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Confession: I’ve spent the last few months in a complete cooking drought. As it is, there is no desire to make dinner, too much food, and if you noticed a lack of new recipes on the site this fall… that’s why. But thankfully, my love for all things cooking is baaaack, baby, and I couldn’t be more excited to cook and create in the kitchen this year.
I’m not exactly sure when it changed, but suddenly I’ve been thinking of new recipes, and my mind is firing on all cylinders again. I am so full of new food ideas that I want to cook using winter produce that there is no way I can make them all before spring. (I have a whole theory about how a creative break actually leads to this burst of inspiration, but I’ll save that for another post.)
All I can say, I’ve been cooking up a storm this month and I 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 is no doubt that they are often 10 times healthier and more affordable than restaurant food. So today I’m sharing how I plan healthy weeknight meals that are infinitely adaptable to your family’s food preferences.
Here are four food templates I’m making on repeat right now. They’re easy enough to throw together on a busy weeknight, but interesting enough that I’m really into them happy cooking again. And the best part? You can change them based on what’s in your fridge.
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