Do You Need Help With Christmas Dinner?

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Ho ho h-OMG.

This weeks menu speaks for itself:

  • Holiday Tamale Cakes
  • Supreme Pizza Soup
  • Spinach & Artichoke Dip Casserole
  • Christmas Cobb Salad
  • West African Peanut Stew (new)
  • “Beef” Stroganoff 
  • Yule Thai’d Chili
  • Cranberry Kringles (new) 
  • Bread Pudding in a Mug (new) 

Holiday helpers ✅

“Familiar” Foods ✅

Trust these Christmas meals with meat eaters.

I thumbed through all our customer reviews from last December and these recipes …

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12 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Holiday

51% of annual weight gain happens between Thanksgiving and New Years.

Here are 12 scientifically-backed ways you can avoid weight gain this season from Brian Wansink, Ph.D.and the Cornell Food Lab:

1. Survey first. Do a loop around the buffet and decide what you really want to eat rather than taking a little of everything you don't hate.

2. Always sit to eat. If you only eat when you are sitting, you'll mindlessly munch less.

3.

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Veggie Pot Pie, Mongolian Noodles, and Sweet Potato Chili

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! 

But busy. So so soooo busy!

This week's plan has classic comforts for family gatherings.

These meals will WOW out-of-town guests, please the pants off omnivores, and make the whole family gather around the table in delight without complaining. 

Plus each recipe is ridiculously easy, which means you’ll be as jolly as Santa.

Think of this meal plan as a cute little elf helping you make dinnertime easier.

My family loves Grandma’s 

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Traveling and not sure what to do? Here’s how I stay on track at hotels + what I take on 12 hour plane rides.

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Being away from home is where most people usually go off course.

High-fives!

Good job for being proactive and researching how you can stay on track.

I spend 40% of the year traveling or in hotels for work and play… here are my 10 pro tips!

#1 Have a good breakfast

A good start to the day sets you up for success.

Pack an oatmeal cup and a spoon. Hot water is available at …

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Instapot Giveaway + Pressure cooker-friendly meal plans 😱 😱

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It’s what you’ve been waiting for…

Pressure cooker-friendly meal plans 😱 😱

All of the weekly plans will have Instapot recipes this month!

These are legit pressure cooker recipes too, meaning you make the whole meal IN your Instapot (or other pressure cooker).

No starting somewhere else and finishing in the IP...

To kick this month of pressure cookery off…

I’m hosting an INSTAPOT GIVEAWAY.

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