Table For One

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca talks to Rachel Larkey, a food loving dietitian in NYC about intuitive eating. We talk about how we were both introduced to intuitive eating, what it is, and what it isn’t.

Here's a continuation of my interview with Amanda, from last week. She shared this powerful story about sharing food and more with a couple who she saw living on the street during a really cold couple of days in Kansas City.

Today I chat with Amanda, a 42 year old archaeologist, who works a few different jobs in Kansas City, and works 80-90 hours/week. Amanda has found it helpful to Google recipe ideas, make a soup or stew to eat for a while, and to give herself permission to try different foods. We talked about how it's ok to not like to cook, that you don't have to like foods that are "healthy" and that you don't have to avoid foods often labeled as "unhealthy".

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca chats with Karman, a registered dietitian and sleep expert. She has a new book out about sleep, entitled Eat to Sleep. On this episode we chatted about incorporating foods that impact your sleep with intuitive eating, the benefits of sleep outside of feeling less tired, TV before bed, sleep hygiene, eating before bed, and a few sleep promoting snack ideas.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca shares her favorite cooking hacks. These hacks make it easier to look forward to cooking and make the process go faster. Rebecca shares her tips on how to make the most out of cooking pasta, what foods to freeze, how to batch cook, how to repurpose meals, and finally why & how to stock your pantry to make delicious meals without having to plan ahead of time.

Today I chat with Miranda about what it’s like for her to cook for one. We talked about cooking a protein to use for throughout the week, adding whatever vegetable to whatever (more or less), us a microwave steamers are great. Miranda's favorite recipe resources are the Tasty app, her mom, and Thug Kitchen cookbooks. We talked about how life and eating patterns fluctuate through seasons, to be flexible, AND THAT’S OK.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca continues her conversation with Joni, who is looking for a job after finishing up an intensive UX/UI design program. There aren't enough conversations about dealing with life when it doesn't go according to plan WHILE things aren't going how we hope. We talked about learning to take our future into our own hands, how to move forward & make goals in the future, asking yourself how your worrying & frustrations serve you. Know you can always reinvent yourself.

On this episode, Joni, a UX/UI designer, shares her tips for cooking for one- 1) it’s ok to still be figuring it out 2) Buy prepared/prechopped ingredients. Her favorite recipe resources are Pinterest & All Recipes. We talked about critically assessing nutrition info & tips you see on social media & in life, they could be promoting disordered eating behaviors. We also talked about learning cooking techniques from people around you.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca explores the question of what do I do if I get lonely eating solo. Many people cook for one, and by default eat alone. Eating many meals by yourself can feel lonely, but it doesn't have to. She shares a few tips to make eating alone more enjoyable. 1) Turn on music, your favorite podcast, or TV show. 2) Make mealtime special or something to look forward to. 3) Make time for friends/meet new friends to share meals with.

Rebecca hosts Rose on the Cooking for One Interview series. We chat about her experiences learning how to bake & cook the basics, we discuss simple dishes to clean out your fridge with, and some realities of living by yourself. Rose shares her favorite recipe resources, hacks, and what she's found that works for her.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca explores the question of is it worth it to get an Instant Pot. Instant Pots are so popular, many people who cook for families find them super helpful, but is it really worth it if you're cooking for one? Rebecca shares what she looks for when buying cooking equipment, what she likes about her Instant Pot, and what she makes in it. She also shares whether or not she would recommend an Instant Pot and the size she recommends for people cooking for one.

Rebecca hosts Bailey in this week’s Cooking for One interview series. We chat about family cooking traditions, experimenting with recipes, eating out, and finding balance in eating at home and out. Bailey shares her favorite recipe resources, hacks, and what she's found that works for her.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca explores the expectations we place on ourselves to cook and how to manage those in our busy single lives. We address why these expectations and barriers are important to address and how to do so. Rebecca also talks about how failure is a part of the process of life and making new habits. And finally she shares a couple tips to keep in mind when addressing expectations, messages from social media, giving yourself a break, turning cooking into self care.

Rebecca hosts Meredith in this week’s Cooking for One interview series. We chat about how our eating patterns and cooking habits have changed over our lives and especially when navigating stomach issues, we discuss ways to make cooking easy meals work within our busy lives. Meredith shares her favorite recipe resources, hacks, and what she's found that works for her.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca shares tips and tricks to make grocery shopping quick, save you money, and effective. She talks about ways to outsource grocery shopping, recommends doing an inventory at home before hitting the store, coming up with a simple plan, be reasonable with your time constraints, and a few practical tips for actual grocery shopping to save you money and time while cooking for one.

Rebecca hosts Nicole in this week's episode in the Cooking for One interview series. We chat about Nicole's philosophy about cooking, how food is art, and how making recipes that don't turn out well is 100% ok and part of the process and is actually good. Nicole shares her favorite recipe resources, hacks, and what she's found that works for her.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca explores the question of how to save money the you’re cooking for one. Let’s be real, all of us are on a budget or would like to save money on groceries. Today I share my best tips to save money when you’re cooking for one such as: when to buy bulk and when to buy individual serving ingredients, reduce food waste, shop the bulk section, shop sale items, freeze leftovers, and when to make ingredients and when to buy them.

Rebecca hosts Christina, an Illinois based physician in the second episode of the Cooking for One interview series. We chat about how our eating patterns and cooking habits have changed over our lives, we discuss ways to make cooking easy meals work within our busy lives. Christina shares her favorite cooking hacks, and what she's found that works for her.

Today, on the Table for One podcast, Rebecca shares 5 simple tips that made her food taste so much better, these tips will help you make simple delicious meals at home. Learn why measuring the temperature of food, using more salt, using butter, tasting food as you're cooking, and looking stuff up have made her cooking so much better.

On today's episode, Rebecca reviews her past experiences with meal planning to show her process of meal planning and cooking, and then answers the following questions: How do you know if you're meal planning correctly? How do I actually meal plan? How do I plan meals so I don't have to eat the same thing day after day? What do I do with leftover food from a package or a bag of vegetables? How do I eat up all the vegetables I buy? and What tools will make meal planning and prepping even easier?