Here’s What We’re Cooking Up! If you’re still looking for the perfect last-minute gift, it’s not too late to purchase a yearly Smart in the Kitchen School membership for a friend or family member. As a bonus, we’ll throw in our Smart Knife Skills online course for free (a $97 value). We can also coordinate the shipment of a HB…
Weekly Meal Plan // December 20-26
Countdown to Christmas Here we goooooo! Make your lists and check them twice. Advent season is in full swing and it’s starting to feel a little magical. That’s mostly because we just drove for three hours in the snow with Christmas music blaring (well, only for the last five miles, but it sure felt festive)….
Weekly Meal Plan // December 12-18
Busy Days Call for Easy Dinners There’s no time to wax poetic about family dinner. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Hope you all have a great week ahead. SUNDAY Chicken and wild rice soup and a big green salad. I’m making this in the Instant Pot, but you could just as easily make…
Weekly Meal Plan // Dec 5-10
Dinners for the Week Ahead SUNDAY Christmas cookies all day over here. And the dishes to prove it! Peppermint bark, peanut butter blossoms, and the best of intentions to make Joy the Baker’s peanut butter balls. I’m heating up leftover bolognese for dinner and tossing a Caesar salad. I make this dressing in a glass…
Weekly Meal Plan // Nov 28-Dec 3
December, Here We Come! One more reminder of some serious Smart in the Kitchen deals! I don’t want you to miss you on the chance to join my cooking school for the best deal ever! Plus, it includes my knife skills course as a bonus! Here’s the details: HB + SITK aprons are 50% off!…
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Thankful for Leftovers We had Thanksgiving at my parent’s house in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, so no leftovers for us! I’m tempted to roast a turkey breast just for the sandwich situation. Here are some ideas for what you can do with the leftover bird. Also, tomorrow I have an amazing Black Friday sale! Since…
Weekly Meal Plan // November 14-19
The Last Stretch Until Thanksgiving Today I’m heading out to Houston Oaks Holiday Market for their inaugural show. I’ll be there with Hunter Bell + Smart in the Kitchen aprons on Sunday and Monday! Come say hi if you’re attending, it’s open to members and non-members alike and will be a FUN way to kick…
Weekly Meal Plan // November 7-12
Here We Go! Dinners for a Busy Week I had so many things I wanted to say tonight, but I’m not quite sure where to begin. Instead, I’ll just say that there’s a gaggle of boisterous senior girls laughing in my kitchen and that makes the world feel ok and a lot less scary. And…
Weekly Meal Plan // October 24-29
Dinner in a Flash I’m making this super quick! It was a busy weekend and I’m packing up for a trip to Round Top tomorrow. Come visit me at Bader Ranch on Monday from 10 am-5 pm! I’ll have the Hunter Bell + Smart in the Kitchen aprons with me. Please introduce yourself and say…
Weekly Meal Plan // October 17-22
SUNDAY The plan was to make “clean out the fridge soup” otherwise known as kale and white bean minestrone. But then I started doing laundry, and listening to Atomic Habits, and cleaning out my closet. I honestly don’t have the energy to cut and chop one thing. Been there? I’m making a simple pasta casserole…