50 episodes
This Week for Dinner Jane Maynard
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The This Week for Dinner Podcast is a weekly food podcast hosted by Jane Maynard, food blogger at This Week for Dinner. Each week Jane has a conversation with a guest to discover their favorite recipe and best kitchen tip. Podcast guests include food bloggers, writers, chefs and restaurant owners, entrepreneurs, celebrities and all-around awesome folks. Recipes shared by Jane and her guests range from best quick recipes to beloved family recipes to simply the most delicious recipes you can get your hands on. In addition to recipes, kitchen tips flow freely! From tips as simple has how to open a jar or soften butter to more extensive guidance around topics like weekly meal planning, the kitchen tips shared on this podcast make cooking simpler and better. The goal of the podcast is to make your life in the kitchen easier, more fun and definitely more delicious!
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Plant-Based Eating Hack #2: Host a Milk Tasting Party (Ep. 54)
In episode #54 of the This Week for Dinner podcast, Jane shares her second plant-based eating hack of 2019: host a milk tasting party! If you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint with the food you eat, going with a plant-based milk alternative is a good step. Hosting a tasting with friends makes the task of find your new favorite milk much less daunting.
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Meagan Francis, Co-Host of The Mom Hour Podcast, Talks Motherhood, Food and Her Most Versatile Recipe (Ep. 53)
In this episode of This Week for Dinner, Jane talks with Meagan Francis, co-host of the podcast The Mom Hour. Megan and Jane talk about the evolution of motherhood and careers for women, food values, cooking tips and of course Meagan’s favorite recipe, one that is a true multi-tasker perfect for any busy person trying to simply get dinner on the table.
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The Benefits of Food Routines (Ep. 52)
In episode #52 of the This Week for Dinner podcast, Jane talks about adding routine to how you eat. There are benefits to eating the same thing all the time, and it doesn’t have to be boring! Jane talks about how routine has helped improve her own diet and the benefits of food routines.
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Megan O’Rourke, Sustainable Agriculture Professor at Virginia Tech, Shares Her Thoughts on Organic Farming (Ep. 51)
In this episode of This Week for Dinner, Jane talks with Megan O’Rourke, a professor of sustainable agriculture at Virginia Tech. They discuss the current state of organic farming (and why Megan doesn’t buy organic products), bees, and more!
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Awesome Avocado Tips You Need In Your Life (Ep. 50)
This episode features Jane’s favorite avocado tips, from the best way to check an avocado for ripeness, what to do once it is ripe, how to store it, and how not to cut off your hand when taking out the pit. If you use avocados, these tips are gamechangers.
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Entrepreneur and Children’s Book Author Rana D’Orio Shares Her Entrepreneurial Career Path, Her Latest Book and Italian Food (Ep. 49)
Jane interviews author Rana DiOrio and talks about her new book “What Does It Mean to Be American.” Rana also shared her favorite recipe (it’s Italian just like Rana!) and her best kitchen tip. In addition Jane shares this year’s first plant-based eating hack.