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  • 🔆 Say cheeeeeeeeeeese! Here's a fun entertaining tip: make a cheese voting station. I like to use cute little picture frames and slip in chalkboard paper. When it comes time to appetizers, select random cheese and have guest put a checkmark next to their favorite! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Yes, it's fun!⁠⠀ Yes, they'll have fun!⁠⠀ Yes, it's so smart of you... because now you'll know which (favorite) cheese to serve at your next party.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully
  • 🔆 Meal prep tip of the day: Boil water, drop in adorable cute baby potatoes and remove when soft. You'll know when a knife slips in easily. Make enough for the week for multiple meals!Hooray for meal prep planning! My favorite? Grilled! And the best part? Cooking time is virtually nil since all the hard work is already done. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully
  • 🔆 It makes a world of a difference, I promise. Here's how to get started:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ✔️ Clean any dirty dishes laying around.⁠⠀ ✔️ Put away any clean dishes laying around.⁠⠀ ✔️ Fill your sink with a few inches of sudsy dish soap.⁠⠀ ✔️ As you prep, cook, bake, quickly wash as you go!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ That's it. Easy, easy, 1 2 3.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully
  • 🔆 Have you ever foraged for food? I have this dream of hunting for truffles in France, of discovering morel mushrooms in my front yard, of growing edible flowers to tossing with spring salads and summer drinks.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ My in-laws have a huge oak tree that grows chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms every year. More than anything, they're a marvel to me. My taste buds haven't quite adjusted to actually liking them. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What about you? Have you ever foraged? Did you grandparents or relatives trap for food? Have you ever traveled to another country and eaten off the vine or woods? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully
  • 🔆 While stocking canned beans, like garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) keeps healthy food within reach, it's really quite inexpensive AND easy to keep dried garbanzo beans within reach. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Inexpensive: For about $1 you can buy a pound of dried garbanzo beans. And that pound of dried beans will cook up............ wait for it............. about 7 cups of beans!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Easy: Scoop 1.5 cups of dried garbanzo beans and six cups of water and pressure cook on high for 35 minutes. Viola!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ If you're looking for a healthy, delicious, and creamy hummus recipe, I have one for you! Link in bio ☝️⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully
  • 🔆 Long drives are great conversation starters and making coffee-to-go or going through a drive-thru along the way makes it fun. And sometimes, yes sometimes you end up someplace delightfully unexpected. Physically, mentally, or emotionally.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ One tinsy-tiny-tip, if I may? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Be present.⁠⠀ Be bright-eyed.⁠⠀ Be observant.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🚙 ☕ 😊⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #eatwell #livejoyfully

inspiration

“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. Then you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.” – Julia Child