Apple-Tart Cherry Pie with Crumble Topping Recipe

I bake way too many pies on Thanksgiving – 2 pumpkin, 2 pecan and 2 apple.  Plus I usually make 1 non-pie dessert.  I do this because pies are my favorite thing to make for the holiday.  I am trying to simplify my menu this year, but I can’t bring myself to bake fewer pies. […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2018 – 3 Weeks and Counting!

This post has been edited from the one originally published on Thursday, November 3, 2011. If you followed the advice in my post last Thursday, perhaps you now have a general idea of how many guests you will be hosting on Thanksgiving. If not, it’s time to get on the phone and do some inviting! […]

Dinner Planner – Week of October 29th, 2018

This was a great week!  I was in NY for a few days and spent some time with my family.  I also cooked the chipotle turkey chili from my cookbook in an Instagram Live at The Feed Feed.  You can find that footage here if you missed it. And, I taped a fantastic segment with […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2018 – 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?  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!  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I […]

Dinner Planner – Week of October 22nd, 2018

Happy weekend!  I have a busy schedule in the next week.  If you are in the El Segundo area on Saturday (Oct 20th), please come say hello while I do a cooking demo and sign books at the annual El Segundo Public Library Author Fair.  I’m up at 2:00 pm.  I’ll be in NYC for […]