Oh, The Joys of Winter (Autumn) Veg!

Hello and good evening!

Please read these two important Public Service Announcements before we get to this week’s post:

Like my apron? Still need gifts? Well, this is a gift that gives back. I’ve partnered with Cooks Who Feed to create this apron and also tote bags (mostly sold out!) that provide meals to hungry kids and families! They’re all handmade by a collective in India that provides steady work and stability to marginalized women, and the profits from the sales go to great organizations like No Kid Hungry and Rescuing Leftover Cuisine in the US, and Second Harvest based in Canada. You can use my personal code SMARTYPANTS5 to take $5 off any apron or tote for the rest of December!

“From the moment the fabric hits the sewing machine to the time it ends up in your kitchen, our eco-friendly apron has employed poor women, fed their families, reduced food waste and provided 100 nutritious meals to the hungry. That’s a lot for one apron.”
-Seema Sanghavi, Founder

The second is to let you know that for the rest of the year, I’m running a sale of 20% off all new subscriptions to The Chefsmartypants Academy! So if you’re a free subscriber and want to get in on the twice-a-week action, or you just wandered in here today and know you’ve found your people, or, you want to give the gift of ME to that special someone, NOW IS THE TIME, PEOPLE! Now, is the time. Give the gift of Smartypants. Support independent writers and ad-free platforms, not billionaires!

And, as mentioned in the video, here is the link for the Korea and/or Japan trips. There are two PDF’s that detail the itineraries, and I think you’re going to be as thrilled as I am with what we’ve got planned. We’re also running a flash sale on this one! The trip(s) are starting to fill up, fyi…

You can book directly, by emailing or calling Scott Wray at Intrepid, our travel partner, at 1-855-394-3021, 9:30-5:30 EST.

Ok, that’s the advertising section for today, and now, on with the post!