Red Lentil Tortilla Soup Recipe

Every time I made this red lentil tortilla soup at home and posted it on Instagram stories, I realized I still had not posted it on my site.  I taught this soup in 2019 and have been making it on the regular ever since.  Red lentils don’t hold their shape like brown, green or black […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 26, 2024

Happy Weekend!  I am very excited that my mom and her friend are coming to visit this week.  We had a fabulous time when they came out here two years ago.  I am going to take them to the desert for a quickie and then the rest of the time in Manhattan Beach.  Should be […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 12, 2024

If you are looking for Super Bowl ideas, check out last week’s dinner planner.  I am going pretty traditional with a lot of appetizers like spinach-artichoke dip, guacamole, salsa and chips, vegan queso, carrot dogs in a blanket and friends are bringing stuff too.  Then I’m doing two types of chili, a topping bar, corn […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 5, 2024

So much happening, friends!  I uploaded the February cooking class YAY!  It’s so good!  Every month I pre-record a brand-new cooking class which you can watch on your own time.  This month’s menu is: Lemony Parmesan Soup French Onion Soup Skillet Chicken Fennel and Celery Salad Roasted Truffle Potatoes  Torta Caprese (this is a flourless […]

Dinner Planner – Week of January 15, 2024

Well, the party is over and Mr. Picky is headed back to college this weekend.  He’s been a sport and has not acted like he is tired of us, but my gut tells me he is ready to go back to school where people are not asking him all day what he had for breakfast […]