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Vegan Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

I have made these cookies many times, but I have only taught this recipe once. They are a tweak of one of my most popular recipes ever, Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. There’s a funny story behind this version of the recipe. Several years ago, I arrived to teach a class at a private home in Santa Monica. As I approached the front door, I could smell wood burning. The home owners frantically ushered me into the house and revealed that the power was out in the whole neighborhood and there’s was no knowing when it would be restored. Yikes! How does one teach a cooking class without an oven or appliances??? Since they had seen me make pizzas in my parents’ wood burning pizza oven, they figured they would get theirs up and running so that I could cook the class recipes in it. Well, that would have been fine except a wood burning oven doesn’t fit that much stuff. I was able to figure out how to cook most of the menu, but these cookies were not going to get baked. The good news was that the cookies were vegan so the dough was edible raw! We all channeled our inner child and ate the delicious dough out of the bowl!Continue reading

Gingerbread Yerba Mate Latte Recipe and Video

This post is sponsored by the Argentine Yerba Mate Board. All opinions are my own.

It’s time to get cozy! One of my favorite winter smells is gingerbread anything – cookies, cake, pancakes. I love the warm spices but lately I have really been cutting back on sweets. As I have gotten older, I can’t get away with the eating the same things as I did even 5 years ago. One of the food groups that has a dramatic effect on my skin, belly fat, and energy levels is desserts. I know, super sad.Continue reading

Chicken or Turkey Tortilla Soup Recipe

Last week I told you I wasn’t going to post any more Thanksgiving recipes in order to encourage you to commit to a menu. Let’s hope that’s all set by now. If not, make the $15 investment in my Thanksgiving ebook and get going! What I like to post the week of Thanksgiving is a leftovers recipe that you can use in the days after the holiday.Continue reading

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2019 – 1 week to go!

This post has been edited from the original which was published on November 17, 2011.

It’s always hard to accomplish your Thanksgiving tasks when you don’t know how many people you’re having over or what your menu is! The menu is done and I think I have the final count and we’re going to be 26 people this year, including my two daughters who will be coming home. I am so excited to have all my kids in the kitchen this year prepping and cooking with me. I had a stroke of genius seven years ago, which was to tack my Thanksgiving to-do list on the refrigerator and have everyone sign up for three tasks. Even my husband helps out!

My last class is today, and then I am going to hit the prep hard! I have done most of most grocery shopping other than a few items which need to buy purchased when I pick up my turkey. I plan the days leading up to Thanksgiving pretty carefully so I don’t forget anything and also so that I have a list to cross things off (that makes me feel so accomplished!) I think about regular meals and activities, too. Here’s what my schedule will look like from Sunday until we eat on Thursday at 4:00 pm (-ish). This shouldn’t make you feel exhausted, but merely show you what you can do ahead for your own Thanksgiving! The Chalkboard Mag published a really great blogpost three years ago with tons of tips from lots of food experts (including me!) I highly recommend giving it a quick read.

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Grain-Free Pumpkin Cake with Cinnamon-Maple Cream Cheese Frosting and Candied Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Last Thanksgiving recipe for y’all! “But Thanksgiving is next Thursday. You’re not going to post another recipe next week?” Heck no! I am encouraging you to commit to a menu TODAY if you have not done so already. If you need help finding the perfect recipes, look no further than my 2019 Thanksgiving E-book. It has everything recipe you could possibly need plus every tip and trick I have up my sleeve. Commit and start writing your schedule and buy all of your groceries other than turkey, lettuces, fresh herbs, and a few perishable veggies and fruits like green beans and Brussels sprouts pronto. Continue reading

Herb Roasted Spatchcocked Turkey Recipe

I don’t use the words “game changer” or “life changing” lightly. I mean for something to change the game, it has to be revolutionary. Uber has been life-altering. Cauliflower rice is a game changer. I could name a few more, like cooking a “spatchcocked” turkey. I didn’t even teach a turkey recipe in my classes this year because I can’t come up with a better recipe than this one right here that I taught last November. I also cooked two spatchcocked birds for my own personal Thanksgiving and I kept saying outloud, “I will never not cook a spatchcocked turkey ever again.” (Mom, I know there’s a double negative in that sentence. Just go with it.) Continue reading

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2019 – 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! Do you have a good, balanced menu and have you taken guests up on their offers to bring something? Coincidentally, I taped a Thanksgiving segment with Rachael Ray that aired on her show last year on Friday, November 2nd. It was a very fun segment to do and I shared some of my favorite things to get done three weeks before Thanksgiving. I actually did 90% of my grocery shopping! Another reminder that my 2022 Thanksgiving ebook is available! For $15, you will get all my Thanksgiving recipes, tips and tricks, do-ahead strategies and more! You will have everything you need to plan and execute your best Thanksgiving ever. Click here to access the Thanksgiving ebook.

This week we have a few more tasks that we can check off the list.

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?Continue reading