The Defined Dish’s, Alex Snodgrass, on Easy Weeknight Dinners, Meal Planning and Pantry Staples

Alex Snodgrass is the creator of the wildly successful website, book series, and social media account, ‪@TheDefinedDish‬. Her recipes are healthy, simple, and flavorful, and I loved getting to know her. Alex shared her recipe development process and her strategies to make cooking easier (she likes meal planning but not meal prepping). This episode is full of useful tips and tricks, and is sure to make your mouth water (hello, buffalo chicken pasta!!). Check out Alex’s new cookbook, Everyday Eats: 100 Simple and Healthy Recipes for Real Life https://amzn.to/4jejOio If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to click SUBSCRIBE for all of my channel updates. 00:00 Meet Defined Dish 00:25 Cooking Season of Life 01:41 Whole30 to Balance 03:28 Pantry Swap Staples 05:12 Hearty Healthy Comfort 07:17 Texas Roots and Food 08:01 Blog to Cookbook Career 11:03 Workday and Systems 13:48 Inspiration and Burnout 16:51 Family Dinner Boundaries 18:37 Kids in the Kitchen 20:00 Tex Mex and Chili Debate 20:47 Sunday Setup Tease 20:57 Sunday Setup Ritual 22:18 Pantry Must Haves 23:04 Dreaming of Freezer Space 23:53 Fall Soup Obsession 25:39 Holiday Hosting Traditions 27:36 Side Dish Brand Update 29:03 Dressings Beyond Salads 29:54 Speed Round Favorites 33:52 Food Memories Farewell This episode is sponsored by: So whether you’re hosting all summer long or just want to make everyday cooking feel easier, HexClad is the upgrade your kitchen deserves. For a limited time, our listeners get 10% off with our exclusive link. Just head to https://hexclad.com/KATIELEE. For Primal Kitchen dressing, sauces, and condiments at your local grocery store or on https://primalkitchen.com. Primal Kitchen - made for real food. Connect with Katie Lee Biegel: IG:   / katieleebiegel     / allonthetableofficial   TikTok:   / katieleebiegel     / allonthetableofficial   Newsletter: https://katieleekitchen.substack.com/ Recent recipes: https://katieleekitchen.com/ Current favorite finds: https://shopmy.us/shop/katieleebiegel Listen for free on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0J0AUWb... Listen for free on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Connect with Alex Snodgrass: IG:   / thedefineddish     / getsidedish   TikTok:   / thedefineddish   Website: https://thedefineddish.com/ YouTube:    / @thedefineddish