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11AM w/ Seed ClubOlivier Dang, COO of Kaio, on 11AM w/ Seed Clubđą Investing in early stage consumer crypto companies: https://seedclub.com/đŹ Broadcasting live: https://x.com/11AMdotclubđ° Subscribe for updates: https://paragraph.com/@seedclubhq/subscribeSeed Club's daily show on the business of crypto. Hosted by Jess Sloss & Josh Cornelius.Join us live every weekday at 11AM eastern.đ https://x.com/11AMdotclub đ
2025-12-1526 min
Ask An Assistant with Jess LindgrenAAA81 | Colleagues Are Not Saying Hi When They Walk By My Desk, and I'm Feeling Disrespected in the OfficeHoo, dang, this week's episode is a DOOZY. So much so that I'm breaking it down into four parts. Today is part one of four: Colleagues are not saying hi when they walk past my desk, and I'm feeling disrespected in the office.  Back to School wishlist: jesslindgren.com/school Venmo: @galfriday612  Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214  Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: askanassistant.substack.com Patreon is another fancy option: https://www.patreon.com/jesslind...
2025-08-1208 min
Inside Voice PodcastThe Secret Sauce for SuccessSay that title five times fast. Did you do it? Me too and dang, it's a bit of a tongue twister! As the final installment of our Begin Again series, I thought I'd share the most important element to success. If you're chasing down a big dream - be it a passion project, a world-changing business idea or just a new way of living your life - it can be intimidating. And when we finally muster up the courage to take on this new challenge, often times things fizzle out a week or two later.
2025-07-2829 min
Inside Voice PodcastHere's Why Opposition Is Headed Your WaySo you've decided you're going to make a change and chase that big, beautiful dream of yours. You're all in and you're ready to hit that start button. Great! Do it! But don't be surprised if you meet opposition before you even get started. Don't worry, it's all a part of the process and you should expect it. This is especially true if you're pursuing something you believe God has placed on your heart. A little pushback or some spiritual attacks shouldn't surprise you. On this episode we'll dive into why getting started o...
2025-07-0732 min
Certified and Slightly PanickedTRAILER: Certified & Slightly PanickedCertified & Slightly Panicked with Jess Roberts BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, CPEN, NREMT. Youâve got cheat sheets in your pocket and self-doubt in your gut. Welcome to the club. Certified & Slightly Panicked is the nursing certification exam review podcast for emergency and critical care nurses who are chasing credentials, fighting imposter syndrome, and still showing up everyday to do the dang thing. Hosted by Jess Roberts, a highly certified Registered Nurse who knows what it feels like to question yourself even when youâve earned every letter. This show brings you bite-sized breakdowns of each nursing certification exam and...
2025-06-1901 min
Black and White and GoldEpisode 34 - Adventures with God - with Jess BerryhillMy experience with Jess began in 2006 when I met and taught her as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Itâs been a wild ride ever since (and for Jess, before that, obv). But dang. This woman and her magic and power is incredible. Canât wait to learn what you think about Jessâs story!Learn about Friendship House:www.thfriendshiphouse.org Follow Jess on Instagram Get full access to Black and White and Gold at blackandwhiteandgold.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-011h 11
Sell Like A Copywriter174: The Difference Between A Lead Magnet Vs. A FreebieYou think you have a lead magnet...But if youâre not signing clients from it? You just have a freebie. A freebie is a quick, easy win. They get some (probably great) information, and you gain a new subscriber. But a lead magnet? Thatâs the whole dang funnel: a full-blown strategy designed to turn leads into paying clients instead of ghosting your list after downloading a quick guide. The secret difference isnât the thing you give away...Itâs what happens next. In this episode of Sell Like A Copywriter, learn if you have a freebie or a welcome sequ...
2025-03-2311 min
Frugal Friends PodcastMeal Planning to Save Money & Reduce Food Waste with Jess DangHave you ever been told, "She ate and left no crumbs"? It usually means someone did an amazing job at somethingâlike meal planning! You use what you have and leave no waste. In this episode, Jen and Jill, together with Jess Dang of Cook Smarts, help us get more creative with meal planning and explore its benefits for both our wallets and reducing food waste. đď¸ Get full show notes here!https://bit.ly/4hbkG3c đ Order the book herehttps://bit.ly/BWYL-podcast đ Want to save money and spend better in just 5 minu...
2025-01-2452 minFrugal Friends PodcastMeal Planning to Save Money & Reduce Food Waste with Jess DangHave you ever been told, "She ate and left no crumbs"? It usually means someone did an amazing job at somethingâlike meal planning! You use what you have and leave no waste. In this episode, Jen and Jill, together with Jess Dang of Cook Smarts, help us get more creative with meal planning and explore its benefits for both our wallets and reducing food waste. đď¸ Get full show notes here!https://bit.ly/4hbkG3c đ Order the book herehttps://bit.ly/BWYL-podcast đ Want to save money and spend better in just 5 minu...
2025-01-2452 min
Too Many Feelings, Too Little TimeEpisode 008: The feeling of...attachment, self-trust and authenticity with Chelsea CameronMy feeling friend, this one's a goodie.Â
In episode 8, I'm joined by Chelsea Cameron, and she's laying down some direct insights into why and how working with and into our feelings means more for our lives than the practice itself.Â
Chelsea co-founded Solla Therapy & Wellnessâa clinic on Vancouver's North Shore here on Canada's West Coastâwith the intention of creating an accessible therapeutic space with community offerings like somatic yoga therapy, as she firmly believes that healing does not happen in isolation, but relationally.
She is driven to help clients accept the full r...
2024-09-2652 min
Sturdy Girl39. [STURDY SHORT] How to Stop Taking Life So SeriouslyJess had a little extra coffee for the episode and wants to tell you all the ways it's actually good for you to PLAY, to laugh, to stop taking life so seriously all the dang time. As mentioned in the episode:The Comfort Crisis, by Michael EasterPLAY by Stuart Brown MDSend Us A Message!So, hit subscribe and we'll chat on Friday.Join the Sturdy Girl community on Instagram HERE.Connect with Jess HERE.Stay Sturdy, friends.
2024-08-2315 min
Uncovering You4. It's time to call out our UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS!In this episode, Iâm calling out 8 of the UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS we have as mums, and some steps we can take to release ourselves of them. From perfectionism to parenting, fulfilment and cleanliness, together we'll unpack the pressure once and for all!
Resource: (book) The Great Unlearning by Phi Dang https://phidang.com/the-great-unlearning/
2024-07-0737 min
The Drunken Boxing PodcastThe Drunken Boxing Podcast #055 - Jess O'Brien
The Drunken Boxing Podcast #055
Jess O'Brien is a Xingyi Quan and Bagua Zhang practitioner and teacher who studied extensively under B.K Franzis as well as Luo Dexiu of the Yizong system. He is also the writer of the acclaimed book "Nei Jia Quan"
Jess O'Brien:
http://www.theneijiaquanpodcast.com/
http://www.watertradition.net/
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2024-03-021h 32
THE CAMPFIRE CIRCLE | executive visibility, thought leadership, brand storytelling, personal brand, Linkedin marketingE52: How to Grow Your Email List Using LinkedIn - Workshop Replay with Jess CampbellYouâve probably heard how important it is to build your email list. But peopleâs email addresses aren't just going to drop from the sky. They've got to come from somewhere and what better place than LinkedIn - the place where so many of your decision-makers are already hanging out? My dear friend and email marketing queen, Jess Campbell and I partnered on a workshop to share real strategies of what actually has worked for us when it comes to growing an email list of engaged subscribers with LinkedIn as a discovery platform. It was SO DANG GOOD...
2024-01-101h 08
Feel This with Frank and Jess(Re-release) Harmonious & Disharmonious Emotions(Originally released August 2022) After a 9 minute meditation, we get right into an exploration of what âgoodâ and âbadâ emotions look like through a non-dual lens and how the story of the Tower of Babel may explain why âWe Chatâ is so dang tricky. Enjoy!
Recorded 8/23/22
New to Feel This? We're so happy you're here!Â
Our primer episodes establish the space our conversations take place in. The episodes below will enhance your listening experience as well as give you tools for your life and relationships.
Primer #1 - Modes of Communicat...
2023-10-291h 32
The Tameless Lifeowning your imperfectionism & unleashing your voice to share your messages (feeling called to podcast?!)I've felt there are so many people feeling the nudge to use their voices more, especially for podcasting, videos like YouTube, etc!
here's what I gotta say:
the era of getting the nudge to start a podcast (or youtube) channel & waiting years + years to just do the dang thing⌠is over
the era of getting the ping to record a podcast episode & putting it off for "one day" in the future... is over
the era of writing down content id...
2023-08-2117 min
The Tameless Lifenow introducing... TAMELESS the podcast!ahhhh I'm so excited to share this update with you
welcome to.... TAMELESS the podcast!!!!!!
THE spot for those light-up-your-soul convos that activate every cell of your being
stay tuned for new episodes coming soon with guests who've done the dang thing â they overcame the fear + uncertainty, left their "normal" life & followed the nudges of their soul to step into the life they truly wanted to live â as well as guests who have gone on to create their own businesses, allowing them to live, teac...
2023-08-0909 min
The Couch Next DoorWild & Waste with Jess & Kate (Episode: "Dang, Girl! Pop a Pill!")It's a BONUS release! I'm dropping an episode of Wild & Waste with Jess & Kate in the feed today. On this episode of one of my favorite new podcasts, you get to hear Kate talk about her mental health journey and youâll also get an idea of how beautifully chaotic and funny this show is. Subscribe to their show so you don't miss their new releases! And go give them a rating and review!  Follow me on Instagram: @candicefraserlpc  Follow Wild & Waste with Jess & Kate Podcast: @thewildandwastepodcast Facebook: Wild & Waste wi...
2023-07-271h 13
Food Business SuccessÂŽ with Sari KimbellEp #151 Seller Hacks to Improve Your Sales Online with Jess Young of Bubble GoodsSend us a textJess Young is the founder of Bubble Goods, a curated online marketplace for better for you brands to leverage the power of their platform and marketing.  On this podcast, she and I share strategies and seller hacks for how brands can increase their sales and be found by more customers. We also celebrated Bubble Goods onboarding their 1000th brand this month! Ready to make your 2026 bigger and brighter? Get the Future Self Visualization download here. đŽKnow the 3 priorities to focus on in the new year. If you are th...
2023-07-1830 min
Yay, Dude! A Hey Dude Rewatch PodcastYay Dude Promo! We'll Be Back Next Week!You read that right. We'll be back next Wednesday with season 3! If you like this show, make sure to share it with others. And we love those ratings and reviews! So get ready to join us back at the Bar None Ranch every Wednesday for more fun deep dives (deep dives?) into everyone's favorite 90s teen dude ranch sitcom, Hey Dude. In the meantime, stay out of those ding-dang troughs! Music: https://www.purple-planet.comFollow us on social media!@yaydudecast on Instagramyaydudecast@gmail.com
2023-05-3002 min
Girl, Whereâs your Thong?EP #18 Shoot Dang Ya'llJess and Abs have been busy!! Bread making, vacations, kicking off summer the right way. We talk about Waffle House trips at 3 am, first time casino trips and fun in the sun. Make sure you subscribe and tune in next week for our first guest!
We're so glad you're here!!
xoxo
J&A
2023-05-1726 min
Self(ish) Confidence[LIVE] TOOT your dang hornI donât mean to toot my own horn butâŚItâs time you take ownership of the things youâre GREAT at and tooooot the frikken horn!! đđSay it loud. Say it proud! And show other women that itâs ok to say youâre good at something. You are confident đđđĽđĽWant to dive into your confidence more? Join the Confidence Collective starting Mary 17th. The Confidence Collective is a 6 week group coaching program that takes place quarterly to help you discover your true desires and guides you to take action towards them! Lea...
2023-05-1511 min
Wild & Waste with Jess & Kate"Dang, Girl! Pop a Pill!"Jess & Kate kick off Mental Health Awareness May with a great conversation about taking your mental health seriously & smashing the stigma against asking for help, in whatever form you need! Pop Culture corner gets an F1 Mash Up, Jess learns she knows nothing about how someone becomes a "Doctor", & we keep you up to date on how to react if you come across 7 empty boxes of Imodium. It's a hard life in the streets, we're just here to help you keep some pep in your step.  FOLLOW ON IG: @thewildandwastepodcast LIKE US ON FB...
2023-05-041h 10
Sincerely, Your Small BusinessJessica Dang Norby...a reverse interviewJessica Dang Norby (also known as your podcast host, Jess Norby) is a social media strategist who helps local small business owners go from feeling overwhelmed and annoyed on social media to more confident and at ease...and maybe even like they can actually have fun. Over the past 6 years, she has created and fine-tuned The Social to Selling Framework, a step-by-step guide to help business owners connect and build relationships in their communities, all in a simple and effective way.Having recently moved from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina, you can find Jess...
2023-03-1349 min
The SplatbookKyle and John VS The OSR: Sailors on THE Starless SeaKyle and John talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure Sailors on the Starless Sea and ask: "Why is it so dang good?" They also answer a listener's question left via the Splatphone! Hang around for the cut-bitlets to hear  in-depth discussion of Kyle's new cat.Dungeon Crawl ClassicsSailors on the Starless SeaRemembering Jim HallowayThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon
2023-03-091h 11
Didn't I Just Feed YouREHEATED: Do You Need An Air Fryer? Jess Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us AnswerOne 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.Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com...
2023-03-0239 minDidn't I Just Feed YouREHEATED: Do You Need An Air Fryer? Jess Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us AnswerOne 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.Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com...
2023-03-0239 minYay, Dude! A Hey Dude Rewatch PodcastSeason 2 Ep 1: Loose LipsWe're back at the Bar None Ranch! Can you believe that in this one Ted is being a jerk? He and Melody can't keep their ding dang mouths shut and go spouting off Brad's and Danny's most embarrassing secrets. Well the joke's on them when Brad and Danny decide to team up in the cool new bell tower. The very same bell tower that allows one to get a bird's eye view of that sexy, sexy Eddie Hammerfink. Follow us on social media!@yaydudecast on Instagramyaydudecast@gmail.com
2022-12-2050 minYay, Dude! A Hey Dude Rewatch PodcastSeason 1 Ep 12: Pain in the Neck (Season 1 Finale!)Find out what happens when Danny nearly kills himself falling off a ding dang ladder because Ted can't stop looking at hot babes. T and Jess name some snakes and talk about what to do if you find explosives in the ocean. This is the season 1 finale if you can believe it! We will take a short act break and be back, better than ever, with season 2. Follow us on social media!@yaydudecast on Instagramyaydudecast@gmail.com
2022-10-251h 03Feel This with Frank and Jess#25 Harmonious & Disharmonious EmotionsAfter a 9 minute meditation, we get right into an exploration of what âgoodâ and âbadâ emotions look like through a non-dual lens and how the story of the Tower of Babel may explain why âWe Chatâ is so dang tricky. Enjoy!
Recorded 8/23/22
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2022-08-291h 32
twi-LIT: A Literary PodcastNot So Young Adults - TrailerWait, this isn't about Twilight!?Â
As sad as we are to leave the blood sucking, skin sparkling world of sexy vampires, we're even more excited to start our new show, Not So Young Adults!
We're just as obsessed with books as before, but now we've opened things up to the wide world of Young Adult literature! Each episode we'll be discussing a new book from the YA genre and what makes it so dang good!!
So if you're as passionate as us about YA books, come join us at Not So Young Adults!
2022-08-2701 min
Dice Funk - D&D ComedyOne-Shot: Ah, Dang! Mothman Wonât Move Out (He Said It Was Just For The Weekend)
We played a tabletop game to raise money for trans kids! Here's the session.
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Jess: @thatjessvideos and Patreon.com/thatjess and Youtube.com/thatjess
Sophie: @sophie_frm_mars and Patreon.com/sophiefrommars and YouTube.com/sophiefrommars
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Ah, Dang! Mothman Won't Move Out (He Said It Was Just For The Weekend) by Weird Age Games (itch.io)
2022-07-032h 16
Gather round the tablepop a dang pill, human design test fail, hurt foot episode 12Apparently i ACTUALLY am a MANIFESTING GENERATOR!! Which means, according to my confidence coach,i would be multi passionate. I have so many interests. Â and apparently i "feel things deeply" i`ve been told it is important tha i listen to those feelings and the things my body is telling me.
YouTube  YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCxPULBSvUhtfYfkmO3q51Xg/videos
Goodreads: Ida - Chicago Heights, IL (501 books)
Instagram:  ida.maria 98(alessandrini(cyr) (@hello__mynameis_ida_maria) ⢠Instagram photos and videos
Pinterest: https://www.pinte...
2022-05-0813 min
She PodcastsYou Don't Have to RecordMarch is Womenâs History Month! Sharing all about Twila Dang, and her awesome twitter spaces, the Womenâs Podcast Festival, whatâs coming over at Podcast Movement Evolution and so much video discussion! Including the Sony ZV-E10, Restream, Streamyard and Elsieâs lastest favorite Ecamm Live Have you opened up a Link Tree account yet? One link to your bio and so much more! You are missing out if you have not! Head over here and use the code SHEPODCASTS for three months free. Thank you so much for sponsoring the show đđ˝ đĽÂ ANOTHER WAY TO CONNECT! Elsie (and occasion...
2022-03-0445 min
Hustle Sanely116: 5 Tips to Stop Being So StressedHow fast did you click play on this episode because your stress levels are usually off the charts? đ
Well, I've got your back because today I'm sharing 5 tips to help you stop being so dang stressed all the time. These are 5 things that I do on the regular to help me live a peacefully productive life, and Iâm confident that if you implement these things into your life, theyâll do the same for you!Tune into this episode to learn 5 tips you can do to lessen the unhealthy stress in your life.
2022-02-0829 min
#AmWriting[announcer yells] GOALS: Episode 296Words of the Year from 2021/New words for 2022
Jess: 2021: Organize 2022: Evaluate
KJ: 2021: Flow 2022: Play
Sarina: 2021 Generous 2022: TBD
Links from the Pod:
Oh. What. Fun. by Chandler Baker
Jetpens
Scrivener
Hoopla
Libby/Overdrive
Last week yâall heard meâKJârave about the coaching certification Iâm working towards with our sponsor Author Accelerator. I have learned so muchâabout my own work, and how to help othersâ with theirs. I spent five years editing othersâ work at the New York Times, and Iâm...
2021-12-3137 min#AmWritingHeck of a Year: Episode 295 is 2021 in reviewWhat did we notice evolving in the industry? What worked and what didnât in our own writing lives? Hereâs our take. Weâd love to hear yoursâcheck in via the #AmWriting Facebook group.
Links from the pod
Findaway Voices acquired by Spotify
Penguin Random House/Simon Schuster merger
Storytell acquired Audiobooks.com
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Reading Apps like Radish
The Shrink Next Door
Our best lessons from 2021:
KJ: You only need one plot.
Sa...
2021-12-2445 min
For Better and Worse | With Jess and RachLoose Meat - SZN 2 PremiereGUESS WHO'S BACK (back back) BACK AGAIN!! The For Better & Worse gals are BACK and better than ever after over a month off! Dang - we missed ya. Jess and Rach play a big ol' game of catch-up since they hadn't seen one another since the last time they sat down to record. So get ready for some serious tangents and small talk. Jess is a big show girl now and Rach proves she is as irrelevant as ever. Rach talks about her recent travels and what adventuring with an Enneagram 6 looks like... and then the girls get into...
2021-11-051h 10For Better and Worse | With Jess and RachA State Of Unraveling - Season 1 RecapYou know we hate to say it, but welcome to our final episode of Season 1 of For Better And Worse Podcast. No fears - we will be back and better than ever on November 5th! This episode starts out with Rach telling an awkward story from an engagement session she did recently, and Jess gives a quick Certified Loverboy album review. Jess also rips into a current event before we get into reading some DMs from our listeners! The MEAT of today's episode is a reflection on our top episodes from Season 1. Rach lays out the advice they gave...
2021-09-241h 11Hustle Sanely093: Do This to Get Clear on Your Dreams â¨Feeling a little lost when it comes to your dreams/what you want to pursue? Today I am walking you through the exercise that I did to help me realize that I wanted to drop out of grad school and pursue Hustle Sanely full-time! I'm not kidding when I say that this exercise changed my dang life and so I'm pumped to share it with you đđźTune into this episode to learn the exercise that I used to get clear AF on my dreams! | MENTIONED |â Enroll i...
2021-08-1022 min
The Bookish Roundup - A PodcastEp 5 - Careful with Those Dang Mushrooms in Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaTime to get spooky this holiday season with a review of Goodreads 2020 Best Horror Winner, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Louisville Jess gives us a quick rundown of the book and tells us why her Chris thinks she should have been the last person to read the book.
Your hosts give you their take on sequels and whether Mexican Gothic would be a good book to write a sequel for as well as why most Disney sequels end up being the worst.
Also on the show, the Jessâs discuss the homework the Portland Jess ga...
2020-12-2346 min
Amplify with Jess Ekstrom18: Year in Review: What Worked, What Didn't, and What to Do NextAs we bring 2020 to a close, Iâm sharing the details on all of the things that worked and didnât work in my business and life amidst the pandemic.All of my businesses experienced very different moves in 2020. One business flatlined, one business quadrupled in sales, and another business started at zero. On a personal level, I was able to appreciate slowing down, creating new routines, and avoid things I didnât enjoy.Ready to get the inside scoop on the success and failures of 2020, letâs dive in!Sitting...
2020-12-2024 min#AmWriting#Storybuilding with Jacob Wright from Dabble Writing SoftwareHave you ever, while banging out a document of any kind in Word or Pages or whatever, thought to yourself âDang, this would be so much easier if ______.â Every writer has been there, but only a few rare souls actually go on to âI am going to make something that does that, darn it.âÂ
Jacob Wright is that rare soul. Once upon a time, while drafting his own experiments in fiction, he pitched Scrivener on a mobile version, and when they declared themselves content with who and what they were, he set out to build it on his ownâa sim...
2020-10-2337 min
The New Normal Podcast - Interviews with Asian Australian Founders and Entrepreneurs08 // Jess Dang of JXDNG and Platform Exhibitions - Nude photography, depicting mental health and creating conversationsJess shares her experience doing nude photography and the process of creating mental health shoots, working as a "professional" photographer, creating a community and a culture, educating through empathy, and starting difficult conversations on Transgender issues in the Asian Australian community.
While she is completing her honours year for Psychology, Jess runs multiple photography gigs as well as her own business JXDNG Photography, where she does commercial shoots such as product shots and maternity shoots, as well as some creative works. She uses her photography as a means to connect with others and hopes to capture the...
2020-10-2158 min
Amplify with Jess Ekstrom5: How to be Proactive Instead of Reactive in Your BusinessAre you approaching the tasks in your business proactively or reactively? If you're treating your business like a game of pinball, where you're just doing what you can to ensure you don't lose the ball, you're being reactive. Instead, consider ways you can treat your business like a game of bowling, where you're always focused on the strategy of knocking down the pins. Listen in as I share three ways you can leave the game of pinball that you're playing in your business behind and implement the strategy of bowling!Are you ready to...
2020-09-2009 min
Awake Athlete PodcastS1 Ep7: Only Joy. No Pain?What does a sensation-filled run look like for an Awake Athlete? I dive into the relationship with pain and different techniques that have served me well from mantras to belief systems. In this episode I share a recent experience when I finished a 15-mile run with a 5-mile tempo and my feet hurt real dang bad.
2020-08-2516 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#34: From Pastry Chef to Cook Smarts Project Manager: An Interview with Jackie SunJackie Sun has been one of the greatest blessings to Cook Smarts. She was the first person I hired and took me from a one-woman show to a two-woman show. Not only has she proved herself to be an integral part of the team, but she is such a gentle, caring soul and has made me a better person over the years weâve worked together.  In todayâs episode, weâre getting to know this multi-talented lady and also taking a walk down memory lane. I cannot believe that Jackie has been working with me for 7...
2020-08-0654 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#18: Meet Sarah Byun our Kitchen Happiness CheerleaderWeâre on a little summer break, so Iâm introducing you to another one of our Cook Smarts team members!  If every company had a Sarah Byun on the team, companies would have many, many more happy customers. Sarah started off as a Cook Smarts customer in 2014 and then joined our team as our Kitchen Happiness Cheerleader in the spring of 2015. Since then, she has helped countless customers get their questions answered, concerns addressed, typos on their emails fixed, always with the most cheerful demeanor.  In todayâs episode, youâll get to k...
2020-07-1643 min
Didn't I Just Feed You96: Do You Need An Air Fryer? Jess Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us AnswerOne of the questions we get asked most is whether busy home cooks need an air fryer? Like, HONESTLY? Even if we have a high-quality toaster oven or a convection oven? This week, Meghan chats 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2020-07-0643 minDidn't I Just Feed You96: Do You Need An Air Fryer? Jess Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us AnswerOne of the questions we get asked most is whether busy home cooks need an air fryer? Like, HONESTLY? Even if we have a high-quality toaster oven or a convection oven? This week, Meghan chats 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2020-07-0643 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#3: Meet Jess Smith Our Meal Plan DeveloperWeâre on a little summer break, so weâre rerunning one of my favorite episodes! Â One of the best things thatâs happened to Cook Smarts is bringing on a dedicated meal plan developer. Jess Smith joined the team in the spring of 2015, all the way from Thailand and has taken our recipe development process and the quality of our meals to a whole other level. Â In todayâs episode, weâre getting to know this multi-talented lady and also giving you a behind the scenes of our small little company. Plu...
2020-07-0240 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#33: Cook Without Recipes by Understanding Flavor ProfilesFor the full set of links from todayâs episode, head to the show notes at www.cooksmarts.com/podcast/33  In todayâs episode, Iâm covering the five main flavor profiles: salty / umami, sweet, sour, bitter, and spice. Most of us are just following recipes when weâre in the kitchen but if you develop an understanding of flavor and how itâs created using a wide variety of ingredients, youâll be free to go off-roading and become much more confident tinkering with recipes (or even creating your own!).  Hereâs what weâ...
2020-06-1835 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#32: Creating a DIY Kitchen Summer Camp with Katie Kimball, Creator of Kids Cook Real FoodIn todayâs podcast episode, we are bringing in teacher extraordinaire Katie Kimball to give us a few cooking and parenting lessons. Katie is an advocate for healthy kids cooking, a blogger, former teacher and the founder of the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse. Her blog, Kitchen Stewardship helps families stay healthy without going crazy, and sheâs on a mission to connect families around healthy food and teach every child in America to cook. Â We are actually going through Katieâs course right now, and itâs been so fun. Katie is one of those peo...
2020-06-0445 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#31: Reducing Grocery Trips & Meal Planning with Extra Adults: An Interview with Member Lauren DavisIn todayâs podcast episode, weâre checking in with another one of our all-star community members Lauren Davis. Lauren lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is the mom to 4 year old Gavin. Her husband is immunocompromised so she has been extra diligent about staying away from the grocery stores and this definitely requires some next level planning. Â In addition to the adjustments required for the pandemic, her family has also moved in with her parents, which is introducing another element into her planning process. However, using a sophisticated Post-It Note system (head to ou...
2020-05-2845 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#30: Adapting During the Coronavirus: An Interview with Member Gabrielle SmithIn todayâs podcast episode, weâre checking in with one of our favorite community members Gabrielle Smith. Gabrielle lives in Fort Worth Texas with her husband and her 7 year old son and 4 year old daughter. While she works as an attorney, she could just as easily be a professional meal planner and prepper. Â Gabrielle has been one of our most active Facebook members. She so generously offers tips and suggestions when others need it and routinely shares not only photos of her meals but the comments of the food critics she cooks for. During the t...
2020-05-2148 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#29: Mexican Pantry Staples with Yvette Marquez* G I V E A W A Y*Â Our podcast turned 1, and we are doing a little $50 Amazon gift card birthday giveaway. Leave us a review on Apple Podcast, snap a screenshot of your review and text it to 650-386-0290. It has to be a new review dated after April 22nd. If youâve already left a review in the past but still want to enter the giveaway, you can leave your review as a voice message at the same number, and we might just play it on a future episode. At the end of the mon...
2020-05-0755 min
In the Kitchen With Cook SmartsOur Podcast is 1 [Giveaway Announcement]To celebrate our podcastâs first birthday, we are doing a giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card. Â All you need to do is leave a review on Apple Podcast. Snap a screenshot of your review and text it to 650-386-0290. It has to be a new review dated after April 22nd. Â So If youâve already left a review in the past or are not an Apple person but still want to enter the giveaway, you can leave your review as a voice message at the same number 650-386-0290 and we...
2020-04-2304 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#8: Creating a Greener Kitchen by Reducing Plastic Use and WasteWe are rerunning episode 8 because like everyone in the world, our schedule got a little thrown off by the coronavirus. Since Earth Day was yesterday, we thought it was the perfect time to replay one of our most popular episodes from season 1. Plus, 2 new special guests appear in the intro!  In this podcast episode, Iâm sharing how Iâm trying to create a greener kitchen and reduce the amount of waste, especially plastic waste, that my family produces and tosses.  Ever since having kids 4 years ago, Iâve become so much more...
2020-04-2329 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#28: Introducing Solids to Babies With Jenny Best of Solid StartsIn our latest podcast episode, I invited Jenny Best Founder of Solid Starts to talk all about baby led weaning, the process of transitioning a baby to solid foods using a finger food first approach. Jenny is the mom of 3, including a set of twins, and Solid Starts grew out of her own challenges of introducing solids to her little babes. From fears of choking to lack of information around what foods are best for babies, she started documenting all of it herself. Â Now Solid Starts features an ever-growing food database offering parents incredibly pragmatic i...
2020-04-091h 02
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#27: How to Organize Spices, Tupperware, Kid Items and More With Sam PregenzerFor our 27th episode, I have a real treat, at least it was a real treat for me because I got to talk about one of my favorite topics of all time -- kitchen organization -- with Sam Pregenzer the Founder of SO | Home a residential professional organizing company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sheâs a mom of 3 kids and her specialty is creating organizing solutions and systems for families, because it is so easy to just feel like youâre drowning in stuff when you start having kids. Sheâs been featured in lots of big pu...
2020-03-2656 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#26: Tips for Throwing a Stress-Free Dinner Party with Anna Watson CarlOur lives are so busy these days, and so often lived virtually, that weâve lost this beautiful tradition of gathering friends around the dinner table. To help me revive this practice, Iâve invited Anna Watson Carl, an expert dinner party thrower onto our podcast today. Â Anna is a cook and writer, and the author of âThe Yellow Table: A Celebration of Everyday Gatherings.â Her writing has appeared in Food & Wine, Travel+Leisure, and Tasting Table just to name a few. A former private chef, she has cooked for countless dinner parties around the U.S. and...
2020-03-1251 min
Mother Honestly PodcastWhy Meal Planning as a Formula Works Best with Jess Dang, Founder of Cook SmartsJess Dang is the founder of Cook Smarts online meal planning service, voted #1 on Lifehacker. She started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live healthier lives, feel empowered and inspired in the kitchen, and lighten the mental load of meal planning. Prior to starting Cook Smarts, Jess was a contestant on a Food Network cooking show and taught in-home cooking lessons around the Bay Area. She is a mother of three and host of the "In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts" podcast.Listen to this episode of the Mother Honestly podcast as Kristen and Jess discuss the go...
2020-03-0232 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#25: Why You Need an Air-Fryer and What to Cook In ItFor those of you who have been following my personal Instagram account @jessdangcs, youâll know 2 things: 1) I am terrible at posting on Instagram and; 2) I love my air-fryer. Probably every 3rd post is something I made in this amazing machine because itâs the 1 appliance I probably use every single day. Â I know that there are quite a few of you who got air-fryers over the holidays, and I want to make sure you take full advantage of this incredibly useful appliance, so in todayâs episode, Iâll go over: What the heck an a...
2020-02-2727 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#24: 11 Strategies for Turning Picky Eaters into Curious Eaters [Rerun with Updates]Weâre rerunning episode #5 with some great updates! In this podcast episode, Iâm tackling a big emotional topic for a lot of parents -- how to help your picky eaters become more curious, adventurous eaters. Â Just about every kid goes through some phase (or multiple phases) of picky eating, and it can be a super frustrating and challenging time for parents. Using my own personal experience as a mom combined with everything Iâve read on this topic, weâll discuss a wide variety of strategies parents can use to help support the transition from pick...
2020-02-1330 min
Brands that Book with Davey & Krista JonesEpisode 78: 5 Steps to Creating Content
Today's guest is Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts, an online meal planning service. Jess started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live healthier lives, feel empowered and inspired in the kitchen, and to lighten the mental load of meal planning.
Jess and I chat about content creation and the 5 step approach she takes in creating content for Cook Smarts that you can apply to your own business. And, she's really the perfect guest to be chatting about content creation, since it is really what her business is built around.
Krista and I are signing...
2020-02-1242 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsJoin our Meal Prep Challenge [CommunityHi friends, this isnât an episode but a little podcast community announcement. So being a cooking instructor and running a meal plan service for the last 7 years, Iâve watched a lot of people try to get dinner on the table over the years, and thereâs no question that the members who have a system for prepping ahead experience a lot less weeknight stress. And as our commitment to you, our community, and home-cooking, weâre gonna help you develop a meal prep habit! Now here are the main details: The challenge will take place wit...
2020-02-0302 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#23: Meal Prep Tips with Erin Romeo aka âfoodprepprincessâToday we are interviewing Ms. Erin Romeo, nutrition coach, expert meal planner and food prep specialist from Ontario, Canada. Sheâs known on Instagram as the @foodprepprincess, and thatâs also where she shares her tips and tricks for healthy eating through meal prepping. Last fall, she published her first cookbook âThe Visual Guide to Meal Prep,â full of easy meal prep recipes and her 5 step fool-proof plan for getting started with meal prep. She has also been featured on Shape.com, Health.com, The Kitchn, Buzzfeed, Brit + Co, just to name a few media sites and today we are so e...
2020-01-3045 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#22: Building Cook Smarts & Learning to Code with Jen GilbertI have such a treat for you all today and it is completely unrelated to cooking, but it might just become your favorite Cook Smarts podcast episode. Iâm excited to share another part of our origin story today -- there would be no Cook Smarts meal plan service without the talents and persistence of Jen Gilbert, who helped me build our meal plan service back in 2013. Â Jen and I met in the fall of 2012 at a Railsbridge workshop. We had both just turned 30 and made huge career changes. She wanted to learn to code to...
2020-01-1654 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsWin a $100 Amazon gift card [Community Announcement]Hi friends, this isnât an episode but two short community announcements about our sale and giveaway. First, I wanted to make sure you knew were are in the middle of our big New Yearâs sale. 2020 is the year where I want to help you do more by doing less. If youâre not using our meal plan service already, free yourself of tedious mental labor with a meal plan subscription. Itâll be the best money you spend all year because itâll save you time and money and free you from so much stress and decision making. An...
2020-01-0902 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#21: Our System for Keeping Your New Yearâs ResolutionBecause weâre more likely to break our New Yearâs resolutions by February than keep them for the year, this episode is dedicated to a fail-safe plan for resolutions that arenât some short-term whim, but a real long-lasting habit. As you know, Iâm all about systems and whether you make resolutions or not, this episode will provide you with incredibly useful tips on developing a system to help implement whatever change youâre looking to make in 2020 (and beyond). You can apply these tips not just to your health and cooking resolutions, but to any personal goal you h...
2020-01-0231 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsA Thanksgiving TY NoteI wanted to just pop into your feed today with a little Thanksgiving reflection, thank you note and request! Our biggest sale of the year is on right now. Enjoy 30% off everything with code THANKS19 https://www.cooksmarts.com/weekly-meal-planner/sale Want to be a super supporter of the show and home cooking? Please tell a friend about our podcast and leave us a review on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-kitchen-with-cook-smarts/id1454754429?mt=2) . If we share your review in a future episode, weâll send you a Cook Smarts to...
2019-11-2602 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#20: Strategies Planning Your Holiday MealCan you believe that the holidays are just around the corner? Iâll be hosting Thanksgiving this year and am excited to be in menu planning mode. I know cooking a big holiday meal can feel quite intimidating, especially if you donât have a lot of experience entertaining. So as someone whoâs planned and cooked a lot of big meals for friends and family and clients during my catering days, I wanted to pass on celebratory meal planning system. With the right kind of planning and organization, youâll be able to create an incredible feast wi...
2019-10-3123 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#19: Stocking Your Pantry for Better Meal PlanningNEW: If youâve got questions you want us to answer in a future episode, comments about a previous episode, or just want to say hi and share some love, give us a call at 1-650-386-0290 and leave us a voicemail. You might just hear your voice on the podcast! Â Most of us donât have a pantry stocking system or plan. We simply stock it as we go, based on the recipes weâre cooking. This means that our pantries can become a graveyard of long-forgotten, expired ingredients that were used once and the...
2019-10-2436 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts[Rerun] #1 Creating a Meal Planning SystemToday weâre rerunning the first episode we launched this podcast with -- enjoy! Â So many new parents tell me that figuring out what to feed themselves is one of their biggest parenting challenges. They wished they had figured out a meal planning routine earlier and not while dealing with all the other demands that come with being a new parent, so thatâs what weâll cover in this first episode! Â In todayâs podcast, Iâll walk you through my 4-step game plan for getting a cooking system in place before...
2019-10-1724 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#18: Meet Sarah Byun our Kitchen Happiness CheerleaderNEW: If youâve got questions you want us to answer in a future episode, comments about a previous episode, or just want to say hi and share some love, give us a call at 1-650-386-0290 and leave us a voicemail. You might just hear your voice on the podcast! Â If every company had a Sarah Byun on the team, companies would have many, many more happy customers. Sarah started off as a Cook Smarts customer in 2014 and then joined our team as our Kitchen Happiness Cheerleader in the spring of 2015. Since then, she...
2019-10-1041 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsJoin our Chop Like a Pro Challenge [Community Announcement]Hi friends, this isnât an episode but a little podcast community announcement. You know how like every other episode I nag you about improving your knife skills? Well, I only do it because you canât be a confident and efficient cook without having some good knife skills. However, instead of just telling you that you need to do this, weâre gonna actually help you make it happen with our first ever community challenge.  Our three main goals with this Chop Like a Pro community challenge is to help you: Improve your kitchen...
2019-10-0701 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#17: Toddler Nutrition with Kacie Barnes of Mama Knows NutritionNEW: If youâve got questions you want us to answer in a future episode, comments about a previous episode, or just want to say hi and share some love, give us a call at 1-650-386-0290 and leave us a voicemail. You might just hear your voice on the podcast! Â Weâve invited Kacie Barnes a pediatric Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (better known as Mama Knows Nutrition) onto the podcast to help break down toddler nutrition for us because toddlers donât always make it easy on us. Â In our chat, we...
2019-10-0332 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsGlobal Chefâs Knife Giveaway Reminder [Community Announcement]Whatâs this? A reminder for our giveaway, which ends Wednesday, 10/2  Whatâs the prize? An 8â Global chefâs knife worth $125. This is the amazingly sharp and light chefâs knife that I use every day in my kitchen. I honestly couldnât live without it, and I want one of our supportive listeners to win one too!  How do I enter? Leave a review on Apple Podcast and then send us a screenshot of it at hello@cooksmarts.com. That way we can easily contact you if youâve w...
2019-09-2902 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#16: The Story Behind Cook Smarts + Turning 38In honor of my 38th birthday, I wanted to share what inspired me to leave the corporate world to then start Cook Smarts 8 years ago. Hint: it was more than just a love for food and cooking but a life-altering medical diagnosis that ended up changing my whole perspective on life and health. At the age of 17, in 1998, I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, and in todayâs episode I talk about how it all happened and how a potentially life-threatening illness became one of the best things thatâs ever happened to me.  If you wa...
2019-09-2625 minIn the Kitchen With Cook SmartsWin a Global Chefâs Knife [Community Announcement]Hi friends, this isnât an episode but a little podcast community announcement. Weâre still a relatively new podcast and one of the best ways for us to grow our audience and support more home cooks is to gather more reviews and ratings on Apple Podcast, so weâre gonna run a little giveaway starting today Thursday, September 19th, running through Wednesday, October 2nd. Â The prize is an 8â Global chefâs knife worth $125. This is the chefâs knife that I use, and I love it so much that I want a lucky listener to get one to...
2019-09-1902 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#15: Seasoning Habits to Make Every Meal FlavorfulWeâre on a mission to help you never say, âThis meal was bland,â ever again because there is no reason why any of us needs to cook or eat a bland meal. With some simple seasoning habits and a few tips on how to make those habits stick, youâll be on your way to cooking only the most flavorful and enjoyable meals in no time! Â If youâve got questions you want us to answer, comments about a previous episode, or just want to say hi and share some love, give us a call at 650...
2019-09-1918 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#14: Ruth Garrett, Cooking for GrandkidsToday Iâve invited Ruth Garrett one of our most enthusiastic community members to the podcast. Ruth is in her early 60âs and instead of enjoying the luxury of an empty nest, Ruth found herself doing the whole parent thing all over again when she became the guardian to 2 of her grandkids a few years ago. Shuttling kids to and from activities after work and cooking for 2 often picky kids have been challenging but Ruth has taken it all in stride. Â I have such admiration for this incredibly curious and capable woman, and I know youâl...
2019-09-1242 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#13: Meal Prep Strategies for Saving Time in the Kitchen Part 2In todayâs new podcast episode, we share more strategies for saving time in the kitchen. If you havenât checked last weekâs episode, make sure to start there so you have the full game plan to kick off your most efficient school year yet! Â While last week we shared ways to cut down on your prepping and cooking time by being smart about your tools, skills, and ingredient choices, this week weâre all about giving you tips for getting ahead so that dinner goes smoothly every weeknight. After listening to this episode, youâll be...
2019-09-0524 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#12: Strategies for Saving Time in the Kitchen Part 1Todayâs podcast episode (and next weekâs) is for anyone looking to save some time in the kitchen -- so basically, itâs for everyone because in all the years Iâve taught cooking and run Cook Smarts, not one person has said, âI wish it took me longer to cook a meal.â Nope, not one. Â I know many of the parents in our community have kids headed back to school this week, and with the after-school activities, homework help, PTA meetings, your schedule is about to get packed. So, this episode is for all the busy...
2019-08-2924 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#11: School Lunches Made Easy with Laura FuentesFor this kick off to Season 2 of the Cook Smarts podcast during back-to-school season, Iâve invited one of my entrepreneurial heroes Laura Fuentes to give us advice on planning for and packing school lunches. Millions of us are about to face that daily task, and Laura is an official lunch expert. Her company MOMables started out as a lunch meal planning company but has grown to also offer dinner meal plans and 3 transformative health programs tackling processed foods, picky eating, and budget meal planning. Â However, because Laura is such a remarkable individual whoâs total...
2019-08-221h 08In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#10: A Motivational Meal Prep MeditationWeâre doing something pretty different for todayâs podcast episode. Instead of covering a specific cooking topic or interviewing someone, Iâve created a meal prep meditation to provide you with a little bit of kitchen zen and motivation. Plus, while weâre at it, I also added in some tips for improving your prep skills. Â The idea for this meditation was actually inspired by my obsession for the digital fitness app Aaptiv. There are a ton of audio classes to choose from, and Iâve loved having a trainer in my ear for all my work...
2019-06-2008 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#9: 3 Lessons Learned From Competing on the Next Food Network StarIn this podcast episode, I wanted to share a personal story with you all -- one thatâs been really formative in the cook and probably even the person I am today. 14 years ago, I was on season 2 of the Next Food Network Star. Â Not to spoil the ending (but the show did air 14 years ago) but I was the first person eliminated while Guy Fieri went onto win and become the huge food and media celebrity that he is today. While Guy was completely at ease in front of the camera, I was so unc...
2019-06-1320 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#8: Creating a Greener Kitchen by Reducing Plastic Use and WasteIn this podcast episode, Iâm sharing how Iâm trying to create a greener kitchen and reduce the amount of waste, especially plastic waste, that my family produces and tosses. Â Ever since having kids 4 years ago, Iâve become so much more aware of all the waste, we as a modern family of 5 produces. Even though Iâm committed to making green improvements in all areas of my life, todayâs episode is going to focus solely on the food or kitchen side of things. Itâs the area I spend the most time in and feel l...
2019-06-0624 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#7: Cooking in an RV With Kitchen Hero Brian PowersWe feel so lucky to have a community of such special members at Cook Smarts, and today weâre chatting with one of our original members! This is our first member interview on the podcast, and weâre so excited to kick it off with Brian Powers. Brianâs been cooking with Cook Smarts meal plans since 2014 and has gone through quite the physical transformation during this time. In todayâs episode, weâre getting to know this awesome husband, dad, physical therapist, and all-star cook. Youâll also get to hear: His cast iron tips! As the resid...
2019-05-3037 min
In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#6: 5 Common Meal Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid ThemIn this podcast episode, I will cover the 5 most common meal planning mistakes I see people make and easy ways to fix them. Â If you asked me 10 years ago if I thought I would end up a meal planning expert, my response would have been, âThatâs a thing?â However, as someone who loves organization and efficiency, it makes total sense that I would fall in love with the puzzle solving aspect of the job. Plus when done well, it means so much time and money saved. As someone whoâs been doing this for...
2019-05-2317 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#5: 10 Strategies for Turning Picky Eaters Into Curious EatersIn this podcast episode, Iâm tackling a big emotional topic for a lot of parents -- how to help your picky eaters become more curious, adventurous eaters. Just about every kid goes through some phase (or multiple phases) of picky eating, and it can be a super frustrating and challenging time for parents. Using my own personal experience as a mom combined with everything Iâve read on this topic, weâll discuss a wide variety of strategies parents can use to help support the transition from picky eating to curious eating. After this 30 minute...
2019-05-1626 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#4: Pots & Pans: 7 Most Common Questions AnsweredIâve been to kitchens without a sharp knife or a can opener or prep bowls, but Iâve never been to one without at least a few pots and pans. No matter how minimal your kitchen is, you have definitely have at least 1 pot or pan. Now maybe you donât feel like you have the right ones but thatâs what weâll chat about in todayâs episode. Iâm covering the 7 most common questions I receive regarding these essential kitchen tools from how to pick them to how to care for them. In this 30...
2019-05-0932 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#3: Meet Jess Smith Our Meal Plan DeveloperOne of the best things thatâs happened to Cook Smarts is bringing on a dedicated meal plan developer. Jess Smith joined the team in the spring of 2015, all the way from Thailand and has taken our recipe development process and the quality of our meals to a whole other level. In todayâs episode, weâre getting to know this multi-talented lady and also giving you a behind the scenes of our small little company. Plus, youâll get to hear: How she made a huge career switch going from working for the State Departme...
2019-05-0239 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#2: Leftover Herbs: Strategies for Getting More out of ThemWasting herbs is something that has happened to all of us, but in todayâs episode Iâll walk you through 5 different strategies for getting more out of them, so you donât end up in a situation where youâre tossing spoiled, wilting [insert cilantro, parsley, basil, mint, sage, thyme, chives, etc.]. Weâll discuss: My simple 2 category herb classification system thatâll help you decide which strategy to use How to not have any leftover herbs to begin with Different methods for freezing herbs and how to know which method to use depending on...
2019-04-2513 minIn the Kitchen With Cook Smarts#1: Developing a Meal Planning System: A Survival Guide For New ParentsSo many new parents tell me that figuring out what to feed themselves is one of their biggest parenting challenges. They wished they had figured out a meal planning routine earlier and not while dealing with all the other demands that come with being a new parent, so thatâs what weâll cover in this first episode! In todayâs podcast, Iâll walk you through my 4-step game plan for getting a cooking system in place before the baby comes, so that your sleep deprived brain has one less thing to worry about. These tried-and-true ideas fo...
2019-04-1822 min