Stirring the Pot

# Stirring the Pot with Chef Mac: Kitchen Shortcuts That Actually Work We all have those kitchen moments between work emails, carpools and recipe scrolling — the nights when you want dinner that’s fast, tasty,…

# Weeknight Wins and Weekend Prep — Chef Mac’s Stirring the Pot If you’ve ever come home to a house that smells like takeout because you didn’t have the energy to cook, you’re in good…

# Short on time but craving home-cooked food that actually feels special? We’ve all been there: the 6 p.m. scramble between email sign-off and school pickup, trying to make something fast that won’t get a…

# Stirring the Pot with Chef Mac: Why GIFs Get Dinner Done Picture this: it’s 6:15 p.m., the sitter texted they’ll be late, the kids are hangry, and you need dinner now. You scroll, tap…

# Wake Up Before 10 and Win the Week: Simple Batch-Prep Meals for Busy Households There’s a kind of kitchen alchemy that happens when you treat a slow morning like a small, deliberate investment. An…

# Stirring the Pot — Notes from Chef Mac You’ve got a potluck invite, a tired pantry, and a dinner plan that suddenly looks messier than expected. I see you: juggling work, kids, life, and…

# Stirring the Pot with Chef Mac: Weeknight Kitchen Lifesavers Between a flurry of after-work Zooms, kid taxi duty, and the constant question of what to feed the crew, weeknight dinners can start to feel…

# Stirring Up Support: Where Kitchen Folks (and Families) Find Help, Community, and a Few Handy Hacks Working a kitchen — or just trying to feed a hungry family on a weeknight — can feel…

# From Case to Kitchen: A Friendly Butcher’s Guide for Busy Families If you’ve ever stood at the meat counter feeling unsure which roast will feed the kids for a week, or wondered whether that…

# Youre not doing anything wrong You open the fridge and there it is again: stir-fry leftovers, a jar of tomato sauce, taco fixings, and a chicken breast or two. If your week runs on…