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Friday's Fixin's: Pesto Pea Salad
There’s something about summer that is synonymous with pesto…is it the fresh basil? the bright color green? Whatever it is, I find myself loving pesto. I also love Barefoot Contessa. I swear, anything that Ina Garten does is pretty much heavenly. One of my favorite books is: Barefoot Contessa At Home. If you don’t have… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Pesto Pea Salad
Friday's Fixin's: Angel-Hair Squash Noodles in Sun-Dried Tomato Marinara
In the summer, I love nothing more than raw food. There are lots of Silver Linings to eating raw food. Zen Habits (one of my favorite blogs!) contributor Jonathan Mead gives 10 fabulous reasons why they are so wonderful: Live foods. It’s common sense right? A cooked seed won’t grow, but a raw seed will. Heating food over 118… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Angel-Hair Squash Noodles in Sun-Dried Tomato Marinara
Friday's Fixin's: Roast Cauliflower
In this week’s issue of Gwenyth Paltrow’s blog Goop, I came across the MOST delish cauliflower recipe. Yum-Yum-Yum! It took me a long time to like cauliflower, but when I fell for it, I fell hard! If prepared correctly it is really tasty. As GP says on Goop, “When cauliflower is roasted at a high… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Roast Cauliflower
Friday's Fixin's: Ice Cream
Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Sweetly Six is especially excited about this month-long celebration because ice cream is her all-time favorite thing on the planet! Two of our favorite places to get ice cream in Santa Barbara are McConnell’s (on Mission Street in Santa Barbara) and Scoop (on Coast Village… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Ice Cream
Favorite Food Apps
Food is a not only a great fun topic in my life, but also an important one. As you all know by now, I love eating clean, healthy food. I especially love vegan food. The other night we had friends over for dinner and I made three vegan desserts. Two bombed so unbelievably that even… Continue reading Favorite Food Apps
Silver Lined Discoveries: Plates
One of my seriously favorite new finds is this set of plates from The Frick Collection. This design is an adaptation of a plate in The Frick Collection made in 1782 by the Sèvres porcelain factory in France. The plate is part of a dessert service that Henry Clay Frick purchased in 1918. Aren’t they… Continue reading Silver Lined Discoveries: Plates
Friday's Fixin's: Let's go Out!
During this festive week, we have been frequenting our favorite Santa Barbara watering holes. Though Santa Barbara isn’t a culinary epicenter, we happen to have quite a few spots that we love, so I thought I’d share them with you (with high hopes that you get to come to Santa Barbara one day!). Renaud’s Patisserie… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Let's go Out!
Friday's Fixin's: Watermelon Passion
Happy Friday, everyone! Phew, what a week it’s been. My goodness, I can’t believe how quickly time has gone…time for Friday’s Fixin’s again? Well the Silver Lining is that Friday’s Fixin’s is one of my favorite weekly posts! This week I’m excited to share another one of Chef Maili’s treats. She is so creative. I mean,… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Watermelon Passion
Silver Lined Discoveries: Beanitos Black Bean Chips
In searching for something to munch with my new favorite bean salad, I came across quite possibly the most joy inducing product I’ve found in a while: Beanitos! I grew up on Doritos and Cheetos. What? It’s true. Please don’t judge. As a consequence, I’m a chips freak! I could seriously do a face plant… Continue reading Silver Lined Discoveries: Beanitos Black Bean Chips