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Roasted Chicken and Bone Broth in the Crockpot
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Roasted Chicken and Bone Broth in the Crockpot

Dust off your crockpot. Today I am going to show you how to put this trusty little kitchen appliance to work for you!  

One of my absolute favorite things to do with the crockpot is to roast an entire chicken for dinner one evening and then turn the leftovers into an incredibly nourishing bone broth. So you essentially get TWO healthy, nourishing, and very versatile recipes but with only ONE effort! That is a total score in my book.

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5 Tips To Get You Into The Kitchen Even If You Aren't The Next Julia Child
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5 Tips To Get You Into The Kitchen Even If You Aren't The Next Julia Child

I truly believe one of the best things we can do for our health is increase the number of home-cooked meals we eat and decrease the number of meals we eat out at restaurants, bring home in the form of take out, and that come from a box (entirely or partially). But what are you to do when you don't really like to cook, find it overwhelming to meal plan, and don't find joy in doing dishes? Well, my friend, I've gotcha covered.

Here are 5 things that have helped me increase the number of home-cooked meals I eat and decrease my reliance on the quick and the easy.

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I am a Health Coach BUT I Don't Like to Cook
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I am a Health Coach BUT I Don't Like to Cook

I have a confession. I am health coach but I don't really like to cook. Nothing in the kitchen comes naturally to me. The timing, the organization, the combining of flavors. None of it. I am messy and unorganized. I can easily use about 20 different utensils to prepare one simple meal. I have yet to figure out how all the spoons and forks are dirty by the time the dish is prepared and ready to eat. Now that I think about it, maybe this is one reason why I don't like the clean up process. Too many damn utensils to wash.   

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