Friday’s Fixin’s: Vegan Polenta With Mushroom Ragù Today’s Vegan Polenta With Mushroom Ragù is a super yummy, hearty and healthy fall dish. Oh my gosh, when Chef Maili Brocke played around in the kitchen and came up with this Silver Lined recipe, I literally did a face plant in it. Oh my goodness. Not only is this recipe delicious, but it is… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Vegan Polenta With Mushroom Ragù
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Friday’s Fixin’s: Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut Squash Soup In addition to fall being synonymous with pumpkin, I also happen to believe that it is synonymous with soup. Oh soup. As you can probably tell by now, I love soup. It warms my heart, soul and tummy. It is nutritious and filling. It has cured many an illness, both physical as… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Butternut Squash Soup
Friday’s Fixin’s: Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins To me, fall is synonymous with pumpkin. I love anything and everything pumpkin. They are beautiful to display, colorful and always welcoming. Oh and the taste of pumpkin (& it’s seeds!), warms my tummy and lifts my spirit. When my dear friend Chef Maili Brocke suggested that we cook (vegan & gluten free!) pumpkin… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins
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: 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
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: Amazing Quinoa Lemon Mint Salad
Quinoa Lemon Mint Salad Many of you know by now how much I love quinoa. In fact, the Quinoa Arugula Salad that I posted last year is one of the most popular recipes on the blog! So, Chef Maili and I went back into the kitchen to conjure up yet another – possibly even… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Amazing Quinoa Lemon Mint Salad
Vegan Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
This week, I thought I was pregnant. Uh huh. GULP. Why? Well, because I woke up craving baked pumpkin oatmeal, something I’ve never had in my life. This wake-up-craving-something-I-had-never-had-before feeling happened one other time in my life: when I was pregnant with Sweetly Six. After I realized that it would be impossible for me to… Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Friday’s Fixin’s: The Best Carrot Cake That I’ve Ever Had…EVER!
Last night I went to one of the most fun birthday parties I’ve ever been to. Seriously. It was a full-on love fest. Everything about the evening was absolutely wonderful…culminating with a three-course vegan dinner.…MAJOR Silver Lining! Santa Barbara based Duo Catering and Events fed us the most amazing food. Anyone who boo-hoo’s vegan food ought to start… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: The Best Carrot Cake That I’ve Ever Had…EVER!