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The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

106. "Halfway Homemade" – Your New Kitchen Time-Saver

The Simplified Podcast with Emily Ley

Emily Ley

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Let go of "perfect" and say hello to "Halfway Homemade" – the mantra that's going to change your life in the kitchen! Jessa and Laura share the easiest 30-minute meals to make on a busy weeknight (that their kids actually eat!), plus the freezer and pantry must-haves that cut their cooking time in half, and why most kitchen fails can be fixed with a sauce. Because sauce. ✨

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, I'm Jessica Bray and you're listening to The Simplified Podcast.

0:14.4

If you're looking for a quiet place where you can filter out the noise and the hustle,

0:17.8

this is it.

0:18.8

Every week, we invite you to slow down and join us to explore practical ways to organize

0:23.1

and automate the complicated parts of your life, so you can focus on what truly matters

0:27.4

most.

0:29.4

Hey guys, I am back.

0:31.6

Did you miss me?

0:33.1

When I came in for my first solo episode a few weeks ago about my favorite dinner finds

0:36.6

at all, you were so nice to me that I thought I'd come back and share some more tips from

0:40.4

the kitchen.

0:41.4

A few of you sent me some DMs about my cooking philosophy, which I like to call halfway

0:45.8

home made, and I thought that I'd come and talk to you with my BFF, Laura, because

0:51.7

trust me, everything is better with her, much like garlic or cilantro.

0:56.0

We're sharing all kinds of ideas for the easiest dinners that you could possibly make

0:59.9

on a weeknight, the ingredients that we swear by to cut time in half and how to make your

1:03.8

own cooking halfway homemade, because y'all, there is no shame in the store-bought game

1:08.2

for real.

1:09.2

Do you know who makes the best brownies in the world?

1:11.8

Kiritelli, actually their box mix.

1:14.2

You know it's true.

1:15.2

Don't fight me on this.

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