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’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

Friday’s Fixin’s: Warm Winter Vegetable Salad

Warm Winter Vegetable Salad Today’s recipe comes from Sophie Dahl’s Voluptuous Cooking book.  Maili steered me in this direction and boy oh boy am I ever glad that she did because it is DELISH!  I love baked root veggies. They feel like the perfect winter meal (even it if is 75 degrees in Santa Barbara!).… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Warm Winter Vegetable Salad

Friday’s Fixin’s: Warm Lentil Salad

Warm Lentil Salad Today’s recipe comes from my friend, Rachelle Schwartz of Wiley Valentine. Rachelle is an uber-talented artist, who also happens to be as kind as she is talented. I saw this recipe on her blog, tried it and fell in looooove. I’m a big fan of lentils, you see.  Not only are they… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Warm Lentil Salad

Friday’s Fixin’s: Italian Vegetable Stew

Italian Vegetable Stew Happy Friday and Happy Weekend! How was the first week back at work & school?  I must say that I was overjoyed to be back in a routine. As much as I love time off, the truth is that I’ve always been a schedule-loving kind of girl. This week, Maili, Blue and I were… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Italian Vegetable Stew

Friday’s Fixin’s: Spicy Coconut Carrot Soup

Spicy Coconut Carrot Soup Today’s Friday’s Fixin’s is a last minute – and extra special! – addition to the blog. I’d like to introduce you to my friend and chef, Nirasha Holcomb. She the owner of The Food Liaison, a boutique catering company in Santa Barbara that specializes in local, organic, healthy, comforting food. We share… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Spicy Coconut Carrot Soup

Friday’s Fixin’s: Oven Roasted Acorn Squash With Cranberry Sauce

Oven Roasted Acorn Squash With Cranberry Sauce Today’s recipe is pretty full of fall awesomeness. Oh my gosh, when we were making this recipe, I had a spoon permanently connected to my hand so that I could nosh the entire time.  I’m kind of in love with Acorn Squash right now. It is seriously good… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Oven Roasted Acorn Squash With Cranberry Sauce