1 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Hi everybody. 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 2: I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, the podcast 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: you listen to when you don't know what to make 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: for dinner. This is episode sixty three Gifting from Your Kitchen. 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: So we're officially halfway through December. 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: How are you holding up? 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 2: This month has been so crazy for me that I've 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: genuinely had to take things just one week at a time. 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: So early this morning I sat down and did like 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: a status check in on gifting. What do I still 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 2: need to buy? I had to acknowledge that I still 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 2: have to every like, has anyone rapped anything? Are there 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: people out there who have shopped and wrapped? At this point, 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 2: I have wrapped a thing. What parties do we still 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 2: have left to attend? How many days do my kids 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: have left of school where I can actually get stuff 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: done because you know, when they come home, it's over right, 18 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: like it's done. I also made a game plan for 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: gifting from my Kitchen because I really like doing this 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: and I want to acknowledge that it does take some effort, 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: especially during a very busy month, like to carve out 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: a couple of hours to bake or to make salsa 23 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 2: or barbecue, sauce or pickle that, whatever it is your 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: you want to gift neighbors, friends, colleagues, teachers. 25 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: It takes some. 26 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: Time, but I'm not willing to give it up because 27 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 2: it's also woven into our family traditions each year, and 28 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: if we didn't do any gifting from our kitchen, I 29 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: think I kind of feel sad. So in the midst 30 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: of everything we still have going on, we will bake. 31 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: We're going to do it, and it's actually what we're 32 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: going to talk about for the last half of the 33 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: podcast is how you can actually make this gifting from 34 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: your kitchen happen. And I'm excited to chat about it. 35 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: But before we do that, let's discuss just a few 36 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: recipes you can throw on your meal plan this week. 37 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 2: And as you know, it's December, which means it is 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: our winter five ingredient monthly meal plan, meaning that all 39 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: of the recipes in Recipe Club this month are five 40 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: ingredients because it's the craziest freaking month of the year. 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 2: All right, First up, chicken pesto soup. You guys could 42 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: not be easier. It kind of reminds me of the 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: five ingredient tortilla soup we have a little bit because 44 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: it uses some of those same like core building block ingredients. 45 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: You've got some chicken broth, You've got a shordded rotisserie chicken. 46 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: You obviously have pesto. There's some noodles in there to really, 47 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: you know, kind of beef it up a bit. In fact, 48 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: I also made this with tortellini as well. It's got 49 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 2: some lemon that you finished with it. It's got some 50 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: spinach in there. It's just really good. And for all 51 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: of these five ingredient recipes and Recipe Club, I always 52 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: include optional extras because if it's just crazy and you 53 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: just need to feed your people and you do not 54 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 2: want to drive them through taco bell, these five ingredients 55 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: will provide a delicious meal and it's gonna be fine. 56 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: But if you have it in you to drop some 57 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: cilantro and throw a squeeze of fresh lime in there, 58 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: it might take it to the next level. So I 59 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 2: always include the optional extras so that you feel like 60 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 2: you can elevate that five ingredient dish just a bit 61 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: should you want to. The next one is one of 62 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: the most popular recipes in Recipe Club. It's and so 63 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 2: surprising to me, but it is so good. It's the 64 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: Trader Joe's Steak sandwiches. So Trader Joe's sells like a 65 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: little mini roast of this. 66 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: It's actually so good. 67 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: Like I am never one to buy like cooked meat, 68 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: like I mean, other than a rodtasttery chicken, but typically 69 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: I am I'm not doing I buy it raw and 70 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 2: I cook it and whatever. This you're just gonna have 71 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: to rewarm. But it is so so good, and we 72 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: turn it into these delicious sandwiches with the bores and cheese. 73 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: And in fact, I have one person in particular who's like, 74 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: this is hands down my favorite recipe in all of 75 00:03:58,320 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: Recipee Club. 76 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: It's so good. 77 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: It's so good, So we're gonna do the Trader Drias 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 2: steak sandwiches. I'm headed to Trader Drowse today to pick 79 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: this up because actually my son was asking for it anyway. 80 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: It's such a funny little recipe, but it's so good. 81 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: And then finally Veggie for Tata is on the lineup. 82 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: I love this and the thing that makes this so 83 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: good are also some staples from Trader Joe's. You certainly 84 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: don't need these to make this recipe. You can make 85 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 2: this recipe with any cheese, but I'm going to get 86 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: the shredded unexpected cheddar, which is next level. And I 87 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: love the cube panchetta I can get that goes in there. 88 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 2: And this is just I'm telling you we did breakfast 89 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: for dinner last night because I could have sworn that 90 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 2: I had chicken for dinner and I didn't, and so 91 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: I had to improvise. Breakfast for dinner is kind of awesome, 92 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: especially if you're not in a place where you've overdone it, 93 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: because we've gotten there. 94 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: But really, don't forget about breakfast. 95 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 2: Breakfast for dinner, and even if you're going to go 96 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: beyond like pancakes, waffles, bacon and eggs, a veggie for 97 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: tada like this five ingredient veggie frittata is so easy. 98 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 2: You literally throw the eggs in a bowl, you throw 99 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: some cheese, and you throw some salt and pepper. You 100 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 2: got some veggies like some sliced cherry tomatoes or some 101 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: spinach or carrots or brocola, whatever. You just throw it 102 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: all in, you mix it up, you pour it in 103 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: the pan, and you bake it off. Like it could 104 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: not be easier. So don't forget about the fritada. This 105 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 2: is one of those things that is now becoming like 106 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: a tradition. Anytime I travel to see family, would always 107 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 2: make this because people love it and it's so simple. 108 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 2: So there are your recipes for the week. You can 109 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 2: find and print them all in Recipe Club individually or 110 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: in our weekly meal plan that has an easy to 111 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 2: follow shopping lists broken down by recipes, so if you 112 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: don't all make all of the recipes, it'll show you 113 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 2: ingredients per recipe. You'll also get the five new recipes 114 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 2: plus our entire winter five ingredient meal plan. And don't 115 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: forget there's a library of over two hundred recipes in 116 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: there that's just the new stuff this month, so check 117 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: that out, especially if you're looking from some super simple 118 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 2: recipes to help you survive December. And I also wanted 119 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: to tell you guys, we are offering, just for the 120 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: next couple weeks, a giftable three month mini membership that 121 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 2: is perfect for last minute gifts. 122 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: And it's only twenty four to ninety nine, so. 123 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: It's the first time we've ever had a price point 124 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: this low for Recipe Club, but we wanted to offer 125 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: it for the teachers, the neighbors, the in laws, whoever 126 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: you've got that twenty five dollars price point for. 127 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: We wanted to offer something, so. 128 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: That'll be available through Christmas and then it's going away 129 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: and we probably won't bring it back until next December. 130 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: So if you wanted to purchase a three month mini 131 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 2: membership to gift, and let's say you don't want to 132 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 2: gift it till Mother's Day, you can do that. Get 133 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: it now and it doesn't activate until they actually activate 134 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: it after they've been given, so it'd be a good 135 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: time to stock up on just have a couple of 136 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: those on hand. All right, let's jump into the back 137 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 2: half of the podcast and discuss gifting from your kitchen. 138 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: Please. 139 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 2: Some of my favorite holiday gifts to give are thoughtful, homemade, 140 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: and most importantly edible, right And the fact that they're 141 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: edible is what makes them seem thoughtful. And I really 142 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: love I really love it if I can find a 143 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: couple of hours to carve out in the kitchen so 144 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: that I can yield the batch of homemade gifts that 145 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: are easy on the wallet and also its super heartwarming 146 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: for people to receive. So if you have the right 147 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: recipes in hand, I think that's so critical. I think 148 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: that they almost always beat storebot food gifts, especially like 149 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: if you've got a little ribbon and a few handwritten 150 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 2: labels or notes, or maybe you attach your family holiday 151 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: card with it, I feel like you can transform even 152 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 2: the most ho hum of condiments like salsa or barbecue 153 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 2: sauce into charming little packages. 154 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: So I thought we'd discussed this. 155 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: If you're wanting to pull off a few gifts from 156 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: the kitchen in the final weeks of December, let's just 157 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: take a few minutes to chat about my favorite easy 158 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: to make, easy to give, sweet and savory crowd pleasers. 159 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: So we're gonna discuss punchy pickle onions to an easy 160 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: homemade artisanal bread and sauces, and of course we're gonna 161 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: discuss my favorite cookies. So before this is really important, 162 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: before you decide what you're going to get from the 163 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: kitchen the year, I think it's very important to look 164 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: at your bandwidth and be honest with yourself. 165 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: Do you have, you know, a significant. 166 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: Amount of time to dedicate to this project. Are you 167 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 2: gonna make salsa from scratch? 168 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: I've done it. I've done it before. 169 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: It's really fun, it's really appreciated, but that takes a 170 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: lot of time, or if you have less time than usual, 171 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: you know, just let's talk about a few things I 172 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 2: suggest considering. So if you can, and if it's not 173 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 2: too much trouble, try to include the recipe. My favorite 174 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 2: food gifts to receive are ones. 175 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: Where the recipes attached. 176 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 2: So attaching a recipe for your chocolate peanut butter bark, 177 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 2: or your popcorn balls or your cranberry barbecue sauce, I 178 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: just think it makes it even better to receive. And 179 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: oh I had thought of this. If you're a Recipee Club, 180 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: you have access to our new recipe template, which is beautiful. 181 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 2: It looks like a page right out of a cookbook. 182 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 2: So let's say you want a gift, you've got like 183 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: a signature. Like my really good friend Jenna, her grammy 184 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: has these ginger snap cookies that we all, we all 185 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: they're like famous amongst our friends. But let's say Jana 186 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: wanted to gift her Grammy's ginger snap cookies. She could 187 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: take our template Recipe Club, put the recipe in, print 188 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: it out, and gift the recipe with the cookies. And 189 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 2: it's just a really nice little touch. It doesn't take 190 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 2: that much extra effort, but I think it's really nice. Okay, 191 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 2: this is something that I I always say I'm going 192 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 2: to focus on this and then I end up doing 193 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 2: something different. But consider making it a tradition because then 194 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: you only have to decide once what is going to 195 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: be your thing that you gift. So if you find 196 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 2: a recipe you really like and feel signature to you 197 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 2: or your family, like my friend Jana's the perfect example. 198 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 2: Everyone loves those cookies from her grandma stick with, that's it. 199 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 2: It cuts down on the decisions you have to make 200 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 2: in future years and it kind of becomes your family's 201 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: signature gift to give. So for many years we were 202 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: gifting my honeycorn recipe, which is like a caramel corn 203 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 2: that actually it's got like an extra touch of honey 204 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 2: in it. It's a really fun recipe. It's from my 205 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: first cookbook. It's actually in our guide for gifting from 206 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 2: the Kitchen on Recipe Club, and it is so tasty. 207 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 2: I made it on my show Kelsey's Essentials on Food 208 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 2: Network years ago. It's just been around forever, But about 209 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 2: two years ago I started mixing things up a bit. 210 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: I wonder if we should have turned it. 211 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: We're not going to this year. I'll tell you what 212 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: we're doing this year. But the honey corn recipe is 213 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: so good and people really I think the reason I 214 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 2: stopped doing is because people had already received it. So anyways, 215 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: but think about making it a tradition. 216 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: So you have to make one. 217 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 2: Less decision a year from now. Okay, let's say you 218 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 2: don't have very much time. It's an extra crazy holiday season. 219 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 2: Consider gifting something tasty that you don't make. So it's 220 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 2: tough to beat the selection of treats perfect for gifting 221 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 2: at Trader Joe's. Like I said, I'm headed there today 222 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 2: and I'm sure i'll take a look. But gifting from 223 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 2: a local bakery is another great way to let someone 224 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 2: else do the hard part this year. Or I saw 225 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: a really oh gosh, who was it? I saw it 226 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 2: on social on Instagram. Someone was going to gift a 227 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 2: nine x thirteen inch pan. So this would be someone 228 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 2: you want to sound like, I don't know, a fifteen 229 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 2: to twenty dollars gift on a nine x thirteen inch 230 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 2: pan with a bag of The Roads cinnamon rolls and 231 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 2: a pint of heavy cream. Because there's this awesome hack 232 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 2: for roads cinnamon rolls where if you put heavy cream 233 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 2: in the bottom, they bake up and they like are cinnabunworthy. 234 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 2: So like that's really fun too, and that could totally 235 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: be a signature thing attached to the recipe. 236 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: And you've got yourself a great gift. 237 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: So let's discuss the lineup of sweet and savory recipe ideas. 238 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to suggest. So sweet, these are things that 239 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 2: I have made before in the past and that are 240 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: always hits. So chocolate peanut butter bark, so simple, Like 241 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 2: you don't even have to turn the oven on for this, 242 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 2: Like this is so easy. This is a really easy 243 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 2: thing to do with kids. It's got pretzels, it's got 244 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 2: peanut butter. It's kind of messy, it doesn't need to 245 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 2: look perfect. It's rustic, and it's really really tasty. So 246 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 2: chocolate peanut butter bark. Salted caramel sauce. So I have 247 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: given this in the past. It on one of the 248 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 2: first season of My Sean Food Network, we did a 249 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: Gifting from your Kitchen episode. This would have been you 250 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 2: Guys thirteen fourteen years ago, and salted caramel sauce was 251 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: one of the the recipes. He featured and I'm actually 252 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 2: just remembering a memory back on this episode where I 253 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 2: am from. I am from Utah, so I'm from the 254 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 2: western United States. But obviously I was living in New 255 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 2: York City at the time, and I had noticed that 256 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 2: while I grew up with it being called caramel, like 257 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 2: for whatever reason, all the people are found me at 258 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: like they were saying, so I'm like, I'm may gonna 259 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 2: supposed to call this caramel. So we're filming this episode 260 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 2: and I kept going back and forth between caramel and caramel, 261 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 2: and They're like, Kelsey, you've got to pick one. You've 262 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: got to pick one. So even now to this day, 263 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 2: that word I look at it and I'm like. 264 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: Ooh, which way is it? I don't know. 265 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 2: Anyways, despite that it's a delicious salted caramel sauce. You 266 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 2: can gift the sauce on its own, which is a 267 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 2: delicious ice cream topping, or something I have done in 268 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 2: the past is to gift the caramel sauce with a 269 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 2: recipe for caramelidas, which is caramelida bars so good, so 270 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 2: so so tasty, or you could do both. You could 271 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 2: make caramelida bars and gift the sauce and gift the 272 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: recipe and you know MVP right there, so keep that 273 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 2: in mind. Those are really good vanilla almond scones ooh, 274 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 2: super super yummy. 275 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: This is a recipe for my first cookbook. It's also an. 276 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 2: Recipee club and they are so tasty. When I was 277 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 2: doing my book tour, this was the one thing I 278 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: would make and take to all of the events in 279 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 2: the difference because they just melt in your mouth. 280 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: They are so so good. 281 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 2: And then the honeycrn. I've given the honeycorn so much 282 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 2: this year, I'm gifting sweet and I am gifting the 283 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: gingerbread cookies I keep talking about on Instagram. I love gingerbread, 284 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: but in this chapter of life, I just don't have 285 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: the time, bandwidth, or patients given my helpers in the 286 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 2: kitchen being three and seven years old, to roll out 287 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 2: cookie dough and make gingerbread men. So this cookie gives 288 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 2: me all of the flavor of gingerbread without the hassle 289 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 2: of rolling out. 290 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: I love the little guys. They're so cute. 291 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 2: And There's gonna be a time in my life where 292 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna make gingerbread men from scratch. This is not 293 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 2: that time. So for the time being I'm gonna get 294 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 2: the fix of that delicious gingerbread flavor and a very 295 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: simple cookie. So that's what everybody's getting from us this 296 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: year with the printed recipes, and I'm excited. Savory, Okay, 297 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: you may want to go savory now, this can be 298 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: really really fun. Like I have a cranberry barbecue sauce 299 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 2: huge hit. There was a couple of years ago where 300 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 2: this went viral. Is so so tasty, and it's particularly 301 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: delicious with the pork loin in my opinion. Although you 302 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 2: can serve it with chicken, you can serve it with beef, 303 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 2: you can serve it with whatever, but I really like 304 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 2: it with pork. And you could make a big batch 305 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 2: of cranberry barbecue sauce, package it up in little mason jars, 306 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 2: and attach a recipe for the pork coin with cranberry 307 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 2: barbecue sauce. 308 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: And you're essentially giving someone an easy dinner. I mean, 309 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: what's better than that. 310 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 2: And it's this beautiful, bright red color, like it's just 311 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 2: it's very cheery and happy, and that's that's really fun. 312 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: Buttermilk biscuits, which you know, it could go sweet or savory, 313 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: but that's a really fun thing. To do, and you 314 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: could even you could either do them frozen or you 315 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 2: could do them baked off. Pickled onions, so simple, so fun. 316 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: Think about doing the pickled onions with a recipe for 317 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: our black bean tiktos or my carnitas or you know 318 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: something like that. And then finally on Sayrey, I have 319 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 2: the no kneed bread. Freebody loves a good fresh loaf 320 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 2: of bread, and this no need bread like it's very 321 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: very simple. It's kind of impossible to screw it up. 322 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 2: So those are a couple of sweet and savory ideas. 323 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 2: All of these recipes are in our Gifting from the 324 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 2: Kitchen Guide in Recipe Club, so you can get access 325 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 2: to them there. 326 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: But really really fun. 327 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 2: Finally, let's chat quickly about packaging. So presentation is kind 328 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 2: of one of my favorite parts. 329 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: Of gifting from the kitchen. 330 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 2: If you have it in you to go beyond paper 331 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: plates wrapped in foil. I pulled a couple of things 332 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 2: just in my Amazon storefront to make it easy. And 333 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 2: you also can find so many of these things that 334 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 2: you know, a local Michael's or Joanne's or even a 335 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 2: local restaurant supply is going to have a lot of 336 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 2: these things. But takeout boxes are perfect for cookies and brownies. 337 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 2: I like that that coated interior kind of keeps the 338 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: outside of the box clean so that it doesn't like 339 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: the grease doesn't link through or not the grease, but 340 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 2: the butter you can seal with a sticker or wrap 341 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 2: and twine for a really nice touch. I do like 342 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 2: to order just an extra spool of ribbon every year, 343 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: and Amazon has been a really great The ribbon selection 344 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 2: on Amazon has. 345 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: Improved over the years. 346 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 2: I got a bunch of beautiful like green velvet that 347 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 2: I'm using this year. Small Mason jars. I mentioned that 348 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 2: for the cranberry barbecue sauce, but Mason jars are great 349 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 2: for homemade sauces or granola or a soup or a 350 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 2: cookie mix. 351 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: And I just find them to be so useful. 352 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 2: Whether someone's going to repurpose it as a small flower vase, 353 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 2: or they're going to use it for making jam or 354 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: for making dressings at home. 355 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: It's just a it's. 356 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 2: A very reusable thing. Clear Deli containers and now I've 357 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 2: gotten these at a restaurant supply in the past, and 358 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 2: they can be really great for sauces, spreads, dips, snack 359 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 2: mixes like popcorn or like checks mix, or you could 360 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 2: even do like frosting for cinnamon rolls, where you could 361 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 2: bake off rolls and attach the frosting separately. I like 362 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 2: that they come in a lot of different sizes, and 363 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: you're gonna find those at restaurants supply or on Amazon 364 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: and then sell. This time, my mom always did it, 365 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 2: sell aphane bags or rolls. Tell me, tell me you 366 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 2: can hear it now, your mom rolling out the cellophane 367 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 2: and she's putting together a gift for someone and she 368 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 2: takes the edges and I can hear it now. That 369 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: is a core memory for me. But they're great for 370 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 2: small batch gifts, whether it's cookies. It's just good for 371 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 2: nice and nice to package up fresh baked goods really simple. 372 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 2: It's nice that you can see through it, and a 373 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 2: little goes a long way. So let's maybe also just 374 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 2: run through a couple of quick Christmas sayings for gift giving, 375 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 2: because I can't help myself. 376 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: It's a little corny, but here you go. 377 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 2: So we whisk you Merry Christmas whisk with a cookie 378 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 2: mix for somebody. So dear, we wish you a cup 379 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 2: of cheer and you could do like hot cocoa. We're 380 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: nuts about you. Would be great for spice or candied nuts. 381 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 2: A holiday treat for someone sweet, anything sweet. Spreading holiday 382 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 2: cheer like a specila with a little like cranberry compound 383 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: butter would be so fun. We just pop by to 384 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 2: say happy holidays. You can do the honey corn or popcorn. 385 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 2: Some tasty cheir for you and yours. That could be 386 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 2: a drink of some sorts. Warmest holiday wishes from our 387 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 2: home to yours could be like a homemade potpourri or 388 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 2: just anything that's warm, baking, spirits bright. It's such a 389 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 2: treat having you as a neighbor. Just a couple of ideas, 390 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 2: are you guys? There you have it gifting from the kitchen. 391 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 2: I hope you're able to carve out a few hours 392 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 2: this holiday season to enjoy baking or cooking with your 393 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 2: family and spreading some Christmas chair. Thank you so much 394 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 2: for being here. I'll be here next week and can't 395 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: wait to chat with you then.