What started back in 2010 as a simple recipe blog for sharing meals with friends and family quickly grew into something much bigger. The Lemon Bowl became a place where I could help inspire others with flavorful recipes, practical tips, and a healthy dose of real life. After achieving long term weight loss success, through healthy eating and regular movement, I was determined to help others see what’s possible when you make your health a priority.

You may have seen me cooking live on the TODAY Show or sharing recipes on my local NBC and ABC affiliates here in Michigan. My recipes and food photography have been featured in a variety of national outlets, including Good Housekeeping, Women’s World (cover feature!), Shape, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan, TODAY Food, the Food Network Blog, HuffPost, and The Cooking Channel, as well as across top food sites like Tastespotting and Foodgawker.

To explore more press features, interviews, and collaborations, head to my Media Page. You can also check out my collection of downloadable eCookbooks right here for even more easy, flavorful recipes.

• I am a mom to two incredible sons ages 11 and 13. Our oldest son just became a Bar Mitzvah.
• I’m an Enneagram 2w3 (the helper) and an ESFJ.
• My husband and I met over 24 years ago in Boston when I was a senior at Boston University.
• I was the class speaker at my college graduation in May of 2002 from Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration.
• My dear friend, Lisa Frost, was the class speaker the year prior, in 2001, before losing her life on September 11th. Her plane was the 2nd to hit the World Trade Towers on 9/11.
• After graduating Boston University, I began my career in hospitality sales with Marriott International. This sparked my love of travel and would later influence my decision to start travel writing.
• In 2006, I began exercising regularly for the first time in my life. I have maintained a 60-pound weight loss for over 15 years.
• My dad introduced me to food from around the world including authentic Mexican food (heavy on the cilantro, easy on the cheese), “Sushi Saturdays”, dim sum in San Francisco, Greek food in Chicago, and Vietnamese food in Berkeley. This would one day lead to my self-funded passion project, the Food From Our Ancestors eCookbook Series.
• My mother’s grandparents were born in Syria and as a result, I began learning how to make Middle Eastern food at a very young age from shadowing the women in my family. In 2017 I finally documented our most cherished family recipes in The Ultimate Syrian Sunday Dinner cookbook.
• I’m an ESFJ and thrive around others. The harmony of the group as a whole is my end goal and I will always prefer a group setting to being alone.
• In 2009, I read Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels and committed to eating clean. As a result, I haven’t had a Diet Coke since 2009.
• I traveled to Africa 10 years before I made my first trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan.
• One of the books that changed my life is called Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. It taught me the importance of effectiveness and why being busy isn’t the same as being productive.
• In January 2012, my dream of appearing live to cook on the TODAY Show came true.
• Cooking makes me happy but not as much as being a mother which is why I never became a professional Chef.
• I have had the pleasure of visiting over 25 countries around the world including England, Spain, Morocco, Greece, and Mexico.
• My favorite podcast is Brooke Castillo’s Life Coach School and the Joe Budden Podcast.
• Farmers markets and fruit stands make me insanely happy.
• Lake Michigan is my favorite place to unwind.
• I thrive to pay it forward every single day.

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