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Family Food for Moms Podcast I Inspiration for Family Cooking and Dining I How to Enjoy Special Meals Together
by Karyn Collett
Hi friends! I’m Karyn and this is the Family Food for Moms podcast. We’re talking about inspiration for family cooking and dining.Do you ever feel overwhelmed or discouraged as a Mom trying to feed your family healthy meals. Would you like to be inspired in the kitchen. Would you like your mealtimes to be full of joy, fun and healthy delicious food.Come hang out with me on the Family Food Podcast so I can inspire you to bring the purpose and inspiration back into your family meals. We’ll learn about food from our grandmother’s ways of cooking, from other cultures and from ancient traditions. And in the process, we’ll make the family table a special place that you and your children will remember forever.I help Moms feed their families nourishing, delicious food, find purpose in their cooking, learn from past generations and other cultures; and celebrate special meals together through practical advice, tips, inspiration and encouragement.
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#136 What we can Learn from Mexico about Nutrition, Cooking and Dining
Today we're going to be talking about what we can learn from Mexican culture about food, nutrition, and dining. I love learning from other countries and other cultures about food - what they do, how they do it, what they like to eat, and how the dining experience looks for them. Mexico is...
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#135 Making Your Vegetables and Starches Interesting and Yummy - Basic Cooking Skills Series
Last time, we talked about cooking vegetables well, making them delicious, and keeping the nutrition in them while you cook them. Today we're going to talk about a couple more vegetables - some ways to make them interesting, and to make them taste so good that your kids will love them. Then we'll...
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#134 How to Cook your Vegetables Well, so they're Delicious and Nutritious! - Basic Cooking Skills Series
Today, we're going to be talking about cooking vegetables - building flavor, making them taste good, and keeping them nutritious. This is part of our basic cooking skills series - cooking skills you should master. Our goal is to get a pleasing texture in the mouth, the right color and the right...
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#133 Easy Breakfast Items and Grab-and-Go Foods for Moms - High Protein and High Fiber!
Lately, I've been trying to have more breakfasts or light meal items ready prepared for on the go. Whether I'm at home or gonna be out, it's great to have something to grab in the morning. Often things get crazy busy so fast or there's no time to really make breakfast. And I wanted to be sure…
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#132 French Habits for Nourishment and Good Digestion
Today we're going to be talking about what the French do to help with digestion and good nutrition. I've spoken about the French before - their food culture is very inspiring, as are many European countries. This helps me to think about my meals and how I want to structure them, both for my…
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A Break for the Summer / Winter and Lots of Recommendations!
Karyn here from the Family Food for Moms podcast. I just wanted to let you know that I've decided to take a break for three months from the podcast, not publishing any episodes for May, June, and July. Then I will be back the very beginning of August. I so love doing this podcast and talking…
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#130 What We Can Learn From Germany about Food and Cooking - and Some Dishes to Try
Today we're going to talk about food from Germany - what we can be inspired by and what we can learn from German food and cooking. German food is hearty, it's comforting, and it's built around simple, high-quality ingredients. It's designed to keep you full, satisfied, and comforted in the colder...
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#129 - Dessert Is Not a Bad Thing - How the French and Belgians do Desserts and What to Make at Home
Today I want to talk about desserts, and how it's not necessarily bad to have dessert, even if you have it quite regularly. I was recently talking to my mom-in-law who's visiting from Belgium, and she was telling us how in Belgium people often eat dessert every night. Most nights they have a...
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#128 Cooking in Sauce - Basic Cooking Skills Series
Today we're going to be talking about cooking in sauce. Instead of making a sauce separately and then adding it later - which can be delicious, cooking in sauces is really going to enhance the meat or vegetable that you're busy cooking. I wanted to talk about cooking in sources rather than adding...
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#127 Celebrating Life with Special Meals - No Big Occasion Needed!
Today we’re going to talk about celebrating life - the small things in life, and not having to wait for the occasions. Celebration meals are always special and fun for a family, and they don't need a calendar event to happen. We can make them meaningful by celebrating the small things, and just...
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#126 Part 2 of How to Cook Meat Well - Chicken, Fish, Bacon, etc. - Basic Cooking Skills Series
This is part two of How to Cook Meat Well which is part of the series about basic cooking skills. Last time we talked about techniques that help you to make your lamb and beef tasty, tender, and juicy. Today we’re going to talk about cooking chicken, fish, and other items in a way that's...
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#125 Part 1 of How to Cook Meat Well - Flavoursome and Tender, Methods and Appliances - Basic Cooking Skills Series
Today we're going to be talking about cooking meat - knowing how to cook it, which kitchen appliances to use, how to make sure it's not dry, but nice and moist, how to not overcook your meat, how to prepare it for cooking, et cetera. So, let's start with some techniques that make all the...
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#124 Hospitality - Go To Meals that are easy to plan and make for your guests
Today we're going to talk more about hospitality. Last time we talked about how it's important to be present, and not have it be stressful, but to enjoy the time with your guests. We said that you should have plans for what kind of meals you could make so that it's not stressful. You can plan a…
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#123 Hospitality Tips - How to Make Having Guests Doable and Simple
I'm going to do two shorter episodes this week about hospitality. The first one will be tips about hospitality - what can make it easier for you, and the second one will be ideas that you can use for your meals when you have guests over. It’s always a good idea to have meals planned in advance…
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#122 How We Can Be Inspired by Meals in Enid Blyton Books from the 1940s
Today I want to talk about an unusual topic - how we can be inspired by meals in the Enid Blyton Adventure Books from the 1940s. She's the author of Famous Five. I’ve mentioned this briefly before in the episode on children's literature - how we can be inspired by what they ate. I've always been...
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#121 A Guide to Spices and Herbs in Your Kitchen - Which Ones to Have and How to Use Them
Last week, we spoke about how to season your food amazingly, using spices and herbs, acid and citrus, and other flavors that you can add to make it delicious. Today, we’re going to do a spices and herbs guide - a guide to which herbs and spices are good, which ones are best to have in your…
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#120 We're Making Fermented Foods at Home - Finally Taking the Plunge!
Lately we've been thinking about the best ways to help our health. Some of our family have had a little bit of eczema, and some other less obvious symptoms. I was looking at an Instagram reel about the healthiest food on the planet for people. It said it was human breast milk - obviously for when...
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#119 How to Season Your Food Amazingly - Adding Spices, Herbs, Zest, etc - Basic Cooking Skills Series
Today we're going to talk about seasoning. This is part of our series about skills that we should all learn in order to become better cooks. We’ll be talking about how to season different kinds of food, how to understand seasoning, and how to get the best results. Understanding seasoning means...
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#118 Heat Control - How to Bring Your Food to the Next Level using the Correct Heat Settings - Cooking Skills Series
Last time we talked about the new series that we're starting - cooking skills we should master for home cooking. When we've mastered these basic skills, it’ll make our general cooking much easier, more effective, and tastier. Last time was the introduction, and I went through all the things we're...
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#117 Cooking Skills You Should Master - New Series!
Today we're going to be starting a series on basic cooking skills that we should all master. We’re going to do a number of episodes on this, and today I'm going to give you a bit of an introduction to what kind of things we’re going to talk about. It's easy to feel nervous when attempting new...
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#116 What we’ve Lost from Cooking and Nutritious Food since the 1900s and How We Can Bring it Back
Note: Only one episode this week as we have a CRAZY amount of stuff going on - I'll be back next Monday. I appreciate all my loyal listeners! Today I want to talk about what we've lost from food cooking and nutrition since the 1900s. Back then, food was a lot more nutritious, home cooked meals…
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#115 Meal Planning with Themes for each Evening plus a Master List of Ideas
In Episode 113, we talked about a meal planning method that our family's been using, which is based on who's cooking each night and what dishes they know how to cook. We discuss what our older children enjoy cooking, and then we plan together based on that. Today, I want to talk about a meal...
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#114 Breaking Dinner into Courses without Extra Work plus Easy Ideas for the Appetizer Course
(Somehow this didn't get published yesterday.. but here it is :) Hope you enjoy! Today we're going to talk about how we break our meals into courses without making extra work for ourselves. I find that eating meals in courses helps all of us to slow down and give our full attention to the dinner...
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#113 Our Current Meal Planning Method and Master Plan - Involving our Kids in the Planning and Cookinging!
Today I want to talk about what we've been eating lately, a bit about our current menu planning method and how we decide what meals to have each week. We've been trying to involve the kids in cooking, and to be more organized and orderly in the way we plan our meals. At the beginning of the year…
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#112 What We Can Learn From Caribbean Cuisine, Caribbean Comfort Food plus Dishes to Try at Home
Today we're going to be talking about food from the Caribbean. What’s Caribbean comfort food? What can we learn from Caribbean cuisine? I find it quite fascinating what they eat out there. They have some things that are quite unusual, and some things that are perhaps familiar, but it’s definitely...
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#111 - What can we learn from Chef Rachel Ray about food and cooking - Chef Series
Just one episode this week - I'll be back next Monday! Today we're going to be talking about chef Rachel Ray. You may have seen her on the Food Network. She loves to do all her cooking from home. You can look her up on YouTube - she's lots of fun. She's very much about taking things like fast…
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#110 Practical Dinner Ideas for Making Memories with Your Hubby and Kids
Today we’re going to be continuing our theme on meaningful dinners with some practical ideas for things you can do. So, we’re thinking about how to make dinner time meaningful, how to create meaningful memories, and to make it special. Here are some ideas to focus on connection, not perfection -...
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#109 Being Fully Present at Dinner Time and Making it Meaningful as a Family
Today we're going to be talking about dinnertime in your family - what makes memories, what makes it meaningful, and what makes it special. I've been feeling that lately I've been leaping up a lot in the middle of meals, both at lunch and dinnertime. What I really want is connected family…
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#108 What we can learn from Guy Fieri about Cooking – Chef Series
Today we’re going to continue with our chef series - what we can learn from and be inspired by from famous chefs. Today, we’ll talk about Guy Fieri. Guy is the host of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives from Food Network. He has a great love for American comfort food. He loves roadside diners and dive...
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#107 British Comfort Food – Easy England-Inspired Meals to Cook at Home
Today we’re going to continue the series about comfort food. We've done French, Swiss and Italian comfort foods, and today we're going to talk about British comfort foods - all the yummy things that they eat that are easy to make. If you order a meal at a pub on the street, you'll probably order...
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#106 How to Use a Crocpot or Slow Cooker, How to Cook the Best Meals in it - Helping You Get Super Confident!
Note: This is the last episode for 2025 - I'll see you again in January. Thanks for being part of my community - you are awesome! Happy Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas to you and your family. Today, let's talk about crockpots - slow cookers. A crockpot is one of the most time-saving things,...
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#105 What We Can Learn from Ireland about Food and Dining, Cooking and Nutrition
Today we’re going to talk about what we can learn from Ireland, the green Emerald Isle, about food and nutrition, cooking and dining. Hopefully you can become inspired and get some good ideas from this episode. Ireland's food and dining culture has changed a lot over the last few decades. It used...
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#104 Ideas for Side Dishes and How to Make Them - Part 1
Today we're going to be talking about some of my favorite side dishes to cook with a meal. We’ll look at some examples of side dishes, mainly from a few English countries, and maybe a couple of others. Generally they’ll be ones that are familiar, and you just need to be reminded of. My favorite...
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#103 What We Can Learn from India about Cooking, Dining and Good Nutrition
Today we're going to talk about what we can learn from India about cooking; dining and good nutrition - from the grandmothers and from the culture. It's really fascinating to see how they go about cooking and the relationship they have with food. Indian cuisine is very interesting. It's fresh and...
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#102 Swiss Comfort Foods - Easy Swiss-Inspired Food to Cook at Home
Today we’re going to be talking about Swiss comfort food. Swiss comfort food is like no other, and Switzerland is so well known for its cheese and its chocolate. In a book by Weston Price, that famous dentist who toured the world, he talks about Swiss people many generations ago who lived on...
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#101 Lunches and Snacks on the Go - Easy and Nutritious Food For When You're On the Road!
I want to give you some ideas for lunches and snacks on the go. These are great for if you're a mom that's fetching and carrying your kids to and from school, extra-mural activities, or sports games, or for anytime you want to take food with; sometimes for your kids as well, and sometimes just…
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#100 Italian Comfort Foods - Easy Yummy Meals to Cook at Home
Today we're going to be talking about Italian comfort foods, easy meals that you can make when you need something comforting. So, let's talk about Italian comfort food. Of course, there’s pizza and pasta. What could be more comforting? Let's talk about some deas for a quick, easy Italian dish or…
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#99 French Comfort Foods - Easy French-Inspired Meals to Cook at Home
Today we’re going to be talking about French comfort foods, which are one of my favorite kinds of easy comfort foods. I'm going to do a series with a different cuisine each time. We'll cover Italian comfort food, Mexican comfort food, et cetera, but this one is definitely my favorite because the...
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#98 What Learn we Learn from Chef Matty Matheson - Principles to inspire us. Chef Series
Today we are gonna be continuing our Chef series, talking about Matty Matheson, what we can learn from him and his cooking style, ways that he can inspire us in our own cooking. I relate well to this one because it's all about being a little bit unorthodox and going with your passion and not...
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#97 Budget Friendly Last-Minute Dinner Ideas plus Easy Three-Course Meals for Fancier Dinners
Today we're going to be talking about six easy dinner ideas that you can make for dinner in less than an hour when you're stuck, and you're not quite sure what to make. I'm also going to mention five three-course meal ideas that are easy, but a little fancier. These are good for those days when…
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#96 A Dice Themed Date Night - Food, Decor and Fun with your Love
Today we are gonna be talking about having a fun date night with a dice theme. Previously I did a black and white ball date night, and you can tell I like black and white. So dice are obviously also black and white, but we're gonna focus more on the dice shape and the number and using the dice…
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#95 Ten Food Myths and What to Do Instead
Recently, I've realized that I don't eat enough fruit. We’re always being told that we've got to eat more protein, or eat all these other things, but we’re not often told we need enough fiber. I really believe that natural fiber - fruit - is the best way to get it. There are so many other good...
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#94 What we can learn from Nigella Lawson about Cooking – Chef Series
Today we'll be continuing our Chef series by talking about Nigella Lawson and some tips from her. She's an English food writer who cooks on tv. She's got bestselling cookbooks and cooking shows, but she has a very approachable, relatable style of home cooking. She’s not on another planet like a...
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#93 Ideas for what to serve at an Elegant High Tea with Friends or Family
Today we are gonna talk about some ideas for an elegant high tea for friends or for your family. My mom just turned 80 and she came to visit for a week. We had a party for her with some of her friends from many years ago who live close to us and we did a fun high tea for her birthday. I'm gonna...
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#92 What we can learn from Christina Tosi about Baking - Chef Series
The next chef we’re going to be talking about is Christina Tosi, the well-known pastry chef. I'm sure you've seen her on MasterChef or MasterChef Junior. She's amazing! She's known for starting Momofuku Milk Bar, and she’s so creative when it comes to baking. We love her compost cookies and her...
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#91 What we can learn from Julia Child about Cooking - Chef Series
Today we're going to be continuing our series on what we can learn from famous chefs, present or past. This time, we're going to be talking about Julia Child. She was a famous chef, a cookbook author, and a television personality. I'm sure you've seen those funny old video clips of her on the...
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#90 What We Can Learn from Chef Jamie Oliver about Cooking - Chef Series
We’re doing a series on what we can learn from chefs about cooking. We’ll learn some tips and things they teach that will really help us to build and improve our own cooking. Today, we're going to be talking about Jamie Oliver, a British chef. He's a good one for helping a normal mom at home. He...
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#89 What We Can Learn from Chef Gordon Ramsay about Cooking - Chef Series
Today, I thought it'd be fun to talk about some tips from Gordon Ramsey about cooking. These are things that he advises, some of which I've tried, and others not yet. I find it really interesting to look at professional chefs, or at chefs like Jamie Oliver who aim to help ordinary people like you...
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#88 Ideas for What to Cook and Eat on Vacation - and What We Did on Ours
Today we're gonna be talking about food on vacation - if you go away on a holiday. We recently went to the beach for a few days and it was amazing. I'm gonna talk a little bit about what meals we did and general ideas of what to cook and eat on a vacation!
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#87 Seven MORE Things we can Learn from Downton Abbey about Food, Cooking and Dining
(There won't be an episode on Wednesday this week, but I'll be back next Monday!!) I'm soo excited about the Downton Abbey movie coming up on the 12th of September!! ..so I thought this would be a good time to make this episode. We're going to talk about what we can learn from Downton Abbey again…
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Hi friends! I’m Karyn and this is the Family Food for Moms podcast. We’re talking about inspiration for family cooking and dining.Do you ever feel overwhelmed or discouraged as a Mom trying to feed your family healthy meals. Would you like to be inspired in the kitchen. Would you like your mealtimes to be full of joy, fun and healthy delicious food.Come hang out with me on the Family Food Podcast so I can inspire you to bring the purpose and inspiration back into your family meals. We’ll learn about food from our grandmother’s ways of cooking, from other cultures and from ancient traditions. And in the process, we’ll make the family table a special place that you and your children will remember forever.I help Moms feed their families nourishing, delicious food, find purpose in their cooking, learn from past generations and other cultures; and celebrate special meals together through practical advice, tips, inspiration and encouragement.
HOSTED BY
Karyn Collett
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