Tag Archives: Entree’s
Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna – Healthified!
Pumpkin recipes…’tis the season! I have a delicious recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna…healthified of course! Easy and quick, lots of vegetables (besides the pumpkin) to bump up the nutrition, gluten free brown rice noodles (you can use whole wheat noodles if you wish), there is even kale in here…great place to sneak it in! The [...]
Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta In Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage – Yes, this is easy.
So easy in fact, and so good, you may want to make this every single day. I am going to have to not keep these ingredients in my kitchen often because I’m having a hard time resisting eating the other 2/3 of the recipe I just cooked. I was out shopping today after being [...]
Chicken And Black Bean Chili – Quick, Easy and Healthy!
This is one of those recipes I fall back on when I need to get a satisfying, healthy dinner on the table quick. It also happens to be one of my most requested meals from my personal chef clients. You would think the gourmet fare would be requested more, right? Nope, my clients seem to [...]
This week on Menus by Mesa de Vida – September 14, 2012
BRAND NEW THIS WEEK! Members will be getting EXCLUSIVE videos from Chef Kirsten helping you with some cooking tips, etc. that will further help you develop into/become more of a kitchen ROCK STAR!! Members already get the menus, plan of action (not just recipes with a grocery list), grocery list and amazing easy-gourmet recipes weekly, [...]
One Of My Favorite Easy, Fresh Side Dishes: How To Make A Quick And Healthy Succotash
This is one of my favorite complete side dishes, or even vegan entree. This delicious, easy one-pot, quick sauteed dish stands alone – complex carb AND vegetable in one! I like to serve it up by topping with a beautiful seared wild salmon fillet or grilled chicken/pork/steak, it is a personal chef client favorite request. [...]
Question for Chef Kirsten: How To Eat To Help My Cholesterol Levels
I received this question over on my Facebook page: What foods/recipes do you have to help me get my HDL Cholesterol (the good kind) up? Mine is at 44 and should be 60 and higher to be ideal. I would love to offer my educated opinion and personal story but first I have [...]
Vegetable Quesadillas – Quick Fix Meal In A Pinch
Fast! Dinner time! Kids are starving! I have a million things left to do! My dinner is a new experiment and WAYYY to spicy for the kids! I’m SO tempted to call the pizza delivery chain but I want the kids to have a healthy, balanced meal! Yes, this is my exact predicament tonight. My [...]
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
I want to show you a little bit about how Menus by Mesa de Vida works. NOT just recipes with a grocery list! Every week you get a delicious slow cooker meal that is planned for another healthy, quick prep meal later in the week! This is the plan for all of the meals. I [...]
Good Food On A Tight Budget – A Fabulous Free Guide!
Thanks to a link on Dr. Weil’s Facebook page, I came across this fabulous guide that you can download for free! You can also donate to Share Our Strength for a hard copy to be mailed to you! If you’ve ever thought it was too expensive to eat well on a budget, this will help [...]
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Amazing. Delicious. Easy. Delicious. Fantastic. This is just delicious. I have no more words for this. This is a compilation of a few recipes I just posted. I have a game plan for you for easy meals for the next couple of days. Day 1: Make a double batch of the gluten free crepes the [...]
