The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading
Dara Boxer is a stay-at-home mom to four kids six and under, committed to living a simple, well-organized, and beautifully functional life — mostly for her own sanity. A former personal chef and cooking instructor, she brings that same intention to her home: from seasonal meal planning to laundry systems, quiet time routines, toy storage, and everything in between.
Episodes release on Thursdays, and alternate between honest book reviews and practical strategies for managing the chaos of home life with little kids. Come for the rhythm tips, stay for the raw motherhood truths — and maybe leave with a better grocery list.
The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading
Latest Episodes
#240: Reviewing the 24 Books I Read This Summer 2026
This summer, I read my way through a whole collection of books, from family dramas and literary fiction to thrillers, classics, and books about living well. In this episode, I'm sharing the books I loved, the ones that were just OK, and the thr...
#239: Book Club | Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
I finally got my hands on the wildly popular Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke—and then promptly read all 400 pages in one day. I’m talking mommy influencers, motherhood, marriage, religion, internet culture, a completely bonkers plot tw...
#238: Maybe You Don't Need More Recipes
What if you don't need more recipes—you just need to get really, really good at a handful of them? Inspired by Jiro Dreams of Sushi, today I'm talking about the beauty of repetition, mastery, and becoming just a little bit ...
#237: Happiness Is a Discipline
As a society, we are obsessed with happiness. There are endless books, podcasts, studies, and strategies devoted to finding it, creating it, measuring it, and optimizing it—and yet I’m not convinced we’ve gotten any happier. The Torah’s answer ...
#236: Book Club | The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel | The Radical Idea of Enough
In this episode, I’m talking about Morgan Housel’s The Art of Spending Money, a book that really resonated with me for its ideas about contentment, enough, and what actually makes a rich life. We talk about the fisherman who is told he...