Close Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! Cooking dinner is just one of the many after-work tasks we all do each day. There’s laundry to fold, rooms to clean and family members to care for. Not to mention fitting in things like exercise or visits with friends!...
Close Your Meal Plan Sunday’s cozySpinach & Artichoke Dip Pastakicks off the week of 20-minute dinners. Pasta is always the first thing I think of when I’m craving something comforting. This recipe also happens to pack in the veggies, always a plus. Tuesday’sEasy Butternut Squash Soupis next on the menu. Using peeled and cubed butternut squash, which can be found in the produce section or the freezer aisle, means I’ll save on prep time and can get this creamy soup on the table in a quick 20 minutes....
Close All the fresh summer produce that’s lining the aisles of my local grocery store and dotting farmers' market has me so inspired. This weekend I’ll be stocking up during my shopping trip and leaning into those summer-y ingredients—think tomatoes, zucchini, greens and more—to make easy dinners all week long, ready in 30 minutes or less. Your Meal Plan While I’m very excited about Sunday’sLinguine with Lemon Alfredo Shrimp(I love pasta!...
Close Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! I love seeing all the delicious fall fruits and veggies on the grocery store shelves. The saying goes, “You eat with your eyes first,” and the gorgeous array of colorful apples, squash and dark leafy greens has me hungry!...
Close This past week had me dreaming of fall, as I noticed the leaves on the trees starting to turn beautiful autumn-y colors. Don’t get me wrong—I’m still savoring the warm days we have left of summer, but I’m also starting to crave fall-like staples like pumpkin spice, creamy pasta and hearty soups. This week I’m turning to cozy recipes that are full of that fall flavor I’m craving right now and are ready in well under 35 minutes....
Close Photo: Photographer: Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! While I really enjoy eating out, there’s nothing like a home-cooked meal. Home cooking not only saves you money, but sometimes it even takes less time than ordering and picking it up....
Close Photo: Photographer / Brie Passano, Food Stylist / Annie Probst Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! After-dinner dishes really cramp my style, especially when the beautiful summery evenings are beckoning me outside. So this week I’m intentionally sticking to one-pot and one-pan recipes that strategically cook everything together in a single vessel to help keep my evenings easy, from prep to cleanup....
Close Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! When I finally stop running around and sit down to eat dinner each evening, I quickly find myself sinking into relaxation mode. All the things I said I would do after dinner—fold laundry, catch up on a few work emails and the dishes—start to feel like too much work....
CloseOur column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday!I’m whipping out my slow-cooker for this week of easy dinners and I couldn’t be more excited. These cozy dinners are just the thing to warm me up at the end of a long day. And while comforting, these dinners (plus their sides) clock in right around 400 calories, to help you feel energized and satisfied—not sleepy....
CloseOur column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday!It’s officially hat-and-glove season here in Vermont! Meaning you need both—or at least, I’m way more comfortable with both—when out and about. These first few weeks of colder weather always feel really cold, but as we get deeper into winter, I know I’ll get more used to it....
CloseOur column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday!Fiber—it’s probably the best thing that ever existed. Well, maybe second best, after coffee! Among its manybenefits, it keeps you feeling full andsatisfiedafter a meal, your gut happy and healthy, your blood sugars balanced and it helps protect your heart. Pretty great, right?...
Close Photo: Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! Your Meal Plan Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Pick up a rotisserie chicken when you do your shopping this weekend, and Sunday’s dinner is only two more ingredients away! TheChicken Salad Tostadascombine chicken with a Southwest-style salad kit (which typically has the dressing included) to create a tasty high-protein topping for crispy tostadas....
Close Photo: Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make meal planning and meal prep as easy as can be. Sign uphereto get a meal plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday! When you have the right ingredients, it doesn’t take much to make a tasty meal, and these impressive three-ingredient dinners (not counting basics like oil, salt and pepper) prove just that. I love how these easy dinners use key ingredients (like pre-prepped veggies, ready-to-use proteins and flavorful sauces) in creative ways to deliver a week of really delicious, balanced dinners....
