Where to find cooking inspiration and recipes
Stuck in a cooking rut? I share my favorite sources of inspiration to discover new dishes, reconnect with roots, and cook for a crowd. Yum!
How to Adopt A Growth Mindset For Cooking
Success at the dining table starts before getting into the kitchen.
Understanding the psychology of eating and how to develop a growth mindset is foundational to cooking for yourself no matter the stress, deadlines, or drama evolving in your life. These skills are just as critical as practical skills like knife techniques and ingredients knowledge.
Let’s explore how to budget your time, save mental energy, and avoid sabotaging yourself.
How to find great recipes to avoid cooking failure
A bad recipe ruins your evening. Learn the clues to spot a well-tested, precise recipe so you can be confident your dinner turns out amazing.
How to Cook and Organize Your Kitchen to Reduce and Prevent Back Pain
If your back pain makes it hard to cook, check out these strategies for how I organize my ingredients and kitchen equipment to reduce and prevent lower back pain.
Why You Shouldn’t Believe Me
Years ago while in journalism school, I was bothered by how frequently journalists would say that they’re bad at math. Professors would start the self-deprecating jokes, and students nodded along. To be sure, I struggle to do arithmetic in my head. To this day, calculating tips at restaurants is a challenge. But I don’t believe … Read more
The Power of Your Eating Mindset
Do you know someone who gets hangry? Come 11:30 a.m. or 6:15 p.m., if you don’t feed this person, he begins to get irritable and unresponsive. Doing anything hard is asking to get into a fight. Maybe that person is you? 😉 In my life, that person is my ordinarily level-headed, rational, reasonable, scientist-of-a-husband, Alex. … Read more