We love pantry meals all the dang time, but are loving them even more right now. In this episode, we’re talking through pantry basics, from pasta to puff pastry, and sharing over 100 ideas for how to use them with things you likely already have in your fridge, freezer, and cupboards to make easy, nourishing family meals.
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Pantry Meals for Any Time
We recorded this episode just before major states like California and New York cancelled school and large gatherings. We honestly could not have imagined that measures would need to get so drastic and that so many Americans would, just days later, be asked to shelter in place.
So while we reference COVID-19 and what we thought might become a reality for a small handful of folks, we did not record this as a pandemic response episode. But here we are.
The tips, ideas, and products mentioned in this episode are especially relevant in this very moment, but we believe that they are a great resource all of the time. Because every busy home cook knows that nothing is more valuable than a delicious meal you can quickly scratch together from your pantry.
Here are links from this week’s conversation:
Stacie’s Marinated White Beans
Stacie’s pizza sauce recipe
Other DIJFY Episodes You’ll Love
How to Prepare Your Kitchen for an Emergency (useful all of the time, because it’s basically a big list of how to pack your pantry!)
What to Freeze for Easy Weeknight Meals (because your freezer is part of your pantry)
Is Homemade Pizza Worth the Effort —and Other Ways for Busy Cook’s to Enjoy Pizza
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Stacie’s New Book!
Did you guys know that you’re buying 53 pounds of chicken per person per year. Y’all REALLY love chicken, and Stacie’s latest cookbook is your new guide to cooking it perfectly.
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner: 50 Winning Ways To Cook It Up! is a collection of modern, vibrant recipes that solves dinner using America’s favorite main protein.
Organized by method, this colorful collection offers fresh new chicken recipes (like Pineapple Chicken Salad with Green Beans and Toasted Coconut) and quick takes on classic dishes (from Chicken Adobo to an unexpected twist on Chicken Scaloppine) so that you can roast, grill, pressure cook, braise or sheet pan your way to dinner any night of the week.
It’s also chock full of tips on everything from choosing healthy chicken, confusing labels be damned, to breaking it down like the home cook boss you are.
Preorder your copy now at:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Indie Bound
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