Cooking Inspiration: Where We Get Our Best Ideas (And How To Re-Inspire Your Menus!)

Meal planning is one thing, but how do you build your recipe collection in the first place? And where do you go when you’re looking to make a change, such as trying a new technique, or cooking an unfamiliar food for the first time? In this special episode of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah talk about both the challenges of feeding a family healthfully, as well as the sources of inspiration we look to when we find ourselves in a rut. From tearing recipes out of magazines (do people still do that?) to our favorite cookbooks and foodie websites, we’re sharing where, exactly, we get our best meal ideas. We also speak with Megan Lott, the Deputy Director of Healthy Eating Research, who is sharing their latest recommendations on how families can work on healthy mealtime habits. 

LINKS MENTIONED:

• Learn more about our sponsor 
• Healthy Eating Research and their new recommendations for kids healthy food habits 
• Megan Lott recommends myplate.gov for great nutrition resources and New York Times Cooking for recipes
• The Girl Next Door Podcast did a whole episode on their favorite cookbooks
• Didn’t I Just Feed You is a fave food podcast for parents
• It’s easy to find a ton of recipes on Instagram, Pinterest, Food Network, and Allrecipes
• Meagan and Sarah both love the special interest food publications from Better Homes and Gardens
• Some of Sarah’s favorite cookbooks are America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, and Pascale Beale’s Salade: Recipes From The Market Table and Salade II: More Recipes From The Market Table
• Sometimes, our go-to dishes are riffs on recipes from celebrity chefs or food personalities like Alton Brown, Ree Drummond, or Paula Deen
• Even if we don’t cook any of the dishes, it’s entertaining to watch food shows, such as “Taste The Nation” and “Searching For Italy”
• Check out all our episodes and blog posts on feeding a family

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