This Asian Chicken Salad Meal Prep recipe makes it easy to meal prep lunches for the week, it is a delicious salad that will revival your favorite take-out salad. This Asian salad is an easy salad for me to pull together in under 15 minutes because it is made from vegetables that I often haveRead More
How to Meal Prep Salads and Keep Salad Fresh
Do you want to make salads for the week without worrying about a soggy salad? Use these strategies and tips on how to meal prep salads and keep salad fresh for a week to make healthy salads for lunch this week! If you are looking for meal prep recipes and ideas, check out the cookbook Prep-AheadRead More
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oatmeal
This easy Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oatmeal is a healthy way to satisfy pumpkin pie cravings! One of my favorite holiday dishes is pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream. The day after Thanksgiving, I always eat leftover pumpkin pie for breakfast (if there is any leftover pie). I started making this Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oatmeal soRead More
Chicken Dinner Menu Plan + Meal Prep Lunch Recipes
Enjoy a delicious Sunday dinner with your family and then use the leftovers to meal prep lunches or simple suppers throughout the week. Sunday Chicken Dinner Menu Plan I use several different appliances, so I can easily make large batches of each dish. Each recipe I mention in the menu plan is linked to theRead More
Easy Ways to Meal Prep Lunches
Use these easy ways to meal prep lunches to make your lunches for the week on Sunday evening. Making a week’s worth of lunches save you time on busy mornings and reduce your temptation to pick up fast food. Turkey Taco Bowls from Prep-Ahead Breakfasts and Lunches There are a lot of resources out thereRead More
1 Simple Trick to Save Time with Meal-Prepping
If you are meal prepping, no matter what your motivation to do it, time is probably a big factor for you. Meal prepping is a wonderful way to save time throughout the week from the time you spend at the grocery store to the time it takes to cook dinner. Not only do you saveRead More
Meal Prep Tips to Help You Start Meal Prepping
Use these meal prep tips to learn how to start meal prepping. It includes tips for fitting prep-ahead meals into your busy schedule. What is Meal Prep While many associate meal prep with a counter of pre-made salads and broiled chicken breasts, meal prep is more than just that. Meal Prepping is simply making some,Read More
One Hour Meal Prep: 5 Dinners and 12 Lunches
I have been teaching a Quick and Easy Meal Prep Techniques class at the Pinners Conferences. I have had people ask for a list of the recipes I make, so I have created a list of recipes in the order I make them. In the Quick and Easy Meal Prep Techniques class, I share howRead More
I will be Teaching Cooking Classes in Salt Lake City 11/3 – 11/4 at the Pinners Conference
I will be teaching 2 cooking classes in Salt Lake City at the Pinners Conference November 3rd and 4th. You can find the details below. I am excited to be teaching two cooking classes at the Pinners Conference in Salt Lake City. I will teach the Quick and Easy Meal Prep Techniques Class on Friday, November 3rd.Read More
10 Make-Ahead Lunch Recipes
Try these 10 make-ahead lunch recipes to make your week less stressful and eat home cooked meals on the go! Between balancing work and school, it is hard to find time to cook homemade meals. It is even harder to eat healthy lunches every day. Packing a lunch each morning is just not realistic for meRead More
I will be Teaching Cooking Classes in Dallas 9/29 – 9/30 at the Pinners Conference
I will be teaching 2 cooking classes in Dallas at the Pinners Conference September 29th and 30th. You can find the details below. I am excited to be teaching two cooking classes at the Pinners Conference in Dallas. I will teach the Quick and Easy Meal Prep Techniques Class on Friday, September 29th. I will teach the Prep-AheadRead More
Meal Planning Tips for Busy People
Too busy to menu plan? Use these meal planning tips for busy people to find ways to fit meal prep into your busy life. We all go through periods where we have very little time in the evenings to cook dinner. And when time is limited, it seems like you don’t have to cook letRead More
10 Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes
Making a few of these make-ahead breakfast recipes will give you a week’s worth of homemade breakfasts and free up more time for other things. Everyone says breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it is also the hardest to find time for. Most of us are just trying to get where we needRead More
How to Streamline Your Lunch Packing Routine
Cut some stress from your day with these tips on how to streamline your lunch packing routine! Is there anything more annoying than having to pack a lunch? Whether you are packing it for your spouse or for your kids, it can quickly become a tedious task. You may have a Pinterest board full of cuteRead More
Prep-Ahead Meal Plan Using Roast and Ham
Here is a prep-ahead meal plan using roast and ham. It includes a printable shopping list, menu plan, and meal prep guide. Sales on roasts and hams have started turning up in sales fliers in my area – perfect timing as the weather has cooled off and I am finally feeling like turning on myRead More
Apple Pie Overnight Oatmeal
This Apple Pie Overnight Oatmeal Recipe is a stealthy healthy breakfast disguised as pie! This apple pie overnight oatmeal is not just a recipe, but the accomplishment of a life goal for me: find a way to eat pie for breakfast every day without consequences! This apple pie overnight oatmeal tastes so much like apple pie,Read More
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
You can cook bacon in the oven. Seriously. This tip for how to cook bacon in the oven is from my cookbook Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch. You are going to love this method once you realize how easy it is to bake bacon instead of cooking it on the stove top. When I cook bacon, I like to batch cook severalRead More
Quick and Easy Garlic and Herb Crouton Recipe
This is a quick and easy crouton recipe that is made using sliced bread, olive oil, and spices. Homemade croutons are so good! Croutons also happen to be easy to make and cost so much less than buying them from the store, especially if you make them with homemade bread. Making homemade croutons also gives youRead More
How to Do Weekly Meal Prep with Batch Cooking + Menu Ideas
By spending an hour or two doing meal prep on the weekend, you can create quick and easy dinners all week long. Below I will share tips for how you can do a quick batch cooking session, prep meals, and save time cooking supper on busy weeknights. I will use a variety of appliances to cook asRead More
How to Batch Cook – Batch Cooking Video Tutorials and Tips
In my cookbook, Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch, I share multiple ways to prepare large batches of different staples that can then be quickly combined into a variety of easy meals through the week. The cookbook includes batch cooking techniques for beef, chicken, pork, beans, and rice. By batch cooking, you can prep the ingredients for multiple family-friendly meals at once, ultimately savingRead More
