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If you haven’t yet subscribed to my Substack, it’s where I get a little more personal—writing from the heart about self-care, motherhood, wellness, and all things in between. This post resonated with our community there, so today I wanted to share an excerpt with you here.
Confession: I spent the last few months in a total cooking drought. As in, zero desire to make dinner, way too much takeout, and if you noticed the lack of new recipes on the site this fall… that’s why. But thankfully, my love for all things culinary is baaaack, baby, and I could not be more excited to cook and create in the kitchen this year.
I’m not sure exactly when it shifted, but suddenly I’ve been brainstorming new recipes, and my brain is firing on all cylinders again. I’m brimming with so many new ideas for meals I want to cook using winter produce that there’s no way I’ll manage to make them all before spring. (I have a whole theory about how creative hibernation actually leads to these bursts of inspiration, but I’ll save that for another post.)
All that to say, I’ve been cooking up a storm this month and can’t wait to share some new recipes with you. And whether you’re feeling inspired in the kitchen or not, I have a feeling many of you started 2026 with the intention of cooking more recipes at home. There’s no doubt that they’re usually 10x healthier and more affordable than restaurant food. So today I’m sharing how I plan healthy weeknight meals that are infinitely adaptable to your fam’s dietary preferences.
Here are the four meal templates I’m making on repeat right now. They’re simple enough to pull together on a busy weeknight, but interesting enough that I’m actually excited to cook again. And the best part? You can change them up based on whatever’s in your fridge.
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Inside this Substack post, I’m sharing the flexible meal templates, planning rhythms, and mindset shifts that helped me fall back in love with cooking. Subscribe to get weekly letters like this one, plus practical inspiration for making weeknight dinners feel nourishing, doable, and genuinely enjoyable.
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