Didn't I Just Feed You

In this reheated episode originally published as a bonus episode for our subscribers, Meghan and Stacie share winter salad inspiration that will leave you excited to eat your greens again.

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. It comes with 20 classic holiday recipes (your holiday cookies! cinnamon rolls! beef roast!), a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more. Get it now: https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout

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• Our episode, How to Make Salads Kids Will Eat
•  Make It Easy: 120 Mix-and-Match Recipes to Cook from Scratch -- with Smart Store-Bought Shortcuts When You Need Them
•  Piave cheese
•  Meghan’s Maple Mustard Vinaigrette recipe
•  Celery Salad with Dates, Almonds and Parmesan
•  Celery, Green Bean and Tofu Salad with Chili Crisp
•  Winter Panzanella
•  The Ultimate Winter Salad
•  Winter Nicoise-ish Salad
•  Chili Crisp Yogurt Dip

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 FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Always and forever searching for your go-to holiday cookie? We’ve got an approach to holiday cookie baking that retains the joy and reduces your effort. Plus, we’ve got all the holiday cookie recipes worth your time (because we’ve tried them all).

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. 

Get it now! https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

LINKS 

• How to Bake for the Holidays Without Losing Your Mind with Cinday Rahe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/didnt-i-just-feed-you/id1419175088?i=1000458386107 
• How to Ship Cookies Without Breaking a Single One https://www.thekitchn.com/beginners-guide-to-shipping-cookies-23105264
• Our Best Bites Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies https://ourbestbites.com/single-big-giant-cookie/
• Vanilla Pizzelle recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/pizzelle-22971229
• Cake Mix Cookies https://www.thekitchn.com/love-letter-cake-cookies-22969526 
• No-Bake Cookies https://www.mccormick.com/articles/the-kitchn/a-foolproof-method-to-make-no-bake-cookies
• Pan Bang Sugar Cookies https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-sugar-cookies/
• Pan Bang Ginger Molasses Cookies https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/pan-banging-ginger-molasses-cookies/
• Melomakarona https://akispetretzikis.com/en/recipe/569/ta-melomakarona-toy-akh 
• Kourabiedes https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/kourabiedes-greek-christmas-butter-cookies/ 
• Peanut Butter Nutella Thumbprint Cookies https://staciebillis.com/peanut-butter-nutella-thumbprint-cookie-recipe-naturally-gluten-free-cookies/  
• Chewy Gingerbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze https://staciebillis.com/chewy-gingerbread-cookie-recipe-lemon-glaze-holiday-cookies-for-santa/  
• Coconut Almond Raspberry Thumbprint cookies https://staciebillis.com/coconut-almond-raspberry-thumbprint-cookie-recipes-holiday-cookies-earthbound-farm-cookbook/ 

The holiday season brings school break, pop-in visitors, and overnight guests — all of which means a lot of feeding. Make-ahead breakfasts help make the job of feeding people 24-7 a little bit easier. And our make-ahead holiday breakfasts do it with festive panache on top of it all. 

LINKS 

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. 

Get it now! https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

• Biscuit bar
• Bagel spread with smoked salmon and our antipasto cream cheese
• Apple Cake
• Alton Brown’s Apple Cake
• King Arthur Coffee Cake
• Easy Instant Pot Monkey Bread
• Cindy Rahe’s Best Cinnamon Rolls
• Milkbread Five Spice Cinnamon Rolls
• Our Shortcut Sugar Buns
• Star Bread
• Gingerbread Muffins with Lemon Glaze
• Stacie's Lemon Cream Scones
• Cranberry Orange Muffins  
• Cheese Danish (using puff pastry)  
• Our Blueberry Streusel Muffins 
• Sausage Strata  
• The most insane looking Breakfast Casserole  
• Slow Cooker Egg Nog Bread Pudding
• Chrissy Teigen's Everything Bagel Cream Cheese Breakfast Bake
• Our Anything Goes Strata
• Our Asparagus and Ham Strata
• Our Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
• How to Make the Perfect Quiche  
• Hash Brown Crust Bacon Cheddar Quiche  
• Quiche Lorraine
• Easy Breakfast Quiche
• Cheesy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
• Our Sheet Pan Pancakes
• Our Pancake and Waffle Mix
• Our Holiday Gingerbread Syrup (perfect on pancakes, in coffee, hot chocolate, cocktails, and more!)
• Our Oven-Crisped Maple Glazed Bacon

In this reheated episode we speak with cookbook author and Jewish cooking expert Leah Koenig about what might be the greatest holiday food of all time: latkes! From the surprising role that cheese plays in the history of latkes to tips for frying them up perfectly, this is your latke playbook. And, yes, you should have a latke playbook even if you don’t celebrate the holiday. We say, latkes for all! 

It's time for our 6th annual Best Cookbooks of the Year episode with Brian Stewart of the Salt + Spine podcast. This isn't your average cookbooks of the year list: we prompt Brian to curate a list specifically for busy home cooks. From the best cookbooks for tired parents to the best cookbooks to gift kids who love to cook (or teenagers who don't but really should), this list has you covered.

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• Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions (Whatever They Are Today!) by Becca Rea-Tucker https://amzn.to/49G1fwd 
• Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home by Dan Pelosihttps://amzn.to/3R2NzEj 
• Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook by Nick DiGiovanni https://amzn.to/3G7TL7C 
• Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis https://amzn.to/47FKMGR
• I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day by Jake Cohen https://amzn.to/47zrxyl 

Best Cookbooks for Tired Family Cooks

• The Don't Panic Pantry Cookbook: Mostly Vegetarian Comfort Food That Happens to Be Pretty Good for You by Noah Galuten  https://amzn.to/46dmd2R 

• The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z by Tamar Adler https://amzn.to/3T2l9fl 

Best Cookbooks for Inspired Family Cooks

• Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly https://amzn.to/3QQePWy 
• Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others by Amy Thielen https://amzn.to/49qBpMM 

Best Cookbooks for Kids

• Cooking with My Dad, the Chef: 70+ kid-tested, kid-approved (and gluten-free!) recipes for YOUNG CHEFS! By Verveine Oringer & Ken Oringer https://amzn.to/477jIAq 
• More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook by Molly Baz https://amzn.to/3SF1LV8 

Best Easy Baking Cookbook

• Snacking Bakes: Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes, and More by Yossy Arefi https://amzn.to/40x4IcD 

Best Project Baking Cookbook

• Bread and Roses: 100+ Grain Forward Recipes featuring Global Ingredients and Botanicals by Rose Wilde https://amzn.to/3QOWYiF 
• Bread Baking With Kids Trusty Recipes for Magical HomemadeBread by Jennifer Latham https://amzn.to/3QuaA1A 

Best Single Subject Cookbook 

• Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings by James Park https://amzn.to/3QPPo6v 

Cookbook for Neurodivergent Cooks 

• I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes: A Cookbook by Ali Slagle https://amzn.to/40K3eeQ  
• Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals by Nik Sharma https://amzn.to/3smYb7F 
• Italy by Ingredient: Artisanal Foods, Modern Recipes by Viola Butoni https://amzn.to/3SKybh7 
• Let's Eat Paris!: The Essential Guide to the World's Most Famous Food City by François-Régis Gaudry https://amzn.to/3ug26n2 



Best Cookbook for When You Want to Eat Your Emotions 

• Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by  Hetty Lui McKinnon https://amzn.to/3FStn1M 

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 FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.

Inspired by Alyssa Blask Campbell's new book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions, we asked the founder of Seed and Sew to help us navigate the big feelings that arise around food and the holidays. From mealtime meltdowns to grandparent comments about food and bodies to our teens, we talk about finding steadiness in the chaos. 

LINKS 

Tired of being stuck in the kitchen while everyone else gets to mix, mingle, and nibble their way through the holidays? We’ve got you covered! Our Make-Ahead Holiday Handbook will help you prep as much as possible ahead of time. With 20 classic holiday recipes, a make-ahead timeline, serving size cheat sheet, menu plans, and more, this resource will help you cook a delicious holiday mean AND find time to enjoy your family and friends. Get it now!

GET IT NOW!

https://didntijustfeedyou.mykajabi.com/offers/wa5YrHK3/checkout 

• Alyssa's book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
• Alyssa's site, Seed and Sew
• Alyssa's podcast, Voices of Your Village

Ever wonder how General Tso's chicken got its name — or who General Tso was? In her gorgeous new book, Chinese Menu, Grace Lin tells the stories of some of the most popular Chinese menu items. She shares these stories with us, why she wanted to tell them, and along the way, gives us a deeper understanding of resilience and triumph behind these foods, and what makes them undeniably American.  

LINKS 

• Chinese Menu by Grace Lin
• Grace Lin's other books
• More about Grace Lin
• Grace's podcasts, Kids Ask Authors and Book Friends Forever Podcast
• Our episode, Wok Cooking With J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
• J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Fried Rice recipe

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 FREE area of our Didn't I Just Feed You Community.