Its an exciting week of shopping, celebrating, hosting, working, and checking things off your list.

My first year in America, I wrote back home about a specific culture shock: The post-Thanksgiving frenzy.

Nearly 20 years later, I’m here busily rumbling along with everyone else.

5 Weeknight Meals to Manage the Post-Thanksgiving Frenzy

Lentil Soup

This is the quickest, most adaptable Lentil Soup you might throw together all winter.

It takes 15 minutes to prep, and you could dice and add any vegetables you have on hand.

Crumbled sausage and chopped kale are always welcome.

Easy Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Sheryl Julian

Make a double batch for lunch tomorrow or to freeze.

My carb loving family always asks forthisfor dipping.

But what about fish?

Green Chile Mac Cheese

Elise Bauer

Two to three minutes on the high pressure setting cooks the fish without drying it out.

For this recipe, any white fish like haddock, cod, flounder, and pollack is delicious.

In the Instant Pot, brown the meat and cook the marinade on the saute setting.

Lentil Soup

Sally Vargas

Add the veg and cook the stew on high pressure for about 35 minutes.

Its perfect for when you dont have all day to cook the stew low and slow.

Weekend Baker: Chocolate Cranberry Rugelach

This week marks the beginning of Hannukah.

Pressure Cooker Ginger-Soy Tilapia with an Instant Pot set behind it.

Sally Vargas

If you celebrate, Happy Hannukah!

Im many miles away this year, so I wont be waiting in line.

I can still recreate these tender and crumbly filled cookies in my kitchen.

Two bowls of Jamaican Beef Stew served with rice.

Kalisa Marie Martin

Nutella or cinnamon sugar are my favorite fillings.

Chocolate Rugelach with Cranberry

Sally Vargas