Meal Prep Like a Restaurant Pro

Restaurant secrets to 5-minute meals

Sawaddee Ka!

4 minutes 35 seconds. That’s the total time between turning on the stove to having 2 tasty servings of pad thai ready to eat, as I discovered filming my latest video: “How to Make Authentic Pad Thai in 5 Minutes” below. (PS. I didn’t plan on showing real-time cooking, but when camera was rolling, I thought…let’s time this!)

The main takeaway from this video is:

You can prep WAY more things in advance than you think. This is how restaurants get your food out in minutes.

Can you apply these tips to your Thanksgiving Feast?

Absolutely! This is a thing I’ve been passionate about for a long time, because I think it’s such an under-utilized trick for making sure your meals are stress-free. And to help you with the upcoming holiday season…

I’ve written this comprehensive guide to prepping for dinner parties AND weeknight meals

VIDEO: Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Stress-Free Dinner Party

Included in this guide is an old video I filmed back in 2013 about how I plan and prep for dinner parties. I STILL DO THIS TODAY, these tricks are timeless! I just used them recently for my cookbook photoshoot. BONUS: The dinner party planners I use in the video are available for download, links at the bottom of the article!