The biggest Silver Lining of the week was being introduced to Foodbabe.com. Holy moly do I ever have a hugmongous girl crush! Before our daughters went to yoga, a mom and I were talking about our dread of Halloween…and the candy. In addition to trepidation about the manic excitement and the ingestion of sugar, we shared a… Continue reading Healthy Alternative to Halloween Candy
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Friday Fixin’s: Top 10 Hydrating Foods
Friday Fixin’s: Top 10 Hydrating Foods Happy Summer! While I can’t complain about the beautiful weather in Santa Barbara… there are days (maybe only a few!) where it feels as if the heater is on blast outside! …and for the first time since I have lived here, it is actually humid. Not Midwest humid, but… Continue reading Friday Fixin’s: Top 10 Hydrating Foods
Friday Fixin’s: Asian-Style Quinoa Salad
Friday Fixin’s: Asian-Style Quinoa Salad I don’t know about you, but there is only so much salad I can eat before I start to get pretty ho-hum about it. Melissa Costello’s asian-style quinoa salad is a great recipe to spice up your salad life while also remaining highly nutritional. I have written about the health… Continue reading Friday Fixin’s: Asian-Style Quinoa Salad
Friday Fixin’s: Curried Red Lentil Walnut Burger
Friday Fixin’s: Curried Red Lentil Walnut Burger As you know, I am ALWAYS on the look out for new recipes to satisfy my occasional meat cravings. My friend Melissa Costello’s curried red lentil walnut burger does just the trick! It’s very delicious and contains loads of fiber, healthy fats, and protein. AND it’s the perfect recipe… Continue reading Friday Fixin’s: Curried Red Lentil Walnut Burger
The Power of Ginger Root
The Power of Ginger Root When I was sick, I became a humongous fan of ginger. As many of you know, chemo knocked me on my a** in a big, bad way. Ginger was a great source of relief for me. The Silver Lining is that has many other amazing benefits. So, I thought I’d take… Continue reading The Power of Ginger Root
Friday Fixin’s: Cauliflower Mash
Friday Fixin’s: Cauliflower Mash Slowly but surely, I am making my way back into my kitchen. Sorry ’bout the dearth over the past couple of months! Been just a wee bit busy. But I’m BACK! The Silver Lining is that I have actually been using Friday Fixin’s as my cookbook. Ha! Today’s recipe is from my dear… Continue reading Friday Fixin’s: Cauliflower Mash
Friday Fixin’s: Energy Chia Breakfast Pudding
Friday Fixin’s: Energy Chia Breakfast Pudding My friend Melissa Costello’s new recipe book has some amazing healthy and delicious recipes! The energy chia breakfast pudding is absolutely FABULOUS. Not only does this pudding give me sustained energy all day long (which in and of itself is a humongous Silver Lining), but chia seeds themselves are… Continue reading Friday Fixin’s: Energy Chia Breakfast Pudding
Friday’s Fixin’s: Oven Roasted Oyster Mushrooms
Oven Roasted Oyster Mushrooms Friday’s Fixin’s is BACK! Sorry that it has been absent for the past couple of months, but this book road show has prevented me from sharing new tasty treats. Today’s recipe is from Chef Maili, of course. It is one of the easiest that has ever been on the blog…and one of… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Oven Roasted Oyster Mushrooms
Chemo Mouth During Cancer Treatment
Chemo Mouth During Cancer Treatment Yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to be on the Health News: NPR morning segment. It was great fun to discuss one of my favorite topics: EATING. This was especially poignant because the topic was: Cancer patients and lost appetite. Boy oh boy did the interview take me right back to the period when… Continue reading Chemo Mouth During Cancer Treatment
Friday’s Fixin’s: Meatless Meatloaf
Meatless Meatloaf Ohhhhh, am I ever excited to share this week’s recipe! Maili had a stroke of genius with this one. I have always loved meatloaf, but haven’t had it in years because I don’t eat meat. Knowing this, Maili came up with the most scrumptious meat and gluten-free meat loaf. It is so doggone… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Meatless Meatloaf