Pamela, Author at Pamela Salzman

Arugula and Cantaloupe Salad with Grilled Halloumi Recipe

I have been on Long Island only for a couple days and I have turned into a lazy bones. Something happens to my motivation when I get here, and I just need to decompress and chill out. So I have nothing to report, because I have done nothing except go to my high school reunion on Saturday night which I’ll admit was super fun. My takeaway from that evening was that although I may have lived in LA for the last 26 years, I’m really just the same nice Italian girl from a small town on Long Island.

Dinner Planner: Week of July 24th

I have landed on Long Island for the next three weeks with little trips into NYC and Westchester for some book-related meetings, signings and cooking demos. Check my Events page for updates, including a new one in Armonk, NY at DeCicco & Sons Market on Thursday, July 27th. But tonight, I’m off to my ##th high school reunion in my hometown. I haven’t seen most of these people since the last one 10 years ago and some not since graduation (and as you can see, I’m not giving up that number. Ha!)

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Salted Dark Chocolate Granola Recipe

Salted Dark Chocolate Granola | Pamela Salzman

Many people tell me they have more time for cooking in the summer when the kids’ schedules are much lighter and office hours are reduced. Great news! I do cook pretty consistently all year, but I find in the summer I have a little extra time for breakfasts other than a smoothie bowl. That’s probably why I teach a breakfast class every June. This year, this salted chocolate granola recipe was on the menu and it was a HUGE hit!

Blistered Shishito Peppers Recipe

Blistered Shoshito Peppers | Pamela Salzman

Blistered Shishito Peppers | Pamela Salzman — Photography by Laney Schwartz

Whenever I go out for Japanese food, if there are shishito peppers on the menu, I order them. Shishitos are the perfect appetizer since they are light (they’re just vegetables) and pretty healthful. Most Japanese restaurants serve them very simply with a dousing of soy sauce or ponzu sauce.Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of July 17th, 2017

I had a great shoot last week with Clean Eating Magazine. I can’t wait to share with you more about the online batch cooking course I developed for them! I also had a fantastic book signing at Jenni Kayne’s store in Newport. It was really fun to meet so many people and talk about healthy cooking!

This week, I have several events before I take off for NY on Friday. I’d love to see you!

Tuesday, July 18th 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Manhattan Beach Farmers Market — I’m doing a cooking demo and book signing. Books will not be available for purchase, so go pick one up at Pages, amazon or your local bookstore.

Wednesday, July 19th 8:00 am to 10:30 am FitOn Studios, Manhattan Beach — meet and greet and book signing; Pages will be there selling books.

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Five Friday Favorites: July 14th, 2017

Happy Friday! I haven’t done one of these Five Friday Favorites in a while and I have a few new things I am excited to share with you!

Mae Ploy Yellow Curry Paste

If you have my new cookbook, you may have come across a recipe for a quick vegetable curry that calls for yellow curry paste. When developing that recipe, I searched high and low for a really fantastic, authentic, and clean Thai yellow curry paste, which led me to this Mae Ploy yellow curry paste that I am just crazy about. There are many different kinds of Thai curry pastes and yellow is my favorite. There’s so much flavor from garlic, shallots, ginger and lemongrass. I love having this in the fridge for a last minute punch of flavor. It would take a lot of time and a lot of random ingredients to make the same paste from scratch. It is a little spicy, but you don’t have to use a lot. It is available on Amazon with free prime shipping!

Sweet Potato Toasts Recipe

There are some food trends that I can’t embrace. Unicorn everything, please go away. And although it looks cute, I also have no time to cut my fruit into 1/2-inch star shapes and slide them into ombre parfaits. If someone would like to make me such parfait though, I would be over the moon.Continue reading

Dinner Planner: Week of July 9th

I had a much-needed 4-day weekend last weekend where I did absolutely nothing. It was so great not to pressure myself to do work, clean a closet, get stuff done. I have a tendency to not be able to relax. I blame my father who is that way, too. Anyway, I took a few days off and now I am shooting a video cooking course for Clean Eating Magazine on batch cooking and you guys are going to LOVE it! I can’t wait to share details soon!

In the meantime, I am really looking forward to the following events. Please come if you are in the neighborhood!

Thursday, July 13th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Jenni Kayne, Lido Marina Village in Newport. Snacks and books! Let me know if you can make it or just show up to say hi.

Tuesday, July 18th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Manhattan Beach Farmer’s Market. Cooking demo and bring your books for me to sign!

Wednesday, July 19th 8:00 am to 10:30 am FitOn Studios in Manhattan Beach. Pages will be there selling books and I’ll be signing them!

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