Farro Salad with Fennel and Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe

When I was growing up, we had many Thanksgivings that started off with a first course of manicotti or ravioli. This happened if we celebrated with my father’s family who grew up in Italy and didn’t really understand the American Thanksgiving traditions.  I mean, it was a holiday, so manicotti were appropriate, right?

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2019 – 4 Weeks and Counting!

This post has been edited from the original, which was published on October 27, 2011. Can you believe what today is?  No, I’m not talking about Halloween.  It is the beginning of the countdown!!  Thanksgiving is 4 weeks from today!  No need to panic, friends.  We’re going to have some fun over the next month!  […]

Dinner Planner – Week of October 28th, 2019

I’ve spent the week with my mom on Long Island and I am now in NYC to celebrate the big birthday!  I decided I just wasn’t feeling up for a big, crazy birthday party this year, so I’ll be marking the milestone with several small, low-key events. This weekend I am in NYC to have […]

Yerba Mate Turmeric Coconut Milk Latte Recipe

My son started sniffling two weeks ago and it turned into a full-blown cold despite my efforts to get him to bed early every night and feed him lots of nutrient dense foods.  He was resigned to succumbing to this September virus, “Mom, there’s no point.  I get a cold every year a few weeks […]

Dinner Planner – Week of October 14th, 2019

Happy weekend!  I have barely recovered from this week’s holidays.  I had 22 people for the break fast on Wednesday night and then I had to leave early the next morning to teach a class.  Remind me not to do that again! 😉  If you take my online cooking classes, I am doing a Facebook […]