Casey Moulton, Author at Whole Life Challenge

How to Make 5 Healthy Lunches in 50 Minutes

Casey Moulton — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:00:33 +0000

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Often when I start with a new client (I teach cooking), they tell me they want to make dinner faster. But once we start exploring their entire day, it turns out the availability of healthy lunches is the bigger problem.

With dinner, most people at least have some semblance of a cooking routine. But with lunch, it’s typically a given that people are eating out.…

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The 4 Reasons You Quit Meal Prep (and How to Do It Right)

Casey Moulton — Mon, 21 May 2018 09:00:32 +0000

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Have you ever tried and failed at meal prep?

It’s probably because of one or all of these four reasons:

You made a hot mess of the kitchen (and maybe the food, too).
You spent way longer than you anticipated.
You made a big batch of the same thing and couldn’t stand looking at it by the end of the week.

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How to Cook a Week of Healthy Meals in No Time

Casey Moulton — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:00:16 +0000

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Imagine if you could make all your meals for an entire week in just two hours. And, on top of that, imagine all those meals were both healthy and enjoyable (and cost less than what you usually spend).

That would be pretty awesome, right?

Well, you’re in luck. I’m going to drop a series of three lessons on you that will teach you how to do just that.…

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Learn to Play the 3 Flavor Notes: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 8

Casey Moulton — Fri, 12 May 2017 09:00:50 +0000

Reading Time: 6 minutes

In science, an “elegant theory” is one that explains a lot with very little. It’s simple and powerful. For instance, Einstein’s most famous equation E=MC2 presents in just five symbols what amounts to a doctorate-level understanding of the relationship between energy and mass.

In cooking, a dish is said to be elegant when it uses as few seasonings as possible to achieve jaw-dropping results.…

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The Secret Tool of Taste Balancing: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 7

Casey Moulton — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:00:57 +0000

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Last week, we learned how to cook our way around the world using flavor profiles. This week, we take our command of seasoning to the next level by discovering the power of taste balancing. If you have been cooking along with these lessons so far, you have been experiencing the power of taste balancing. We just haven’t been calling it that.…

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The Power of Flavor Profiles: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 6

Casey Moulton — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:00:23 +0000

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Before developing Kitchen Karate, I learned to cook by throwing dinner parties. Each week I invited six guests to be my guinea pigs as I tried my hand at a new cuisine: Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Indian, Thai, French, Caribbean, and many more.

I pulled recipes off the Internet for the most popular appetizer, entree and dessert from the cuisine of the week.…

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How to Organize Your Kitchen for Speed: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 5

Casey Moulton — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:00:28 +0000

Reading Time: 7 minutes

When it comes to home cooking, most of us grab what we need as we need it: counter space, tools, or seasoning. In the process, we turn our kitchen into a hot mess. Even an experienced home cook will often leave a trail of wreckage as he or she puts on even a small dinner party.

This mess can make it hard to motivate yourself to cook, which sends you down the slippery slope of grabbing what’s convenient and neglecting proper nutrition.…

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How to Make Multiple Meals at Once: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 4

Casey Moulton — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:00:25 +0000

Reading Time: 7 minutes

After learning how to cook, creating a weekly meal prep routine is arguably the best thing you can do for your eating habits. In today’s busy life, we often wait until we are hungry to decide what to eat, which doesn’t always lead to the best outcome. Having meals prepared ahead of time lets you lock in choices that are perfect for you.…

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The 3 Essential Cooking Methods: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 3

Casey Moulton — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:00:04 +0000

Last week we brandished a big knife. This week we play with fire.

We are going to cover the three cooking techniques you must know to feed yourself with any regularity: boil, saute, and roast. Each comes with its own implement of doom — pot, pan, and earthenware, respectively. We are going to use all of them in this lesson.

But before we get into dancing around the flames, a quick safety message from your local fire marshal.…

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Knife Skills and Stir Fry: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 2

Casey Moulton — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:00:39 +0000

Reading Time: 4 minutes

In boot camp lesson one, we focused on embracing our chef sense and breaking free of recipes. Now, we get to wield a big knife and show food who’s boss!

There is only one knife you truly need and it’s called the chef’s knife.

The chef’s knife is big and bold, and a lot of people shy away from it because it looks intimidating.…

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The 5 Moves to Cooking Everything: Home Cooking Boot Camp Lesson 1

Casey Moulton — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 09:00:49 +0000

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Giving a hard check to what you put in your body is one of the most enlightening and challenging aspects of the Whole Life Challenge. Reading ingredients, asking questions in restaurants, looking suspiciously at salad bars — it’s all part of the fun.

You discover that the best way to know what’s on your plate is to put it there yourself.…

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