What to cook when life feels overwhelming

We all have those seasons where life just feels like a LOT. You feel like you’re running around every which way without a second to take a breath- maybe it’s a heavy season of sports and after school activities for your kids, or maybe you or someone you love is dealing with an illness or a big life transition- cooking is the last thing on your mind, but you don’t want the expense- for your wallet or your health- of relying on takeout all the time. So what do you cook- how do you feed your family WELL when life feels overwhelming?  Recipes Mentioned: White Chicken Chili Green Chile Enchiladas Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Kale and Beef Stew Egg Roll in a Bowl Burger Salad Bowls Caesar Salad (with perfect pan seared chicken) Comfy Chicken Noodle Soup Greek Chicken Bowls Lightened Up Chicken Parmesan Bake Easy Shrimp Fried Rice --> Get all of the recipes in the Healthy Mama Meals app! Try it free for a week at ⁠healthymamameals.com⁠ ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy FALL! From make-ahead breakfasts to cozy work lunches and dinners from soups and stews to salads and sheet pan meals, I'm simplifying fall cooking for you, by giving you some of my favorite fall staples to cook in Autumn.  Recipes Mentioned: Apple Coconut Spice Breakfast Cookies  Pumpkin Pecan Oatmeal Cups Instant Pot Apple Spice Steel cut oats  Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes  Almost Autumn Farro Salad Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Sheet Pan roasted veggie + sausage bowls with creamy honey mustard dressing Apple Walnut Dill Chicken Salad Butternut, Kale and Chickpea curry Cold Weather Cobb Salad Sheet Pan Rosemary Chicken & Cinnamon-Honey Roasted Vegetables High Protein Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Cauliflower Crust shepherd’s pie Beef & Butternut chili (bean-free) Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Kale and Beef stew Comfy Chicken soup Moroccan Chickpea stew Sweet Potato, Kale and White bean soup --> Get all of the recipes in the Healthy Mama Meals app! Try it free for a week at healthymamameals.com ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes food taste good? It's not about fancy ingredients or perfect knife skills- it's about understanding the foundations of flavor. In today’s episode, we’re chatting the three foundations of flavor- taste, texture and temperature. These mini-episodes coincide with the Healthy Mama Cooking Challenge happening this month- but don’t worry, if you haven’t joined, these are still applicable to making your everyday cooking faster, better and more delicious- so grab your apron, and let’s dive in to this week's tip to getting the outcome you want from your food- choosing the right cooking method. ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you make those potatoes actually crispy, and how do you get your meat fall-off-the-bone tender? Is it possible to cook vegetables until they're cooked, but not mushy? It all comes down to the RIGHT cooking method. These mini-episodes coincide with the Healthy Mama Cooking Challenge happening this month- but don’t worry, if you haven’t joined, these are still applicable to making your everyday cooking faster, better and more delicious- so grab your apron, and let’s dive in to this week's tip to getting the outcome you want from your food- choosing the right cooking method. ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These mini-episodes coincide with the Healthy Mama Cooking Challenge happening this month- but don’t worry, if you haven’t joined, these are still applicable to making your everyday cooking faster, better and more delicious- so grab your apron, and let’s dive in to this week's tip to making meals faster, mise en place. ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've ever wondered what tools a healthy mama and chef uses in their kitchen on a daily basis- I've got you! These 14 tools are tools I use EVERY DAY (ok, almost every day) in my healthy mama kitchen to make meals fast and delicious. Links Mentioned: - My go-to kitchen tools - Need more inspiration in the kitchen this fall? ⁠JOIN THE FREE 2025 HEALTHY MAMA COOKING CHALLENGE!⁠ ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As someone who has worked in the culinary industry for over a decade, I get asked often- why is restaurant food SO GOOD (to be clear, we're referring to high quality restaurants, not fast food)? In this episode, I'm opening the kitchen door and sharing some of the reasons restaurant food is just better than your home cooking (and how YOU can use these tips!) Need more inspiration in the kitchen this fall? JOIN THE FREE 2025 HEALTHY MAMA COOKING CHALLENGE! ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you fall out of your meal planning routine this summer and are having a hard time getting back into it for the back to school season? I've got you- my magical meal planning lists will help you to simplify your meal planning, taking the pressure off of meal planning and ease the stress of weeknight cooking so you can spend more time with the people that matter. Download my family favorites + recipes to try templates Make meal planning EASY with Healthy Mama Meals (and get 4 months FREE with our back to school sale)! ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram⁠⁠ . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, we’re tackling the BIGGEST complaint I get from busy moms- cooking just takes too long. So let’s talk about it! Why does cooking take you so darn long?  ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Connect with me: ⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠ ⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠ ⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠ ⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram⁠ . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the full episode and support the pod at: patreon.com/healthymamakris Connect with me: ⁠The Healthy Mama Cooking Club⁠ ⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠ ⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠ ⁠The Healthy Mama Kitchen Pod on Instagram . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices