LIVE WELL PODCAST | EPISODE 13 - How To not suck at cooking with Lindsay Kinder
Lindsay Kinder is the head chef and macaron expert at Food La La. She’s classically trained in French cuisine and loves teaching people how to make fun, beautiful, delicious, feel-good food. She loves fancy (but not fussy) and knows all the tricks in the book!
Join us for episode 13 of the Live Well Podcast as we talk about the importance of home cooking and how to become a chef even if you think you’re horrible in the kitchen!
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Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Introducing Lindsay Kinder of Food La La
1:00 Lindsay talks about quitting her job in insurance to travel to France to learn more about her food
“There's so much more out there for me if I can be brave enough to find out what that looks like”
4:00 Trying to answer the questions:
Where does great food come from?
What are they doing with it that’s so special?
10:00 “Love to eat? Learn to cook”
Lindsay’s thoughts on why, as a society, we’ve gotten away from home cooking
17:00 The main blocks people come across when learning to cook
Intimidated and embarrassed
“No woman should ever feel like she's supposed to know this stuff.”
21:58 What is our role as women with cooking and how can we feel empowered?
22:20 Lindsay’s advice on where to start to get into cooking at home
Choose recipes from a trusted source while you are starting out
Prioritize good quality ingredients first
33:00 Lindsay’s favorite kitchen staples
Good quality knives
Vitamix
Food processor
Kitchen-Aid
40:00 How to make cooking fun again so it doesn’t feel like a chore and one more thing to cross of the to-do list
44:30 Outro
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In Health,
Christina Tidwell, MN, RN, CHC