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We’ve been answering your Dinner Dilemmas in each new podcast episode. If you submitted a meal planning question, tune in every other Wednesday to see if yours has been answered!
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#110: What You Didn’t Know About Dairy and Eggs
In this episode, we continue our book club breakdown of Grocery Shopping Secrets by Carol Ann Kates, focusing on the chapters about dairy and eggs. From how to properly freeze milk and cream to understanding egg labels at the grocery store, this chapter is full of useful, often surprising, information.
#111: From Corner Market to Cookbook Author: An Interview with Carol Ann Kates
Roni and Riley sit down with Carol Ann Kates, award-winning author, former grocer, and expert in all things food and shopping. Carol Ann shares her story of growing up in her family’s grocery store, co-owning a chain of markets in Northern Colorado, and turning decades of experience into practical tools for home cooks.
#112: The Smart Shopper’s Guide to Chicken, Turkey, Pork, and Beef
In this episode, Roni and Riley dig into the meat chapters of Grocery Shopping Secrets by Carol Ann Kates, from choosing the best cuts to making your dollars stretch further at the store. We talk about how meat is labeled, how to select the best cuts, and why the freezer is your best friend when it comes to reducing waste.
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Recent Blog Posts
We’re in the peak of summer’s bounty! Sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, and fresh berries give our meals vibrant flavor and color. This is the perfect time to embrace no-cook meals and fire up the grill, letting the season’s produce shine with minimal preparation.
Can’t Stick to Your Meal Plan? Try These Simple Fixes
If you make a meal plan and then completely ignore it, you’re not alone. Creating a plan is one thing. Sticking to it? That’s where the real work begins.
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These cookies are big, soft, slightly chewy, and full of flavor. If you are looking for the perfect treat to bring to a summer barbecue or get-together, give these a go. You won’t be disappointed!
What Should You Do About Processed Food?
One of the silliest pieces of nutrition advice I’ve ever heard is “Don’t eat anything out of a package”. Not only is this next to impossible for most people, but it’s also unnecessary. Don’t dry beans come in a package? What about pre-washed salad greens?
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Extras
- We’d love your feedback! Please take 30 seconds to fill out our podcast listener survey so we know what you want to hear next on the Plan to Eat Podcast!
- We created a Plan to Eat 101 Playlist on YouTube! If you’re looking for quick-start information or videos to share with friends and family, this is the place to find them!
July’s most popular recipe imports:
- House Dressing from NYT Cooking
- Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler from Tastes Better from Scratch
- Grilled Jerk Chicken from SkinnyTaste
- Best Quinoa Salad from Cookie + Kate
- Charlie Bird’s Farro Salad from NYT Cooking
Program Updates
The development team is working hard to make updates, squash bugs, and add new features to both the desktop and mobile app versions of Plan to Eat!
App:
This month, we released versions 3.5.3 and 3.5.4:
- We added a new option to import recipes using your camera or photo library.
- We added persistence for user preferences such as dark mode, even when logged out.
- We enabled scaling by a decimal number in the recipe servings field.
- We improved the tappable area of checkboxes on the cooking view.
- We enabled saving friend recipes directly from the recipe list.
- We added a toggle to Shopping List Settings to enable Siri.
- We patched a bug affecting the “Import from Photo” feature for Android users.
Desktop:
- We updated our recipe clipper to work better with recipes from instagram.com.
- We fixed a bug that prevented the recipe pop-up from appearing for recipes on the planner in some mobile browsers.
- We updated the recipe search filters so the count for missing tags is more accurate.
Highlighted Reviews
“This app is easily the most underrated app that I have on my phone. I’ve had it on my phone for years, using it ALL the time and never actually took the time to give it the praise that it’s due. AWESOME app. easy 5 stars.”
“Plan to Eat has been a game-changer for our family. I love that it stores recipes, has flexible planning (cause whose life turns out according to a plan from 3 days ago!?), AND builds my shopping list for me. “
