Dinner Planner – Week of January 23, 2023

Happy Weekend!  Never mind my thin skin and that I am wearing four layers to pickleball in the morning and it’s 50 degrees. I went out for my morning walk in my full-length puffer coat and gloves and I can’t stop making spicy hot chocolates and soup, soup, soup! For my lovelies who subscribe to […]

Okonomiyaki-Inspired Veggie Pancake Recipe

I took a little break from posting both here and on social media but I’m back. And with a GOOD one! This is one of those recipes that will reward you if you’re open-minded.  There will be some of you who will look past this Japanese vegetable pancake, also known as Okonomiyaki,  and think it’s […]

Dinner Planner – Week of January 2, 2023

Happy New Year!  I hope your new year is off to a good start! My January class will be up soon.  The last couple years I have done a “Dry January” theme, ie NO dessert recipe!  It’s not a punishment, but instead I try to get back to eating desserts in moderation and not twice […]

Dinner Planner – Week of December 26, 2022

Christmas week is always full of cookies and extra helpings at lunch and dinner. We have enjoyed some foods in New York that we don’t eat often in LA (mostly of the Italian variety.) I am hoping that in Utah next week we can get outside and be a little more active. Other than on […]

Seven Fishes Seafood Salad Recipe

My family is Italian which means seafood for Christmas Eve!  I’m not sure where the tradition originated to serve “seven fishes” on Christmas Eve, but we generally serve more than that because our dinner is a potluck for about 110 people.  We eat linguine with clam sauce, stuffed clams, eel, bacala (salt cod), salmon, and […]