The fall/winter catalog dropped and I have been elbow-deep in it for days, mentally planning every dinner I’m going to make between now and Thanksgiving.

But before I get into the new stuff — let’s talk about September’s whole vibe over here: Double Duty Dinners.

Here’s the idea: you cook dinner ONE time, and it feeds you TWICE (or more) — as two totally different meals. Same effort, double the payoff. Because between school schedules, activities, and everything else fall throws at us, “cook every single night” is not the plan. It’s never been the plan.

So all month long, I’m sharing recipes and routines that turn one cooking session into two nights of dinner that don’t feel repetitive. Think: Sunday’s roast chicken becomes Tuesday’s soup. Taco night becomes taco salad the next day. You get the idea — and honestly, once you start thinking this way, you can’t stop. It’s addicting!

Which brings me to the new catalog

A few pieces jumped out immediately as Double Duty MVPs:

The Deluxe Home & Away Slow Cooker — because batch-cooking the “meal one” version of dinner has to be easy, or the whole plan falls apart before it starts. This is the tool doing the heavy lifting on cook night.

Micro-Cookers — the unsung hero of leftover transformation. If your food isn’t stored right, “meal two” turns into sad fridge mystery containers instead of an actual second dinner. This fixes that and reheats in the same container.

Give-Back Set — just genuinely excited about this one for soup season, if I’m being honest. Plus, each purchase gives back to help others!

I’ll be showing several of the new products in action over the next few weeks as we work through actual Double Duty Dinner recipes together — so if something catches your eye now, comment below and I’ll get you the details (or hop on a mini virtual show if you want to see it live).

What’s coming this month

Week 2: Roast chicken → chicken soup (the OG double duty move)

Week 3: Taco night → taco salad/rice bowls

Week 4: Big batch chili → freezer meals for the busy weeks ahead

Week 5: Bringing it all together for fall entertaining

Comment FALL if you want first dibs on the new catalog, and let’s get into it.