As a kid, my summertime food fantasy was to have a chest freezer brimming with Hot Pockets, Swan’s frozen food treats, and ice cream cones. Our actual summer fridge was more like a few bags of Otter Pops and some frozen chicken breasts, so I spent a lot of time trying to get invited over to friends’ houses whose parents did get Swan’s deliveries (and had a pool!)
Now as a parent myself, I realize what a valuable tool my freezer will be this summer. It’ll help me feed hungry kids between summer camps, host neighborhood kids for cookouts and the occasional slip-and-slide afternoon, and, of course, enjoy the occasional summer stoop Popsicle myself. Here are the 12 must-haves I’m keeping stocked in my freezer this summer.
While I was growing up, my mom was always trying out the latest diet plan du jour. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Slim Fast. There was the grapefruit diet and the cabbage soup diet (that was pretty memorable), and probably a few others I’m forgetting.
I learned on my very first Trader Joe’s trip in New York City that attempting to do my weekly grocery haul at 5 p.m. on a Sunday was a rookie mistake. Not only is there an obscenely long checkout line that snakes throughout the aisles, but there’s also a trail of people just waiting to step foot in the store.
Alas, I had an empty fridge, so I waited in line(s) … only to find that three crucial items on my list (baby carrots, hummus, and all variations of non-frozen chicken) were already out of stock. Yes, chicken! The trip was a total bust.
Homemade lemonade is an almost weekly occurrence in my kitchen — I started making a pitcher of lemonade to entice my kids to drink more water this winter. Juicing the lemons is a favorite task of my 3-year-old, but if left alone to it I find juicing 10 lemons a little arduous.
So imagine my delight when I learned a simple hack for getting the most juice out of my lemons without individually juicing them using a tool already in my kitchen. This simple hack works well for big-batch lemonade (and margaritas). Here’s a surprising trick for making homemade lemonade even easier!
If you’re like me, you probably have at least one mug on your desk that says something like “DON’T EVEN MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH ME UNTIL I HAVE MADE AT LEAST FOUR TRIPS TO THE KEURIG.” A lot of us can’t imagine being fully functional until we’ve downed our morning coffee — or coffees, plural — but according to some new research, we might be approaching our caffeine intake in the wrong way, and at the wrong time.
This Father’s Day, shower your dad or the father of your children with these splurge-y gifts that will make his life easier, tastier, or more fun. Whether he’s the cook in the family or the handyman for the house, here’s a mix of thoughtful gifts for under $50.
You might want to pick one or three of these things for yourself, while you’re at it.
I’ve always had mixed feelings about potato salad. I know it’s a summer staple, and you basically can’t have a barbecue, picnic, or cookout without potato salad, but I’ve just never been a big fan of the texture — specifically the big chunks of boiled potatoes.
I love mashed potatoes, though, and that’s why my interest was piqued when I saw that the Pioneer Woman’s potato salad is basically just mashed potatoes with potato salad seasoning mixed in.
This is the kind of dinner you make when you get home late and are greeted by a nearly empty fridge. In less time than it takes to call for takeout, you can grab a few ingredients from the pantry and assemble this modest, one-pot meal that’s immensely satisfying.
Orzo and a couple of cans of chickpeas are cooked together in a simple garlic and onion-infused tomato sauce until it results in a creamy mess that’s almost reminiscent of risotto yet is firmly its own. The only thing left to do is top bowls with chopped basil and plenty of grated Parmesan and dig in.
The June 21-Day Staff Challenge begins right now! The community board on Vimify is already hopping this morning as folks share their goals in the Challenge and what they’re doing today toward those intentions. By the way, be sure to sign up on the Vimify app today, since it’s the last day to join FREE during this Challenge cycle.
As I mentioned in last week’s Summer Reset post, this Challenge is all about getting a foothold on the summer you want. It’s about living the good life at its finest and healthiest.
And today in the service of that aim I’m especially pleased to introduce the ultimate in 21-Day Support: the fabulous new Primal 21-Day Reset, a comprehensive online multimedia educational course that represents the single easiest and most impactful way to go Primal.
This package is the ideal resource for your Challenge experience—a total immersion video, audio and print material course that walks you step by step through the material covered in The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation book, particularly the 21-Day Challenge experience that’s presented in the back of the book. The 21-Day Challenge consists of three daily Action Items and journal exercises in the categories of Diet, Exercise, and Lifestyle. The intent is to get you taking action and learning valuable strategies to transform your diet, optimize your exercise program, and dial in the complementary lifestyle behaviors that can make or break your success with Primal dietary efforts.
You may have seen the Primal Transformation online course that we have been offering for a couple of years. This “new” course is an expansion of the previous offering to include a comprehensive library of video instruction. This effort as part of a larger commitment to increase our video instructional offerings at Primal Blueprint Publishing, essentially recognizes the unique efficiency and engagement offered by video. We’ve had a number of course participants share that they gain a deeper immersion into the subject matter when it’s presented through video format.
Brad Kearns, my longtime writing partner, hosts the 21-Day Challenge videos, helping you do a pantry purge, calculate your macros, implement safe, effective sprint and strength training sessions, optimize your sleep habits and sleeping environment, and guide you through every objective presented for each of the 21 days of the challenge.
What I like about his course is that it’s a very focused and guided journey. People read the Primal Blueprint and come back to me straight up and say, “I get it, I believe it in, now can’t you just tell me exactly what to do?” And, sure, “Living Awesome” isn’t about strict regimentation or cookie cutter prescriptions. However—I also recognize that in the age of information, we rarely fail due to lack of knowledge, but rather lack of follow through.
Lindsay Taylor, Ph.D., Primal Blueprint Publishing’s senior writer and researcher, my co-author of the Keto Reset Instant Pot Cookbook and the upcoming Keto Reset Cookbook, and UC Berkeley-trained behavioral psychologist, says that it’s essential to re-commit to measurable and specific goals each day in order to maximize your chances of success and fulfillment. Too often, a person’s Primal commitment falls through the cracks of busy life, particularly when more specific, intense and focused expectations are thrown at them every day. Sometimes you need to swoosh up and just do it—and by it, I mean a specific daily action item.
In keeping with that principle, on Day 1 you’re going to purge your pantry with Brad, and on Day 8 and Day 19 you’ll conduct some sprint workouts. Brad will demo a pantry purge for you with exact guidelines, and on the sprint days, you’ll go through the warm-up sequence of dynamic stretches and preparatory drills, and then conduct a formal workout. All brought to life on video for your complete guidance and encouragement. (You can see more information on video selections in the package here.)
The 21 Day Primal Reset course is like having a personal trainer come to your door every single day for 21 days to get things tight and do it right!
When you graduate this course, you’ll have a nice understanding of the 8 Key Concepts and 5 Action Items that frame the 21-Day Reset, and you’ll have developed tremendous momentum toward lasting lifestyle transformation by completing the 21-Day Challenge. Even if you are a longtime devoted Primal enthusiast, it may help you tremendously to dive into an immersion course. My friend Melissa Hartwig informs me that a good percentage of Whole30® participants are repeaters who just like to tidy up loose ends, fine-tune their approach, and stay focused through the busier times of life.
Here’s what you’ll enjoy with the complete 21-Day Primal Reset digital package:
Over 60 videos taking you through the 21-Day Challenge
Daily informative and inspirational emails as you proceed through the course
Our popular 21-Day Reset Application (for both iPhone and Android)
For those who wish, we also have add-on product kits that include Primal Kitchen® and Primal Nutrition products for a substantial discount versus purchasing them separately. Take a look at the various package offerings and see what option works best for your experience. We’ve found with our other courses that product add-on packages are by far the most popular, and we want to give folks dedicated to Primal living good savings and a timely opportunity to try new products.
Regardless of which package you choose, you’ll enjoy the ultimate guided support and extensive resources to support your 21-Day Primal Reset experience—during this Challenge period and anytime you want to reboot your healthy living.
Now For the Promo…
To boost your 21-Day Challenge success, take 20% off the 21-Day Primal Reset package of your choice now through 6/30/18 at midnight PDT. Just add the package option that works for you to your cart, and use code 21DAYRESET at checkout.
Thanks for being here today, everybody. I’m excited to get this Challenge started, and thrilled to see what my staff will share over the next three weeks. I’ll be announcing the grand prize contest yet this morning. I promise you won’t want to miss it, so stay tuned.
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