Hello, Friends!  I hope you are all doing well.  I may be losing it.  Today I tried to have a conversation with my Roomba, got strangely excited about new cleaning gloves, and considered getting into my pajamas at 5:00 pm.  What a world!  But I did have two amazing sessions with my new bootcampers this week and I am looking forward to my FB live with my monthly cooking class subscribers Saturday, January 16th at 9:30 am PT!  If you are interested in learning more from me, consider joining my monthly online cooking classes!  All new recipes every month with every substitution you need; recipes stay exclusive for a year or longer; you can watch the class forever and ever; and you can be a part of a great group of people I have on a private Facebook page.  My in-person classes in LA used to be $150/person. These classes are $27/month!

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I rarely find myself saying this, but after this week’s events, I am at a loss for words.  I feel overwhelmed with emotions that seem to ebb and flow … anxiety, disgust, concern.  I like to think of myself as an optimist and I do hope we can come together as a country and heal.  At least this is what I pray for every day.

My family and I are very much hunkered down at home for the near future.  In LA county, there is nowhere to go!  It’s ok.  I am finding comfort and calm in routine and the mundane (or as my kids like to call it, “boring stuff.”) I feel privileged I can do laundry in my own house in peace and quiet; that I can sit and have daily meals with my husband and children when we can discuss the day’s events; that I can work from home.  If you are feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone.  Something that has helped me is taking a TV break.  I still get my news and stay connected, but reading a newspaper article creates far less anxiety for me than visual images and “breaking news alerts!”, especially before bedtime.

Little admin note, an account that I love, Inspired Everyday Living, is hosting a free, live webinar on Wednesday, January 13th 5PM PST/ 8PM EST called “From Resolutions to Reality: Three Simple Steps to Transform Your Home and Life in the New Year.”  Click here for more information and to register.  Lastly, we all have to eat! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Happy New Year, friends!  It feels good to be able to say goodbye to the most challenging and historic year in my lifetime.  If 2020 did nothing else, I think it forced many of us to look inward and question so much about our lives, work, relationships, priorities, and more.  In 2021, may we honor our authentic selves, show more compassion, be more open to giving and receiving love, and be committed to prioritizing our health in all forms with whatever resources we have.  May this year shower you with the blessings you deserve.

If you are feeling like your diet needs a reset and you’ve wondered about a plant based diet, please check out my most popular 4-week course of last year!  My Plant Based Bootcamp starts this coming week and is a 4-week crash course where I teach you everything you need to know about nutrients, how not to gain weight, protein sources, how to cook the most versatile plant-based recipes, and more more more.  It was my most well-received course and I would love for you to join us!  I’m giving you $100 off with the code PB100 .  Are you in???   Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!  I just want you all to know how much I appreciate each and every one of you and this community as a whole.  This year has been incredibly challenging on so many levels and I can honestly say, you have been a bright light in my life.  Thank you for bringing your positive energy to me and bringing me into your kitchens and into your lives.  I love you all!

If you would like to gift yourself the gift of more knowledge and health, please join me and other like-minded people in my Plant Based Bootcamp which I am repeating in January!  I am offering my website readers $100 off the course with the discount code PB100.  At least click the link to check it out.  You will not regret it!!

My LA friends, I will be live on Tuesday around 9:40 am PST on KTLA sharing fun New Years ideas if you’re hunkered down with your family!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Christmas will look very different for us this year, but we’re going to make the best of it.  The five of us will be at my mom’s house on Long Island for the winter break, and we’re staying put the entire time.  No outings or visits, just hanging out at home.  Next year, I’d like to think will be back to the way things were.

If you subscribe to my website, look out for an announcement in a few days for sign ups for my Plant Based Bootcamp!  I have taught this 4-week course a few times and I will repeat it again in January 2021.  If you didn’t get to take it this fall, don’t hesitate to sign up.  This course was incredibly well-received, so much so that I am creating content for a Plant Based 2.0 which I will launch in February!  For my subscribers, I offer a $100 discount with the code PB100

Other administrative details:  my monthly online cooking class students, I am going LIVE on our private FB page on Sunday at 9:00 am PST.  I am doing my weekly Instagram live on Monday at 5:00 pm PST and Hubs and I are going to continue our new weekly series called Takeout Tuesdays at 5:30 pm PST on Instagram.  Hope to see you all soon!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Oooh, I’ve got a great dinner planner for you this week!  Lots of cozy, comfort foods.  On the other hand, we are doing takeout twice a week, maybe more.  The restaurants in Los Angeles are fully shut down.  No indoor or outdoor dining; takeout only.  These businesses need our support.  Many of them have reasonably priced “family meals” that can serve a family of 4, so check out some of those options.  Buy gift cards from restaurants as gifts for teachers or others on your list.  I love supporting local restaurants that are small businesses, as opposed to national chains, but the big chains employ local folks who need to work.  Just something to consider!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

We made it through another week, and I’m calling that an accomplishment!  I actually put on a dress AND makeup for the first time in so many months and did a TV segment on the set of Home & Family.  That was the highlight of my week for sure!  I made the Quicker Chicken Marbella from my book Quicker Than Quick.  If you are in between shows, or caught up on The Flight Attendant, you can watch my segment here LOL.

I am supposed to do my first in-person book signing – outdoors, everyone must be masked and observe social distancing, of course – on Tuesday from 12-2 at Waterleaf in Manhattan Beach.  Would love to see you!  Just don’t get to close HA!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We had a very small holiday with just 9 of us outside, of course.  It was still lovely and I was so very happy to see so many of your photos, emails, DM’s and comments showing me your success stories!  Thank you for bringing me into your kitchen and trusting me with your family’s important meals and gatherings.  I am truly honored.  I am going to relax the rest of the weekend with Hubs and the kiddos and try to get creative with the leftovers!

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