Our guest today is author Julie Evink. Her cookbook Julie’s Eats & Treats is filled with recipes that use “pantry staple ingredients,” but are delicious and easy to make. Julie started blogging in 2010, and her website is a great resource for planning quick dinners for your family. Find more here:  https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/  https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/cookbook/ We are so grateful to our sponsors! Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare –– This is the skincare regimen we both...

Margery Watch:  The Idea of You –– Amazon Prime  Read:  The Thief  by Megan Whalen Turner Listen:  Glee: Complete Season 2 Elizabeth Watch:  The Idea of You –– Amazon Prime  Read:  Radar Girls by Sarah Ackerman Listen: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett  We are grateful to our sponsors! Pour moi climate smart skincare - this is the skincare regimen we both use and love. It’s Affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off With a 100% money back...

The Show Notes We are taking a moment to ponder the value of childhood nostalgia and the role that all of our digital devices play in it. We have research, and we are going to use it!  Grateful to our Sponsors! Pour moi climate smart skincare - this is the skincare regimen we both use and love. It’s Affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off With a 100% money back guarantee.  https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/ Visit Duluth - Summer was made for trips up...

We came across this essay in Time: “The Parents Who Regret Having Children.”  https://time.com/6966914/parental-regret-children-ro-kwon-essay/ Whoa!  This is a conversation most parents aren't comfortable having, but we are. And it’s late so…we laugh, we cry, serial killers somehow come up, and, yes, that is a toilet flushing.  Welcome to Best to the Nest: After Dark.  We are so pleased to introduce you to our sponsors:  Pour Moi Climate-Smart Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from...

We are welcoming back one of our most frequent guests, Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Senia Mae. She is here to give us a gut check and help us get our gut health in order.  Find out more about her practice at https://healinginsightonline.com/. Make sure you listen to hear for the generous opportunity Senia has for Nesters!  We are so pleased share our sponsors:  Pour Moi Cimate-Smart Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for...

We are working hard to make sense of loss, grief, and joy. Elizabeth’s family said good-bye to their sweet dog Gracie, and we are processing it all together. Thank you for hanging with us.  More hugs to our sponsor Pour Moi Skincare. Pour Moi Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more at pourmoiskincare.com. Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that...

Margery Watch:  Season 7 Will and Grace Amazon Prime  Read:  The Giver by Louis Lowry Vanderbilt Anderson Cooper   Listen:   Brand new Day by Sting Elizabeth Watch:  Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney plus  Read:  Edible Minnesota  Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Thank you to our sponsor Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare. Pour Moi is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more...

Elizabeth posted a picture of her first day back at work after giving birth to her daughter Bernie nine years ago. If you are a mom working outside of your home, you know the reckoning that comes at the end of maternity leave. We are twirling around those emotions and wondering why mothers and children are still fighting for more time together.   Thank you to our sponsor Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare. Pour Moi is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off...

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/03/teen-babysitters-intensive-parenting/677793/ Follow along as we chat about this article in The Atlantic “Don’t tell America the Babysitter’s Dead.” Babysitting culture is disappearing. What does this mean for teenagers of today? What is lost? We have some thoughts.  More hugs to our sponsor Pour Moi Skincare. Pour Moi Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find...

Margery Watch: Will and Grace streaming on Amazon Prime Read: Astor: The Rise and Read:  Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper  Listen: All There Is Anderson Cooper Elizabeth Watch: Queens on Disney+ Read: Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman Listen: North Woods by Daniel Mason More hugs to our sponsor Pour Moi Skincare. Pour Moi Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code NEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more...

We’re hanging out sorting through complicated emotions.  Big hugs to our sponsor Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare. It is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more at pourmoiskincare.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoë François is a pastry chef, bread baker, cookbook author, and host of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network. Join us for a great conversation about passion, joy, baking, and most importantly, Zoë’s surprise fan base. Learn about Zoë here:  https://zoebakes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/zoebakes/ Or here: Watch Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network’s Cable Channel (formerly DIY Network) or stream (seasons 1, 2 & 3) on Discovery+, HBO Max, or the Magnolia Network | Time Well Spent app. Big hugs to...

https://www.instagram.com/foxmeetsbear/ https://www.foxmeetsbear.com/shop/a-guide-to-seasonal-family-rhythms Such an engaging and fun conversation with Johnna Holmgren of @foxmeetsbear. We explore what it means to change the family rhythm to follow the seasons. What does THAT mean? What is the rhythm of your family? Is it working?  Johnna is offering a discount code for her parenting workshops, homeschool workshops and seasonal rhythm guide. Use code BESTTOTHENEST for 20% off! And...

On this week's episode, Elizabeth and Margery talk makeup! After more than 20 years in television, Elizabeth says she wears less makeup today (even under studio lights) than she did in her twenties. Best to the Nest is presented by Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare -- the only skincare Elizabeth uses and she recently got Margery hooked as well! Use the code BEST and take 20% off your order at https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/. Here are some of her favorite products: The Vital System from...

Margery: Watch Parks and Recreation streaming on Peacock  Read The World of Pooh by AA Milne https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43620236 Listen American Symphony on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81728930 Freedom by Jon Batiste Elizabeth:  Watch Beachhouse Chronicles on magnolia network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAyjDtbk5Rw Read Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58725071-carolina-moonset Listen Michael Jackson music and...

Just hang with us awhile. It’s late and we’re just chatting about what matters now.  Best to the Nest is our podcast all about creating strong, comfortable, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I asked my son to write the obituary for his father, and so now, I share it with you.   Ian Case Punnett died on December 22, 2023.   Ian hosted weekends on the nationally syndicated show Coast to Coast with Ian Punnett, as well as local shows in the Twin Cities, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, and the Quad-Cities over his lengthy radio career.    He received his Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary and went on to receive his Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass...

It's a brand new episode of Best to the Nest this week with Elizabeth flying solo for this month's edition of "Watch, Read, Listen."  Watch: Cabin Chronicles on Magnolia Network https://magnolia.com/watch/show/41460ca4-4dbd-54be-be86-f9842517e64e/the-cabin-chronicles/ Read: The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring https://www.amazon.com/Road-Dalton-Shannon-Bowring-ebook/dp/B0BGXD33T5 Life's Too Short by Abby...

Margery wanted to share Ian's own voice with you today. This is an episode they recorded together in June of 2022 - our monthly Watch, Read, Listen series featured the two of them talking about the media they are taking in. If you loved the Ian & Margery Show on myTalk 107.1 - hearing their voices together will undoubtedly bring you the most joy as we mourn the loss of the incomparable Ian Punnett. Thank you for your kind words, your patience and your loyalty to Best to the Nest.  Learn...

As we mourn the passing of Margery's husband, Ian Punnett, we share with you one more of our favorite episodes of the year. Part 2 of "The Long Game" where we use Ian and Margery's 38th wedding anniversary as a jumping off point to talk about your secrets to marriage longevity. Enjoy -- and we'll be back with a brand new episode next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margery and Elizabeth will be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime, enjoy this look back at one of our favorite conversations of the year. Margery shares some secrets to success as she can her husband Ian celebrate 38 years of marriage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margery:  Watch: The Bear HULU  Read: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  Listen: Anderson Cooper Podcast on Grief All There Is  https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper/episodes/31348e06-476a-11ee-a898-17efb89f9edd Elizabeth:  Watch: The Santa Clauses – Disney Plus Read: Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58733693-remarkably-bright-creatures Listen: Kelly Clarkson “When Christmas Comes...

Margery’s Picks @maremis_small_art @eatwithsarah_  @thisjess.cooks @makinghomematter Elizabeth’s Picks:  @northwoodsfolk @foxmeetsbear s @briahammelinteriors @rana.monet @elizries - 12 days of cookies! Please take a look at Pour Moi Skincare — affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for an extra 20% off with a 100% money back guarantee. Find out more at pourmoiskincare.com. Check out this picture of Ulli’s hands. You will understand when you listen to the...

We are so excited to chat with Ulli Haslacher today. She is the founder of Pour Moi Climate Smart Skincare. The origin story of her company is one of ingenuity, determination, and hard work. Her skincare system was named one of the best inventions of 2020 by Time Magazine. Check out this picture of Ulli’s hands. You will understand when you listen to the interview. https://shop.pourmoiskincare.com/pages/twin-cities Pour Moi Skincare is affordable luxury skincare from France. Use code BEST for...