The Fiddle Diet January is always a month of rejuvenation for me. It is an opportunity for me to start the year off healthily. Post-FBC (f-bomb breast cancer), I no longer do yo-yo dieting (not that I haven’t ever done it — prior to getting sick, I was a master at gaining and then losing… Continue reading The Fiddle Diet
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Friday’s Fixin’s: Most Read Posts of 2013
Most Read Posts of 2013 It has been such an incredibly fun year in the kitchen. To be totally honest, thinking about a Friday’s Fixin’s post each week is awesome motivation for me to get creative and try new things. Chef Maili Halme, Photographer Blue Caleel and I have had a great time coming up… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Most Read Posts of 2013
Friday’s Fixin’s: Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce Today’s recipe feels a little holiday-ish. After all, doesn’t the day after Halloween (un)officially begin the holiday season? Speaking of which, wasn’t it just July?!?!? Am I the only one who feels like time is moving at warp speech? I digress…. When Chef Maili came over last week and said, “Who likes cranberries?”… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Cranberry Sauce
Friday’s Fixin’s: Mexican Cabbage Salad
Mexican Cabbage Salad Today’s recipe is a delish, easy, healthy and amazing side salad. Thanks to yet another fantabulous Maili brainstorm, I have made it several times. It’s the perfect dish to take to a potluck (I looooove potluck’s by the way!) or to make for a casual dinner party. Oh and it is DELICIOUS the… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Mexican Cabbage Salad
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: 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: 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
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
Friday's Fixin's: Summer Watermelon and Feta Salad
Happy Summer! Can you believe that it is already July 12th? Is summer flying or what? I always feel like after July 4th, time seems to move at warp speed. I wish that there were a magic switch to slow down time. Alas. Anyhoo, I’m thrilled to share the most PERFECT summer salad with you. Chef… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Summer Watermelon and Feta Salad
Friday's Fixin's: Walnut and Banana Pancakes
When I was sick with that pesky breast cancer, I craved “white” food like nobody’s business. Sugar. Carbs. You name it. Anything junky, I was all over it. However, eating sugar when you have cancer is bad-bad-bad. Why? Well, because sugar feeds cancer. Now, in my post-cancer life, I do my best to limit sugar as much as I… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Walnut and Banana Pancakes