Discover lunch ideas that are quick and easy to prep and pack on the go while still being delicious and interesting! Use bento box style lunches for your back to school routine!

Meal Planning 101

When you are looking for quick, convenient meals, rotisserie chicken always seems to be there.  But what if you’re tired of make the same few meals out of your pre-cooked chicken?  It’s time to mix it up and add a few new rotisserie chicken recipes to your weekly meal plan.  In today’s video, Chef Nakia shares over 25 lunch, dinner, and snack recipes to use up rotisserie chicken. These meals were crafted to make sure you can get a delicious, easy dinner on the table in no time!

Happy Earth Month! Incorporate some of these strategies into your food prep routines and reduce your at home food waste. The average American throws away between 30 - 40% of the food that they purchase. There are many ways to prevent food waste at home AND a lot of them are easy and convenient, too! Food connects us with our land and with each other. Respecting our food and protecting where it comes from leads to true nourishment. To show that respect, we strive to be intentional with the food we bring into our homes. It will help the environment and our wallets to eat up as much food as we can and avoid food waste!

Let’s be real; sometimes ‘joyful food’ means ‘I want to get dinner on the table with minimal effort’. For those days when a quick, nutritious, and convenient dinner is necessary grab one of these quick meals! With these recipes, you can reclaim your weeknight dinnertimes without all the stress and overwhelm. Nourish your family and cook with confidence!

Rice is a staple dish that can be made so many different ways throughout the world. Chef Nakia shares her favorite ways to cook 5 popular types of rice. We help you troubleshoot the 3 main mistakes people make when cooking rice and learn when to rinse your rice. After we talk about rice to water ratios and adjustments needed for cooking rice at high altitude, then we talk about reheating rice. And lastly we share some of our favorite meals to use up leftover rice.

So you'd really love to be able to cook at home more often, but you just don't have the time and energy for home cooked meals? With an insanely busy schedule it can sometimes feel impossible to actually enjoy your opportunities to cook at home. With this video, I'm sharing my favorite tips and tricks to making meal planning and cooking at home feel attainable.

One of the best ways to set yourself up for a stress-free week of meals is to cook your protein once and then reheat it in different meals. This is one of my favorite meal prep hacks.  Toss a pork shoulder in the crockpot with a beer and some spices to cook while you’re at work.  Come home to quick, easy, and delicious meals for the rest of the week!

Leave the exhausting and stressful mealtime routine in 2023.  This year conquer meal planning and meal prepping to truly fit into your routine.  Create habit sandwiches to relieve the mental load of constantly answering “What’s for dinner?” and bring more ease into your kitchen.

Is it your first time hosting the holiday dinner?  You want to make as much from scratch as possible, but you definitely want to have all the food ready when guests arrive AND still have some energy to enjoy the party. Hosting a holiday feast is an occasion of joy, celebration, festivities, and unfortunately, heightened stress. It’s lovely to host family and friends for a holiday meal, but sometimes the preparation can feel overwhelming. In this video, we’ll share some strategies for hosting a holiday party with as little stress as possible.

Feeling too tired to cook after a long trip? This is your ultimate guide to hassle-free meal planning and prep before your next vacation. Learn how to avoid going grocery shopping in the week after your vacation. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or planning your first family getaway, these tips will ensure you have stress-free cooking when you step back home.

“You eat with your eyes first.” In this video, I share my top tips and tricks for turning your dinner into a work of art. The basic design principles and food styling guidelines I share are just a starting point because this, as with all art, involves a lot of personal preference and creativity. Because at the end of the day, your plate design won’t matter much if you don’t actually enjoy the food you’re eating!

Keep your pantry stocked with these 5 spice blends to make throwing dinner together a simple, flavorful task. Of course there’s dozens of great herbs, spices, and spice blends. And some of you may have the space and desire to stock lots of spices and use the individually to create the flavor profile you want. For some people that sounds overwhelming. So these 5 spice blends will ensure that no matter what protein you’re cooking, you have a complimentary and dynamic spice blend to go along with it.

Are you looking for easy, flavorful dinners that you can get on the dining room table with very little evening effort? Crockpot meals are great dishes to add into your weekly meal plan. But sometimes we can feel stuck in making the same crockpot dinners over and over again. Get inspired to cook something new in the crockpot this week! Chef Nakia guides you through all the do’s and don’ts of crockpot cooking and shares ideas for how to make your very own convenience meals.