Didn't I Just Feed You

By Stacie Billis and Meghan Splawn

Arts Food Kids & Family

What's Didn't I Just Feed You about?

Didn’t I Just Feed You is a candid weekly podcast about feeding our families -- because, wow, kids need to eat a lot. And frequently too! Armed with culinary prowess earned from over 20 years as food professionals and practical, non-judgmental advice shaped in the parenting trenches, co-hosts Stacie and Meghan make life as the family cook easier. Or at least funnier.

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05.25.2023

In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...

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05.25.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: May 25th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
05.22.2023 Baking Your Feelings with Becca Rea-Tucker Being a human is hard and we all need as many tools in our coping toolbox as possible. We chat with baker, author, and activist, Becca Rea-Tucker (aka @thesweetfeminist), about how baking has become one of her most powerful coping ...
05.15.2023 How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat We can’t promise that every kid or picky eater can become a salad convert, but we have strategies for how to build delicious salads that are crave-worthy for you and more likely to get a thumbs up from your littlest ...
05.11.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: May 11th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
05.08.2023 REHEATED: Essential Recipes for Tweens, Teens, and Graduates with Katie Morford Got a teen home this summer or a graduate heading off to college? You need this conversation with Katie Morford about her book Prep: The Essential College Cookbook. In this REHEATED interview from 2019 Stacie and Katie talk through getting ...
05.01.2023 What Anti-Diet Gets Wrong with Jessica Wilson, MS, RD You’ve heard us grapple with how diet culture has impacted us and shaped how we feed our families, but is talk of diet culture, body positivity, and intuitive eating a distraction from understanding the structures and systems of oppression (or ...
04.27.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: April 27th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
04.24.2023 How We Feed: Adaptive Cooking with Kendra DePinto In this installment of How We Feed, we chat with disabled chef and writer Kendra DePinto, about adaptive cooking and feeding ourselves — and our families — while living with chronic illness. As always, we're reminded that tips that make ...
04.17.2023 Use It Up: Your Most Asked About Ingredients with Dini Klein of Prep + Rally In an extension of our Use It Up series, meal prep expert, Dini Klein of Prep + Rally, talks to us about how to use up some of your most asked-about stubborn ingredients. Links from this episodeDini on Instagram, @prepandrallyDini’s ...
04.13.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: April 13th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
04.10.2023 Ten Minute Dinner Ideas Ten-minute dinners live in the space between no-cook meals and what recipe writers call “quick recipes,” which typically take about 35 minutes to pull together. Right now, winter fatigue, kids off for spring break, and summer planning have us relying ...
04.03.2023 Empties: All the Pantry Products We’re Using Up We’ve got another empties episode in which we share the new pantry products we’ve purchased and completely used up. This is the second installment in what might become a new series on food products and grocery store finds that are ...
03.30.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: March 30th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
03.27.2023 How to Build A Well-Stocked Home Bar Whether you’re new to mixology and setting up a bar for the first time, a curious sipper resetting for a new season, or a cocktail enthusiast trying to up the ante, we break down what you need, what you don’t, ...
03.20.2023 Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen (Realistically) After months of heavy use, the hardest working space in your house likely needs a thorough cleaning. We’ve got spring cleaning tips for your kitchen, whether you’re a big project kind of person or prefer to step it out. Links ...
03.16.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: March 16th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
03.13.2023 How to Get Kids in The Kitchen (Even If You Don’t Want to) With Heather Staller Heather Staller of @heather.happykidskitchen gets real with us about getting kids in the kitchen. As a culinary expert who’s been teaching kids to cook for years, Heather shares practical tips and tricks for cooking with kids even when it’s not ...
03.06.2023 How We're Using Our Air Fryers These Days It’s been three years since we last talked about air fryers and a lot has changed. Stacie got an air fryer, for one, and Meghan has fallen off using hers regularly. These, and other shifts, in the ways that we ...
03.02.2023 REHEATED: Do You Need An Air Fryer? Jess Dang of CookSmarts Helps Us Answer One 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, ...
02.27.2023 How to Make Chili for the Chili Haters A classic American dish, chili is not just one thing: there are as many variations as they are places where chili is eaten. Among its many virtues, chili is hearty, nutritious, packed with flavor, and can be made in a ...
02.23.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: February 23rd 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
02.20.2023 How We Feed: As An ADHD Parent with KC Davis of Struggle Care As part of our How We Feed series, we talk with author and licensed therapist KC Davis about feeding a family as a parent with ADHD. Links From This Episode KC on Instagram, @strugglecare KC on TikTok @domesticblisters How To ...
02.13.2023 10 Easy Swaps for Grocery Savings With inflation at an all-time high, grocery prices keep going up and up… and up. These are the ways that we are saving on food and household items, and bringing our weekly grocery back bill down. Links From This Episode ...
02.09.2023 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: February 9th 2023 In each of these episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are in the ...
02.06.2023 How to Get Your Cooking Mojo Back Stuck in a cooking rut? We’re talking through ways to spark cooking magic. Whether you miss feeling inspired or you simply strive to keep from hating dinner prep, we’ve got ideas and recipes to help you get your cooking mojo ...
12.19.2022 The Best of 2022 + What’s Up for 2023 In our last episode of 2022, we look back at this year and reveal what’s ahead for next. Plus — in case you haven’t heard — we make an announcement and share all the DIJFY episodes you should listen to ...
12.12.2022 Best (and Worst) Food Trends of 2022 From Birria tacos to “healthy coke,” we cover the food trends of 2022 that we loved — and ones that we didn’t too. This week’s episode is brought to you by KiwiCo: use the code DIJFY for 50% off your ...
12.08.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: December 8th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
12.05.2022 Best Cookbooks of 2022 with Brian Stewart of Salt + Spine It’s our 5th annual Best Cookbooks of the Year for family cooks with Brian Stewart of the Salt + Spine podcast. Whether you’re looking for inspiration to make cooking for your family more exciting or hoping your kids can start ...
11.28.2022 Supporting Tweens and Teens Growing Up in Diet Culture TW: In this episode, we discuss issues, feelings and experiences around disordered eating, weight and body image. If you or someone you know is struggling with eating disorders, reach out to the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 or check ...
11.24.2022 Reheated! How to Store + Reheat Leftovers the Right Away In this reheated episode, we go over the basics of storing leftovers safely and share ideas for how to use up holiday leftovers in the most delicious ways. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11.21.2022 The Best Things We Cooked (and Ate!) This Year The most helpful year in review? The easy family meals we cooked in 2022 that we loved the most — plus a few things we ate out that we can't stop thinking about. These are the recipes and meal ideas ...
11.14.2022 How We Feed: As Part Of the Sandwich Generation With Laura Mountin About a quarter of American adults are part of the sandwich generation, a group of adults who are taking care of kids and an adult parent(s) at the same time. While circumstances vary greatly, feeding is a primary part of ...
11.10.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: November 10th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
11.07.2022 Savory Baking With Erin Jeanne McDowell Savory baking isn’t just pizza and quiche! Beloved baker Erin Jeanne McDowell joins us to talk about her latest book Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between, talks to us about building confidence in the kitchen, and ...
10.31.2022 How Do We Feed a Crowd These Days? With the winter holidays fast approaching, we’re thinking about how to feed a crowd in what seems to be a kinda-maybe-mostly-post-pandemic world. From changed expectations to tried-and-true entertaining tips, we’ve got your host duties covered. This week’s episode is brought ...
10.27.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: October 27th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
10.24.2022 How We Feed: As a Fat Parent with Zoe Potter In the latest installment of our How We Feed series, plus-size, anti-diet content creator, Zoe Potter, talks to us about feeding herself and her family as a fat person committed to intuitive eating. This week’s episode is brought you by: ...
10.17.2022 217: Easy Dinners Kids Can Help Make While Home Alone There are YOYO (You’re On Your Own) meals that kids can make when they are home alone and need to feed themselves, but what happens when they are home alone during dinner prep time? Can they help make the family ...
10.13.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: October 13th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
10.10.2022 216: All the Pantry Products We Use Up (And Some We Don't) Want a peek at our empties? In this episode, we share all of the pantry products that we actually use up — and a few that we don’t. This week’s episode is brought to you by: - KiwiCo: Use DIJFY ...
10.03.2022 215: How to Dream of Dinner with Ali Slagle In this episode, we chat with Ali Slagle, author of I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To), about low-effort, high reward recipes. Because what could be dreamier? This week’s episode is brought to you by: Hiya Health: Get ...
09.26.2022 214 Is There a Way to Buy Snacks That Balances Convenience, Budget, and Nutrition? The title of this one says it all: Is there a way to buy snacks that balances convenience, budget and nutrition? We try and work it out. (Try being the operative word!) This week’s episode is brought to you by ...
09.22.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: September 22nd 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
09.19.2022 213: Grocery Budgeting Tips When You’re Already Grocery Budgeting Listener Emily S. has been working on her tools to save on groceries — from prepping veggies to cooking mostly whole foods from scratch — but with soaring food prices, it’s still not quite enough. In this episode, we’re digging ...
09.12.2022 212: The Connection Between Sleep and Food What’s the connection between sleep and nutrition? We talk through the foods that are said to promote better sleep and also foods that help us wake up in the morning. This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsors ...
09.08.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: September 8th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...
09.05.2022 211: How to Set Your Kids Up to Pack Their Own Lunch Nearly every parent dreams of their kid being able to pack their own damn school lunch, but is that really what we want (or need)? And if it is, what’s realistic and how do we set them up for lunch ...
08.29.2022 210: Back-to-School Baking with Jessie Sheehan Food joy can fade away in the overwhelm of back-to-school season, but easy, weeknight baking ensures that there’s a sweet way to end every day. Jessie Sheehan, author of Snackable Bakes, talks to us about easy-peasy recipes for exceptionally scrumptious ...
08.25.2022 What We're Cooking & Eating Now: August 25th 2022 In each of these 15 minute episodes, we walk you all the way through one recipe and then list five others. All in, you’ll get 6 easy weeknight dinner ideas that we’ve tested. Links for these recipes + products are ...

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