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Dinner Planner – Week of February 19, 2024

I am enjoying a three-day weekend in Palm Desert for the President’s Day holiday! It’s lovely to spend some quality time with some friends and take a break from the kitchen for a short bit. But that doesn’t mean I am not planning my meals for the week. Since it is Lent, I will try to remember to plan for a non-meat or fish dinner on Fridays. If I forget, just move things around on your own so that the meal plan works for you. Here’s my dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of February 5, 2024

So much happening, friends! I uploaded the February cooking class YAY! It’s so good! Every month I pre-record a brand-new cooking class which you can watch on your own time. This month’s menu is:

Lemony Parmesan Soup
French Onion Soup Skillet Chicken
Fennel and Celery Salad
Roasted Truffle Potatoes
Torta Caprese (this is a flourless chocolate cake famous on the island of Capri)

You can either subscribe to my classes and have access to the ENTIRE library of classes or purchase a single class.

Next, Super Bowl Sunday is next weekend. It is the second biggest eating day of the year, so I need to start prepping NOW. I have way too many recipes I could link, so I gave you just a sampling. I’m doing a chili and taco bar this year! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of January 29, 2024

I’m back from my very special week at The Golden Door where I was invited to be the Guest Chef. It was an absolute dream come true and such an honor to work alongside Chef Greg and The Golden Door team. It is my heaven on earth and the food there is just incredible. Back to business this week though! I have a live zoom for any and all online cooking class subscribers on Wednesday, January 31st at 12:00 pm PST. This is an extra for online subscribers who want to ask me anything! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of January 22, 2024

I am a big football fan and it is playoff season! I love having friends over to watch the games, even if my NY Giants and Hubs’s Pittsburgh Steelers are out. Le sigh. I’ve posted some of my favorite game day snacks on Instagram recently and I am planning a week’s worth of slider recipes in anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday! This coming week I will be a guest chef at my heaven on earth, The Golden Door. This is an absolute dream come true for me and such an honor. I am so excited for this opportunity! I’ll post here and there on Instagram :). Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of January 15, 2024

Well, the party is over and Mr. Picky is headed back to college this weekend. He’s been a sport and has not acted like he is tired of us, but my gut tells me he is ready to go back to school where people are not asking him all day what he had for breakfast and lunch and what he did every minute of the day. Just a hunch. So Hubs and I will be empty nesters again and back to our preferred dinner of soup. LOL It is not as depressing as it sounds! Here is your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of January 8, 2024

The new January class is up and ready for your viewing if you are a cooking class subscriber! It is so good! Click here to check out the menu. There are two ways to view a class and get the recipes – an all-access subscription for $29/month which gives you access to the entire library of years worth of classes, the private FB page and a live private Zoom session with me every month or just purchasing one class for $27.

It has been so fun having my son home from college. I’m cooking some of my old favorites for him like the Deconstructed Salmon Sushi Bowls, Red Lentil Soup (from Quicker Than Quick), Spicy Caesar Salad, and Oven Baked Falafel (which I pan fry to save time!)

Dinner Planner – Week of January 1, 2024

Happy New Year! I hope you are all having a lovely holiday season! I had a truly extra special Christmas on Long Island. All three of my kids met us there and we stayed at my mom’s house with my sisters and their families. It was relaxing and great family togetherness. This week’s Monday Musings newsletter will be published on Tuesday, January 2 and the January cooking class will also be sent out on Tuesday, January 2. I hope you enjoy them!

Dinner Planner – Week of December 25, 2023

Whatever you celebrate, I hope your holidays are merry and bright and shared with loved ones. I am with my family in New York for our traditional Christmas festivities. It is so much easier cooking for a crowd since all the kids are older now. I just direct traffic and boss everyone around. 😉 Plus, I keep notes from year to year as to what we served, how much and if it was well-received by most – just like I do for Thanksgiving! If you subscribe to my newsletter, the next one will be published on Tuesday 12/26 instead of Monday, which is Christmas Day. Merry Christmas, friends!