Live happier, simpler, smarter in the kitchen with our weekly meal plans
Pasta is probably the first dish that everyone learns to cook. Turning an orange powdered packet into mac ‘n cheese or combining boxed pasta with a jar of tomato sauce is how most lose their cooking v-card. While some graduate from the boxes and jars to making homemade sauce or pasta from scratch, many prefer to stick… Get the full serving >
This is now officially “Herb Week” on the CS blog. On Wednesday, we showed you how to best store herbs for longest shelf life, and before that we showed you how to make a quick herb sauce that can flavor-dazzle (can I trademark that phrase?) dozens and dozens of dishes. Today we’re going to show you… Get the full serving >
One of the most common complaints I hear from my clients is, “I cook the same thing every week, and I’m bored!” Instead of giving them a list of 50 new ingredients they need to purchase (because then we’d be giving them a new problem – filling their pantries with items used once and then… Get the full serving >
You’ll be seeing a lot more meal plans on Cook Smarts in the near future including a newsletter launch in the fall. All subscribers to the newsletter will get a meal plan every week in their inbox that’ll be peppered with cooking know-how, tips, and suggestions. There won’t be anything fancy in the menu –… Get the full serving >
Oh, we’ve all found ourselves in this situation. You chose three recipes this week that called for three different kinds of herbs, so now your fridge has some leftover basil, cilantro, and parsley, all spoiling very soon. So, what does one do when this happens (all too often)? My answer is to chop / blend… Get the full serving >
