To all my online cooking class students, the new class has been uploaded and is now accessible.  It has been a huge hit in my in-person classes so far.  You’re going to love it all!!  Click here if you’d like more information about taking my classes online.

My husband’s birthday was a few days ago and we snuck off to his favorite place, Palm Springs, for 2 nights.  We had such a great time.  It was really a treat to get away during the week. 

We have a nice Mother’s Day planned with a visit to LACMA and then a family dinner out.  I know my husband and my son took the hint from my previous post and will fix me a good breakfast while I work out in peace.  😉 Happy almost Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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I was so out of it when I was creating last week’s dinner planner, that Cinco de Mayo was not on my radar for this Sunday.  Whoops!  As you know, I have soooo many delicious and healthy-ish Mexican recipes, from red and green enchiladas, to this chopped salad and this Mexican Cobb, and Caldo Tlalpeno soup, plus arroz verde and lots of tacos, including slow cooker chicken, beef barbacoa, fish, cauliflower, as well as Mexican beans and drunken beans.   

Lots happening this week.  I am starting a new menu in my cooking classes this week.  I just filmed a class for my online class platform and all I can say is that is one of my best classes yet!  Hubs is celebrating a big birthday this week and we are sneaking away to his favorite place, Palm Springs, for a few days.  We’ll be back in time for a bigger birthday celebration and then Mother’s Day!  What a week!

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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Ok, this is it.  Manuscript is due this week and then regular programming will resume.  I’ll start filming YouTube videos, grocery store stories, Friday Favorites, etc. Not all at once, but I’ll get back on track!  Writing a book and work full time is no joke OMG!  In the meantime, here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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Happy Holiday weekend!  I hope you are going to have a relaxing few days.  Perhaps some of you are on spring break.  I am in the home stretch of my manuscript,  still working full-time and I have a television appearance today, sooooo I am only doing desserts for the holiday this year.  My segment on Hallmark’s Home & Family show will air on Monday, April, 22nd.  As they say, check your local listings for channel and time!  For this week’s dinner planner, I provided a link to a post about things you can do with hard boiled eggs in case you made a lot for Easter.  There are also some options for those of you observing Passover.  Tag me on Instagram this weekend so I can see what you’ve cooked up!  #pamelasalzman @pamelasalzman

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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It’s a big week if you’re hosting either Easter or Passover next weekend.  My mother always hosts Easter dinner in NY and I have the best memories of coloring eggs, making the traditional Italian pizza rustica and pastiera, hiding eggs, and of course all the candy in my Easter basket.  My husband’s family celebrates Passover and since we live in LA, I often host Passover, and even when I don’t, I always make all the desserts.  I’ve been slowly chipping away at those and freezing them for Passover since I have a crazy busy week this week.    But we still have to eat dinner the other nights of the week, so I plan it all out.  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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I took a Spring Break from the blog this week.  I traveled to Dallas to see my babies and then to the east coast to see my parents and sisters.  I am feverishly working on finishing my book.  (Although if my editor is reading this, JK!  I’m almost done!) So something had to give.  My last book was finished during the summer months when I have a very light teaching schedule.  Not so this time!  

For those of you who take my online classes, April will be uploaded any day now.  It is a GREAT one! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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I’m on Spring Break this week!  My husband, son and I are visiting the girls in Dallas this weekend.  I always teach a private class at my good friend Lisa’s house while I am in town, as well.  And then my son and I will go East to see my family for a few days. Sooooo, I’m not really cooking much for us this week.  But if you are home and need some inspiration for your meals, here are some ideas:

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Happy Spring!  This is a wonderful time of year.  It is Nature’s New Year, a fresh start, a rebirth, a time to clean the slate (and everything else.)  If 2019 didn’t get off to a good start, now’s the time to set new intentions.  The universe is listening.  🙂

For my friends in Orange County and Los Angeles, I will be returning to Roger’s Gardens this Sunday, March 24th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm for a book signing since there were not enough books last week when I was there.  Hubs is coming with me, so if you’ve always wanted to meet the mister, now’s your chance!  You can also call Rogers Gardens and pre-order a book and tell them how you want me to sign it and pick it up another time.

Here’s your transition-to-spring menu for the week:

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