Today, I thought it might be fun to talk about some US presidents and their favorite meals, with Thanksgiving coming up next week, and in honor of the elections. Let's talk about some of our recent presidents and what they liked to eat. And then I'll mention some from quite long ago, and what they enjoyed.

I find it really fascinating seeing what someone will eat when they have a chef at their disposal, and can eat whatever they want. I think the first ladies would have had a lot to do with planning menus, and even encouraging their husbands to eat healthier things. Some of the things I'll mention are from when the presidents are just on their own, and they eat whatever they feel like, and then other things would be more what they would eat if there's a White House dinner, or a small dinner party, or if they’re simply eating with their wives, but is still cooked by the chef.

Today, we're going to be talking about kitchen utensils that I find really helpful in cooking and serving food.

I don't like having a ton of stuff, especially gimmicky things, lying around the kitchen. Good utensils have got to be simple, fit into the drawers, and really be super helpful.

There are no affiliate links with these - these are just things that I have in our home that I wouldnt want to do without. See familyfoodformoms.com for photos.

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It's a fun one today. We're going to talk about what we can learn from Masterchef. I'm sure you all know the show Masterchef, Masterchef USA. There's Masterchef Australia. We like to watch Masterchef USA and Masterchef Junior. And it's always so inspiring to me even what the young kids can cook and how elegantly they do it and how much variety.

They seem to know how to cook all these obscure ingredients that I have never tried to eat before, let alone cook. But it's very exciting and inspiring. So I thought I would just mention for fun 10 things that I've learnt from watching Masterchef.