Healthy Alternative to Halloween Candy

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

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

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