There are some food trends that I can’t embrace. Â Unicorn everything, please go away. Â 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
I had a much-needed 4-day weekend last weekend where I did absolutely nothing. Â It was so great not to pressure myself to do work, clean a closet, get stuff done. Â I have a tendency to not be able to relax. Â I blame my father who is that way, too. Â 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! Â I can’t wait to share details soon!
In the meantime, I am really looking forward to the following events. Â 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! Â 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. Â 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. Â Pages will be there selling books and I’ll be signing them!
Here’s your dinner planner for the week:
Do you ever smell a food or something in nature that takes you back to a time in your life or an experience you had? Â For me, certain smells sum up my childhood, e.g espresso and garlic cooking in oil. Â And then certain smells are specific to my childhood summers – freshly cut grass (because in NY, you only cut grass in the summer) and fresh tomatoes with basil (again, something we only ate in the summer.) Â Whenever I get a whiff of tomatoes and basil, I feel instantly relaxed because I know it’s summertime, and back then I didn’t have a care in the world.
What a week I had! Â Thank you to Seattle and Portland for showing me a great time. Â I loved visiting both cities, doing TV segments, meeting people at Book Larder and Bob’s Red Mill. Â I will definitely be back! Â In the meantime, I will be keeping it pretty mellow this week to get back on track before I get busy again next weekend.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and restful July 4th! Â Here’s your dinner planner for the week:
I keep doing this thing where I look at the calendar and something major is tomorrow or coming up really soon. Â Oh no, Father’s Day is tomorrow and I haven’t sent cards or gifts! Â I am in Seattle right now and then en route to Portland, and I just realized July 4th is on Tuesday. Â Not only do I not know where we’re going or how we’re celebrating, I haven’t photographed a single striped pie or red, white, and blue fruit plate!! Â Well friends, this salad will have to do. Â There’s not a smidge of red, white or blue in it, but I can guarantee this recipe from my new cookbook, “Kitchen Matters,” will be the STAR of your 4th of July BBQ.
It’s nice to be home this weekend before I take off again. I’m catching up on emails, snail mail and shooting some recipes for the blog. Â I do have some fun upcoming events and such that I can tell you about:
Monday, June 26th Set your DVR’s for my Hallmark Home & Family appearance! Â That show is tons of fun. Â I am making the wild halibut burgers from my cookbook. Â Please check your local listings for times. Â On the west coast, the show airs at 10:00 am.
Tuesday, June 27th I am chatting live with the always fabulous Kathy Kaehler and Catherine Grace O’Connell on LA Talk Radio CH 1, Â 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST
Wednesday, June 28th  Hi, Seattle!!  Come meet me at Book Larder at 6:30 pm for mingling, chatting and snacks!  Free, but please RSVP to Book Larder. I am also taping a tv segment at KOMO which will run on Thursday morning.
Thursday, June 29th  Hi, Portland! I am excited to appear on KATU “Afternoon Live” at 4:00 pm.
Friday, June 30th I am doing a segment with KATU “AM Northwest” at 9:00 am. Â And then I am teaching a cooking class at Bob’s Red Mill from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Â $25 Please RSVP to Bob’s Red Mill. Â So excited!
But we’ve still got to eat! Â Here’s your dinner planner for the week:
It has been quite a week! I had a quick trip to New York where I was able to meet some editors, taped a bunch of videos for NBCNewsBetter, and did a cooking segment out on the Plaza for The Today Show. Yesterday, I returned to my favorite local LA show, KTLA morning news to cook from the book, did a fun Facebook Live with my friend Catherine McCord from Weelicious, and spent the evening at Pages Bookstore in Manhattan Beach for a fabulous party celebrating my new book. Pages, by the way, is the only source for signed copies of my book!  Right now I am taping a cooking segment at Hallmark’s Home & Family which will air on Monday. So exciting!
I’m back in New York and I am super excited because I’m doing a cooking segment on The TODAY Show on Wednesday.  It will be in the 8:00 am hour (usually after 8:30), so set your DVR’s!  I’ll be doing a demo of two recipes from my new cookbook.
