I understand a lot of people are taking Monday off and turning this into a 4-day weekend!  I hope you all enjoy some quality time this week.  If you are hosting any get-togethers or going to a potluck and you have to bring something, I’ve got you covered.  Check out some of the links below.

The theme of my new July cooking class is Coastal Italian! If you are like me and you are not going to Italy this summer like everyone else we follow on Instagram lol, then this class will give you a taste of a vacanza in Italia!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

I hope your summer is off to a great start!  For anyone who subscribes to my monthly online cooking class, I am hosting live “office hours” this Wednesday at 12:00 pm PST if you want to join us, hang out, ask me anything, etc.  It is always a lively discussion.  Check your email for the zoom link. Here’s your dinner planner for the week: 

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!  If you are missing your father like I am, I am holding space for you in my heart.  ❤️ For my monthly cooking class subscribers, if you’d like to join me for “office hours,” we’ll be sending out a zoom link for June 28 at 12:00 pm PST! Here’s your dinner planner for the week: 

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Father’s Day is next weekend and I asked Hubs to curate a Father’s Day gift guide!  It is coming out in Monday’s newsletter.  My newsletter is free and a place for me to share all my favorite things.  Subscribe here. Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Happy weekend!  If you take my monthly online cooking class, the June class is up and the theme is Summer Potluck!  I demonstrated 5 fabulous brand new recipes that are perfect for summer gatherings, potlucks, July 4th get-togethers, and all the recipes (as usual) are flexible.  I share ways to make everything vegan, gluten-free, vegetarian, and dairy-free.  If you don’t take my monthly class, you’re missing out!  If you give me an hour a month, I’ll make you a better and healthier cook!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Happy Weekend! I have a lot of recipes that can work for a BBQ or get-together this weekend – too many to list here! I am not sure if Hubs and I will be home in time for Monday IG live at 5.  Check my Instagram stories on Monday and I’ll let you know.  If you take my monthly online cooking class, I will have the JUNE class up for you later next week.  It’s a GOOD one!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Memorial Day weekend inspires gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our nation, protecting us, and our freedom.  I also appreciate a different kind of freedom today – freedom from the pandemic that made the last three years so challenging for all, and definitely more challenging for some. Thank you to all our first responders, health care workers and all essential workers who sacrificed so much and helped us weather the storm.  Enjoy the weekend, friends! Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! If you are missing your mom this weekend, I am holding space in my heart for you.  When a parent leaves us, it is a void that is impossible to fill. If you need to nudge your loved ones to make you something special, check out last week’s dinner planner for some lovely and healthy-ish brunch ideas. Also, don’t be afraid to tell your partner and/or children how you want to spend your day.  Not everyone can read minds, if you know what I mean.  For my monthly online cooking class students, your May class was uploaded last week.  It is a breakfast/brunch theme!  If you want to join my fabulous cooking class community, we’d love to have you and I would love to help you be a better and healthier cook!  

For my local LA friends, come join Catherine McCord and me on Monday, May 15th at Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica at 6:00 pm!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading