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I love a red carpet Sunday, don’t you?? Today is going to involve some family time, a long walk, a pit stop at the Farmer’s Market and then the couch, pizza and the Golden Globes. But first, a little...
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The days ahead look to be pretty lovely – I have a girls’ night out scheduled with a friend, we are hosting a dinner for Little D’s former preschool teacher who then became Kai’s former nanny who is...
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My Menu Plan
I feel like I am two steps ahead of life because I did our planning and groceries yesterday (for once!) so now all that lays ahead of me on this fine Sunday is relaxation…there is something so oddly...
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My Menu Plan
We are on day three of rainy skies and grey days here in Southern California and I say let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. Not only does the rare change in weather mean a different pace outside the...
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Not My Menu Plan
I am not going to share my menu plan this week, friends. It happened, but it is filled with all the usuals that you’ve come to expect here: salmon, a roasted chicken, homemade burgers, etc. Some weeks...
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Happy Sunday. It’s gloriously overcast and gloomy outside this morning and I am so happy to be curled up with a cup of coffee, kids running around in pajamas and Barefoot Contessa on the TV. Ina...
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My Menu Plan – How It Came About
People often ask me, especially those closest to me, how I suddenly became so passionate about cooking. Being passionate about food was never an issue, obviously (see yesterday’s post about those...
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My Menu Plan
I am struggling a bit on this Sunday morning. The weather is overcast, my brain is a little sleepy, and the couch looks a little bit too comfortable. We were supposed to head up to Los Angeles for a...
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My Menu Plan – And A Personal Challenge
I have been “talking about” cleaning up my diet for a long time now. A lot of talking, not a lot of doing. Weight loss is certainly a key motivator; while I am probably more fit than I have been in a...
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My Menu Plan
Surprise! I haven’t menu planned in FOREVER, friends. Blame it on laziness, blame it on summer, blame it on laziness…but I haven’t pulled together a proper week-long menu in a while now and both our...
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If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I hosted a little dinner party last night and it was pretty great, if I do say so myself. Here’s what I served: Baked ricotta with lemon and herbs – this...
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Last week I was in Los Angeles for meetings and found myself with some time to spare in-between appointments. I was conveniently on Third Street in West Hollywood and Son of a Gun was a mere block...
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My Menu Plan
I spent a good part of the latter half of last week battling a head cold that came on like a storm: fast, intense and seemingly endless. But the good news is that it passed just in time for...
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My Menu Plan
This is one of those weeks that I find tough: a single parenting week. My husband is traveling for business and no, I don’t think the actual parenting part is particularly difficult on my own (for...
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I went to my parents’ house for dinner last night and they had an Ina Garten cookbook – Barefoot in Paris – that I actually don’t have…gasp! I love Ina. She makes cooking so fun and relaxed and...
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My Menu Plan
Happy Sunday, friends. I am so relieved to have found a moment to sit down and update this little space. As I mentioned last week, we are taking on some changes around here and the past few days have...
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Five Chocolate Cakes That You Should Make
Today is my birthday! And while I am personally celebrating with red velvet this year (it’s supposed to be a surprise, but a certain four-year-old spilled the secret…because he is the cutest ever),...
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Menu Planning – Thanksgiving
When we moved into our new home back in early August my mom said we would be settled by Thanksgiving. I laughed at her naivety. My type A personality couldn’t possibly take close to four months to get...
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This might be the hardest Sunday of the year. We have been in a holiday bubble in our little home for two whole weeks and tomorrow we have to emerge from it back into the real world. No more staying...
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My Menu Plan
If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that our Sunday morning was very quiet and mellow. And the theme continued most of the day. I ran out for a pedicure (and opted to go polish-free which I highly...
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