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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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What a week I had!  Thank you to Seattle and Portland for showing me a great time.  I loved visiting both cities, doing TV segments, meeting people at Book Larder and Bob's Red Mill.  I will definitely be back!  In the meantime, I will be keeping it pretty mellow this week to get back on track ...

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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.  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!  That ...

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Happy Father's Day!!  I hope you are all doing something wonderful to celebrate all the great dads out there! It is officially summer in my house since Mr. Picky finished school this week.  Yippee!!  No more making lunches at either 9 o'clock at night or 6 o'clock in the morning!! Perfect timing ...

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                                I've given birth to three children, and I still remember the feeling of anticipation right before they each arrived.  Maybe you have ...

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                                  I just taught my last scheduled class on Thursday until September so I can focus on my book and a project I am working on for ...

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