Since my last newsletter in January, I had my birthday, went to Florida to stay with a friend, got to visit with another friend from 7-9th grade, got a little sun, and realized I needed surgery to my forefoot which had been hurting for 5+ months. I had surgery to both my feet 20 years ago, and as predicted then by the surgeon, I need another surgery. Bummer……  See the rest of the newsletter and how I’m preparing for surgery here: Spring Update ..read more

My October newsletter is just out on Cooking Organ Meats with Two-Star Chef in Paris & My Upcoming Interview on Oct 24 on natural skincare on the upcoming Vibrant Health Summit!…… After I had the honor of being inducted into the 800 year old Jurade of Saint-Emilion, and visiting dear friends in Bordeaux, I promptly sprained my ankle (again!) the day before my train to Paris. I stayed with friends, visited with more friends and generally walked around on that ankle (motion is lotion?!) all over Paris, reconnecting with people, places, and memories. And one of the big bonuses was ..read more

The year was 1199…. when the Jurade of Saint-Emilion was founded. Temporarily dissolved during the French Revolution, this confrérie was reinstated in 1948 and has since inducted 3,000 individuals from all professions and many countries who have a passion for the wines of Saint Emilion. Their mission is to protect the wine quality and viticulture of Saint-Emilion. And now, as a Dame de la Jurade, I have the great honor and privilege of being one of them! See more photos and details on the Jurade de Saint Emilion induction in my September 2023 newsletter! Sign up here on my website a ..read more

My late summer 2023 newsletter covers details of the trip with some beautiful photos — It was an amazing week and I’m planning on doing it again next summer! You will fall in love with the Alps — Find out more information on next year’s tour here – I would love to have you join me for my next hiking and culinary adventures in Switzerland!  PODCAST INTERVIEW In the meantime, I wanted to add my NEW PODCAST INTERVIEW! Feeling very much out of practice being interviewed, I surprised myself with my ability to articulate my story on the Embassy Wealth podcast, hosted by Tanya S ..read more

I am heading to Europe this month for travel & my long-awaited hiking tour to the Lötschental Valley Switzerland in July 2023 with a small group of women ready for adventure! We have one spot left, for those last-minute planners! I’ll be posting on Instagram and Facebook and will try to send email updates as well…. MORE HERE! Join me in the Swiss Alps ..read more

Take a peek into my group tours to Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion & Paris as well as my side trip to Dijon for recipes for my NEXT BOOK…. Also check out my TOURS pages to FRANCE and SWITZERLAND ..read more

Once-In-A-Lifetime Tours to Bordeaux & Saint Emillion with Me! How would you like to go to have an exclusive look at Bordeaux with me? Let me be your Once-In-A-Lifetime guide! I am organizing a September “test run” food and wine cultural tour there with friends and am planning spring and fall 2023 tours. Check out my page about my tours with details and upcoming dates. For September 2022 I still have one spot left!! (This trip will be women-only, but 2023 will be open to men as well. Contact me right away if you are interested!) Meet my friends, picnic at ..read more

Come to Bordeaux with Me! Despite all potential hinderances, I am going to try to take myself to Bordeaux in April. I want to gather up a few more recipes with friends for my second book, and also plan FOOD TOURS in Bordeaux for September 2022 and Spring 2023, and Fall 2023. Let me know if you have any interest in a food tour with me and what YOU would like to do and learn on a trip like this, if you could design it for yourself. I will hopefully have more details to share soon. Ideas include: underground chateau wine cellar tours in St Emilion, walking tours of medieval S ..read more

Fat Loss Part 2: In the last newsletter, I wrote about some weight/fat loss after my trip to Bordeaux. One of my lovely, loyal newsletter readers asked me how she and her girlfriends, not on any specific exercise regime, could work on fat loss without having to take a trip to France. Good question.  Get the skinny on the fat in the newsletter here… LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HEREhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/bordeauxkitchen ..read more

I sent myself to Bordeaux on a mission: to gather recipes and photographs for my next book, video clips for my upcoming online cooking courses (wish me luck), and to remind myself that France was, in fact, still there. How? By reconnecting with my friends there who have become like family to me. I came back inspired and overwhelmed with beautiful material, and with some insights on weight/fat loss (what!?), while having worked on delicious recipes for organ meats (les abats), and a fig tart (video here)…..read the newsletter here. https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=1040ac0cf42fdadb38b6fb1a9 ..read more