Podcast appearances and mentions of jess dang

Have you ever been told, "She ate and left no crumbs"? It usually means someone did an amazing job at something—like meal planning! You use what you have and leave no waste. In this episode, Jen and Jill, together with Jess Dang of Cook Smarts, help us get more creative with meal planning and explore its benefits for both our wallets and reducing food waste.

One of the questions we get asked most is whether busy home cooks need an air fryer? We're revisiting episode 96, where we talk with air fryer aficionado Jess Dang about whether the air fryer is for certain cooks only, or all of them, and how anyone can optimize their air fryer for easier meals all day long. Plus, we followed up with Jess three years later to see if her thoughts on her air fryer have changed.Find out how to become a supporting member to also get access to our recipes + bonus episodes: https://didntijustfeedyou.com/communityAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you're anything like pre-Cook Smarts Becca, you have dabbled in meal planning services, used trials of big-name meal boxes sent to your door...but always left feeling a little jaded by the price or unhappy with the menu. Then, I found Cook Smarts!  Today on the podcast Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts Meal Planning, joins me to share her best tips for busy family meal planning, what the difference between CS and other services is, and how spending a little time prepping meals a mental load off for the week! Want to try out Cook Smarts? Get started here! Follow Cook Smarts on Instagram Follow Becca on Instagram Find your Sleep Training Program here!

Jess shares her experience doing nude photography and the process of creating mental health shoots, working as a "professional" photographer, creating a community and a culture, educating through empathy, and starting difficult conversations on Transgender issues in the Asian Australian community. While she is completing her honours year for Psychology, Jess runs multiple photography gigs as well as her own business JXDNG Photography, where she does commercial shoots such as product shots and maternity shoots, as well as some creative works. She uses her photography as a means to connect with others and hopes to capture the essence of human connection - its stories, its rawness and its beauty. Her recent works celebrate the beauty of women and their relationship with themselves, others and the world. PLATFORM is your one stop discovery button for local artists and talks of healing. Platform works to act as THE PLATFORM for artists to support artists, for people to support artists, for people to support people. It includes interviews with artists Jess has had the honour to work with and stories of souls that have inspired her. She hopes that when you read these you find yourself less alone, more empowered and vitalised with creative energy. Visit Jess at www.jxdngphotography.com Follow her on IG @jxdngphotography and @platform.exhibitions Timestamps 02:43 This or That 09:29 Getting into photography 11:00 Career in Photography and Traditional Asian Parents 14:51 Becoming Professional 17:16 School Photography Incident 24:21 JXDNG Photography 25:41 Creative Work 26:57 "Sporadic" and Mental Health Shoots 30:48 Nude Photography for International Women's Day 32:47 Inspiration for Platform Exhibitions 37:05 Community and Culture 40:35 COVID 42:15 Creating Conversations 44:15 Transgender Conversations in the Asian Community 46:45 Education and Empathy 50:21 Advice for budding creatives 53:11 Jess' Future ---------------------------------------- Welcome to The New Normal, where we aim to celebrate, support and inspire fellow Asian Australians through meaningful storytelling with leading Asian Australian voices and organisations. Join us - Anthony, Nhat and Will - as we share the stories of those who took the journey to change and evolve, to those who dared to challenge the status quo and to those who never settle and constantly seek The New Normal. Follow and connect us on Instagram: @thenewnormal_official

One of the questions we get asked most is whether busy home cooks need an air fryer? Like, HONESTLY? Even if we have a high-quality toaster oven or a convection oven? This week, Meghan chats with air fryer aficionado Jess Dang about whether the air fryer is for certain cooks only, or all of them, and how anyone can optimize their air fryer for easier meals all day long.

Jess Dang is the founder of Cook Smarts online meal planning service, voted #1 on Lifehacker. She started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live healthier lives, feel empowered and inspired in the kitchen, and lighten the mental load of meal planning. Prior to starting Cook Smarts, Jess was a contestant on a Food Network cooking show and taught in-home cooking lessons around the Bay Area. She is a mother of three and host of the "In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts" podcast. Listen to this episode of the Mother Honestly podcast as Kristen and Jess discuss the good, the bad, and the simple when it comes to determining how to feed your family. With over 6 years of focused meal plans and member approved recipes, Jess Dang has great insight into making meals work for working moms. You can learn more about Cook Smarts and try them yourself by visiting https://www.cooksmarts.com/  The Mother Honestly podcast is sponsored by Motor City Woman.

Today's guest is Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts, an online meal planning service. Jess started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live healthier lives, feel empowered and inspired in the kitchen, and to lighten the mental load of meal planning. Jess and I chat about content creation and the 5 step approach she takes in creating content for Cook Smarts that you can apply to your own business. And, she's really the perfect guest to be chatting about content creation, since it is really what her business is built around. Krista and I are signing up for a 30 day free trial of Cook Smarts, so we will have to keep you updated on how that goes. If you are also interested in a trial, head on over to cooksmarts.com to check it out. For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-jess-dang-episode-78/

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts, all about self care and outsourcing as a form of self care.   We talk about: - The overused phrase “self care” and what it means to each of us - The best things to outsource to simplify life and make room for the things that make us happier - How to overcome budget constraints and the mentality that you have to do everything yourself - Jess’ weekly self care rituals and so much more. :) Here’s a little bit about Jess:  Jess Dang is the founder of Cook Smarts online meal planning service, voted #1 on Lifehacker. She started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live healthier lives, feel empowered and inspired in the kitchen, and lighten the mental load of meal planning. Prior to starting Cook Smarts, Jess was a contestant on a Food Network cooking show and taught in-home cooking lessons around the Bay Area. She is a mother of three and host of the "In the Kitchen With Cook Smarts" podcast. Resources from this episode: - Try Cook Smarts here. You’ll get 30 days free and use the code FITNESSISTA for 20% off!  - Connect with Jess on Instagram here and on their podcast here  Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support with the podcast! Please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed this episode. If you leave a rating, head to this page and you’ll get a little “thank you” gift from me to you.  You can listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.  

Sponsors: Cook Smarts: Not an official sponsor, but we are big fans! It’s a meal planning service that provides 4 meals per week and they have regular, gluten-free, paleo, and vegetarian versions AND they’re offering 3 free meal plans  Receive 25% off your purchase just for being a Frugal Friends podcast listener when you use the code: frugal. Check them out at frugalfriendspodcast.com/cs. Borrowing: It’s not just something you do at the library. This is deeply rooted value in the frugal community and you can try it out for free today! Need a nice pair of shoes you know you’ll only wear once? Borrow it! Thinking about buying a deep fryer but you’re not sure it’s worth the investment? Borrow it! You can try this tactic with anything but food and underwear! Borrowing - the better option to spending. We talk with Jess about how Cook Smarts got started, and some of her tips for meal plan, prep, recipe selection, kitchen skills, and must-have gadgets. Whether or not you use Cook Smarts, Jess has some great advice to share! Questions for Jess from Jen and Jill: For the person who's too busy, what are some easy quick solutions to make dinner happen? For the person who doesn't like leftovers, how do they get around that and eliminate food waste? For the person who hates cooking, where should they start? What are the top kitchen gadgets to have and which should we pass on? Questions from the Community: "What are your best tips regarding cooking for 1" "If I can't get fresh veggies, should I buy frozen - or is it better to just purchase an entire frozen meal at that point?" BILL OF THE WEEK - Thanks Jess for sharing your 'bill' with us this week! If you want to submit your bill of the week visit frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill  Frugal Friends Book Club We are reading “Your Money or Your Life” by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez in the month of October - Head over to our Frugal Friends Community to join the discussion! We are still giving away 1 book for every 5 reviews we get this month! You can get a free copy of November's book: The More of Less by Joshua Becker! To enter; leave us a review on your podcast listening device (not just Itunes), screenshot the review, and email it to frugalfriendspodcast@gmail.com We’ll select the winners for this book at the end of the day October 31st. Thank you so much for hanging out with us today! Hit the subscribe button wherever you’re listening to this episode and we’ll come at you every Friday with more frugal goodness. Until next week!

Today's podcast guest is a friend and fellow entrepreneur, Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts! Cook Smarts gives you weekly meal plans, cooking guides and infographics and online cooking lessons, all designed to help anyone build a strong cooking foundation. Basically, it's a life saver for anyone who feels like meal prep and weekly menu planning is a GIANT pain in the ass. This episode is one part entrepreneurial inspiration, one part map for meal prep success, & a dash of how to maintain your identity as a mom and all your other titles. It's a good one, friends! Jess shares some of the best meal prep tips I've ever heard. Seriously, with all the blogs and articles about meal prepping on Sundays, you'd think we'd be able to get it together by now, but nope! Jess's tips are ones I've ACTUALLY implemented because they're that easy. They just make sense! You'll see... Find out more! www.cooksmarts.com Instagram.com/jessdangcs --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/badyogi/support

Jess Dang, most notably from Next Food Network Star Season 2, joins Xandarr & Anna to talk about life after "FNS" and her amazing company Cook + Smarts