Thanksgiving is next week in the US- and I wanted to give you some tried and true chef hacks- whether you’re hosting or just contributing a side- for this year’s turkey dinner. So hit play for some quick tips for an easier, more delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Download my 65-page Healthy Mama Holiday Meal Guide in Healthy Mama Meals! Try it free 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Meals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Healthy Mama Kris on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing A La Minute: short and sweet episodes delivered in a flash to give you a quick bang for your buck with tips for making healthy meals happen in your busy mom life, in less time than it takes to fold a load of laundry. Order up! As a busy mom, getting dinner on the table can feel like a feat- so I’m all for anything that makes dinner feel less of a stress, and sometimes, that includes using shortcuts for easier meals. So what shortcuts do I use and keep on hand as a chef (and which will I never use?!)? Keep listening!  --> Get weekly family friendly meal plans with prep steps + interactive shopping list 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

We travel… a LOT. We travel at least once a month for my daughter's sailing and I also work as a travel chef throughout the summer and occasionally throughout the school year. This means I’ve had to learn how to balance my desire to stay healthy and strong with oftentimes being away from home, and out of my routine. One of the biggest questions I get asked when I share our travels is how I stay healthy on the road, so today I'm sharing some of my best tips for traveling like a healthy mama.  (15% off link) --> Get weekly family friendly meal plans with prep steps + interactive shopping list 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

It's that time of the year again when life just feels extra full. Every night of the week we seem to have something going on, from swim class to sailing practice, tutoring or art club- I'm sure many of you can relate! And with the busyness comes dinners at odd times, whether extra early or extra late- so I like to be prepared as much as possible so we can eat the delicious, real food melas we love and keep our tiny athletes fueled well. So how do we do it? Meal prep, of course! But not any meal prep- because this mama is not about to spend hours in the kitchen every weekend. Here's how I prep for busy weeks in less than two hours a week. --> Get weekly family friendly meal plans with prep steps + interactive shopping list 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

You asked... I'm answering! Today I'm answering your questions via voicemail and DM on low-effort dinners, cooking with frozen veggies and more. ASK THE CHEF: Give me a call at (727) 342-0535 to leave a voicemail and ask me your questions! Recipes Mentioned: ⁠Egg Roll in a Bowl⁠ Skillet Orange Chicken & Broccoli Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken Pot Pie Soup Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma & Veggies Sheet Pan Rosemary Garlic Chicken & Cinnamon Honey Root Vegetables Beef & Butternut Chili ⁠⁠White Chicken Chili ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Slow Cooker Sweet Potato, Kale and Beef Stew⁠⁠ ⁠Comfy Chicken Noodle Soup⁠ Tex Mex Turkey Taco Pie Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli & Quinoa Bake ⁠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 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

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

The Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast is BACK and I'm SO excited to be in your airpods again! In this episode, I'm sharing where I've been over the past year-and what to expect from the podcast, this season! We've got a lot to catch up on, so grab your apron and let's get cooking! 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

That's right- the NEW Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast is coming back on August 11 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Be sure to hit 'follow' so you never miss an episode! Grab your favorite apron... and let's get cooking! 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

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Grab my FREE Kids Lunch Guide --- 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

Grab my FREE Kids Lunch Guide --- 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