Planned, Prepped, and Productive: Real Food Cooking for Busy Moms

I have been working tirelessly behind the scenes here at Call Me Betty blog, and putting in lots of early mornings and naptimes to make this day happen. I am absolutely thrilled to announce my new podcastNew podcast: Planned, Prepped, and productive: homemade meals for busy peopleIt's all about helping you guys to put from-scratch meals on the table for your family every night

Today on the podcast I'm talking all about mindset. Specifically I'm talking about all of those nasty little thoughts in your head that are getting in the way of your meal planning success (and likely your success in other areas as well). 5 mindset shifts that will make your meal plan more successfulLike you, I have totally put myself through a mindset workout wondering i

Hi Everyone, this week's episode on the podcast is all about the different types of meal prep, and how you can use them to strategize your meal plan saving you the most amount of time possible in the kitchen (can I get a woot-woot!)I spent the first two episodes trying to get you jazzed about trying this, and helping you to convince yourself that homemade meals are something y

Today on the podcast I’m talking all about frozen raw chicken.The Frozen Raw Chicken ProbleAKA the bane of my existence.I literally can’t count how many times I have gone to make dinner only to discover that (crayaaap…) the chicken is a rock hard block in the freezer still.So I then begin the twenty minute long process of running water over it which is working at a snail’s

Meal prep your thanksgiving dinner to make time for the important things like spending time with loved ones and actually enjoying that big feast! Many aspects of the meal can be made in advance without affecting quality (or even improving the quality) read on to see what dishes you can meal prep, and what things you really should for that day!Do you get stressed just thinking about

A planner or a planner app (or both) ($10-$50) – The first step toward perfecting your meal plan is perfecting your life plan. Planning your days helps you know what days to plan more elaborate meals and what days to keep it simple. Here are my favorite planners!Basic Paper PlannerGoogle CalendarTodoistEvernoteFREE CUSTOM PLANNER TEMPLATEA Chest Freezer ($300)– Meal Prepping is

Have you spent loads of time planning menus that never get put on the table? Maybe you think you don't have time to meal plan so you use a meal planning app or download a free meal plan from your favorite blogger to save time. You want to succeed at menu planning and make homemade meals a bigger part of your life, but every time you try you end up with a garbage can full of ta

I am so excited about this week's episode of the podcast all about decision fatigue. Have you ever felt like at the end of the day a simple question from your child like can I have a snack is enough to make your head explode? There have been times where I have sat thinking about a question as simple as that for 5 minutes running through all of the options. Well, they just had

Cooking with kids.This topic is humbling to say the least.Sometimes I invite my kids into the kitchen and we all laugh and have fun, everything turns out delicious and I gloat to myself about what an amazing mama I am.But many times, it starts out great but in the end the oil goes in the wrong bowl, the egg my son has been vigorously whisking for 20 minutes gets splashed on the flo

This make-ahead christmas brunch menu will allow you to prepare for the holiday in advance so you can enjoy time with your family instead of slaving away in the kitchen.Have you noticed, that as a mom during the holidays somehow everyone is laughing, talking playing games, having fun…and somehow you’re STILL cooking, STILL cleaning, STILL making sure that everyone else has a gr