Dinner Planner – Week of December 4, 2017

Who’s stressed out that the Christmas holidays are practically here???  OMG, me!  I have done zip zero.  I haven’t bought a single gift.  I am in trouble.  But if I plan my menu for the week, I will be more likely to get other stuff done, so here goes:

Thanksgiving Cheeseboard | Pamela Salzman

A Thanksgiving Cheeseboard

I always put out a few light bites with cocktails on Thanksgiving one hour before we sit down to the big meal.  The challenge is finding things that won’t make people full, but are just enough to tide us over to dinner time, especially if we skipped lunch.  Plus, if you’re having an alcoholic drink, […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2017 — 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!  I think I have the final count and we’re only going to be 22 people this year, including my two daughters who […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2017 – 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 16th 2017

Dinner Planner: Week of October 16th 2017

I saw a quote on Hoda Kotb’s Instagram feed, “Friday the 13th is still better than Monday the whatever.”  Love that. 🙂  This felt like a looooong week.  Lots of great stuff coming up this week like a book signing at Salutations Home in Pasadena on Monday, October 16th from 9:45 am to 11:45 am. […]