How to Cook and Debone a Whole Fish

You can totally do this.  The idea of roasting and deboning a whole fish sounded incredibly intimidating to me when one of my students asked me to prepare it in a class for her husband’s birthday.  She said, “the only dish I must request is whole roasted branzino — it’s my husband’s absolute favorite and […]

Dinner Planner – Week of July 8, 2024

I hope you are having a relaxing and enjoyable holiday weekend.  We spent a lovely couple days with friends in Montecito and had 2 out of 3 kids with us, so I was on Cloud 9!  I loved seeing so many Flag Cookies this week on IG.  Thanks for tagging me!  Back to cooking – […]

Dinner Planner – Week of October 30, 2023

I have had a hard time this week with the current events and decided to limit my social media and news-watching.  If I don’t respond to you on Instagram as quickly as possible, you know why!  This Monday’s newsletter will take the place of my normal “4 weeks before Thanksgiving” post I usually put on […]

Dinner Planner – Week of September 25, 2023

I have been churning out the homemade veggie and chicken stocks and freezing them because once football starts, I consider it soup season.  I actually make more soup than my dinner planner indicates.  I always make soup for Sunday lunch and at least once during the week.  A tip I have for you is that […]

Dinner Planner – Week of July 17, 2023

I realize I have been a bit MIA the last two weeks.  The week of July 3 I was on vacation with my family and wanted to be present.  Plus we were out all day every day!  This past week, my mother had an unexpected health issue and I have been in NY with her.  […]