I have about 45 gifts to buy and I think I have only checked 3 people off my list.  EEEEK!!!  I didn't even get around to compiling a gift list this year because I have been editing my book up until today and it is finally off my desk.    Phew!  I am so proud of it and I cannot wait to share it with ...

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And just like that, Thanksgiving is over and it's December.  Sigh.  We still have the girls home through Sunday, so I've been a little quiet on social media so I can soak in every minute of time we have as a complete family.  It's really what I cherish most about the holidays.  I do love planning ...

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I'm so excited!  I just finished teaching my last class and I am not even sick of Thanksgiving food!  My daughters are coming home soon and we are all going to be together cooking, talking, playing games, eating, what could be better? I am keeping the dinners easy this week because I never have ...

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I have been having such a great month teaching Thanksgiving classes!  People ask me if I'm sick of Thanksgiving by the time it's Thanksgiving.  Of course NOT!  I am even more excited to prepare my own dinner with my kids.  It's my favorite day of the year!  You still have plenty of time to get ...

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I just finished my first week of Thanksgiving classes and I am really excited for the holiday!  I need to finalize my own menu which is such a challenge because I like introducing new recipes to the menu, but I never know what to take off.  The online version of this class has been uploaded if ...

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The Thanksgiving countdown has begun!  And mean countdown in a good way.  My family and I are so excited for Thanksgiving.  Funny, my husband suggested that we all go out to eat this year to give me a break, and my younger daughter actually started crying!  It's everyone's favorite holiday and it ...

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I've spent the week with my mom on Long Island and I am now in NYC to celebrate the big birthday!  I decided I just wasn't feeling up for a big, crazy birthday party this year, so I'll be marking the milestone with several small, low-key events. This weekend I am in NYC to have a birthday dinner ...

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I finished another round of Prolon's Fasting Mimicking Diet this week!  It was my sixth time (3 times last year and 3 times this year.)  I think it's an amazing modified fast.  It's not for everyone and I am not a spokesperson, but here's a link if you're interested to learn more and I did ask them ...

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Happy weekend!  I have barely recovered from this week's holidays.  I had 22 people for the break fast on Wednesday night and then I had to leave early the next morning to teach a class.  Remind me not to do that again! ;)  If you take my online cooking classes, I am doing a Facebook LIVE Saturday ...

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It's October already!  Online cooking class subscribers, the new October cooking class is great and will be uploaded early this week.  Lots of great tips and info + really versatile recipes.  My goal this month is to not eat the apple cider-pumpkin bundt cake more than once a week! I am in Dallas ...

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Friends, sometimes you have to admit that you can't do everything and be at peace with that.  I am still struggling with the sudden loss of my father and my uncle, as well as catching up with a ton of work.  I decided that I can't handle my traditional 30-person Rosh Hashana luncheon this year, so ...

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