Happy Good Friday! I am super excited to share Friday’s Fixin’s with you today. Chef Maili Halme and I have been in the kitchen again dreaming up some super fun ideas for you (and me!). As Maili told me, “I was working on the menu for a Spring dinner and my only goal was taste. … Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: CreamLess Asparagus Soup
Recipes
Friday's Fixin's: Kobocha Squash Salad
Happy Friday, everyone! Did this week fly or is it me? I mean, really. Zippety-doo-daah. I’m super excited to share this week’s recipe. It is another collaboration with the über talented Chef Mailie Halme. Oh dear heavens is it ever AMAZING. When you look at this recipe, I know it looks like a lot of… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Kobocha Squash Salad
Friday's Fixin's is Back with Hot Grapes 'N Kale!
Welcome back to Friday’s Fixin’s! The last couple of weeks have been all-consumed with work and I haven’t been spending time trying new recipes. Suddenly Seven and the HOTY have been very patient with me – thankfully! Well, I have joyously been back in the kitchen with my friend, Chef Maili Halme. Playing with her… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's is Back with Hot Grapes 'N Kale!
Friday's Fixin's: Baked Apple Cinnamon Chips
Since I find myself still sitting on the floor of the airport in Idaho (nowhere near a kitchen with no departure time in sight!), I thought that I’d repost the top recipe on the The Silver Pen. This doozie has been pinned over 70,000 times. I still can’t get over that! But what it tells… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Baked Apple Cinnamon Chips
Friday's Fixin's: Smoky Walnuts
First of all, please allow me to apologize for this recipe. The reason for the apology is simple: after making this, you will want to (and possibly WILL) consume the entire batch. In one sitting. I’m not kidding. These are the best nuts I’ve EVER had. EVER. To rationalize a wee bit, there are lots… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Smoky Walnuts
Friday’s Fixin’s: The Most Important Meal of the Day: The Benefits of Eating Breakfast
The Benefits of Eating Breakfast How many times have we heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? The Silver Lining is that it’s not an old wives’ tale. It really IS the most important meal of the day full of wonderful health benefits! There are lots of reasons that this is the case.… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: The Most Important Meal of the Day: The Benefits of Eating Breakfast
Friday's Fixin's: Baked Tofu
Happy New Year! Hope you’re having a healthy and happy start to 2013. Speaking of which, can you BELIEVE that it’s 2013? I mean, really. Wowsy. Anyhoo, I thought that I’d start the year off with a recipe that I concocted. Yes. Me. Without a “?” I might add. I read about baked tofu somewhere…years… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Baked Tofu
Friday's Fixin's: Pineapple Casserole
In preparing for Christmas Dinner, one thing that is an absolute must – a staple – is my beloved Aunt Maggie’s Pineapple Casserole. My oh my. Oh my. The truth of the matter is that I don’t like pineapples. At all. Except in this recipe. And this is one of my all-time favorite recipes. Ever.… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Pineapple Casserole
Friday's Fixin's: Vegan Chili
After two years as a California resident, my blood has officially thinned. So please forgive me in advance when I say that it’s been a chilly willy 50 degrees lately and the evenings are dipping into the 40’s. Brrrrr…. The frigid temperatures (please remember the forgiveness!) have made me crave chili. Growing up in the… Continue reading Friday's Fixin's: Vegan Chili
Friday Fixin's: Yummy Yammy Breakfast
Good gracious am I ever excited about Friday Fixin’s this week. Recently I came across this recipe in Whole Living magazine (one of my favorite magazines, by the way!). I tried the recipe as described and then revised it a bit. For some weird reason, I feel so weird changing a recipe. Why is that?… Continue reading Friday Fixin's: Yummy Yammy Breakfast