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Weekly Meal Plan, Quarantine Edition

March 29, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

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Dishes, Dishes and More Dishes Cooking at home has taken on a whole new meaning: Dishes! And lots of them!! I know many of you are cooking more than ever, but hang in there. Cooking together with your family is such a fun way to spend time together. For slightly older kids, let them pick…

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Weekly Meal Plan // March 22-27

March 21, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

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Let’s Cook! Hi everyone! Just here meal planning like always with a big old stack of my favorite cookbooks and a warm cup of coffee. A meal plan creates a sense of routine and also might help reduce stress around dinner time. When I got ready to meal plan today, I was surprised by how…

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Basic Knife Skills

March 20, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Learn basic knife skills like how to hold a knife, how to sharpen a knife, and how to cut and onion and bell pepper

Basic Knife Skills I thought it might be helpful to share some oldie-but-goodie knife skills videos. These and other easy recipe videos are on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe and share with friends! Knife skills are a building block that just might make your time in the kitchen a little more efficient, a little less…

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Pantry Meal Plan

March 14, 2020 By msmart 2 Comments

Easy Pantry Dinners

Two Weeks of Pantry and Freezer Meals Now that you have a list of everything for a well-stocked freezer and pantry, you need some ideas for what to do with it! Work to start with fresh ingredients and produce stocked in your refrigerator. Make a big batch of vegetable soup and freeze it in serving…

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How to Stock Your Pantry and Freezer

March 13, 2020 By msmart 3 Comments

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Perfect Your Pantry Game Stock your pantry with cooking essentials to make your weeknight dinners a breeze. Some of my favorite “faster than fast” dinners come from pantry ingredients: Penne with Rao’s, chicken thighs plucked from the freezer and cooked with a jar of salsa verde, roasted red pepper and tomato soup or my throwback…

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Weekly Meal Plan // March 8-13

March 7, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

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Happy weekend, everyone. We have a quiet Saturday around here and let me tell you, I’m so thankful. One more week until Spring Break, and we are taking it one day at a time. The world is an anxious place right now, but to stay calm I’ve tried to focus on what I’m grateful for…

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White Chicken Chili

March 4, 2020 By msmart Leave a Comment

For an easy weeknight dinner try the White Chicken Chili Recipe from Smart In The Kitchen. The recipe can be adjusted to be made in and InstantPot.

White Chicken Chili My family is full of chili aficionados. We don’t discriminate amongst turkey, beef, brisket, veggie or chicken chili. So while it’s still a little cool and crisp outside, get this white chicken chili on the stove. Full of green chilies, jalapeƱos and green bell pepper, it’s almost more “green chicken chili” than…

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