Flaxseed oil and seeds (also known as linseed) have both been promoted as valuable substances for preventing cancer, but when I was in the middle of treatment, I wondered whether it was safe to consume? Here’s the thing: it is always important to double and triple check with your oncologist and/or dietician what you can… Continue reading Flaxseed Oil & Seeds: The When, Why & How during Cancer Treatment
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Friday’s Fixin’s: Creamless Mushroom Soup
Soup is synonymous with fall. Well, at least I think so. Ever since my pesky bout with breast cancer, I have loved soup. There are so many Silver Linings of soup: it’s healthy (well, with the right ingredients!), filling, and nutritious. I love nothing more than filling our home with the amazing smells of soup cooking. Mushroom… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Creamless Mushroom Soup
Friday’s Fixin’s: Chilled Cucumber Soup
Chilled Cucumber Soup It seems as though summer is not quite over. When I was in New York this week (doing BOOK things!), it was hot as the dickens. In fact, it felt like a bit of a steam bath, unfortunately. The Silver Lining is that today I get to share Chef Maili’s chilled Cucumber… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Chilled Cucumber Soup
Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower
Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower This week’s recipe could be my new FAVORITE recipe. Oh dear heavens. Since trying it, I’ve made it no less than 5 times. I’m telling you it is A-MA-ZING! Truth be told, however, when Chef Maili suggested it, I wasn’t so keen on the idea. It just sounded a little –… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower
Friday's Fixin's: Corn Tomato and Bean Salad
Today, I’m super excited to share this Corn Tomato and Bean Salad because it is pretty much the absolute perfect summer salad, brimming with flavor, color and, of course, nutrition. The secret to this recipe is putting a little salt and oil on the tomatoes before you add them to the salad. Chef Maili suggests… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Corn Tomato and Bean Salad
Friday's Fixin's: Michigan Tart Cherries
Michigan tart cherries are delicacies that I miss from the Midwest. There is something so uniquely special about them. Not only are they delicious and healthy and amazingly flexible (i.e., they can easily be used in sweet and savory foods!), but to me they are ultimate symbol of long, beautiful summer days in beloved Northern… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Michigan Tart Cherries
Sautéed Corn on Friday's Fixin's
Today’s recipe, Sautéed Corn is quite possibly the easiest recipe in the history of The Silver Pen Friday’s Fixin’s Recipes. The Silver Lining is that it is also one of the MOST delicious! Now that we are fully entrenched in summer, fresh corn is omnipresent at the farmer’s market. The HOTY and Suddenly Seven looooooove fresh corn. Last… Continue reading Sautéed Corn on Friday's Fixin's
Friday's Fixin's: Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
This week’s recipe is fresh tomato pasta sauce that is incredibly easy and fast and delectable. Why pasta? Well because this is a simple “go in your garden” (or in my case, the farmer’s market) and make dinner recipe. The tomato is what makes it so amazing, so buy the best, sweetest tomatoes that you… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
Juicing for Health
Juicing for health is a daily part of my life. Until my breast cancer diagnosis, juicing had never been my thing. I always perceived it to be tedious, messy and (especially for all of the work) not so tasty. Also (it must be said) whenever I drank green juice, I always seemed to spend the rest… Continue reading Juicing for Health
Friday's Fixin's: Sautéed Collard Greens
Please don’t stop reading after you see the title, “Sautéed Collard Greens.” Heaven knows I might have. I’ve always turned my nose up at braised collard greens because every experience that I have ever had with them has been awful! But wait! Stay with me because this recipe will ROCK.YOUR.WORLD. I’m telling you that this recipe had… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Sautéed Collard Greens