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Time to trade the popsicle molds and ice cream maker for your braiser and the instant pot. And don't forget to freshen up your spice drawer, too, because IT'S FALL! Here's how to get your kitchen ready for fall cooking and baking, and maybe even prep ahead for the holiday cooking onslaught too.

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Have you ever found yourself at the grocery store without a meal plan, grocery list, or pretty much any clue what you need? Well, we've got a grocery shopping strategy that will get you through the store and out the door with everything you need to feed your family for the week.

LINKS

Our episode, How to Build a Bowl Meal

Our episode, Super Quick Pasta Dinners

Our episode, How Sandwiches Can Save Back-To-School Season

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

Julia Turshen's Tex-Mex Turkey Meatballs

Curried Eggs with Rice

Make-Ahead Frittata

Eggroll in a Bowl recipe

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta recipe

Tofu Tikka Masala

The secret to tastier tofu

Beef Enchilada Casserole recipe

Big Hero Sandwich

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

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Over the last decade, the perception of school lunch has been marred by questions — posed by high profile folks including Jamie Oliver and Michelle Obama — about quality of ingredients and nutritional value of offered meals. At the same time, the program is a lifeline for many families. We speak to Cara Wade, aka Butterface Lunch Lady, about what goes into to planning, cooking, and feeding a school full of children.

LINKS

• Cara on Instagram, @butterfacelunchlady
• Cara on TikTok, @butterfacelunchlady
• Cara’s website, where you can grab some of her recipes and contact info

In our quest for #desserteverynight, we're talking 20-minute desserts, including dessert ideas you can assemble, dessert recipes that cook up fast, and a few ways to make store-bought desserts feel a little more special.

LINKS

• Our episode, The Best No-Bake Summer Desserts
• Two-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse recipe
• Our Ice Cream Sandwich Cake recipe
• Our Homemade Magic Shell recipe
• Homemade Vanilla Pudding
• Easy Chocolate Fondue recipe
• Our Rich Simple Syrup recipe (add a cup of strawberries to make it Strawberry Syrup)
• When you need whipped cream FAST!
• The best method for making whipped cream
• Stacie's Sautéed Bananas recipe
• Affogato recipe
• How to Make Sheet Pan S'mores
• Broiler S'mores
• Fairy Bread Butter Board
• How to Make the Best Strawberry Trifle
• Strawberry Eton Mess (which, you can make with other fruit too!)
• DIY Dunkaroos
• All the Candy Salad

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

They say it’s the most important meal of the day, but breakfast can be tricky. Whether you’ve got school aged kids that need your help getting out of the house or teens who make their own way, we’ve got breakfast ideas that kids can feed themselves.

LINKS

Our episode, Shortcuts for Well-Balanced Breakfasts

Our episode, Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Back-to-School

Kodiak Cups

FlapJacked Mighty Muffins

Instant Pot Egg Bites

Oat Haus Granola Butter

EasyLunchboxes

Make-Ahead Frittata Breakfast Burrito

Cinnamon Toast Overnight Oats

Make-Ahead Starbucks Copycat Bacon Gouda Breakfast Sandwich

The Smoothie Project cookbook

Peary Good Low-Sugar Breakfast Donuts recipe

Greek Yogurt Breakfast Popsicles recipe

Pasta is a family meal hero, but some pasta dinners can take more time and work than others. In this episode, we share pasta cooking tips and the easiest, fastest pasta recipes for making a pasta dinner that everyone will love in no time flat.

• Our episodes, Why Pasta Is a Family Cook’s Best Friend
• How to Cook Pasta Perfectly
• How to Cook Pasta Ahead of Time
• How to Make One-Pan Pasta
• Creamy Beef and Shells
• Philly Cheesesteak Pasta
• Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
• One-Pot Pesto Tortellini with Broccoli
• Creamy Wild Mushroom One-Pot Pasta
• The easiest Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Shrimp Scampi (for putting over pasta!)
• How to Make Drool-Worthy Pasta Out of Nothing At All
• Creamy Broccoli Pasta
• Lemony Feta Pasta
• Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta
• Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta

ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. We're holding onto summer this week with a simple guide to "preserving" summer produce without canning.

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In this one, we share family-favorite vegetarian dinner recipes that can be made super fast with minimal ingredients that even non-vegetarians will love.

• Stacie’s Vegetarian Fajitas
• Quinoa Taco Meat
• Hard Boiled Egg Curry
• Baked Crispy Peanut Tofu
• Vegetable Biryani
• How to Grill Pizza
• Our episode Teens and Protein
• Vegetarian meal ideas
• Moroccan Chickpea and Squash Stew
• Slow Cooker Golden Chickpea Soup
• Garlicky Broccoli Subs
• Grilled Open-Faced Cauliflower Banh Mi
• A great thread in our community on vegetarian meal ideas
• Weeknight Vegetarian by Ivy Manning

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Reverse meal planning is meal planning that starts with what you have on hand as opposed to with recipe ideas. Some say it's harder to think of recipes based only on what you already have in the refrigerator, freezer and pantry, but we have tips and techniques that say otherwise. And once you get the hang of it, you reduce waste, save money, and feel like a badass.

• We have also call it Bizarro Meal Prep (h/t The Lazy Genius)
• Chat GPT
• Campfire Spice blend by Beautiful Briny Sea
• Best Meal Planning Apps of 2023
• Eat Your Books
• Paprika meal planning app
• Plan to Eat meal planning app
• Eat at Dads on Instagram @eat.at.dads
• Our episode Meal Planning Isn’t Magic (But You Should Do It Anyway)
• Our episode Real Life Meal Prep Tips as Self Care
• Spillt: Social Recipes App

What happens if you struggle with diet culture, but also need to be on a specific diet for health reasons unrelated to body weight (think: eating gluten-free to manage Celiac disease)? Registered dietitian and PCOS expert, Julie Duffy Dillon talks to us about ways that we can keep from adopting a diet culture mindset even when eating for health is far from intuitive and may require some restriction.

• Julie's site, where you can learn more about her PCOS power course + community
• Julie's podcast Find Your Food Voice
• Julie on Instagram @pcosbodyliberation
• Our episode, What Anti-Diet Gets Wrong With Jessica Wilson
• Bri Campos on Instagram, @bodyimagewithbri
• Get 50% of your first box of The Farmer's Dog at thefarmersdog.com/DIJFY

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Have you ever wondered what's the best thing to feed your dog? We’ve got answers! Here's everything we've learned about the best food for dogs and how we feed ours. We’re delighted to present today’s episode without ad breaks in partnership with our friends at The Farmer’s Dog.

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Here are a just few of the reasons why we love The Farmer's Dog and think that you will too:

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Learn more about The Farmer's Dog today, and check them out at @thefarmersdog on Instagram.

ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. This week, we're sharing everything we pack or make for snacking near the pool.

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We may not be able to agree on what counts as a hack, but we do agree that this episode is chock full of grilling hacks, grilling tips, and smart grilling guidance that will set you on your way to become a grill master.

• Our episode, Grilling For Meal Prep
• Our episode, The Definitive Guide to Grilling Chicken
• Our episode, The Grill Dads Answer Your Burning Grilling Questions
• A visual on how to check your propane level
• Our favorite instant read thermometer
• A thermometer you can leave in your grill
• A spray bottle
• Skewers

We’re doing something a little special with this week’s reheated and airing a subscriber episode in our main feed! This was one of the most popular subscriber episodes from last summer all about summer hydration including everything from iced drinks to popsicles to hydrating foods.We will be sharing all the details from this episode in our listener’s community, so hop on over to didntijustfeedyou.com/community to sign up for free. And if you’re interested in subscribing to our bonus episode feed you can learn more about that there or subscribe via apple podcasts.

We're going all-in on ice cream, the Didn't I Just Feed You Way. From styles of ice cream to recipes you can make without any special equipment, we're making homemade ice cream something anyone can make.

• An Illustrated Tour of Ice Cream Styles Around the World
• The Best Way to Make Ice Cream Without a Machine
• Ice Cream In a Bag
• A No-Churn Custard Ice Cream recipe
• Our favorite ice cream maker
• Two-Ingredient No-Churn Ice Cream recipe

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

These 5-ingredient dinners are the meals we turn to when we want delicious, easy summer eating on a quick and easy summer schedule.

• Our episode, The Best Summer Slow Cooker Meals
• Chicken Piccata
• Omsom flavor packets
• Shrimp Scampi
• Baked Tilapia with Fresh Herbs
• Pizza Dogs
• Carnitas
• Tomato and Cheddar Tart (great jumping off point for any easy summer veg + puff pastry tart)
• Creamy Lemon Pasta

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Packing camp lunch might feel like more of the same, but there are a few key differences in how you should approach packing camp lunches for kids. We've got a no-fail camp lunch formula and tons of tips to help make the task as easy and delicious as possible for everyone.

• Our Back-to-School episodes playlist
• How to Make Muffins — and Why You Should
• Our fave product picks in the Didn’t I Just Feed You Amazon store
• Our take on Uncrustables
• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Leftover Oatmeal Muffins
• Peanut Sauce recipe for noodles and more
• Ham and Cheese Lunchbox Muffins
• Cold Soba Noodle Salad

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

We've got some tips and sitter dinner recipe ideas to keep everyone fed without making your date night cost tons of extra money or labor for you.

• 10-Minute Dinner Ideas
• How Sandwiches Can Save Your Busies Seasons
• How We’re Using Our Air Fryers These Days
• Easy Ways to Serve Eggs for Dinner
• How to Turn Any Ground Meat Into a Delicious Dinner
• What Date Night In Really Looks Like When You’re a Parent
• Easy Tuna Melts Anyone Can Make
• Big Hero Sandwich
• Make-Ahead Pizza Paninis
• Pesto BLT Wraps
• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Pizza Dogs
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggs
• Quick and Easy Pizza Mini Bagels

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ICYMI, last summer we did a series of shorter episodes called "Summer Solutions". This year, we're reheating the most popular episodes from that series. This week - slow cooker meals for summer.

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In a dinner rut? Today we’re playing a game of If You Usually Cook X, Try Y that has us riffing on classic, kid-friendly staples like chicken fingers and mac and cheese to make them feel fresh.

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook
• Creamy Lemon Pasta
• Pasta with Yogurt Sauce
• Baked Cheesy Rice with Green Chiles
• Lahmacun
• Easy Lahmacun
• Fry bread tacos
• Naan + kebobs
• Pizza beans (or any cheesy bean bake)
• Pizza dip
• Quinoa patties
• Big Mac Sloppy joes
• Thai Chicken Burger
• Tortellini en brodo
• Sheet Pan Chicken shawarma
• Breaded tofu nuggets
• Stacie’s Fast Food Style Spicy Chicken Sandwich

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Being a human is hard and we all need as many tools in our coping toolbox as possible. We chat with baker, author, and activist, Becca Rea-Tucker (aka @thesweetfeminist), about how baking has become one of her most powerful coping and processing mechanisms — and how she thinks it can become one for you and maybe even your kids too.

• More about Becca on her site The Sweet Feminist
• Becca on Instagram, @thesweetfeminist
• Becca’s Substack, The Sweet Feminist
• Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today!)
• Mental Health Implications of Abortion Restrictions - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2211124
• Ineedana.com
• Wetestify.com

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We can’t promise that every kid or picky eater can become a salad convert, but we have strategies for how to build delicious salads that are crave-worthy for you and more likely to get a thumbs up from your littlest eaters — even the picky ones.

• Our episode, Easy Side Dishes That Aren’t an Afterthought
• Our episode, Our Favorite No Cook Family Dinners for Summer
• Hidden Valley Ranch
• Bolthouse Farms dressings
• Acid League dressings
• Not Just dressings
• Trader Joe’s Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce
• Stacie's Melon Salad with Chili Crisp
• How to Make an Easy Dinner Salad More Fun: Add Chicken Nuggets

• Meghan's Maple Mustard Vinaigrette
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Sweet and Sour Nuggs
• Stone Fruit Panzanella Salad
• Dinner-Worthy Ramen Salad
• Quinoa, Black Bean, and Mango Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
• Make-Ahead Summer Veggie and Chickpea Salad
• Cheeseburger Salad

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Got a teen home this summer or a graduate heading off to college? You need this conversation with Katie Morford about her book Prep: The Essential College Cookbook. In this REHEATED interview from 2019 Stacie and Katie talk through getting older kids in the kitchen and the skills that all kids need before they leave the nest.

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

• Prep: The Essential College Cookbook https://amzn.to/41mOn9O
• Rise & Shine https://amzn.to/44k9HPg
• Best Lunch Box Ever https://amzn.to/3ANNQlJ
• Katie’s website - Mom’s Kitchen Handbook https://www.momskitchenhandbook.com/
• Katie on instagram @momskitchenhandbook

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You’ve heard us grapple with how diet culture has impacted us and shaped how we feed our families, but is talk of diet culture, body positivity, and intuitive eating a distraction from understanding the structures and systems of oppression (or worse: a tool that reinforces those structures and systems)? We talk to Jessica Wilson, MS, RD, and author It’s Always Been Ours, to start unpacking this question — and more.

Links from this episode

• All about Jessica Wilson
• Jessica’s book, It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies
• Jessica on Instagram, @jessicawilson.msrd
• Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun L. Harrison
• The AAP childhood obesity guidelines, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity”

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

In this installment of How We Feed, we chat with disabled chef and writer Kendra DePinto, about adaptive cooking and feeding ourselves — and our families — while living with chronic illness. As always, we're reminded that tips that make cooking more accessible serve every cook: this is a must-listen for all.

Links from this episode

• Kendra's site
• Kendra’s Amazon shop, which includes her favorite adaptive cooking tools
• Kendra on TikTok, @kendrawesomeness
• Kendra on Instagram, @kendrawesomeness



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In an extension of our Use It Up series, meal prep expert, Dini Klein of Prep + Rally, talks to us about how to use up some of your most asked-about stubborn ingredients.

Links from this episode

• Dini on Instagram, @prepandrally
• Dini’s Have This, Make That series on Instagram
• Our episode, Real Life Meal Prep As Self Care with Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean
• Our episode, Meal Planning on a Budget
• Our episode, The Art of Intentional Leftovers with David Tamarkin
• Stacie’s Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook
• Dini's Crazy Kitchen Sink Cookies recipe from her book Prep + Rally: An Hour of Prep, a Week of Delicious Meals
• Our Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Cookie recipe
• Our One-Pan Baked Oatmeal recipe (using leftover bananas)
• How to Make Buttermilk at Home
• Jamie Oliver's Chicken in Milk recipe
• Dini's Chicken Ramen Bake on IG Reels
• Korean Banana Milk
• Patty’s Banana Coffee review
• Coffee Chocolate Nice Cream
• Sautéed Bananas recipe from Stacie's book Make It Easy
• Banana Bread Protein Balls
• Banana Snacking Cake with Chocolate Malted Cream Cheese Frosting

Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/community

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Ten-minute dinners live in the space between no-cook meals and what recipe writers call “quick recipes,” which typically take about 35 minutes to pull together. Right now, winter fatigue, kids off for spring break, and summer planning have us relying on these lightning fast meals, but make no mistake, there’s always a reason to have 10-minute dinner ideas in your back pocket.

Links from this episode:

• Our episode, What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking
• Our episode, The Magic of Meatballs
• Our episode, How to Turn Hummus Into Family Dinners
• Our episode, Our Best No-Cook Meals
• Our recipe for Pizza Dogs https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-pizza-dogs/
• Our favorite Tuna Melt recipe https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-easy-tuna-melts-anyone-can-make/
• The Acid League Sushi Shop Salad Dressing: https://www.acidleague.com/products/sushi-shop-dressing
• Not Just Lemon Miso Salad Dressing https://notjust.co/products/not-just-salad-dressing-3-pack
• Trader Joe’s Eggplant Garlic Spread with Red Peppers https://amzn.to/3ZTiAw5

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We’ve got another empties episode in which we share the new pantry products we’ve purchased and completely used up. This is the second installment in what might become a new series on food products and grocery store finds that are worth it. (This is good stuff: we should do more of them, right?!)

Links from this episode:

• Liz’s request in our DIJFY community
• The Okayest Moms podcast
• Trader Joe’s Ketchup Flavored Sprinkle Seasoning Blend
• Trader Joe’s Pizza Sprinkle Seasoning Blend
• Jacobsen Salt x Diaspora Turmeric Popcorn Seasoning
• Our episode, The Smoothie Project with Catherine McCord
• Our episode, How I Feed As a Fat Parent with Zoe Potter
• Beautiful Briny Sea Magic Unicorn Seasoned Salt: https://amzn.to/3YyIkwO
• Trader Joe’s Cheesy Seasoning Blend
• Trader Joe’s Italian Bomba Hot Pepper Sauce
• Paro Tarka Oil
• Acid League Sushi Shop Salad Dressing
• Jennifer Fisher Spicy Salt
• Trader Joe’s Eggplant Garlic Spread with Red Peppers
• Trader Joe’s Yellow Cling Peach Halves
• Cocojune Coconut Yogurts
• Jalapa Jar fresh salsas
• Greek Sour Cherries in Syrup
• Navitas Cacao and Greens
• XCJ/Mila Noodles >> XCJ just rebranded and is now Mila, but all the products are the same!
• XCJ/Mila Ginger Scallion Umami sauce
• XCJ/Mila Classic Vinegar Sauce
• Stacie’s favorite chai

Don't forget to check out our community (where you can request episodes too!). Join us in our FREE chat board or check out membership options for extra goodies like recipes and FOUR full-length bonus episode every month.

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Whether you’re new to mixology and setting up a bar for the first time, a curious sipper resetting for a new season, or a cocktail enthusiast trying to up the ante, we break down what you need, what you don’t, and what you should consider splurging on for your home bar.

Links From This Episode

• Gosling’s Ginger Beer
• What is amaro?
• Cynar
• Amaro Nonino
• Luxardo Cherries
• Our Faux Gatorade recipe
• Our Flavored Rimming Sugars
• Beautiful Briny Sea Orange Chili Sugar
• Jack Rudy cocktail products (including their grenadine )
• Stackable Bodega Glassess

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After months of heavy use, the hardest working space in your house likely needs a thorough cleaning. We’ve got spring cleaning tips for your kitchen, whether you’re a big project kind of person or prefer to step it out.

Links From This Episode

• Our favorite cleaning and organizing products https://didntijustfeedyou.com/our-favorite-cleaning-products-list/
• Our simple cleaning vinegar recipe https://didntijustfeedyou.com/simple-cleaning-vinegar-recipe/
• Our episode, How to Clean As You Go with Taryn Williford
• Our episode, Our Favorite Cleaning Products
• Our episode with KC Davis, How We Feed As a Parent with ADHD

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

Links for these recipes + products are in the FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

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Heather Staller of @heather.happykidskitchen gets real with us about getting kids in the kitchen. As a culinary expert who’s been teaching kids to cook for years, Heather shares practical tips and tricks for cooking with kids even when it’s not their thing — or yours!

Links From This Episode

• Heather’s site HappyKidsKitchen.com
• Heather on Instagram @heather.happykidskitchen
• Kid Kitchen: Fun & Easy Recipes You Can Make All by Yourself by Heather Staller
• Little Helpers Toddler Kitchen by Heather Staller
• Our episode with KC Davis, How We Feed: As a Parent with ADHD
• Rosanna Pansino’s Nerdy Nummies https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwmbv6NE4mOh8Z8VhPUx1Q
• The Nerdy Nummies cookbook https://amzn.to/3ImRrdO

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It’s been three years since we last talked about air fryers and a lot has changed. Stacie got an air fryer, for one, and Meghan has fallen off using hers regularly. These, and other shifts, in the ways that we use our air fryers has led to some realizations and thoughts on how to make the most of yours (or whether you should get one if you’re still a hold out!).

Links From This Episode

• Do You Need an Air Fryer? Jessica Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us Answer
• Stacie’s Cruxgg air fryer
• What Is an Air Fryer and Is It Worth It (updated in 2022)
• We Tried the Gadget That Turns Your Instant Pot into an Air Fryer — Here’s What We Thought
• Instant Pot Makes a Multi-Cooker That’s ALSO an Air Fryer — and It’s My New Favorite Small Appliance
• Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill & Smoker, 7-in-1 Master Grill
• The What We’re Cooking and Eating Now episode where Stacie mentions Swordfish
• Not Just Lemon Miso Salad Dressing
• How We Feed: As a Parent with ADHD with KC Davis
• A Busy Parent’s Guide to Shopping at Costco with Patty Catalano

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One of the questions we get asked most is whether busy home cooks need an air fryer? We're revisiting episode 96, where we talk with air fryer aficionado Jess Dang about whether the air fryer is for certain cooks only, or all of them, and how anyone can optimize their air fryer for easier meals all day long. Plus, we followed up with Jess three years later to see if her thoughts on her air fryer have changed.

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A classic American dish, chili is not just one thing: there are as many variations as they are places where chili is eaten. Among its many virtues, chili is hearty, nutritious, packed with flavor, and can be made in a big batch, making it a perfect family meal — except when someone in your family is a chili hater. In that case, we’ve got help!

Links From This Episode

• Our What We’re Cooking and Eating Now episode with Bailey Walton
• Our episode Spice up Your Family’s Food with Chief Spice Mama, Kanchan Koya
• Acid League Smoked Malt Vinegar
• How to Make the Easiest Turkey Chili
• Our White Chicken Chili recipe
• Our All the Cans Chili recipe
• Stacie’s Green and White Chicken Chili Verde from her Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook
• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner: 50 Winning Ways to Cook It Up!
• Alton Brown’s Chili Con Carne
• Cincinnati Chili recipe
• Copycat Skyline Chili recipe
• I Tried 4 Famous Vegetarian Chili Recipes and the Easiest Was Also the Best

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As part of our How We Feed series, we talk with author and licensed therapist KC Davis about feeding a family as a parent with ADHD.

Links From This Episode

KC on Instagram, @strugglecare

KC on TikTok @domesticblisters

How To Keep House While Drowning

Souper Cubes https://www.soupercubes.com/

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With inflation at an all-time high, grocery prices keep going up and up… and up. These are the ways that we are saving on food and household items, and bringing our weekly grocery back bill down.

Links From This Episode

How to Make a Flax Egg

Christine Koh on Instagram @drchristinekoh

Liz moody on Instagram @lizmoody

Homemade Pancake Mix

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner cookbook

How to Cook Dried Beans

Our episode Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit for tons more bean inspo

Our episode What to Freeze, and What Not to Freeze

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In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

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Stuck in a cooking rut? We’re talking through ways to spark cooking magic. Whether you miss feeling inspired or you simply strive to keep from hating dinner prep, we’ve got ideas and recipes to help you get your cooking mojo back.

Links From This Episode

Philly Cheesesteak Pasta https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-philly-cheesesteak-pasta-skillet-248217#post-recipe-12849

Sourdough Dutch Baby Pancake https://didntijustfeedyou.com/recipe-sourdough-dutch-baby-pancake/

How to Make Popovers https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-popovers-171064

Jamie Oliver’s Chicken in Milk https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-in-milk/

BBQ Sweet Potato Croutons https://minimalistbaker.com/bbq-roasted-sweet-potato-croutons/

Justine Snacks (one of Stacie’s inspo follows on TikTok) https://justinesnacks.com/

Baked By Melissa on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@bakedbymelissa?lang=en

How to Cook Quinoa Perfectly https://staciebillis.com/how-to-cook-quinoa-perfectly/

Air Fryer Pineapple https://www.tiktok.com/@airfrypapi/video/7190874699457482026

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In our last episode of 2022, we look back at this year and reveal what’s ahead for next. Plus — in case you haven’t heard — we make an announcement and share all the DIJFY episodes you should listen to over the holiday break.

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From Birria tacos to “healthy coke,” we cover the food trends of 2022 that we loved — and ones that we didn’t too.

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It’s our 5th annual Best Cookbooks of the Year for family cooks with Brian Stewart of the Salt + Spine podcast. Whether you’re looking for inspiration to make cooking for your family more exciting or hoping your kids can start pulling their weight in the kitchen, we’ve got the cookbooks you need.

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TW: In this episode, we discuss issues, feelings and experiences around disordered eating, weight and body image. If you or someone you know is struggling with eating disorders, reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 or check out this list of other ED and ED-related helplines: https://bulimia.com/eating-disorders/eating-disorder-hotlines/#hotlines

This episode doesn’t have tips or answers, but as part of our commitment to explore all aspects of feeding a family, we share some personal stories and thoughts about how to support tweens and teens growing up in diet culture — and how trying to help them can dredge up stuff for us too.

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In this reheated episode, we go over the basics of storing leftovers safely and share ideas for how to use up holiday leftovers in the most delicious ways.

The most helpful year in review? The easy family meals we cooked in 2022 that we loved the most — plus a few things we ate out that we can't stop thinking about. These are the recipes and meal ideas we’ll be taking into 2023. This week’s episode is brought to you by:

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About a quarter of American adults are part of the sandwich generation, a group of adults who are taking care of kids and an adult parent(s) at the same time. While circumstances vary greatly, feeding is a primary part of the role. In this episode, we speak to one mom living the sandwich generation life about how she manages it all.

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Savory baking isn’t just pizza and quiche! Beloved baker Erin Jeanne McDowell joins us to talk about her latest book Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between, talks to us about building confidence in the kitchen, and dishes up her best holiday baking advice.

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With the winter holidays fast approaching, we’re thinking about how to feed a crowd in what seems to be a kinda-maybe-mostly-post-pandemic world. From changed expectations to tried-and-true entertaining tips, we’ve got your host duties covered.

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In the latest installment of our How We Feed series, plus-size, anti-diet content creator, Zoe Potter, talks to us about feeding herself and her family as a fat person committed to intuitive eating.

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There are YOYO (You’re On Your Own) meals that kids can make when they are home alone and need to feed themselves, but what happens when they are home alone during dinner prep time? In this episode, we explore ideas and recipes that empower kids to help us prep dinner so that it's ready when we walk through the door. This episode is brought to you by:

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Want a peek at our empties? In this episode, we share all of the pantry products that we actually use up — and a few that we don’t. This week’s episode is brought to you by:

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In this episode, we chat with Ali Slagle, author of I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To), about low-effort, high reward recipes. Because what could be dreamier?

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The title of this one says it all: Is there a way to buy snacks that balances convenience, budget and nutrition? We try and work it out. (Try being the operative word!) This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsors:

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Listener Emily S. has been working on her tools to save on groceries — from prepping veggies to cooking mostly whole foods from scratch — but with soaring food prices, it’s still not quite enough. In this episode, we’re digging deeper to find creative and some unconventional ways to save even more on our grocery budgets, and Stacie offers up a few potentially controversial ideas. This week’s episode is brought to you by:

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What’s the connection between sleep and nutrition? We talk through the foods that are said to promote better sleep and also foods that help us wake up in the morning. This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsors KiwiCo and Sunnie

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Nearly every parent dreams of their kid being able to pack their own damn school lunch, but is that really what we want (or need)? And if it is, what’s realistic and how do we set them up for lunch packing success? We talk through it all! This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsors, Hiya Health and KiwiCo:

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Food joy can fade away in the overwhelm of back-to-school season, but easy, weeknight baking ensures that there’s a sweet way to end every day. Jessie Sheehan, author of Snackable Bakes, talks to us about easy-peasy recipes for exceptionally scrumptious weekday treats. This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsor, KiwiCo:

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With supermarket inflation at an all-time high, Heather from Okayest Moms asked us to talk through ways to give our picky kids their safe foods while also feeding ourselves what we like, all while dodging diet culture pitfalls while talking through food choices.

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One of our main principles is to show your future self love. In this episode, we share all of the things we do on the weekend — in short stints of time — to help make weeknight cooking easier, less stressful, and more delicious. Each is a gift to your future self.

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We’ve got all the best lunchboxes and lunchbox accessories that you need — and some things you don’t too — to start the school year off right.

There’s nothing quite like peak summer produce, except a taste of peak summer produce in the middle of winter. In this one, we cover all the easy ways to preserving summer produce, no elaborate canning process required.

This week's What We’re Cooking & Eating Now with a special guest! Meghan invited her IRL BFF Patty Catalano to plan what they'll be cooking on their shared family vacation!

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We love eggs for dinner all year around, but they are a go-to especially during the summer months when we lean on our easiest, quickest, most filling meals. This week’s sponsor:

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We’ve got all the reasons why your slow cooker should be your best friend in the summer and the best summer slow cooker meals you should be cooking in it. This week’s sponsors:

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This week's What We’re Cooking & Eating Now with a special guest! Meghan invited her neighbor and friend Bailey Walton to talk through what they're cooking and eating this week. Bailey is gluten- and dairy-free while feeding her husband and two boys who are not.

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There’s more to summer desserts than ice cream and popsicles. This week is all about the best no-bake desserts for summer. This week’s sponsors:

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Grilling isn’t just for quick weeknight meals and weekend BBQs. If you use it strategically, the grill is also your best summer meal prep tool.

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This week's What We’re Cooking & Eating Now with a special guest! Stacie invited one of her cooking friends to join her while Meghan has some time off. Gina is a single mom who feedings her flexing family with meal prep and her air fryer.

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We’re talking camping food and campfire cooking so that you have all the camping meal ideas for when you and your family brave the wilderness. This week’s sponsors:

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We’re myth busting microwave cooking and sharing all the ways we use our microwave to make family cooking easier during the busy — and hot! — summer months.

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This week's What We’re Cooking & Eating Now with a special guest! Stacie invited one of her besties to join her while Meghan has some time off. Bex is a mama with Celiac who feeds a family of four, including one kid who also has Celiac and is dairy free.

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We've got all the tricks for storing summer produce to help it stay fresh longer.

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We’ve got tons of pool (and beach!) snack ideas to help make summer snacking on the go easy. This week’s sponsors:

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Summer vacation is about to kick into gear and the U.S. Disney parks are in full swing. Disney expert Ashley Craft returns with the latest intel on visiting Disneyland and Disney World this summer. This week’s sponsors:

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Travel with kids can be intimidating! We’re sharing our favorite tried-and-true family travel tips for successful vacations. (Yes, really!)

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We couldn’t be more excited to chat with Eric Kim about his new book, Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home, what he ate while growing up, and what it means to cook at home for himself as a gay Korean-American Southerner living in New York City.

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This one’s a little different: We were just chatting one afternoon, sharing hard feelings about how we’ve been eating and feeding our kids, and we decided to turn on the mic. Our hope in sharing this raw moment is to show that the responsibility of feeding a family and helping shape another human’s relationship with food is heavy sometimes. We all feel unsure in moments. We’re all hard on ourselves. We all want the best for our kids, but can only manage to do the bare minimum sometimes. But at least we have each other.

We’ve been doing some reflecting on the way that we qualify food. Does feeding your family “good” and “clean” foods make you a better parent? A better steward of the environment? An overall better person? And if not, what’s the point of labeling food good or bad, clean or dirty? We dig into some of these questions and explore why doing so as the family cook might be important to the people we feed.

In the second installment of our new series, How We Feed, we’re chatting with Kristen Chase of Cool Mom Picks about feeding a family as a single parent. As it turns out, a lot of what Kristen has learned about being the only grownup in a house full of kids who need to be fed is instructive for all family cooks.

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Who else is in another season of cooking burnout? If you’re anything like us, you’d rather be out in spring weather, schlepping between practices, or even clipping toenails than planning and cooking yet another dinner. We’re here to say that it’s okay and there are ways to honor where you are and still get your family fed. We promise.

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Feeding a child starts the minute they are born, yet very little feeding education is made available to parents during pregnancy. What many of us expect to be a natural act can actually turn out to be complicated and confusing. Erica Campbell of The Milk Manual talks to us about early feeding and gives breastfeeding tips to make those first few months of feeding more joyful, no matter what baby ends up eating, breastmilk, formula, or a combination of the two.

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Cooking and cleaning, they go together like a horse and carriage (or, ahem, love and marriage). Whatever the saying, the point is that if you cook, you inevitably have to clean, so we’re sharing our favorite cleaning products for the kitchen and — because we can’t help ourselves — the rest of the house too.

We're now sharing what we're cooking and eating now every other week, not just once a quarter!

In each of these 15 minute episodes, we’ll walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

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If you’re an omnivore who has ever sought cooking advice, chances are you’ve been told to consider buying “quality” meat from your local butcher. Ahem: perhaps even by us. In this episode, we chat with 4th generation butcher and founder of Seemore Sausage, Cara Nicoletti, about why this advice matters and how to take it without breaking the bank. (Or dying of intimidation.)

In our new ongoing series, How We Feed, we speak with family cooks to whom mainstream food media doesn’t normally speak. We’re kicking things off with food writer Kim Foster who talks to us about how she thinks about feeding her foster family.

In each of these 15 minute episodes, we’ll walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested.

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Food media has turned sheet pan meals into the busy cook’s holy grail, but it’s not that simple. A fantastic sheet pan dinner recipe is harder to come by than you might expect. But with a few tricks and some know-how, we’ll help you make sheet pan dinners that deliver on their promise.

We can’t get too deep into 2022 without our favorite series: What We’re Cooking and Eating Now. These are all the things we’re making — and hoping to make — as we come down off of the holiday season this January.

The explosion of ramen hacks on TikTok has reminded us: instant ramen is one of the great gifts to busy home cooks. In this episode, we talk about all the ways you can use affordable instant ramen noodles to make so much more than soup from a flavor packet.

In our last episode of 2021, we cover the best and worst food trends, DIJFY moments, and DIJFY reviews of 2021. A humorous recap of the year, we also make sure that you walk away with a few dishes that you should keep in rotation in 2022. Because we wouldn’t be DIJFY without that.

What we're drinking for the 2021 holiday season: our favorite holiday cocktail recipes and easy holiday mocktails.

How to organize a meal train and all of our best tips and tools for feeding others, including our favorite meal sharing apps.

We’re talking vegan baking basics with Shanika Graham-White of Orchids + Sweet Tea. From her favorite vegan baking products to treats that vegan well (and some that don’t), Shanika’s flexible approach to baking inspires everyone from vegan baking dabblers to devotees.

This week, we speak with cookbook author and Jewish cooking expert Leah Koenig about what might be the greatest holiday food of all time: latkes! From the surprising role that cheese plays in the history of latkes to tips for frying them up perfectly, this is your latke playbook. And, yes, you should have a latke playbook even if you don’t celebrate the holiday. We say, latkes for all!

It’s time for our annual best cookbooks of the year episode with Brian Stewart of the Salt + Spine podcast. A Didn’t I Just Feed You tradition, this episode is a go-to wishlist of cookbooks for the family cook — and the people who we want to cook for us more. Ditch all the other best cookbooks of 2021 lists: this one is curated specifically for your busy family life

Thanksgiving sides and desserts may be the best part of every Thanksgiving meal (don’t at us!), but we know that cooking the turkey is what takes up the most time and space in your home cook brain. So this year, we’re talking turkey with a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Expert who gives us all the easy tips for how to cook a turkey… calmly and successfully.

Our 2021 holiday gift guide is here with kitchen, cooking and food gifts for everyone from the family cook to the kid who loves being in the kitchen (or the science of cooking!). Most people cook and everyone loves to eat, so there’s truly something here for everyone on your list. Yourself included.

Holiday cookie season is around the corner, but first we’re taking a step back. We speak to cookie expert Jesse Szewczyk about everything you need to know about baking cookies. From types of cookies to cookie baking techniques, we get the lowdown on how to master all types of cookies, from everyday treats to holiday sweets.

Nothing is more exciting than prepping our pantries for fall and holiday baking — but then what to do with all the ingredients? We talk to cookbook author and New York Times Cooking senior editor, Genevieve Ko, about all the things we need for fun, affordable, and delicious fall baking, and also get her ideas for how to use it all up so that we’re not stuck with all the same ingredients next fall baking season

Feeding teens can feel alarmingly high stakes. Between diet culture, social media, changing bodies and schedules, hormones, and their growing independence, it’s often hard to know where parents should define boundaries. We speak to a registered adolescent dietitian, Bracha Kopstick, who specializes in teen nutrition to help us feel calm and confident raising tweens and teens to have a positive relationship with food and their bodies.

No matter how you’re celebrating Halloween, one thing is true: it would be great to get a filling meal into everyone’s bellies before the candy onslaught. This year, we’ve got tons of homemade (and semi-homemade) options that cover everything from utilitarian meals that get the job done quickly to cute festive dinners to low-cook crowdpleasers for gathering with family and friends.

There’s a magic strategy that lives between meal prepping and meal planning, and this week’s guest, Cassy Joy Garcia, has mastered it: cook once, eat twice. From a mindset shift to concrete strategies, we talk to Cassy about how to spend less time cooking while eating fresh homemade meals every night, no boring repeats.

The hardest part of feeding a kid — at any age! — is figuring out snacks. Snacking feels near-constant and can cost an arm and a leg. Yet it is an essential part of every person’s diet, so we’re going back to basics and brainstorming both homemade and store-bought snack ideas for all kids, from toddlers to teens.

After 18 months of nearly constant cooking and eating at home, we’re looking to refresh our kitchens without spending too much time or money. From thoughts on organization to playing with color and decor, interior designer David Quarles IV shares simple ideas for breathing new life into a space that we have worn out.

The key to avoiding school lunch packing drudgery is not being more creative the morning of, but rather making sure that you’ve set yourself up for success. When your fridge and pantry are well packed with a variety of ingredients, it’s so much easier to stay inspired — or at least keep it fresh. This is our comprehensive list of what we put in our carts for back-to-school grocery shopping.

In our new series Use It Up, we talk about how to make best use of ingredients that we tend to find lingering (maybe even languishing) in our fridges. First up, summer produce: It’s that time of year when we buy up the last of summer produce in an exuberant frenzy — without a plan. So now what with all that zucchini and basil?

If you’re anything like us, you’ll agree that September is the new January. The beginning of a new school year brings that high energy for cleaning and reorganizing. We’re making the most of it with Kenika Williams, a professional organizer who we tapped for tips and tricks for getting all that lunchbox gear in order.

Packing vegetables as part of school lunch is less about ensuring that said veggies necessarily get eaten and more about relieving the pressure on dinner to deliver all of the veggie exposure in day. Plus, serving up vegetables when you’re not around to manage what your kid eats is incredibly powerful (and sometimes even has surprising results!). So this week is all about creative ways to pack vegetables in school lunch — there are more ways than you might think!

Are you vegan curious, but afraid that your food won’t taste delicious? Or worse, that the kids won’t think that it tastes good? We’ve got answers! This week, Lauren Toyota of Hot For Food spills all her secrets for how to make vegan cooking taste great to all eaters, plant-based or not.

Every summer we make a mental bucket list of foods we want to cook, eat, and savor while we can. Because, before you know it, there will be a never-ending parade of apples, winter squash, and long cooked stews. Here are all the things we’re determined to eat and cook before summer ends and that we hope you’ll take time to enjoy too.

The question of what qualifies as a sandwich has long been debated, but that’s not what we’re talking about today. We figure we’re all, more or less, on the same page about what a sandwich is, but maybe not as much about how they can save us during our busiest times. So this week is all about how sandwiches — from the lunchbox variety to dinner sammies — can help make our transition to back-to-school way easier.

Our favorite episode during our favorite time of year! Nothing beats summer eating and we’re making sure to share what’s on our tables now so that we can inspire each other and, hopefully, all of you with plenty of time for all of us to act on the inspiration. We’re not letting a single summer dish get away this year!

Hot dogs and burgers get all the summer glory, but if you ask us, summer is the perfect time to enjoy seafood. Not only does seafood pair perfectly with summer produce and the light touch of summer-style cooking, but to the delight of many children, it can also be messy and fun. What better way to introduce kids to seafood than to have them dig in with sauces, melted butter, and newspaper on the table?

Both the slow cooker and Instant Pot are strongly associated with cold weather cooking thanks to how well they handle soups, stews, and other cozy foods. But if you ask us, anything that cooks dinner with a plug, is a summer lifesaver. Here’s how we use both kitchen tools to make summer cooking easier and way less hot.

We see you, and we are you. We are also tired of cooking and out enjoying the summer. So this week, it’s all about how NOT to cook. Or perhaps more accurately, how to cook less, since we all still have mouths to feed and aren’t made of money. But seriously, let’s keep it to a minimum. Here’s how.

With life opening up, more of us are planning on hosting and visiting family and friends this summer — but it’s not a complete return to “normal”. In this episode, we share our favorite summer entertaining tips and tricks that still stand, and also talk about the ways in which we’re shifting our summer entertaining habits for a post-Covid world.

Nearly every cuisine in the world includes rice. After all, this agricultural staple has built countries and shaped global economies. This week, we talk with Parisa Parnian, Chef JJ Johnson, and Christine Gallary about the role that rice played on their family tables growing up, and its place in their kitchens today.

You know that meme about how family vacation is just doing the same stuff in a new place? It’s funny, because it’s true — at least when it comes to feeding kids. So we’re sharing our favorite strategies for vacation meals and meal planning ideas that work for all kinds of family travel.

This week we're answering a listener's question on food for picnics. Katie Kurtz asked "Hi hello, I’m a mother of 3 under 4 and I live in California’s armpit. Is there an episode of picnic meals? Or do any of you lovely humans have picnic ideas for kids who eat too many sandwiches and don’t like meat?" We've had similar questions for family meal ideas for eating on the sidelines during summer sports, ideas to bring to the pool, listen for all our best ideas.

Grilling season is officially underway, and who better than The Grill Dads to help us kick things off. This week, Mark and Fey answer all of your burning grilling questions (see what we did there?) — and then some.

Rice is the third largest agricultural commodity, and the only of the top three grown primarily for human consumption. That makes it the most important food crop to human sustenance, providing humans worldwide with a whopping one-fifth of our caloric intake. Rice is that important. And kind of tricky to cook — until you know how to do it right.

What We're Cooking and Eating Now is one of your favorite series, but it is not-so-secretly one of Stacie and Meghan's favorites too. Tune in to hear how Stacie is feeding less meat to her growing dudes and how Meghan is using up freezer leftovers as she preps for her cross-country move.

In this episode, we go over how to make muffins and why you should. The most flexible of the quick bread batters, muffins can be made sweet or savory, serious or fun, for breakfast, snack time or lunch. You can make them ahead, you only need one bowl, they freeze well, and most importantly, they bring serious food joy with very little work.

If you haven’t already heard, Meghan is moving her family back across the country from Boise, Idaho to Chattanooga, Tennessee next month. Even though she’s done one long haul move with a family of four, she asked our listeners group for their best advice and partnered with her own experience is giving advice for moving a family and packing your kitchen, plus what to eat along the way!

There’s no magic to great cooking, but there are some tricks of the trade that can help any cook improve their final dish. From applying high heat to using spices in layers, these are our favorite ways to boost flavor in your cooking.

Many parents feel pressure to be more eco-friendly in the kitchen, but is that a viable answer to the climate crisis? We speak with environmental educator Isaias Hernandez of @queerbrownvegan about adopting an intersectional lens to better understand the relationship between environmentalism and feeding our families, and to empower manageable action in a quest to be more eco-friendly.

Feels like just yesterday we we’re publishing a mini episode on emergency readiness for your kitchen and quietly preparing for a few weeks of lockdown. One year into pandemic life, we’re taking a look back at what quarantine has taught us about feeding our families, grocery shopping, and ourselves.

Food at restaurants just tastes better, it isn’t just that someone else cooked the food either. Chefs know lots of little tricks for prepping, cooking, and serving food. It takes a special kind of magic and skill to turn chef’s dishes into recipes that home cooks can master, and this week’s guest Christine Gallary has all that and more. Christine is one of Meghan’s colleagues at Kitchn.com, but she spent the last 3 years working on an epic Chinese food cookbook. She distills everything she learned to help us cook better too.

Everyone loves a great dip — especially kids — and making it a part of dinner adds much needed fun to the table. While we’ll never complain about eating chips and guac as a meal, we have tips for how to serve dips in a way that turns them into a well-rounded meal that satisfies everyone, even picky eaters.

Both Stacie and Meghan’s kids are headed back to school full time this spring. With Covid precautions in place, they’re both making adjustments to changed lunch room protocols and just straight up getting back in the swing of packing lunches 5 days a week. This month’s mini episode is a a little look at our current routine and what things we are doing a little different for a new lunch room landscape.

A new season calls for a new round of what we’re cooking and eating now. Meghan’s moving fast into spring with big, chopped salads while Stacie hangs a bit longer in the space between winter and spring. Yet! There’s so much overlap in the flavors and ingredients we’re cooking with these days.

One of the hardest parts of cooking is the cleaning that ensues, so it’s no surprise that we’re regularly asked about how to best clean as you go. We chat with cleaning expert Taryn Williford about how to set yourself up to cook without creating a huge mess — or at least without creating a mess that makes you feel overwhelmed and like you’d rather never cook again.

One of the most common parent questions about plant-based eating — from vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore parents alike — is whether a solely plant-based diet is safe. In our first episode in a series exploring the many ways to delve into plant-based eating as a family, we speak to two experts about the health and safety of veganism and vegetarianism for kids at every age.

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You just found out that you or someone you cook for has to go dairy free. Now what? Stacie shares her experience of this very scenario, along with helpful tips and her favorite dairy-free products, which is pretty much everything you need to stay calm and get started.

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This year, we’re opting out of January’s onslaught of healthy eating content and going back to basics that we’re pretty sure everyone can agree on: the value of starting the day with a well-balanced meal. We’ll never ditch cereal (we’re not monsters!), but we are collecting fresh ideas for making quick, well-balanced breakfasts. And nothing that requires us to give up sleep is allowed.

We spend a lot of time talking about family dinners, school lunches, and easy breakfast ideas, but celebration cakes have been one of the most requested episodes. Both Stacie and Meghan have kids celebrating birthdays this week, so it felt like the perfect time to talk about the ever enduring tradition of birthday cake. We’re sharing our family traditions, recipes, and tips for making everyday cakes into celebratory treats!

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Our favorite cookbook expert and host of the popular Salt + Spine podcast, Brian Stewart, is back for our 3rd annual cookbook gift guide episode. Brian shares his picks for the best cookbooks of 2020 in categories that reflect this strange and difficult year. For example: Tired of cooking — but know you can’t stop? He’s got a cookbook for you! Need your teen to step up and help in the kitchen? We’ve got a cookbook for that — and so much more too!

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The internet is a trove of ideas for edible gifts, but in this episode we focus on food gifts that are easy to make (because we’re tired) and also make life easy for your recipient (because everyone else it tired too). From quick projects you can do with the kids to meals you can batch cook to make life easier for a friend, we’ve got tons of edible gift inspiration.

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An essential winter cooking technique, we’re counting on braising to save our weary cooking souls this season. With this guide on how to braise, from start to finish, we do our best to dispel the myth that braising is fussy. Plus we share our favorite braising recipes for everything from beef to beans, each of which makes tons of leftovers so that you that can cook once, eat twice all winter long.

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Here it is, Our Second Annual Gift Guide Episode: We pulled together our favorite products from the year as well as a few favorite new finds to create a gift guide for 2020 Namely, a collection of gifts both big and small that make life in the kitchen more fun, tastier, or more connected with family. Be sure to click through the show notes to find all the links you need for easy shopping.

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If you ask us, one of the most important home cooking skills is how to bake pie. And here’s the thing: there’s not just one right way. In this episode, we delve deep into everything from types of pies to pie crusts and fillings, decorating pies to doctoring store-bought ones so that they feel more like homemade. Basically, we delve into everything you need to know to make any type from elaborate to semi-homemade pies.

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We’re not playing this year: we’re tired, and hungry, and taking easy very seriously. Apps can’t just be easy the way every recipe under the sun is described as easy. They need to be two letters easy. They need to be EZ! So in this episode, we’re sharing easy holiday appetizers and easy appetizer ideas that are easy to cook, easy to portion, easy to eat, and of course, made with store-bought shortcuts.

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Soup szn is upon us, and we start our musings on soup with the big question: Is soup even dinner? We believe that it can be, but not without all the right components: from a rich broth and variety of hearty elements, to fantastic toppings, and yes, sometimes filling sides. This may sound like a lot of work, but it truly doesn’t have to be. And when it call comes together easily, you can’t get a more delicious and satisfying cold-weather dinner.

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Election anxiety, worry over a second quarantine, and our general dread of the holidays stuck at home has got us both thinking about comfort food. This month’s mini episode is a slightly revealing looking at what foods bring us soothe us individually. Stacie and Meghan discuss the universal ideal of comfort food (pasta, creamy cheese, chocolate) and how are personal cravings align or don’t during times of high stress and personal distress.

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