Hello, There!
Welcome to Cooking with Melanie
Quick meals. Less mess. More table time.
Hi, I’m Melanie — Independent Pampered Chef Consultant and the heart behind Cooking with Melanie. I’m on a mission to help busy families skip the drive-thru and get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.
If you’re looking for simple, delicious recipes and time-saving kitchen tips, you’re in the right place. Whether you’re cooking for a crew or just trying to survive weeknight chaos, I’m here to help make mealtime easier (and a lot more fun!).
Don’t be shy — say hi! I’d love to connect and support you on your kitchen journey.
What Pampered Chef is All About
If you’re new around here, Pampered Chef is all about helping to bridge that gap between the ideal mealtime and the realities of today. We do this through our distinctive, high-quality kitchen tools, parties that show you how to make delicious, timesaving recipes, and the opportunity to join our supportive community of more than 50,000 consultants worldwide. I first discovered the cookware collection and was hooked. I love sharing Pampered Chef products and recipes because it makes dinner time easier.
Meal Planning
🥴 Do you find yourself standing in front of the fridge wondering what to make? You’re not alone—and I’ve got your back! Let me help you take the guesswork out of “What’s for dinner?” with a simple system that works for real life.
My meal planning workbook is designed to make dinner decisions easier, faster, and way less stressful.
✅ Simplifies Weekly Planning – Use the master template to map out meals for the week in minutes, saving time and stress.
🛒 Streamlines Grocery Shopping – Includes easy-to-use grocery list templates so you only shop once and skip the last-minute store runs.
🍽️ Reduces Mealtime Decision Fatigue – No more “What’s for dinner?”—you’ll always know what’s on the menu.
🧊 Helps Use What You Already Have – Inventory tracker helps you plan around what’s in your pantry, saving money and reducing food waste.
A Few of My Favorite Things
Here are 3 of my favorite weeknight tools to help get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less!!
Deluxe Multi Cooker
Ever forget to take the chicken out of the freezer before you leave for work?
This lets you cook from frozen quickly while retaining more nutrients in your food! It also has additional features that allows you to slow cook, sear, steam & and so much more!
Salad Choppers
This dual bladed tool is not just for salads!! This tool will also chop/shred cooked chicken and pork in a fraction of the time compared to alternate methods like 2 forks!!
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Garlic Press
Fresh Garlic has many health benefits but lets face it is a pain to peel so we opt for powder or refrigerated garlic. Our tool allows you to mince garlic without peeling it and is dishwasher safe!
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See my top ten products favorites to get dinner on the table fast!!
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Let’s make mealtime faster, easier, and way more fun!