out her website Female Foodie, where she's got restaurant reviews 339 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: from and guides from all over the country. But I 340 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: feel like in the past year or two, I've really 341 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: seen you transition to doing a lot more cooking content, 342 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: and so I'm really curious has that shifted a bit 343 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: more as you've had kids or as you've been settled 344 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: in a home. Are you cooking more than you used 345 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: to and what does that look like in your house? Totally, 346 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: So I think, yeah, it has definitely come with growing 347 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: a family. I'm super willing to take one kid out 348 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: to eat, and when it's two and it's just me, 349 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: I've done it, and I'm I have to be like 350 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: really excited about a restaurant. But it's way harder. It's 351 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: way harder, and I think there will just be different 352 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: seasons in parenting where I'm like, Okay, we can totally 353 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: go to this place right now. It's a little challenging 354 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: because I've got a one year old and it's year old, 355 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: and I and I have two kids. There are many 356 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: people out there that have three, four, multiple children that 357 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: it's like without especially without a partner to help you there, 358 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: it's hard. So yes, lifestyle wise, I still love eating out, 359 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: but like, for example, tonight, we're going on a date night, 360 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: we have a sitter. But also, I feel like the 361 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:28,199 Speaker 1: pandemic just really kind of resparked this this understanding of 362 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: how much we need food and how much it is 363 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: an expression of like who we are, and it's it's 364 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: it's also like such a simple but oftentimes lost way 365 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: to express to our families that we love them and 366 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: care about them, and so I feel like for me personally, 367 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: it's kind of both those things, like my family has changed, 368 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: and also kind of that crazy year of twenty twenty 369 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: really kind of reinvigorating, like, oh yeah, like being in 370 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: the kitchen is so important. And then also I just 371 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: really have enjoyed like finding ways for more of my 372 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: readers to be a part of my community. And so 373 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: even though like we have our writers working on a 374 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: lot of really specific content that I know is going 375 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: to help so many people, it's also really fun to 376 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: share a recipe for this pasta recipe that I love 377 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: that literally anyone can make, so that's kind of evolved. 378 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: That's great, And then you know, I agree with you. 379 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: I think one of the reasons I feel so passionate 380 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: about the family dinner table is that after going through 381 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: a really rough chapter of life, I ended up finding 382 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: so much healing at the dinner table. And I don't 383 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: mean to over complicate that or make that overly serious, 384 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: but eating dinner. We all have to eat dinner, and 385 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: we're all going to have to eat dinner. This is 386 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: not anything that's ever going away. And if you are 387 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: in a chapter of life, where you are raising a 388 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: family or you are building a life with someone, Chances 389 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: are you guys are going to keep eating and if 390 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: it's something that you find that you dread, I have 391 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: been there. But I'm convinced just about anybody can kind 392 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: of fall in love with this idea of feeding their family. 393 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: But it takes some effort. It takes some effort to 394 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: get there, and I think the pandemic has kind of 395 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: forced us a little bit to get back in and 396 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: be like, Okay, I gotta do this over and over again. 397 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: What is it that I love about it? So I'd 398 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,959 Speaker 1: love to know from your perspective when it comes to 399 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: your specific kitchen. We want to walk in Brooks kitchen. 400 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: So is it an organized space? Are you more of 401 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: a creative cook where there's tell me what your kitchen 402 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: looks like and how you have it set up and 403 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 1: kind of some of your systems there. So we just 404 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: moved into our first home in July, so I feel 405 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: like a lot of it is evolving and I've tried 406 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: to really you know, I obviously want my kitchen to 407 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: be functioning very well and I want it to flow, 408 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: but I've also have to make a lot of space 409 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: for Okay, I don't like the way this fits or 410 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 1: this feels. So I think in all things being able 411 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 1: to change, it's just it's okay. It's not the end 412 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: the world if like this pant needs to be shifted around. 413 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: But my kitchen is very practical, and I am I 414 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: am kind of a minimalist. I'm not a minimalist with food. 415 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: I am not the person that cooks the same things 416 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: over and over or eats it the same place. But 417 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: in terms of like my home, the things I wear, 418 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: I'm a minimalist, and so in terms of like how 419 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: it's organized. If I don't use something, I get rid 420 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: of it if I you know, even in terms of 421 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: like I'm photographing the food I use. Gosh what I 422 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: love to like have a studio one day, yeah, but 423 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 1: I don't have that. So like if I'm buying a 424 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: prop for my kitchen, I also am going to be 425 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: using it too. I'm a minimalist in my fridge, Like 426 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: if I have an ingredient in there that if I 427 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: don't want to you know, I'm not a fan of 428 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: food waste. So if I'm going to use it, yes, 429 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: like let's keep it, let's freeze it. Like, how can 430 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: we use it? But if I have like a bag 431 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 1: of stale chips in the back of my cupboard that 432 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: I know my husband hates, my kids aren't gonna eat, 433 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: I get rid of it. You know, so and not. 434 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: You know that freeze up space, freeze up mental clutter. 435 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: A lot of the organization I do is similar to 436 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: how my mom did it. You know. I learn our 437 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: best tricks from our mom. So we I have bins 438 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: for main ingredients. I don't know if you do this too, 439 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeahs full of bins. It's a full of bins, 440 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: never too many bins. And it's funny, is you talk 441 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: about your refrigerator. I actually want my refrigerator by Thursday night. 442 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: I kind of wanted to start looking sparse, And in 443 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: some ways that's a cue to me that I got 444 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: to think about what I'm cooking next. And I don't know, 445 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: I think that that's not the case for everybody always, 446 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 1: but a full refrigerator signals to me that we got 447 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: a problem here. We are overwhelmed by decision fatigue. There's 448 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: too much in there. Because when I start to kneel plan, 449 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: the first place I go is to my fridge and 450 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: pantry and be like, what deeds to be used up 451 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: next week? And I think that's such a great dinner 452 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: muscle to build for people. If you can train your 453 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: brain to do that, I think you're gonna feel a 454 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: lot more confident in the kitchen. It sounds like that's 455 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: something you do where it's like, if this leftover is 456 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: not getting eaten, but we got to get it out 457 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:09,959 Speaker 1: of here, we got it, we got to free up 458 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: the space. What's actually gonna get eaten it? Get it 459 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: out of there. If it's a leftover that's not going 460 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: to eat and throw it away, or if it's I 461 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 1: have this all the time, and this is actually a 462 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: problem I have that I don't know that most people 463 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: struggle with. I really struggle to eat the same thing 464 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: over and over. Yeah, And I think as a recipe developer, especially, 465 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 1: it can get old when you're like, I want to 466 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: make this perfect, but I'm I don't want to eat 467 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: this dish for the fifth time, and so I think 468 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: sometimes we just want to throw it away. But it's like, 469 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: just put it, Just put it in the tupper and 470 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: freeze it in in about three weeks, you're going to 471 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: be so happy. Did yes, because it's it's delicious. It's 472 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: just in that week that you're like, I'm kind of 473 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: sick of this. I'm trying to think of anything else. 474 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: Just the other thing, you know, in terms of the organization, 475 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 1: is just keeping the things that you use often accessible. 476 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: For me, you know, I have a our Kosh yourself 477 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: always it has a lid, but it's always on my counter. 478 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: I always have extra vision novel. I always have this 479 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: little container of butter. I have my seasonings. My chef's 480 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: knife is literally the most you know, it's in a drawer. 481 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 1: That's the most successible to me. And so I think, 482 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 1: especially for people that are wanting to become more comfortable 483 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: in the kitchen or that maybe just don't feel organized, 484 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: I think just like having all those things there, Like 485 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: if you have a cutting board that you just love, 486 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 1: either keep it on your counter, don't put it somewhere 487 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: under like pull it out, yes, don't do that. So 488 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: I am that's kind of what it feels like in 489 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: my kitchen. I totally I love that, and I agree 490 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: that they're you know, my first show that I did 491 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: with Cooking Channel was Kelsey's Essentials, and that was kind 492 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 1: of the premise of the show is that it's the 493 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: same problem I had with getting dressed At one point 494 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: in my life. There were too many options and so 495 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: I hated getting dressed and like that was a stressful 496 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: thing to me. And I think that in the kitchen 497 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: it can be very tempting and easy for things to 498 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: get overwhelming, like get your knife, get your cutting board. 499 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm such a family I've always got my pepper grinder, 500 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 1: my kosher salt, my olive oil, everything right there. And 501 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: if you can really set up a system where you 502 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: feel confident in those things and they're outreach, cooking becomes 503 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: so much more enjoyable, so much more because those are 504 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we've all been there. I can think about Airbnb's, 505 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: but we've all been there when we're like I don't 506 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: have a good knife, and then how enjoyable is it 507 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: to chop vegetables It's like the worst thing in the world, 508 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: or when you don't have seasoning accessible, or I mean 509 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: cutting on a bad cutting board. Going back to minimalism, 510 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: I think it's a really good thing to just not 511 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: be afraid of investing in like one great cutting board 512 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: yet one great knife. Don't get something you find at 513 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: TJ Max just because it's on sale. Maybe there's a 514 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: good thing you can find. And if you find a 515 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: really great cutting board knife there, get it. But like 516 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: you don't need a lot, do you just need, like 517 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: buy a good woodblock, cutting board, by a good knife, 518 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: by a pairing knife too, And there's obviously a lot 519 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: of other things I love to use. I use three knives. 520 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: I use it a chef's knife, I use a serrated 521 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: knife for tomatoes and bread, and I use a pairing knife. 522 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: And that is it. I don't own. I Well, I 523 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: have other knives, which really I should just get rid 524 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 1: of after this conversation, but I don't use I have 525 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: ones that I need to get because you know, all 526 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: they do is they clutter up my knife, and I 527 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: don't use them. Okay, Well, speaking of knives and equipment, 528 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: because I think another thing for people who are hoping 529 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: to become more confident in the kitchen, sometimes it takes 530 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: getting the right gear or outfitting your kitchen with the 531 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: right things. So I have recently been talking about this, 532 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: this brazer that I'm obsessed with. It's like changing my 533 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: life in my kitchen. Is there any tools in your 534 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,959 Speaker 1: kitchen that you just cannot live without? That might be 535 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: surprising to us. There's some that are going to be obvious. 536 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: But is there anything that you're like, oh, I love 537 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 1: this in my kitchen. I mean there are, Honestly, I'm 538 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: trying to think off the top of other if there's 539 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 1: anything that you wouldn't be using that I have. I 540 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: live and die by the the immersion blender. I should 541 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: utilize it more, but I just love it because it's 542 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: it's such an easy way to blend things. Yeah, I 543 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: cook a ton with tomatoes, and my favorite are those 544 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: San Marzano tomatoes that are whole peeled tomatoes, and so 545 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: I honestly like will drain a little bit of the 546 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: juice or put it in a separate container, and I 547 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: don't even drink another dish. I put that immersion blender 548 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: right in the can. And because a lot of times, 549 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: like there are times and places to use your whole blender, 550 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: but a lot of times it's just so much easier 551 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: when you're making a sleep or you know, totally agree, 552 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: I use this. So the one I use is because 553 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: people ask me about it. It's the Brown Multi Quick 554 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: and it's got the immersion head and then it also 555 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: has like almost like a mini prep bowl that's like 556 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: a miniature food processor that you can attach to it. Yeah, 557 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: and it's got a whisk, so it can be like 558 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: a mixer, a an immersion blender, and a food processor 559 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: all in one. And I hardly use those other I 560 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: hardly ever pull out my huge food processor. I hardly 561 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: ever pull out my Vita mix anymore, like because I'm 562 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: using that for so much. So I actually think that's 563 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: a great recommendation and I'll put it in the show notes. 564 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: The one that I love because I that is something 565 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: I use a lot all the time, all the time. 566 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: The other thing that comes to my mind that I 567 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: just feel like people don't have this in their kitchen 568 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: as much as they should, as a microplane ester, Yes, Like, 569 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: how on earth would I do all the things I 570 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: do without a microplane ester. I finally greate my Parma 571 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: John Ricciano, I great lemon zest. I use it for garlic. 572 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: I mean I have two. I finally bought two because 573 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: I have so many times needed it twice in a 574 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: recipe where it you know, for whatever reason, I don't 575 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: want to like clean the one I have right anyway, 576 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: I feel like not enough people have a microplane ester. 577 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: I think that's another age. If you are listening to 578 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: this and you do not own one, it's going to 579 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: cost you somewhere between eleven and fourteen dollars, and it 580 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: is going to be worth that investment. And I find 581 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: I use a ton of citrus in my recipes, maybe 582 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: too much sometimes, but I anytime I'm using juice like 583 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: lemon juice or lime juice, I'm gonna use the zest too, 584 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: because the zest is such a great way to amplify 585 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: flavor and it's a great way to garnish too. I 586 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: just I love it. So that's a that's a really 587 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: that's a really great tip. How about systems. Let's talk 588 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: about because you have really little kids one and three 589 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: years old, and I mean, that's it's tough. It's tough 590 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: to look for young kids. But what are there any 591 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: systems that work really well for you in your kitchen? 592 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: Like do you guys eat dinner at the same time 593 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: every night? Or are you is there one night you're like, 594 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: we definitely have dinner on this night and we make 595 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: it work other nights. How does that look like in 596 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: your home? Yeah, so we for the record, we do 597 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: eat about the same time. That people well with young 598 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: children typically, which is like five or five thirty. Yeah, 599 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: but it works really well for us. It's a nice 600 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: way to to kind of break up our evening. I 601 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: feel like that from five to seven is a hard 602 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: time a day where you obviously we love our children, 603 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: but it's like bedtime, at least for me, I'm like 604 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: bedtime can't come soon enough. So it's it's nice for 605 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: us to have that set time where it's like, Okay, 606 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: here's dinner time, and it's enjoyable. It's it's not unicorns 607 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: and rainbows. It's hard, but it's the act of doing it. 608 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: Like we've talked about, it's nice to have that routine 609 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: things to make dinner time easier. Though, I think you know, 610 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: the first thing that comes to mind for me, and 611 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: we talked a little bit about this earlier, is anytime 612 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: you can double our recipe, double it and throw the 613 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: rest in the freezer. So obviously this doesn't apply to everything. 614 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: There's certain things you've just got to prepare ahead of time. 615 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: But like if you are making a soup, make too, 616 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: make too. It's hard especially too, Like sometimes the only difference, 617 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: like a lot of these ingredients are so easy to double. 618 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: The only difference is maybe buying like an extra like 619 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,239 Speaker 1: pound or two of the protein you're using, or an 620 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 1: extra can of corner whatever it is. So anytime you 621 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: can double things like soups, sauces. You know, we're going 622 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: to make enchiladas on Monday, it would be so easy 623 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: for me to just double that salsa. So that's when 624 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: I feel like people forget about because how nice is 625 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: it when you pull that out and you just like 626 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: let it though? It's like, I'm so smart, I'm so 627 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: smart smart. It's like your current self is you're is 628 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: you're making the double batch of the pulled pork or 629 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: the you know, whatever it may be, is your future 630 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: self is going to thank your current self because it 631 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: is just such it's such a relief. I've got to 632 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: I'm a crazy person that has bins in my freezer 633 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: and in my fridge. But my freezer, I have a 634 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: bin that says quick Dinners, and what it is is 635 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: it's just stuff that I've done just that. So if 636 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: it's like a you know, it's a Tuesday morning and 637 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: I haven't had a chance to me a planet grocery 638 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 1: shop and I don't want to do a drive through 639 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: dinner or whatever it may be. I will go there 640 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: and be like, Okay, something's coming out of here. It's 641 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: going in the fridge for the day to thaw, and 642 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: we will make it work. And that really is like, 643 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: there are very few feelings as a mother that beat 644 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: that feeling of like I am so on top of life. 645 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: I just killed this. Yes, I just think there is 646 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: something so empowering about cooking with what you have left 647 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: in your fridge. And I love that you talked about 648 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: your fridge emptying. I actually was just talking to my 649 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: mom about this a month or two ago, like, is 650 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: there no better feeling than just like using up everything 651 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: you have that produced straw is empty and it's like, oh, 652 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: there's no slimy cilantro or parsley that I'm tossing out. Yeah, 653 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: it's like a game. Yes, it's I am someone who 654 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: actually has been on chopped a couple of times, and 655 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,760 Speaker 1: I'll tell you it is not. I didn't think it 656 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: was fun, but I did it. I did it, did 657 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: it three times. And there will be times when I 658 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: am you know, it's Wednesday and I pull open my refrigerator, Doris, 659 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: and I think, okay, if this is chopped. What am 660 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: I going to pull together? How am I going to 661 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: do this? And I much prefer at home chopped to chopped. 662 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, I can. But the more you the more 663 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: you use that muscle and develop that skill, the more 664 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: exciting and cooking becomes, and the more of a creative 665 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: out lead cooking it becomes. It's not something that's going 666 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 1: to happen overnight, but I do think that it starts 667 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: with this idea of a really being intentional about first 668 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: committing to having dinner with your family, and second, if 669 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: you can develop some form of meal planning practice where 670 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: it's like on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, think about what 671 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: we're going to have for the week, and you open 672 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: up that fridge and you say, what do I have 673 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: that I can use? It's such a valuable tw well 674 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: as a as a someone who's cooking for people in 675 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 1: your family, people that you care about, that it's worth 676 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: developing totally. And kind of just my last little thought 677 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: that ties perfectly into that is just I don't have 678 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: a set day of the week. I kind of more 679 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: so just meal prep when my ingredients are running low. 680 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,799 Speaker 1: But I think meal prepping is easier when you're really 681 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: excited to cook, yes, whatever it is. And so I 682 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: am a little bit of a crazy person with meal 683 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: prep because I'm like diving through cookbooks that I love. 684 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: You know, I already have all these recipes folded over. 685 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of your readers are obsessed with 686 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: reading cookbooks too, But I already have like recipes I 687 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: want to try. I have a little favorited section and 688 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: Instagram or like if I'm want to test your recipe, 689 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: I save them, or you know, like I used to 690 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: get magazine sent to my house so I would go 691 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,759 Speaker 1: through those. So I think, you know, make meal prep 692 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: a fun thing. And you yes, that probably overcomplicates it 693 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: a little. Maybe you don't need to delve into four 694 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 1: different resources. But maybe you have a new cookbook and 695 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 1: you're like, I'm going to pick like one or two 696 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: recipes from this book that I want to make or 697 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 1: whatever it is. But find something that once Wednesday night 698 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 1: hits and you look in the fridge and you pull 699 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 1: out those chicken thighs and the veggies that you bought 700 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: and the oars o or whatever it is, that you're like, 701 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: I'm actually excited and not just oh I just pulled 702 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: up this recipe because someone told me, you know, or 703 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: I'm making the same thing that I make all of 704 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: the time. And I'm so glad you mentioned that, Brook, 705 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: because that exact thing, what you're talking about is the 706 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: whole reason that I created Recipe Club, because I wanted 707 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 1: to provide it just a handful of recipes every month, 708 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: not too overwhelming that someone could get excited about cooking. 709 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: And because the club members vote on the recipes, I 710 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,879 Speaker 1: feel like I have an idea of what people want, 711 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: and then it becomes kind of like this special occasion 712 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:57,280 Speaker 1: thing where it's like, oh, what Recipe Club recipes should 713 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: I make this week? So in my mind it makes 714 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: sense because I have been that way before, where I 715 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: really I want to feel motivated and excited and passionate 716 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: about something. And in fact, I kind of designated Sunday 717 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: is my have fun cooking day because I know my 718 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: husband will always be home and I usually have a 719 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 1: little bit more time to book. So if I am 720 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: trying a new recipe or pulling a recipe from a 721 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: magazine or a book or a favorite Instagram account, it 722 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,759 Speaker 1: usually happens on Sundays, and it does really make the 723 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: process so much better. And we're so excited to have 724 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,800 Speaker 1: Brooke as a guest contributor this month. And Brook you 725 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: shared a thirty minute meatball recipe that looks to die for. 726 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: I'm so so excited to make it. In fact, it's 727 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: on it's on my schedule to make this next Sunday. 728 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: Oh well, Kelsey, I'm honored. Oh I'm so excited. No, 729 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: I think you guys are gonna love it. It's honestly, 730 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 1: it's everything you want and an easy weeknight recipe. You 731 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: has flavor, it's simple, it's got meat, you know, and 732 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: there so it's going to fill you up. And it's versatile. 733 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 1: There's you know, the recipe is just for the meatballs 734 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:05,719 Speaker 1: and the sauce, so that really all you have to 735 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: do is just throwing something else. Grab the loaf of 736 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 1: soured out at the store, or make some rice or 737 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,759 Speaker 1: make some potatoes. It's it's versatile and there's a lot 738 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,840 Speaker 1: of flavor in there. And I'm I know you're all 739 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: about this too, but I'm always a fan of like 740 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: thanks for your buck, you know, when it comes to 741 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 1: flavor where you're not doing these super crazy things and 742 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: oh I'll make those recipes now and then, but like 743 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: on a weeknight. That's not my way. Right Well, when 744 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: I can tell you right now, my son and my 745 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 1: husband are gonna want the meatballs on a sub arle, 746 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,520 Speaker 1: so they're gonna want a meatballs up sandwich, and my 747 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: girls are gonna want it with pasta and meatballs also freeze. Awesome, 748 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: you guys, this is one of those recipes you should 749 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: double up, make it double the meatballs, you think yourself later. 750 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: So thank you so much for contributing the recipe, and 751 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: thanks so much for chatting with us today. Brook. Oh, 752 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: you're so welcome. With's such a treat to be here 753 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,280 Speaker 1: anytime you want to chat food. I'm I'm here awesome, 754 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: and I want you guys to make sure you check 755 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: out both her Instagram account Female Foodie and her website 756 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: female foodie dot com. And she also has a fabulous 757 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: app that you should check out, especially if you are 758 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: someone who is interested in doing a little bit of 759 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: research before you dine out. She's got amazing restaurant guides 760 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,479 Speaker 1: and reviews on there. Just an amazing talent all around, 761 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:20,520 Speaker 1: and we are so lucky to have had to all right, 762 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: thanks Brooke, thank you so much. Kelsey. That's it for 763 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:27,920 Speaker 1: our episode today. I hope you enjoy getting to know 764 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 1: Brook just a bit better, and that as we chatted 765 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:33,920 Speaker 1: about everything from her restaurant guides to her very own kitchen, 766 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: you were able to pick up just a few tidbits 767 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:38,960 Speaker 1: that might help you out this week. You're not going 768 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:42,720 Speaker 1: to want to miss her incredible thirty minute eatball recipe 769 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,160 Speaker 1: that she's sharing with us in Recipe Club this month, 770 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,440 Speaker 1: so be sure to check that out. Remember the new 771 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: episodes will drop every Thursday, and that in the meantime 772 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: you can follow me on Instagram, join Recipe Club, or 773 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 1: sign up for Family Mail Makeover. It would mean so 774 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: very much to me if you took just a few 775 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: minutes to rate and review the podcast so that others 776 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: who are stuck trying to decide what to make for 777 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: dinner confine it. Have a great week, and we'll talk soon. Everyone,