Waffleritos: And How to Use Up the Food You Already Have in Your House
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Waffleritos: And How to Use Up the Food You Already Have in Your House

ByJessica Braider

I’ve got an awesome, super simple, extra flexible recipe for you guys this week! Waffleritos. Yup, you guessed it, a combination of waffles and burritos, and what could be better than that? But first, some practical tips on how to cook with what you’ve got. The inspiration for the recipe and this post comes from…

Eggs with Tomatoes
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3 Ways to Let Go of Stress in the Kitchen: Lessons I Learned When I Became the Cooking Student

ByJessica Braider

Last week I had a humbling and wonderful cooking experience that taught me three important lessons that I wanted to share with you. We had the great treat of welcoming an international student, Jing, into our home for part of her Spring Break. It was wonderful to provide a comfortable (I hope!) home for someone…

The Recipe Roundup: What I made, what worked, what didn’t
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The Recipe Roundup: What I made, what worked, what didn’t

ByJessica Braider

As you likely know, more than anything my goal with my business and this blog is to help make cooking accessible. So today I am starting a new feature on the blog that I will offer periodically called: The Recipe Roundup. With this series I want to give you an honest account of what worked…

The 8 Steps to Healthy-ish
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The 8 Steps to Healthy-ish

ByJessica Braider

One of my favorite parts of my day is going through my newsfeeds and seeing what strikes me—new articles, new recipes, new perspectives. I love being challenged to see a different perspective and being inspired by a new flavor combination or cooking technique. But every once in a while I come across an article or…

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The Best Nut Free Snack Mix and A Dietitian’s Tips to Help You Navigate Food Allergies

ByJessica Braider

I am so excited, you guys! Today I am bringing you something new on my blog: my first ever guest post! And it is a great one! Today I am introducing you to my friend, Chelsey Amer at C it Nutritionally. She is here sharing important and super-manageable information on navigating food allergies. This is…

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3 Simple Ways to Make Your Health-Related Resolutions Actually Stick

ByJessica Braider

Did you know that only 9.2% of people felt that they were successful in achieving their New Year’s resolution?! That means that 90.8% of people felt that they had not succeeded. Brutal. Over the past year I have been doing a lot of reading about habits and one of the things that comes up over…

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2016 Round-Up: Best Recipes and Posts to Inspire and Feed You

ByJessica Braider

The end of year is often a great time to take stock of what we have learned and how we have grown and changed. This year has been a big one for The Balanced Kitchen and I am so grateful to all of you for joining me on this journey to make cooking simple and delicious! In an effort…

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Holiday Self-Care: 6 Cooking and Self-Care Hacks in Times of Overwhelm

ByJessica Braider

I don’t know about you guys but my to do list is killing me these days! It just doesn’t seem to be getting any shorter no matter how many things I cross off. Sometimes I think that there is a little gremlin who sneaks out in the middle of the night to add tasks to…

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3 Simple Steps to Take Now to Prepare for the Holiday Season

ByJessica Braider

We are on the edge of the holiday abyss. That time of year when there is so much happening and so much to do that we can easily lose track of our own self-care. Ironically, it is the time of year when we most need to be feeding ourselves well in order to fight off…

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Bare Minimum Cooking: 3 Tricks for Easy Meals During Busy Times

ByJessica Braider

Over the past few days I have been having a lot of conversations with people about how overwhelmed they are feeling. I have come to think that for many of us September is a month of unexpected overwhelm. Here’s my best guess as to why September can be so brutal: for many of us September…