Cooking every meal from scratch can seem like a complicated and time-consuming endeavor if it is not part of your normal routine.\xa0 In this episode, Cami and I aim to change your mindset around cooking from scratch and show you how truly simple and fast it can be.\xa0 We start out by giving you ideas of meals you can throw together in a pinch without sacrificing quality.\xa0 Then we dive into meals that take a little planning ahead, but don\u2019t require you to spend all day in the kitchen.\xa0 If you have a goal of cooking from scratch more this year, we hope this episode encourages you with how simple it can be and how valuable it is to your family.\n\nIn this episode, we cover:\n\n\n \nWhat ingredients to keep stocked in your kitchen so you can always throw together a quick meal\n\n\n\n \nMeals you can pull together at the last minute if you haven\u2019t planned ahead\n\n\n\n \nThe few staple appliances that make it easy to whip up last minute meals\n\n\n\n \nSome simple meal ideas that require a little planning ahead but are not complicated\n\n\n\n \nHow cooking meals from scratch is actually simpler than you may think\n\n\n\n \nShifting our mindset around cooking from scratch and why it is valuable\n\n\n\n \nLeaning into the creativity of cooking from scratch\n\n\n\n \nPractical strategies for cooking meals from scratch when you have little ones underfoot\n\n\n\n \nHow to approach meal times with picky eaters\n\n\n\n \nCooking healthy meals from scratch on a very tight budget\n\n\n\n\nView full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube.\n\nThank you to our sponsors!\n\nAzure Standard | Use code SIMPLEFARMHOUSEWINTER10 at AzureStandard.com\n\nToups and Co Organics | Use code FARMHOUSE at ToupsandCo.com\n\nPlease see full show notes for more details on these offers.\n\nABOUT CAMI\n\nCami is the creator of the blog and YouTube channel TIDBITS & Company.\xa0 She loves sharing inspiration for the keeper of the home.\xa0 You can also tune into her Keeper of the Home Podcast, hosted on any of your favorite podcast platforms and as a video podcast on her TIDBITS & Company YouTube channel.\xa0 Shop all her products, keeper of the home classes and more at tidbitsandco.com.\n\nRESOURCES MENTIONED\n\nWatch Cami\u2019s video on healthy and fast dinner ideas + read the blog post\xa0\n\nKeeper of the Home Podcast\n\nShop Cami\u2019s products and classes\n\nCheck out Lisa\u2019s sourdough course Simple Sourdough\n\nCONNECT\n\nCami Graham of TIDBITS & Company | Website | Instagram | YouTube | Podcast | Pinterest | Facebook | TikTok\n\nLisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest\n\nJoin us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community!