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 cooking!

This week, I have several events before I take off for NY on Friday.  I’d love to see you!

Tuesday, July 18th 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Manhattan Beach Farmers Market — I’m doing a cooking demo and book signing.  Books will not be available for purchase, so go pick one up at Pages, amazon or your local bookstore.

Wednesday, July 19th 8:00 am to 10:30 am FitOn Studios, Manhattan Beach — meet and greet and book signing; Pages will be there selling books.

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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 a video cooking course for Clean Eating Magazine on batch cooking and you guys are going to LOVE it!  I can’t wait to share details soon!

In the meantime, I am really looking forward to the following events.  Please come if you are in the neighborhood!

Thursday, July 13th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Jenni Kayne, Lido Marina Village in Newport. Snacks and books!  Let me know if you can make it or just show up to say hi.

Tuesday, July 18th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Manhattan Beach Farmer’s Market.  Cooking demo and bring your books for me to sign!

Wednesday, July 19th 8:00 am to 10:30 am FitOn Studios in Manhattan Beach.  Pages will be there selling books and I’ll be signing them!

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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 before I get busy again next weekend.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and restful July 4th!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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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 show is tons of fun.  I am making the wild halibut burgers from my cookbook.  Please check your local listings for times.  On the west coast, the show airs at 10:00 am.

Tuesday, June 27th I am chatting live with the always fabulous Kathy Kaehler and Catherine Grace O’Connell on LA Talk Radio CH 1,   11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST

Wednesday, June 28th  Hi, Seattle!!  Come meet me at Book Larder at 6:30 pm for mingling, chatting and snacks!  Free, but please RSVP to Book Larder. I am also taping a tv segment at KOMO which will run on Thursday morning.

Thursday, June 29th  Hi, Portland! I am excited to appear on KATU “Afternoon Live” at 4:00 pm.

Friday, June 30th I am doing a segment with KATU “AM Northwest” at 9:00 am.  And then I am teaching a cooking class at Bob’s Red Mill from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  $25 Please RSVP to Bob’s Red Mill.  So excited!

But we’ve still got to eat!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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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 as I have quite a few activities this week to keep me busy.

Wednesday, June 21st tune into The TODAY Show in the 8:00 hour for a cooking segment I am doing from my new cookbook! (The cooking segments are usually after 8:30 am.)

Thursday June 22nd 10:20-ish am I’ll be on KTLA in Los Angeles for more cooking from the book

12:45 pm PST I am cooking on Facebook Live with Catherine McCord from Weelicious!

7:00 pm Book party at Pages Bookstore, Manhattan Beach.  It’s a free event, but please RSVP.  Also, if you can’t get to Pages, but you’d still like a signed book, you can order from them and they’ll ship it to you!

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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 experienced the same — simultaneous waves of excitement, nervousness, joy and pride.  If you’ve hung around here long enough, you know that I am not about to have a baby, but instead a new book, my first.  And you know what?  It’s almost the same as having another baby!  Actually, my beautiful new book was delivered into my anxious hands last week and I could not be more excited and more proud for you to meet it!  The book is officially published this Tuesday and I hope you’ll do me the honor of ordering a copy (Amazon or a signed copy from my local bookstore.)  Makes a great graduation, teacher, or Father’s Day gift!

In the meantime, I have to be super organized the next few weeks.  I’m in New York the early part of this week and again next week.  Also, I have 2 LA events that you are invited to attend this week and then 2 more after this week:

Thursday, June 15th 6-8pm at Thomas Hayes Studio in Hollywood.  Moderated by Suzanne Hill of The Chalkboard Mag.  Free, but an RSVP is required.  Click here for details.

Friday, June 16th 1:00 pm at Williams-Sonoma, Beverly Hills. Cooking demo and book signing. Free.

Thursday, June 22nd 7:00 pm Pages Bookstore, Manhattan Beach.  Free.  Please RSVP here.

Thursday, July 13th 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Jenni Kayne, Newport Beach.  Free.

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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 Clean Eating Magazine.  I sent out an email to my subscribers with details about my upcoming book events, but here are a few with some more pending.  I’m working on a permanent events page for the blog, as well.  I hope to see you in person this summer!

Thursday, June 15th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Thomas Hayes Studio in Hollywood for a triple book celebration with Lily Diamond from Kale and Caramel, Phoebe Lapine from Feed Me Phoebe and me, and moderated by Suzanne Hill of The Chalkboard Mag.  Free.  Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, June 22nd from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Pages Bookstore in Manhattan Beach.  Free.  RSVP’s are appreciated.  Click here for more information.

Wednesday, June 28th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Book Larder in Seattle.  Free. RSVP’s are required. Click here for more information.

Week of July 23rd TBD Meet and greets at DeCicco & Sons markets in Westchester, NY. Stay tuned for more details.

Friday, June 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Bob’s Red Mill in Portland.  “Where Healthy Meets Delicious” cooking class!  $25.  Click here for more information and to register.

Monday, August 21st morning event; time TBD at The Gem in Dallas.

And lest I forget that we all have to eat this week, here’s your diner planner for the week:

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Happy Memorial Day weekend, friends.  I always feel very pensive on Memorial Day more than other holidays.  I am so thankful to live in a free country, one that values women’s rights and free speech, among many other things.  But this freedom has come at a price.  And I just want to briefly express my heartfelt gratitude to the men and women who serve our country so bravely and to their families who also make a huge sacrifice.  In my professional space, Memorial Day weekend represents backyard BBQ’s and recipes for red, white and blue tarts.  And it is always a good thing to be able to relax and spend more time with the people we love.  But I don’t let these days go by without also saying my prayers for those have lost their lives so that we can enjoy our freedom.

Life goes on, and I do hope you are having a lovely weekend.  I have another dinner planner ready to go:

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