Cheesy Broccoli Casserole Recipe

I am listening to Christmas music (“Holiday Favorites” on amazon music) while I type this and I am instantly uplifted!  I normally am not a stressed out person.  In my family, I am typically the one who keeps everyone calm, but during the weeks leading up to the holidays, I seem to have too much on my plate (no pun intended!) This morning I started to feel a little stressed out.  But the combination of the music and looking at this recipe that I made for our Christmas dinner last year have me in the holiday spirit!Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of December 13, 2021

Hi Friends!  I am in Bakers Bay in the Bahamas helping my friend put together her house that was damaged during the hurricane.  It is a quick trip but I am enjoying the change of scenery and it is so beautiful here.  Plus, it’s nice to indulge in some warm weather before we head to Long Island for Christmas!  Stand by for a new round of bootcamps coming in January.  Signups open on December 20th!!  Here’s your diner planner for the week: Continue reading

Cranberry Balsamic Chicken Recipe

The holidays are upon us!  I vote for festive, seasonal, but uncomplicated cooking please.  I can’t be eating cookies or cheese and crackers all day, every day.  But I am also busier than usual and I don’t have a ton of time to cook up fancy meals. I taught this Cranberry-Balsamic Chicken recipe two years ago after I threw some leftover fresh cranberries into a pan with marinated chicken.  Delicious, pretty and EASY! Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of December 6, 2021

Thank you all for being patient with me while I update my website.  There are still changes to be made to make it more user-friendly.  I knew that once it was launched, we would still be tweaking it.  Has anyone noticed that everything takes longer to execute/complete than it used to??  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Sticky Toffee Pudding (Cake) Recipe

My daughter Anna and I are huge fans of “The Great British Baking Show.” We are not normally cooking competition consumers, but this one has us captivated! It was actually because of this show that I learned that British “pudding” is not like American pudding.  I always assumed pudding was pudding.  Not so!  Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of November 29, 2021

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Thank you for bringing me into your kitchens and making me a part of your special holidays and family traditions.  I can’t tell you how honored I feel every time I see a photo on Instagram or receive an email fo your success stories!  

I appreciate each and everyone of you and I want to do anything I can to continue to inspire and build your confidence in the kitchen! I have a BIG announcement to share with you. I will be restructuring my classes to offer 3 different options going forward:

Premium All-Access Members will receive the monthly class video and recipes PLUS access to all classes in the library since April 2018!! I will also be adding supplemental quick videos like how to chop an onion and how to make the perfect boneless chicken breast. You will have access to classes and supplemental videos ONLY while you are an active member. You can certainly print out all the recipes for future reference.

Basic Monthly Members will receive the current monthly class video and recipes and have access to the quick supplemental videos. Again, access will be available only while you are an active member.

Single Classes are available for purchase and you will receive the video and recipes for that class via email. 

ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL AS AN INVITATION TO JOIN ME FOR A LIVE MONTHLY Q&A.

What if I am already a monthly member? If you are already a monthly subscriber, I am converting you all to Premium All-Access Members to say thank you for your past and continued support! You will continue to pay whatever price you signed up for!Continue reading

Thanksgiving Leftovers Salad with Cranberry Sauce Vinaigrette Recipe

Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, we have our leftovers traditions.  For breakfast, my daughters dig into pie and Hubs toasts leftover cornbread to eat with coffee.  I do a scramble of chopped leftovers and tofu.  Then lunch is some sort of chopped leftovers salad with or without a stuffing waffle (take stuffing and combine with a beaten egg or two and cook in a greased waffle iron); and dinner makes use of the turkey stock that has been simmering all day.  You got it – soup of some sort like lemon-barley or turkey tortilla.Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of November 22, 2021

 

We are in the home stretch!  Whether you are cooking or not, I hope you are as excited for Thanksgiving as I am!  I am offering my November class for a 1-time purchase, as opposed to subscribing for a 3-month minimum.  The class video and recipes in the November 2021 class are all new and not even in the 2021 Thanksgiving ebook (which has 13 more recipes than 2020.) Check them both out if you need some inspo!  I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I am grateful for each and every one of you.  Thank you for continuing to bring me into your homes night after night and including me in your special holidays.  It means the world to me! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading