This week is the beginning of Lent.  My mother used to make us give up something for the 40 days of Lent.  We thought we were funny by saying we'd give up liver (ugh, she actually made it!) or boiled Brussels sprouts. After a lot of back and forth, my mother would ask us to give up bickering with ...

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It's Modernism Week in Palm Springs - my husband's favorite week of the year.  So Mr. Picky and I are accompanying him for the long weekend.  My son has been going to house tours, lectures, and vintage shopping with us in the desert for the past 6 years.  He's such a trooper.  The weather seems to ...

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  Hello, hello!!  I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy.  This has been a ROUGH winter so far!!  Some administrative business first - my online cooking class students - I am doing our monthly Facebook LIVE Saturday, February 8th at 9:30 am PST/12:30 pm EST.  I'll be in my ...

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Happy Weekend!  I have just started working on booking locations and dates for my book tour.  What I'd really, really love most of all is to meet you!  Please let me know where you are and I'll see if I can stop in your town.  Email me if you'd like to invite me to speak at your school or community ...

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I had a long but great week!  Something that I will share with you and only you since you are reading this is that I just filmed a few on-demand classes for the Food Network Kitchen App!!  I mean, talk about a dream come true!  Teaching healthy recipes is my bread and butter, so to speak.  It's ...

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Eeeek!  My older daughter came home on Friday night for a visit this weekend and I completely forgot to press send on the dinner planner!  So sorry! I had a great week this week.  I am feeling better every day although that cough will come back between 8-10 pm every night if I talk too much.  I ...

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I am FINALLY feeling better. Not 100%, but going in the right direction and better each day.  I only have a lingering cough which shows up at 8:00 pm every night until I fall asleep.  I can't explain it.  Again, I improve a little every day.  Thank you for all your messages and words of ...

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Oh people, if you follow me on Instagram you know that I came down with the nastiest of nasty colds en route from NY to Utah on December 29th and I am still not over it.  Let me tell you that I never get sick.  Last time I was sick was two years ago and I knocked that cold out in 24 hours.  But I ...

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I hope your holidays have been merry and bright!  I have been taking some time off social media since Christmas to enjoy some much needed and rare family time.  I only spend two weeks of the year with my extended family, and this holiday has been rather emotional since my dad passed away in ...

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And we're off!  First stop, Long Island to celebrate Christmas with my family. I'll be on stories the whole week, cooking up a storm!  Then, Utah to meet up with my husband's family to ski for a few days. I was talking to a few friends this week about eating and drinking during the holidays and how ...

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The holidays are upon us!  I went to a Cookie Swap yesterday hosted by Bake From Scratch and it was loads of fun (and sugar, oy!).  I made the Peppermint Bark Shortbread from this month's online cooking class and everyone raved about them!  It's our secret that they are so easy.  I am making them ...

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