Dinner Planner – Week of April 15th, 2019

It’s a big week if you’re hosting either Easter or Passover next weekend.  My mother always hosts Easter dinner in NY and I have the best memories of coloring eggs, making the traditional Italian pizza rustica and pastiera, hiding eggs, and of course all the candy in my Easter basket.  My husband’s family celebrates Passover and […]

Dinner Planner – Week of March 25th, 2019

Happy Spring!  This is a wonderful time of year.  It is Nature’s New Year, a fresh start, a rebirth, a time to clean the slate (and everything else.)  If 2019 didn’t get off to a good start, now’s the time to set new intentions.  The universe is listening.  🙂 For my friends in Orange County […]

Anti-Microbial Spiced Chai Recipe

I promise this is the last time I will complain about the weather.  But really, for LA, this rain and sub-60 degree temperatures are cramping my style.  I want my money back! I am drinking more hot water and tea than ever to stay warm and relying on more cooked food than raw.  I know […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 4th, 2019

Football is really the only professional sport I enjoy watching, so I am hoping for a great game on Sunday.  I will be rooting for LA, of course!  I am making a nice big crudites platter so that I don’t eat a thousand calories in chips and guacamole before I serve chili at halftime.  I’ve […]

Dinner Planner – Week of January 28th, 2019

Hello, lovelies!  I had a great week back teaching classes again.  But even better is the quick weekend getaway happening right now in Park City.  My son has a long weekend from school, so my daughters decided to meet up with us here.  Nothing better for me.  I don’t even care that it’s too cold and […]