1 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. I'm Kelsey Nixon and this is Kitchen Prescription, 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 1: the podcast you listen to when you don't know what 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: to make for dinner. Today's episode one hundred and four, 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: how to make Dinner in the morning. We are in 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: the thick of fall, with sports and extracurriculars in full swing, 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: and this is the week that the holiday hustle and 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: bustle kind of officially begins, which means we're essentially piling 8 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: on to an already full and busy schedule. But if 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: we're going to be in a season of piling on, 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: I thank goodness it's with fun holiday activities, right, or 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: at least that's what I keep telling myself. This weekend, 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: we have two trunk retreats, one for church, one for 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: the elementary school, and we've got a chili cook off, 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: and I'm planning to make my Keeso chicken chili, which 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: is so good, by the way, it was on our 16 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: meal plan last week. 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 2: But if you. 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: Haven't made it, make it, make it for a game day, 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: make it for Halloween. 20 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: Make it for something. It's so good. 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: Feeling the intensity of your schedule starting to uptick as 22 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: we kind of welcome the holidays. It might be a 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: good time to start making dinner in the morning. And 24 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: I know that sounds a bit counterintuitive, but when I've 25 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: got a super busy day, if I can throw dinner 26 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: together in the morning, it drastically affects positively affects my 27 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: mood for the rest of the day. 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: And I feels so good to have a. 29 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: Hearty dinner for my family waiting for us when we 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: all eventually walk through the door after a wild day. 31 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: So we're gonna chat about that today, but before we 32 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: do that, let's discuss a few recipes you can throw 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: on your meal plan for the week. We are continuing 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: to embrace comfort food and easy food around here as 35 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: the weather trends a bit cooler and all those fall 36 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: sports and extracurriculars seem relentless with the holidays knocking at 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: the door. So here's what's on our meal plan for 38 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: the week, and they all have a Halloween twist. First 39 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: is a really simple take on grilled cheese and tomato soup, 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: and we are giving it a spooky twist. You certainly 41 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: don't need to do this, but given the ages of 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: my kids, they love this right now. So we're doing 43 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: a grilled ham and cheese with tomato soup. And what's 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: kind of amping this up a bit is I am 45 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: using like ham from the deli. I'm using Swiss cheese, 46 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: I'm using pickles. I'm doing a little mustard mayo mixture 47 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: on the bread, so just elevates it a little bit. 48 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: And then in the tomato soup, I like to take 49 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: little mozzarella balls with sliced black olives and PLoP a 50 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: few in there so it looks like they have eyeballs 51 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: in the soup. 52 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: I know it's silly, but my kids think it's fun. 53 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: And for my girls in particular, I will take those 54 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: grilled cheese sandwiches and take a ghost cookie cutter to 55 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: make ghostly grilled cheese, and. 56 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 2: We typically do it once a year. This is the week. 57 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: It's great. 58 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: It helps that grilled cheese and tomato soup is such 59 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: a simple dinner so that I can kind of do 60 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: some of those fun twists. 61 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: That's when resc you are making. 62 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: We are making my bacon macul lantern, which is super 63 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: fun twist on a baked mac and cheese with topped 64 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: with bacon. And there are two ways you can do this. 65 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: In recipe Club, I have a delicious made from scratched 66 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: baked mac and cheese. And I also have a Costco hack. 67 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: In fact, we talked about it on the podcast last week. 68 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: If you're a Costco shopper, you know that they sell 69 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: a delicious, hardy mac and cheese in their deli section 70 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: that honestly rivals a homemade mac and cheese. It's pretty 71 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: darn good. So I'm doing that because we've got wild week, 72 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: and so I am doing the hack version, or the 73 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: shortcut version, where I'm picking that up at Costco, topping 74 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: it with some crisped bacon and having that for dinner. 75 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: And then finally, we're making a recipe we do every 76 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: week of Halloween, and it's my pumpkin chili and corn bread. 77 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: This recipe is so simple, I actually did the math. 78 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: I think I've been making it for ten years. Just 79 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: one of those staples, and it's different. Like I mentioned 80 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: how much I love the Kaeso chicken chili, but the 81 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: Kaiso chicken chili has it's first of all, it's got 82 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: shredded chicken in it, and it honestly is you could 83 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: even serve that Kiso chicken chili is like a dip. 84 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: Like It's so hearty and so delicious. This pumpkin chili 85 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: is more of a traditional chili, but it has the 86 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: secret ingredient of canned pumpkin in it. And there's something 87 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: about the can pumpkin It adds like body and texture 88 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: and depth of flavor. But it's not too pumpkinny, like 89 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: you would never be able to guess that it's actually 90 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: pumpkin and the chili. But we're making that doing corn 91 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: bread with it. That will be for Halloween night and 92 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to it. I've also been sharing a 93 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: ton of Halloween recipes on Instagram this month, so if 94 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: you are looking for a couple of easy ideas to 95 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: make this holiday extra festive, make sure you check those out. 96 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: All right, there are your recipes for the week. You 97 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: can find and print them all in recipe Club individually 98 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: or in our weekly meal plan with an easy to 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: follow shopping list that's broken down by recipe. You guys 100 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: know that recipe Club is an amazing, ad free recipe 101 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: resource with hundreds of recipes that are specifically developed for weeknights. 102 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: But really, really, really, the magic is in the simple 103 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: dinner system it provides with weekly meal planning emails, a 104 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: site that's designed to help with dinner time decision fatigue, 105 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: recipes that are family tested and clearly written, a helpful 106 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: app It's really just an incredible resource for thousands of 107 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: families that we help to get dinner on the table 108 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: every week. And just reminder that you can pre order 109 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: our first printed recipe collection, It's all about Thanksgiving a 110 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: It's a printed collection of my favorite and classic Thanksgiving recipes, 111 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: along with shopping lists, timeline of tasks that kind of 112 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: count down to the big day, tips that save me 113 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: every year, and a list of all the tools I 114 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: swear by that make Thanksgiving easier. So basically, an entire 115 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving guide to support you celebrating what is truly the 116 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: most iconic meal. 117 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 2: Of the year. 118 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: I can't wait for you to receive it, so make 119 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: sure you check that out. It's on Kelsey Nixon dot com. 120 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: All right, let's jump into the back half of the 121 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: podcast and discuss how in the world you make dinner 122 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: in the morning. It was so busy with so many 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: obligations that I genuinely felt anxious a couple of days 124 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: in advance leading up to that day. It included everything 125 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: from early morning surf club for my son HOLLI to 126 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: being at the elementary school to watch my daughter Nora 127 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: read a book to her class. The book fair followed. 128 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: I had to film a recipe for Recipe Club. I 129 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: had to orchestrate a lunch for one hundred and twenty 130 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: church missionaries. I had dance for one daughter, play practice 131 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: for another, and an evening baseball game for Ali as well, 132 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: not to mention carrying out the full time job I 133 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: have with an entirely separate list of essential to dos. 134 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 1: I don't share this daily lineup to make a statement 135 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: that my life is busier than anyone else's. In fact, 136 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: I know that many of you have days like this 137 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: all the time, whether or not we like it, this 138 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: is the culture we live it, and while I'm constantly 139 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: looking for ways to simplify the busyness in our lives, 140 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: I admittedly have a hard time looking at that list 141 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: and deciding what to eliminate. It's full, but it's full 142 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: of so many good things. So it's just constantly something 143 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: that I'm juggling, and I know lots of you are too. 144 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: But despite the full schedule, we still maintain one non 145 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: negotiable in our house and that is sitting down to 146 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: connect as often as possible over dinner. Sometimes it's a 147 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: beautiful meal with sides and I garnish food with chops, 148 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: the landro or parsley, and other times it's bowls of 149 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: cold cereal or warm leftovers. The priority for us is 150 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: always rooted in the connection piece, though, and let me 151 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: emphasize that we don't always experience this super happy connected moment. 152 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes my kids are screaming at each other or complaining 153 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: about what we're eating. But it's the ritual that I 154 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: think will have a lasting impact. So we have good 155 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: dinners and we have not so good dinners, but it's 156 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: the repetitiveness of this is something we do as a family. 157 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: This is part of our family culture that I think 158 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: is really going to make a difference. So on these 159 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: busy days, I find that I feel like a freaking 160 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: champion if I start or make dinner in the morning. 161 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: In fact, I even created a note in my phone 162 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: called morning Dinners that I can rely on for busy weeks. 163 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: And I want to run through that list with you 164 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: today and share my process with you a bit. So 165 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: first we have to talk about my simple dinner system, 166 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: because it single handedly keeps me saying more than any 167 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: other system in my life. I say it a lot, 168 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: but it's worth repeating. It's four steps that I repeat 169 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: at the same time every week. Now sometimes that timing changes. 170 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: For the longest time, it was Thursday nights and now 171 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: it's really early on Saturday mornings. But what it is 172 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: is it's a time that I know that I can 173 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: consistently map out my meals for the week. Think of 174 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: it almost like a gym class that you're paying for, 175 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: right if you plan to go to Orange Theory or 176 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: F forty five, or are your yoga class or your 177 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: pure bar class whatever at seven am on Saturday mornings, 178 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: and if you don't show up, you are still gonna 179 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: have to pay. You're gonna show up like. That's the 180 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: way I treat this time because the success of my 181 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: week is so dependent on whether or not I have 182 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: this meeting with myself. So the first thing I do 183 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: is I review the weekly calendar. This is where I 184 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: identify crazy days like the ones I mentioned above, and 185 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: determine if a morning dinner would be. 186 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 2: A good fit. 187 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: I realistically determine how many days I plan to cook 188 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: and if we will need to eat out on any 189 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: of those nights, or if we're gonna have leftovers, or 190 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: if we're gonna cook from the freezer. Like that's just 191 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: when I say, Okay, realistically, i'm gonna cook three nights 192 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: this week, I'm gonna cook five nights this week. Then 193 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: I shot my kitchen to see what I have on 194 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: hand that needs. 195 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 2: To be used up. 196 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: So I always do a quick look at my fridge, freezer. 197 00:09:59,320 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: And pantry. 198 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: If I am in a I hate making decisions today 199 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: kind of mood, seeing what I have on hand often 200 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: helps with that decision fatigue. 201 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: It's like little clues to say. 202 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: Maybe you should make something with this ground beef that's 203 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: gonna go bad, or maybe you should make something with 204 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: these avocados that have two days before you're gonna have 205 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: to toss them out. And it really helps me decide 206 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: what recipes make the most sense based on that information 207 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: from both the weekly schedule of you and what I 208 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: have on hand. I then select recipes. And I feel 209 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: like this is so important to note because a lot 210 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: of times I think the default when people are like 211 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: I need to make dinner this week or tonight, they 212 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: first go to the recipe, and for me, it's the 213 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: third step, and I think that's so important. When you 214 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: start looking at the recipe first, then you start overbuying ingredients, 215 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: you start making unrealistic decisions, and it. 216 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 2: Just doesn't work well for me. 217 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: So it's the third step for me to finally look 218 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: at what recipes I'm going to make. Sometimes I'll use 219 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: the tool and recipe Club where I type in the 220 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: ingredient I need to use up, and then it filters 221 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: recipes with that. Like I just did this with avocados 222 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: because I bought a Costco size bag, totally forgot about 223 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: them and I had a bunch of avocados to use up. 224 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 2: Or I always do this. I always look at. 225 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: The Recipe Club Weekly Meal Plan because I don't want 226 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: to look at a site with hundreds of recipes or 227 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: if I'm like looking at Pinterest, thousands maybe millions, that's too. 228 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: Many decisions for me to make. 229 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: So by having the Recipe Club Weekly Meal Plan and 230 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: the email that goes out, I can look at six 231 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: recipes and be like, are any of these a good fit? 232 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: And that's just a great place for me to start. 233 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: Then I fill in the gaps. Finally, I shot for 234 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: my groceries online saves me time and money, and it 235 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: is the biggest gift to get it all done in 236 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: one sitting, so quick review. I review my weekly calendar, 237 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: then I shot my kitchen to see what I have 238 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: on hand, then I select recipes, and then I shot 239 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: from my groceries. So when I know I've got a 240 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: day or two during the upcoming week that's wild, I 241 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: will think about dinners I can make in the morning. 242 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: And I told you about that list in my phone. 243 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: Well here's what's on my morning dinner's list. Mississippi pot 244 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: roast tandory chicken, black bean and chicken wraps, slow cooker 245 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: friend tip, and Queso chicken chili. So there's one thing 246 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: that all of these recipes have in common, and they 247 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: all happen in a slow cooker. They all could happen 248 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: in an insta pot as well, but if I'm starting 249 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: in the morning, obviously my slow cooker makes more sense. 250 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: I know that my family loves all of these recipes 251 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: and will eat all of these recipes. And eighty percent 252 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: of the recipe is added to a slow cooker initially, 253 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: and then I usually just have a few steps before 254 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: that I need to do before actually serving the meal. 255 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: So this is a hack I swear by after you 256 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: get everything going in the slow cookers. So if it's 257 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: the Mississippi pot roast, I've got the actual meat, I 258 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: have the pepper and tini peppers, there's some butter in there, 259 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: there's some seasonings. After that's all happening, I either write 260 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: the remaining things I need to do on a post 261 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: it and put it right next to the slow cooker. 262 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: Or if you're a recipe binder user like I am, 263 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: and I have all of these recipes printed, I position 264 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: that binder open to the recipe page. So if it's 265 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: the Mississippi pot roast, it's going to be open to the 266 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: Mississippi pot roast, and I put it right by the 267 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: slow cooker. So the reason I do this is that 268 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: when I get home, I want to do like I 269 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: want to have to do as little thinking as possible. 270 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:45,839 Speaker 1: If they are are remaining ingredients that don't need to 271 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: be frozen or refrigerated, I will pull those out and 272 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 1: physically put them by the slow cooker, and just anything 273 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: I can do so that I don't have to think 274 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 1: as much when I'm tired at the end of the 275 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: day and I'm exhausted, so Another thing I'll do sometimes. 276 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 2: Is set a timer. 277 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: So like let's say that the Mississippi pot roast, I 278 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: just did this. We were going to do this with 279 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: mashed potatoes, and so I got the pot roast going. 280 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: I actually cut the potatoes in the morning and I 281 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: put them in a pot with cold water and just 282 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: let it sit all day. You can do that, and 283 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: then I set a timer for when I needed to 284 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: turn the water on for the potatoes to get those going. 285 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: Like that's that's literally any hack I can give myself, 286 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: and it was so it was so much easier, you guys. 287 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 2: It was so much easier. 288 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: Or like the black bean and chicken wraps, I also 289 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: did this one recently. I got everything in the slow cooker, 290 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: and if you've made that recipe before, you know that 291 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: at the very inn you add a few extra ingredients. 292 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: You add like the ree fried beans. You had some 293 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: corn anyways, So those ingredients I put right next to 294 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: my slow cooker, including the tortillas we were going to 295 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: use for it, and the chips that I was going 296 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: to serve alongside it. I just did as many steps 297 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: as I could, and then when you come home and 298 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: it's six o'clock, and you know that you have from 299 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: six to seven to feed your family before you've got 300 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: to be out the door again for that seven thirty 301 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: baseball game. You don't have to think that hard, like 302 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: you've already done all the hard thinking, and you did 303 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: it in the morning when your brain felt more fresh. 304 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: The thing I want to emphasize the most here is 305 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: the feeling I have knowing that dinner is basically done 306 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: all throughout that crazy day. It's unmatched, and it can 307 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: make a wild day feel way more manageable. Like I 308 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: honestly feel like walking around with a gold sticker on 309 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: my chest being like, did you know I've already made 310 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: dinner today? 311 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: It feels amazing. It feels amazing. 312 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: So the last thing I want to mention here is 313 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: that you must like trust and believe that there are 314 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: nights and many wild days that we have when I 315 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: don't plan to make dinner, and we do plan to 316 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: get in and out, or we do plan to drive 317 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: through somewhere, or we do plan to reheat the leftover 318 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: pizza or whatever it is, And that's totally fine. But 319 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: if you were in a season of life like me, 320 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: where there are sometimes two three of those wild days, 321 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: a week. I don't want to do that three days 322 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: a week. I don't want to spend the money on that. 323 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 2: I don't want the. 324 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: Nutritional value that comes with that. I don't I still 325 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: want to sit down and eat. 326 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: It feels good. It feels so good. 327 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: To me when I sit down and break bread with 328 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: my family, and so on those wild days when I'm 329 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: choosing not to do that, I need something that's easy, 330 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: and a recipe that I can make in the morning 331 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: really solves that problem for me. So there you have it. 332 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: Good luck to you as you get through this wild season. 333 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: Your slow cooker can be your best friend. We just 334 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: added five new slow cooker recipes to Recipe Club this month, 335 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: to a library of I think we got maybe twenty 336 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: five twenty six slow cooker recipes in there. Now. There's 337 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: plenty to choose from, but not so many that's gonna 338 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: be overwhelming to you. But that can be a huge 339 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: hack to making these wild days feel a bit more 340 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: manageable when it comes to dinner. All right, let's finish 341 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: with how we always finish on this podcast, with my 342 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: weekly gimme five. These are five things that made my 343 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: life easier or more enjoyable. 344 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: This week. 345 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 1: First up, something has to do with a slow cooker shocker. 346 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: I think I use my slow cooker three nights this week. 347 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: I love slow cooker liners, and I didn't use them 348 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: for the longest time, but Reynolds makes them. I'm sure 349 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: there's other brands, but I use the Reynolds ones. And 350 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: it's almost just like a really thin kind of plastic 351 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: covering that you put on the inside of your slow cooker. 352 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't affect the success of the recipe, but it 353 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: just makes clean up so much easier, so much easier. 354 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: So if you are like I do not want to 355 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: do the dishes or I do not want to look 356 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: at that slow cooker sitting in the sink with you know, 357 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: dish soap for three days because I'm just letting it, 358 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: just letting it do its thing. 359 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: Slow cooker liners. Look for them, you get on an Amazon, 360 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 2: you get a bit target wherever. But they're awesome. Such 361 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: a good hack for slow cooking season. Next is so 362 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: I made soup this week. 363 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: I made Homie Roopier this week as well, and I decided. 364 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 2: To get a wooden ladle. I know it sounds silly, 365 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: you guys, but this is soup season. 366 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: And something that having a nice serving ladle like really 367 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: just thrills me. 368 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 2: And I've always had one that is. 369 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: First of all, I have one that's way too small, 370 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: and I have one that's way too big, so I 371 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: needed kind of an in the middle size. And rather 372 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: than buying another one that was stainless steel, I thought, 373 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm gonna get one that's wooden, so 374 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: that when I am having people over for the game 375 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: or something, to take that case of chicken chili and 376 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: to scoop it out with a wooden ladle. I don't know, 377 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: it feels a little elevated. It was like ten bucks, 378 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: but it made me happy. Next on the list is 379 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: something that came from every August, so a few months ago. 380 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 2: I have a bunch of sisters in law. 381 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: So my husband is the youngest of seven, and so 382 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: I have six sisters in law on that side, and 383 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: we always do a favorite Things exchange where we all 384 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: send each other a gift that's under ten dollars and 385 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: it's just fun. 386 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: It's just super fun. 387 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: And one of my sisters in law, Katie, sent I 388 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: think she sent it with something else, but she sent this. 389 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: The true lemon. 390 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:40,719 Speaker 1: Strawberry lemonade that you add to water. And I use 391 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: True Lime every single day because I add True Lime 392 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: to my better greens, and when I was drinking diet 393 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: coke like crazy, I would add it to diet coke. 394 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 2: But I had never tried. 395 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: Their lemonades, and it is so delicious. I find that 396 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: I like it so much better than crystal light or 397 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: like the meal, like other water. 398 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 2: Flavors, the True. 399 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: I've now tried a couple of the lemonades. My absolute 400 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: favorite is the True Raspberry Lemonade. It doesn't have any 401 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: caffeine or anything like that, and that's what I found 402 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: that I was needing because I have I use the 403 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: Better Days, better greens, and better hormones, but I both 404 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: of those are caffeinated, and I did not need more 405 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: caffeine in my life. So this is a great thing 406 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: for me to have, especially like after two o'clock when 407 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to be having any more caffeine. 408 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 2: This just makes like I just suck this stuff down. 409 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: It's so delicious. It makes me drink so much more water. 410 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: So I really love the True Raspberry lemonade. I like 411 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: the strawberry too, and apparently the peach is the most popular, 412 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: but I haven't tried it yet, So if you are 413 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: looking to drink more water, check those out. 414 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 2: Okay, number four. 415 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: I know I've been talking about it a lot. I 416 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: had that big birthday in September, and I even recorded 417 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: a whole podcast episode about meal planning from my closet 418 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: and how it's going to overhaul my wardrobe this year 419 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: and take on this creative pursuit to figure out how 420 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: to dress myself in my forties. So I have been 421 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: buying a lot of stuff, returning a lot of stuff, 422 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: and just trying to find things out. And one of 423 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: the hardest things has been jeans. And not only has 424 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: my body changed over the past couple of years, but 425 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: the styles obviously always change. And I just like jeans 426 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: are so hard. And I went to anthropology a couple 427 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: like I don't know, a couple of weeks ago, and 428 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: I turned on every pair they had and it's just 429 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: crazy how expensive designer jeans are. I did buy a 430 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: pair of wide leg jeans that I really like that's. 431 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 2: Actually been on the list before. They're from Oh. 432 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: What's that Chloe Kardashian brand? Oh my good American so unsuspecting, 433 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: but I do like those but I needed a pair 434 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: of classic genes, and I ordered a bunch from everline. 435 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: Like I just ordered everywhere, gap made well, did it all, 436 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: and there was one very clear winner, and that winner 437 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: was Levi's. I should have known a girl looking for 438 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 1: classic jeans. I went into an actual Levi's store. I 439 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: tried on all of the styles and I could not 440 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 1: believe a how comfortable the genes were, how much I 441 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: liked the look and fit, and I just liked something 442 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: about this idea that yeah, these are classic jeens, these 443 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: are meant to last for a really long time. I 444 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: also like that, like the leg opening is not too trendy. 445 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: It's like not too skinny, it's not too wide, it's 446 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: just a perfectly straight leg. So I'm a Levi's lady now. 447 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: I walked out with three pairs, the five ole ones, 448 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: the ribcage ankles, and the wedgie straits. 449 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 2: Thrilled. 450 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: I like so thrilled, And they're not that expensive. First 451 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 1: of all, the entire store was forty percent off. I 452 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: got three pairs of jeans for under one hundred and 453 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: fifty dollars. 454 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 2: That's crazy. 455 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: So anyways, Levi's, if you see me in person, I 456 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: want to talk about it because I just didn't know. 457 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: I've never owned a pair of le how I never 458 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 2: owned a pair of Levi's forty years old. It's crazy, Okay. 459 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: Next, finally, obviously we know that I love my system 460 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: for getting dinner on the table. 461 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 2: We talked about it today. 462 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: I'm trying my hand at this new system for dressing 463 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: myself every day. And I also wanted a system for 464 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: skincare because I have been relying on Trader Joe's for 465 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: my skincare for the past couple of years, and there 466 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: is no shame in that they have great products. But 467 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: I was like, you know, maybe maybe we're going to 468 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: move up from the five ninety nine exfoliating mask. 469 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 2: Trader jokes. 470 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: But I wanted a system. I did not want to 471 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: buy a cleanser here and a serum here and a 472 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: I just wanted every someone just tell me everything to do. 473 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: And so I've had my EE on and I've been 474 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: following the Daily Essential for the past couple of years, 475 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: and I finally was like, let's get their Fresh Start 476 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: bundle comes with four products, and I'm going to do 477 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: every day and I'm just gonna see what happens. First 478 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: of all, I love buying a system. 479 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 2: I love love it. 480 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: It comes with an oil cleanser, comes with an exfoliant, 481 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: it comes with a serum, and it comes with this 482 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: do over misty stuff. 483 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 2: Guys. 484 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 1: First of all, it's an oil like I've never used 485 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: an oil cleanser before. 486 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 2: I cannot believe. 487 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: How hydrating it is for my skin. So I'm really 488 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: really enjoying it. And the other thing I really like 489 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: about it is my makeup goes on so much better. 490 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 2: So I'm a big fan of this. 491 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: So the Fresh Start Bundle such a fan totally worthy 492 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: of give me five this week. 493 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 2: I'm really excited to keep using it. 494 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: All right, that's it for today. You guys, make sure 495 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: you're subscribed to the podcast so that you never miss 496 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: an episode. Remember I created this entire podcast so that 497 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: you could have a quick twenty to thirty minute listen 498 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: while you map out your own meals for the week. 499 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: I always listen to a podcast when i'm meal plan. 500 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: It's always been part of my simple dinner system, and 501 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: so I try to put out something that's a good 502 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: fit for that each week. Thank you so much for 503 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: listening today. I'm genuinely so glad you're here. Until next time, 504 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: happy cooking. I'm Kelsey. 505 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 2: I'm look forward to chatting with you next week.