THE TFC BLOG

I have a love affair with cauliflower. Yes, seriously! It’s such a flexible vegetable that can be jazzed up in so many different ways. I regularly whip up my cauliflower pizza steaks and cauliflower fried rice, but I’m currently salivating over these Buffalo Wing Cauliflower Bites by my new friend Caroline, a certified nutritionist, health […]

And the countdown to Purim begins! With just a few days until celebration time, my family and I are preparing our playlist, busting out the crazy costumes, and gathering ingredients to whip up a batch of delicious hamentashen cookies. In case you aren’t familiar, hamentashen are pastries that are filled and then folded into the […]

Have you ever had a bad day at work, attended an under-stimulating class, or sat through a snore-worthy meeting and thought to yourself: Will this ever end? I’ve been there before. I recently pushed myself through a grueling yoga class where my mind couldn’t stop racing. There was no music, little inspiration, and very little instruction, which left me looking up at the […]

As I read this post (which is an oldie, but a goodie), I can’t believe I wrote it two whole years ago. My husband and I recently celebrated our 19 year anniversary and it’s these very secrets that help keep us going so strong. Through the dips and peaks of any relationship, it’s great to […]

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was all dressed up for a formal dinner with friends. The waitress handed out menus and my eyes darted left to right, up and down. I was inspecting each dinner option in great detail. Cheese? How about no? Pasta? Pass. Steak? Cross that off the list too. […]

You may have heard me refer to flexibility as the key ingredient to thriving in life. But here’s something that might surprise you: being adaptable and able to “wing it” takes the exact opposite. Yup, meticulous organization is the backbone of flexibility. I’d be a frazzled mess without my lists, notes, and laid out schedules. Here are […]

In 1983, a longtime food reporter for The New York Times, Marian Burros, wrote about the plum torte. Since then, it went on to become the most requested NYT recipe in history. I had the pleasure of tasting a gluten-free version of this popular torte when my friend Susi Dokken shared her yummy twist with […]

Yesterday, I woke up next to a pile of tissues, 3 mugs of hot water, and empty NyQuil capsules from the previous night. I knew it was going to be a long day. I wouldn’t call what I had a “severe” cold. It was the kind that started off as a sore throat and just enough […]

Confession: when it comes to my everyday life, I’m not a heavy makeup kind of girl. I usually wiggle on a little mascara, smush some gloss on my lips, and I’m out the door. I just don’t have the time to stand in front of the mirror for 30+ minutes doing my makeup. Are you […]