“Food for Thought Friday” Email Archive:
In case you missed one, here’s the archive of my weekly emails !
current/latest archives are on Substack here
2024
For 2024, I’m changing up my cadence a bit as baby #2 is due May 24, 2024. Took a break in January, now publishing every other week until May, and starting in May, will be publishing just once a month until further notice. In the meantime, you can always check out the old archives here:
2023
rest of 2023 on Substack, archive here
June 2: Hot Tip Friday #2
^As of June 2023, I moved to publishing on Substack, so the latest archive now lives on Substack
May 26: introducing Hot Tip Fridays #1 🍦
May 19: going exotic🌴 fruit-wise that is!
May 12: I'm back! with my daughter's first salad 🥰
2022
August 5: status update ➡️ taking a break
July 8: sounds weird but it's 👌 - salad for breakfast!
July 1: 3 recipes for a summer cookout/weekend 🏖
June 24: easy, 3-ingredient peach daiquiris🍹
June 17: what to do with smushed 🍓/too much/overripe fruit 🍑
June 10: my #1 dressing for delicate summer salad greens 🥬
June 3: crunchy seeds MAKE the salad! 💥
May 27: I still make this EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. 🍳
May 20: fruit & veggie storage UPDATE! 🍒🥬
May 13: 6 breakfasts to make once & eat all week! 🥭
May 6: the most perfect (super easy) spring soup 🍋
April 29: cucumber tofu salad recipe = YUM 🥒
April 22: two big life updates! 🐣 🚚
April 15: my #1 cooking client's most requested side 🤩
April 8: 🌷spring on a plate! 🍓
April 1: spiced carrot dip (or side dish) recipe 🥕
March 25: majorly craving this crunchy salad right now 🍊
March 18: sneaky proteins (for hungry humans) 🏔
March 11: 5 favorite food discoveries of ‘22 so far 🥥🧀🍏🎒
March 4: when you get bored of eggs, try this! 💚
February 25: how many plants do you eat in a week? 🌾
February 18: 3 favorite avocado toast toppings 🥑 🍞
February 11: 3 ways to maximize orange season 🍊
February 4: 6 ingredients, 30 mins to my fav Italian comfort food🥫
January 28: watching my husband cook 👀 lesson #1
January 21: stuck in a cooking rut? try this!
January 14: black bean bowls for breakfast all week long 🖤
January 7: kick off ’22 with an organized freezer! ❄️
2021
December 31: give me that new year food!
December 24: merry christmas + glacier kayaking tea 🚣
December 17: wintry salads for the win 🥬
December 10: small tool, big help 🧑🍳
December 3: 2 creative ideas for your cookie exchange 🍪
November 26: try giving experiences > gifts 🤗 (+ some ideas)
November 19: T-day advice after planning the best gathering of my life 🥰
November 12: soup season, part 2 - squash ginger coconut comfort soup
November 5: soup season, part 1 - minestrone!
October 29: crunchy, tangy & ALWAYS in my fridge 🧅🥕
October 22: savory asian-inspired oatmeal 🍲
October 15: it's pumpkin dip time of year! 🎃
October 8: delicata squash with surprise crunchy insides 🍂
October 1: crispy✨ roasted cabbage: if you don't know, now you know!
September 24: stewwwwwwed tomatoes 🍅 and clean-out-the-fridge soup
September 17: next on the chopping 🪓 block ... plastic wrap!
September 10: when you're lost - spice, sauce, or toss!
September 3: easy hosting ideas from my little summer gathering 📝
August 27: a recipe for the eggplant lovers (and haters) 🍆
August 20: 🧅 onion lovers, meet your new favorite veggie
August 13: eliminate this annoying task from your cooking 🙅♀️
August 6: hold the cutting board 🍑 save the JUICE 🍅
July 30: a fav sauce for summer 🌶
July 23: finding a FLOW state in cooking ✨
July 16: controversial opinion ➡️ raw corn is my favorite corn 🌽
July 9: savory green smoothies?? 🥬🥒🥑
July 2: a NEW thing to do with carrots! 🥕
June 25: the best crunchy topper for 🍅 etc
June 18: super easy, fancy-feeling cucumber snacks 🥒
June 11: a funny story + simple, summery fish 🐠
June 4: fava beans - the "ribs" of veggies!
May 28: my pandemic love story 😍
May 21: intuitive meal of the day + see you Tuesday?!
May 14: strawberry rhubarb sauce in the instant pot, and another live zoom class!
May 7: want to play mad scientist for a day?👩🔬make this recipe
April 30: guide to basic salad dressings + THE BEST lemon vinaigrette
April 23: bunches vs bags vs heads vs containers - which greens are best?!
April 16: Want to cook while you work? I’ve got a hack for that 🍠
April 9: my FAVORITE EVER lentil recipe (very easy!)
April 2: I gasped when I looked in the mirror and saw this
March 26: knock knock - wanna cook LIVE with me in your kitchen?!
March 19: “I would never think to do that”
March 12: this surprising recipe = “must try!” at first sight
March 5: the tinder message I'm still thinking about 1 year later 🔥
February 26: THIS quick-cooking veggie NEEDS to be in your rotation
February 19: want to 10X variety in your meals with zero cooking effort?
February 12: "it tastes like heaven, Jess! like layers of cloud” 💖
February 5: if I only teach you ONE meal, let it be this...
January 29: a 2-ingredient veggie soup that will blow your mind
January 22: my 2-ingredient, go-to pantry pasta
January 15: set-and-forget your way to delicious homemade broth 🍲
January 8: 5 tips for an easy kitchen refresh ✨
January 1: happy new year! + inspo
2020:
December 25: cozy up with recipes for whatever mood you're in
December 18: a recipe for comfort food that won’t leave you stuffed
December 11: how to make intuitive, healthy-ish NACHOS 🌮
December 4: stuck in a cooking rut? try this!
November 20: people begged me for these two “recipes”
November 13: color, flavor, crunch - a GPJ winter salad guide!
November 6: all I want to do is make applesauce
October 30: five fun things! ☕️🍫🍠🌴
October 23: 10X more delicious in 10 minutes per week
October 16: my 4 favorite fall recipes 🍁
October 9: what if you NEVER had to decide "what to cook" ever again?
October 2: 3 secrets to fast, easy, healthy cooking *without* recipes
September 25: join me for happy hour!
September 18: why are we here? + a daiquiri recipe
September 11: what’s the point?!
September 4: my #1 secret to a super fresh, waste-free crisper drawer
August 28: introducing... the "diet" I live by 💥
August 21: {recipe} 15 minutes to cooling breakfasts all week long!
August 14: avoid the “frosty land of misfit foods” with this simple trick
August 7: what is MOST essential to you?
July 31: 2 mins work ➡️ week's worth of sustenance
July 24: is there hidden cash in your trash can?
July 17: Crunchy spices + refreshment?! YES and I’m OBSESSED
July 10: lingering onion or herbs? make my catch-all summer dish - MARINATED SALADS
July 3: behind-the-scenes, a week of breakfast
June 26: 5 ingredients, 5 minutes - a favorite summer salad
June 19: to shuck, or not to shuck peas?!
June 12: who has "authority" over a cuisine?
June 5: food justice is racial justice
May 29: secrets to satisfying meals without a “Big Meat”
May 22: 10-min chocolate berry chia pudding recipe 🍓
May 15: how to save a recipe before it goes wrong
May 8: It's been one year!
May 1: SPICE UP your cooking, intuitively!
April 24: 🥦 frozen broccoli becomes veggie MAGIC, a recipe ✨
April 17: I’m 100% sure you can do this veggie trick
April 10: "this warms my soul" 🍝
April 3: my dad’s surprising vitamin advice
March 27: my favorite GUAC (and it's not just for chips) 🥑
March 20: you asked, I deliver 🥫(a canned-goods-only recipe)
March 13: Let's make 🍋 LEMONADE 🍋 from coronavirus
March 6: 🍎an apple and a twinkie walk into... a bank?
February 28: how to filter 2.5 billion “easy” recipes
February 21: watch me make my daily sauté bowl 🍳
February 14: this chocolate snacking cake has me like 😍
February 7: Can you make tea!? GREAT- you can make kombucha!
January 31: confessions of a total stalker 🥬
January 24: My 3 favorite flavor discoveries of 2019 🌶
January 17: Showstopper Stuffed Squash Recipe
January 10: Online Workshop: 3 secrets to making veggies taste amazing
January 3: 🔪no excuses! cook like a champion! (kitchen tour) 🔪
2019
December 27: ⭐️recipe for an unstoppable 2020 ⭐️
December 20: my gift to you
December 13: GIFT GUIDE 2019: for the kitchen and beyond
December 6: chewy ginger molasses cookies, a GPJ holiday treat
November 29: a thoughtful GIFT GUIDE 🎁(for today and every day)
November 22: my Thanksgiving Pro-Tip Roundup for guests + hosts 🦃
November 15: what my piece-of-crap oven taught me about roasting times and temps
November 8: how I stop the winter sniffles before they start
November 1: your food: IT’S ALIVE (and how to keep it that way)
October 25: my best FASTEST recipe ever 🎃(5 mins, 4 ingredients!)
October 18: 15 recipes - how many have you made?
October 11: The Cooking Spectrum, Part 1
October 4: Ready for 8 minutes on the edge of your seat? It's storytime!
September 27: This recipe came to me in a DREAM: Cauli-Faux-caccia!
September 20: "Just as Fast, Just as Easy!"
September 13: 5 Steps to Better-Tasting Food
September 6: Simple Sunday Tomato Project for 15-min deliciousness all winter long!
August 30: Now trending! My GREEN SAUCE + video
August 23: the subtlest, HUGEST CHANGE I have ever experienced...
August 16: SPICE, SAUCE, TOSS those veg + my Green Romesco Recipe
August 9: The Three Words that Describe my Food (and how I got to them)
August 2: “I don’t have X herb this recipe calls for… what do I do?!”
July 26: Not-too-Sweet Almond Zucchini Bread Recipe
July 19: Why Cooking = Living Your Best Life
July 12: Intuitive Cooking (it's what I'm all about!)
July 5: On Snacks and the *Experience* of Cooking
June 28: The Summery Dip/Sauce You Need for your July 4th Cookout
June 21: My 3 Keys to Hosting a Dinner Party
June 14: My 3 Simple Strategies for Craveable Salads
June 7: Summer Reading Inspo - My Favorite Food Books
May 31: Spiced Up Mango Turmeric Chia Pudding Recipe!
May 24: Avocado Appetizer Bites Recipe
May 17: “OMG I can’t stop eating this!” (my second YouTube video on my Theory of Deliciousness)