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Sign Up for my Online Course on Batch Cooking!

I have some exciting news! I have always wanted to take my cooking instruction online since I am so limited as to how many people I can teach in person on a daily basis. So I am thrilled to have partnered with Clean Eating Magazine and Vegetarian Times to offer a 7 week (6 week for Vegetarian Times followers) course on BATCH COOKING which starts on September 11th!

You don’t need to spend more time in the kitchen to create a satisfying dinner—you just need to cook smarter. In my new Clean Eating Academy course, I am going to teach you how to easily prepare an entire week of meals in a single day. This is a life-changing series of classes that will teach you innovative make-ahead recipes with in-depth lessons on planning and cooking. It’s batch cooking at its best, and it’s going to revolutionize the way you cook forever.

You all know how I rely on being organized for the week ahead with respect to planning out my meals and doing a little meal prep. It’s only way I would be able to feed my family without stress! In this course I am sharing all my tried and true secrets! Here’s a peek at the course syllabus:

Batch Cooking 101: Cook Once, Eat Clean All Week

Week 1: Kitchen Basics and Food Storage/Equipment set-up/Must-have appliances and tools

How to maximize your refrigerator
Planning meals for the week
How to be impeccably organized
Preserving nutrients when prepping food ahead
How to shop and eat in season
Avoiding food waste
Planning your Sunday around food prep Stocking your pantry with clean-eating essentials
Stocking your pantry with clean-eating essentials

Week 2: Planning Ahead 101

To-do action plan after grocery shopping
Produce storage tips
The pros and cons of pre-cut grocery store produce

Week 3: Make-Ahead Staples to Have on Hand

Pamela’s batch cooking favorites
Make-ahead building block foods:
- Cauli-rice
- Almond milk and other nut milks
- Blanched, steamed, sautéed and roasted veggies
- Salad dressings and sauces
- Beans and lentils
- Grains and quinoa

Week 4: Sauces, Dressings, Marinades and Rubs to Use on Everything

The blueprint for perfect dressing
Multiuse salad dressings
Mastering mason jar dressings
Pesto, 5 Ways
Multipurpose sauces and seasonings
Vegan cheese sauces
Spice rubs and marinades

Week 5: Become Friends with Your Freezer/What can and can’t be frozen

The art of timing and temperature when defrosting
How to freeze liquids versus non-liquids
Approved containers for freezing, including glass, plastic, zip-top bags and ice cube tray

Week 6: Getting Creative: Tackling Tough Ingredients and Mastering Shortcut Recipe

How to slice and prep fresh ginger, fresh turmeric, fresh pineapple, winter squashes and kale.
Kitchen hacks for onion and leek prep.
Customizable quick and easy recipes to minimize food waste and clean out your fridge including not-fried rice, pastas, soups and frittatas.

Week 7: Proteins, Explained: Poultry, Meat and Fish (for Clean Eating signups, not Vegetarian Times)

How to select top-quality proteins
How to refrigerate and freeze proteins for freshness and food safety
Best cooking techniques for batch cooking poultry, meat and fish including searing, roasting, braising, stewing and more

The course includes over 30 never before published recipes!

I’ll also have some time for Q&A’s during the course and be on the look-out for a few Facebook Lives coming up if you have any questions before the course starts. Right now, Clean Eating has an early bird discount if you sign up soon!

Click here for the 7-week Clean Eating version.

Click here for the 6-week Vegetarian Times version.

Don’t hesitate to check out the FAQ’s or leave any questions here. I hope you’ll join me in September!

Dinner Planner: Week of August 21st 2017

Happy Sunday! I had a great, but quick trip to New York where I did a back-to-school segment on The Today Show. If you missed it, you can check it out here. Now I’m in Dallas for the weekend to help my daughters get situated at college and I have a fun event happening at The Gem on Monday. See my Events page for details!

For those of you asking about resuming cooking classes, I will be back in action in September!

Here’s your dinner planner for this week:

Dinner Planner: Week of August 14th, 2017

I am en route from New York to LA and although I had an amazing three weeks (two of which were pure vacation), I am looking forward to unpacking and sleeping in my own bed tonight. There’s no place like home. I have a few meetings, one class and a lot of laundry to do in the next few days before I turn around and go back to NY on Wednesday! Tune into the Today Show on Friday morning when I’ll be doing a back-to-school (YIKES!) segment. Food segments are almost always between 8:30 and 9:00 am.

Then I’m off to Dallas for the weekend where I’ll be recording a podcast with the lovely Belbel sisters of A Double Dose blog and doing a book event at The Gem on Monday, August 21st at 10:00 am! See my Events page for details.

On Wednesday, I’ll be in Houston for a live segment on KHOU-TV Channel 11 on “Great Day Houston” and then a book party hosted by my dear friends Maria Kasselakis and Marcia Smart (her fantastic blog is Smart in the Kitchen.) I am so excited to meet everyone in Dallas and Houston!

Here’s your dinner planner for this week:

Dinner Planner: Week of August 7th, 2017

My time with my family is coming to an end. But my older daughter’s arrived from Dallas and I could not be more excited!! We’ll all be together at my parents’ house for a blip before my husband and I take our kids on a quick family getaway to Shelter Island. I am already praying for no rain! You may have followed my Instagram to see all the meals my sisters and I prepared for the crew this week. Feel free to message me on social media or leave a comment here if you need any tips about cooking for crowd!

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner: Week of July 31st

Truth be told, I haven’t finished my actual dinner planner for this week because my sisters and I are going to have a pow-wow tonight to plan this week’s meals together. I returned to my parents’ house today after a lot of running around New York City, Westchester, and Connecticut for the last week. My vacation (other than a few blog posts this week) starts now, but I am culinary director of the house this week because someone has to be! Follow along on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter to see what we’re up to. Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner: Week of July 24th

I have landed on Long Island for the next three weeks with little trips into NYC and Westchester for some book-related meetings, signings and cooking demos. Check my Events page for updates, including a new one in Armonk, NY at DeCicco & Sons Market on Thursday, July 27th. But tonight, I’m off to my ##th high school reunion in my hometown. I haven’t seen most of these people since the last one 10 years ago and some not since graduation (and as you can see, I’m not giving up that number. Ha!)

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Dinner Planner – Week of July 17th, 2017

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.

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Five Friday Favorites: July 14th, 2017

Happy Friday! I haven’t done one of these Five Friday Favorites in a while and I have a few new things I am excited to share with you!

Mae Ploy Yellow Curry Paste

If you have my new cookbook, you may have come across a recipe for a quick vegetable curry that calls for yellow curry paste. When developing that recipe, I searched high and low for a really fantastic, authentic, and clean Thai yellow curry paste, which led me to this Mae Ploy yellow curry paste that I am just crazy about. There are many different kinds of Thai curry pastes and yellow is my favorite. There’s so much flavor from garlic, shallots, ginger and lemongrass. I love having this in the fridge for a last minute punch of flavor. It would take a lot of time and a lot of random ingredients to make the same paste from scratch. It is a little spicy, but you don’t have to use a lot. It is available on Amazon with free prime shipping!