Episode 159: Teach Me How To Fall In Love With Cooking (And Leftovers!), with Tiffani Thiessen, Actress and Cookbook Author
There are few things we love more than food, and our favourite TV shows. Today, we’re serving both. In a quest to help everyone fall in love with cooking more, we’re chatting with iconic actress Tiffani Thiessen about her passion for food and upcoming cookbook.
There are few things we love more than food, and our favourite TV shows. Today, we’re serving both. In a quest to help everyone fall in love with cooking more, we’re chatting with iconic actress Tiffani Thiessen about her passion for food and upcoming cookbook.
We’re diving deep on what cooking means to us, reducing food waste, nostalgia and childhood, raising kids, travel, and giving yourself grace + balance.
You probably know Tiffani from her legendary role as Kelly Kapowski in the cult classic series Saved By The Bell, and as Valerie Malone in Beverly Hills 90210. Now she’s on TV as the host of MTVs hit food series, Deliciousness, and she’s turned her passion for food into a new career chapter as a cookbook author, with her debut cookbook Pull Up A Chair, and now her newest cookbook which launches this September, “Here We Go Again: Recipes and Inspiration to Level Up Your Leftovers”.
Tune in as we chat about:
Career pivots and shifting into a second life in food after a legendary acting career
What fuels Tiffani’s love of cooking, and how she prioritizes it
The importance of cooking with leftovers for reducing waste and climate change, time, and money.
Giving yourself balance and grace
Tips for cooking with kids and feeding picky eaters
Tiffani’s go-to recipes for entertaining
The best leftover ingredients to work with
The power of nostalgia and food
Experiencing high school on set of a high school TV show
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Episode 127: The Quickie: How To Eat Nutritiously On A Budget
Apparently, a big part of adulting is learning how to feed yourself, but with all the expensive health foods and skyrocketing grocery prices, eating well can feel financially overwhelming. So this week we’re talking about how to balance our nutrition without breaking the bank, because if we’ve learned anything on our wellness journeys, it’s that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for healthy eating and finding what works for your body can have a huge impact on how you feel.
Apparently, a big part of adulting is learning how to feed yourself, but with all the expensive health foods and skyrocketing grocery prices, eating well can feel financially overwhelming. So this week we’re talking about how to balance our nutrition without breaking the bank, because if we’ve learned anything on our wellness journeys, it’s that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for healthy eating and finding what works for your body can have a huge impact on how you feel.
Whatever your health goals are, we should all aspire to a solid balance of protein, healthy fats, and fibre at every meal—and it doesn’t have to cost your whole paycheck. Join us as we get back to the basics on a budget!
Tune in as we chat about:
Myth-busting expensive health foods
The healthy changes Gill and Cailyn have made
Easy ways to keep costs down with meal-planning
How to hack your grocery shopping
Getting the most out of what you make
The benefits of growing your own food
We hope this episode inspires you to keep that wallet and booty thick on your pursuit of healthy eating! Special thanks to Clover Leaf Flavoured Tuna for sponsoring today’s episode. Check out cloverleaf.ca for delicious and easy recipe ideas.