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My favorite game day of the year is coming this Sunday and it also the second biggest eating day of the year. True fact! My favorite sport + a lot of food = fun times! I like to come up with crowd-pleasing finger foods and this year I am sharing a major throw-back recipe – the French bread pizza!Continue reading
I am STILL purging the pantry/fridge/freezer! Although my husband went to the market on Sunday and came home with tortilla chips and hummus to eat while watching the football games and I almost lost my mind. “Do you NOT watch my Instagram??? Do you NOT understand my January goals of raising awareness of food waste and promoting the exercise of using what we have before purchasing food from the market?? I mean…this is so unacceptable!!!” And then I realized I was not on a reality show, so I calmed down. But I was irritated to be sure.Continue reading
Who remembers the vintage ’70s commercial for Calgon bath soap, with the lady who has all these stressors like her boss, baby, traffic and dog, and pleads, “Calgon, take me away….” And then she’s in a relaxing bubble bath and all is good in the world. Ok, well even if you haven’t seen the commercial, there are probably some foods that can transport you to a more relaxing place. Piña Colada, anyone?Continue reading
I am not much for New Year’s resolutions anymore, because I try my best to keep learning and improving all year. It’s a little like my (not consistent) meditation practice. I aim to stay present the whole time; and when I drift (which I always do), I acknowledge it and pull myself back in. What I have learned over my many decades here is that life is about love – loving ourselves and others – and learning. How can I continue to better myself to serve others and elevate my soul?Continue reading
Merry Almost Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! I am taking a wee break from cooking, playing games, watching football, and puzzling to bring you a quick new recipe. This cheesy pull apart bread is 100% fun and super delish, although not exactly consistent with the types of recipes I post here. But I’d like to mention a few things here:Continue reading
I am sooooo looking forward to Christmas; it’s my favorite week of the year. My husband, kids, and I hunker down at my parents’ house on Long Island with my two sisters and their families. It’s pretty chill, as the kids say. We cook together, play games, do a difficult puzzle, watch football and movies and linger at the table for a long time after each meal. It’s simple, but pretty much the best.
I have made these cookies many times, but I have only taught this recipe once. They are a tweak of one of my most popular recipes ever, Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. There’s a funny story behind this version of the recipe. Several years ago, I arrived to teach a class at a private home in Santa Monica. As I approached the front door, I could smell wood burning. The home owners frantically ushered me into the house and revealed that the power was out in the whole neighborhood and there’s was no knowing when it would be restored. Yikes! How does one teach a cooking class without an oven or appliances??? Since they had seen me make pizzas in my parents’ wood burning pizza oven, they figured they would get theirs up and running so that I could cook the class recipes in it. Well, that would have been fine except a wood burning oven doesn’t fit that much stuff. I was able to figure out how to cook most of the menu, but these cookies were not going to get baked. The good news was that the cookies were vegan so the dough was edible raw! We all channeled our inner child and ate the delicious dough out of the bowl!Continue reading
It’s time to get cozy! Â One of my favorite winter smells is gingerbread anything – cookies, cake, pancakes. Â I love the warm spices but lately I have really been cutting back on sweets. Â As I have gotten older, I can’t get away with the eating the same things as I did even 5 years ago. Â One of the food groups that has a dramatic effect on my skin, belly fat, and energy levels is desserts. Â I know, super sad.Continue reading
