Crockpot Meals
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Crockpot Meals

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.

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Build Your Best Charcuterie Board
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Build Your Best Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards are quickly becoming one of the favorite foods to find at fancy dinner parties, potlucks, and special events. You can showcase tons of creativity in how you choose to build your charcuterie board. If you’re planning to prepare a charcuterie board for an upcoming event but you’re not sure how to start or even how much food you’ll need, we’ve got you covered. Check out the information below to get excited, get your creative juices flowing, and ensure everyone at the party has plenty to enjoy!

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Weekly Meal Planning
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Weekly Meal Planning

Discover strategies to plan your meals for the week in a way that reduces your food waste, is realistic about how much time you have to cook, and makes you excited for the week ahead! ‘Follow the leftovers' and make meal planning a quick chore. We also discuss ways to plan for and utilize all those leftover part and pieces to prevent food spoilage!

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Appliance Garage Do’s and Don’ts
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Appliance Garage Do’s and Don’ts

Professional Organizer Pam and Chef Nakia discuss which items are best to store in the appliance garage. When you decide which appliances to store in your appliance garage, consider the frequency with which you’d like to be using the garage. Storing heavier items in the appliance garage at countertop height can be helpful. Maximize the space in your appliance garage using lazy susans, wire shelves, and magnetic boards. Discover all our tips in the video below!

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Mother Sauces
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Mother Sauces

In classic French cooking, there are 5 ‘Mother Sauces’ that build the base for almost any sauce you’ll make. Once you master the basics of each of these sauces, you can add additional herbs, spices, diced veggies, and your favorite ingredients to create your own unique sauce! Once you become comfortable and confident with the basics, your creativity and joy in the kitchen can run wild!

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Food Photography Basics
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Food Photography Basics

Do you ever struggle with capturing a photo that really shows off your beautiful, delicious food? In this video, we’ll introduce you to the basics of food photography. Learn a few basic guidelines to instantly improve your food photos! And stick around to explore a little bit about photo composition and ideas to take your photos to the next level.

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Trust Your Gut - Eat for Satisfaction Making Peace With Food
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Trust Your Gut - Eat for Satisfaction Making Peace With Food

Chef Nakia interviews Chelsea Chandler MPH, RD, CIEC to learn about making peace with food. We explore what permission to find peace looks like in our food journey. We also talk about a few sneaky phrases that diet culture uses to undermine our food decisions. And we dive into the Social Determinants of Health and discover how complex and personal each person's health is.

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Offsite Kitchen Storage
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Offsite Kitchen Storage

If you enjoy cooking and experimenting with all the coolest kitchen gadgets, it's very easy for your kitchen space to become overwhelmed with excess stuff. In this video, Professional Organizer Pam and Chef Nakia discuss where to store excess kitchen items and how to keep those areas organized. When you want to access a kitchen tool, serving dish, or extra food, you want to find it fast and we'll show you how.

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