Tag Archives: Recipes
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 [...]
Healthified Creamy Chicken Enchilada Recipe – Guest Post At Mamabargains!
Does your family love creamy, comforting, rich casseroles? Or, are you looking for a recipe that you can easily sneak in a serving of veggies? Head on over to check out my guest post on the Mamabargains.com blog and see how easy, delicious and satisfying this recipe is! You’ll want to make it soon, and [...]
Peek at a personal chef clients meals this week. Featuring organic, locally sourced ingredients
A glimpse at a personal chef client meals this week… Requests: Mainly vegetarian and anti-inflammatory ingredients, gluten free, one meal containing buffalo, one raw meal, all organic and as local as possible. And of course…delicious. The menu for this client featured a raw heirloom tomato sauce over raw zucchini noodles, buffalo and vegetable chili, beet [...]
Breakfast Sundae – Great Way To Get Kids To Eat A Healthy Breakfast
I seem to be on a kick lately to get kids to eat a healthier breakfast. Check out my guest post on the Mamabargains blog this last week, showing my Blueberry Popper Toppers, another fun way to get kids to enjoy eating a healthy breakfast! This was a quick breakfast I whipped up for my [...]
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, [...]
“Kitchen Rock Star” Profile – Kristy Fassio “I love knowing that I’m trusting my health to someone who shares my philosophy of good, healthy, whole food!”
SHINING A LIGHT ON THE KITCHEN ROCK STARS BRINGING MORE LIFE TO THEIR TABLE WITH MENUS BY MESA DE VIDA! Look at this beautiful family! Here is a little bit more about member Kristy! Chef Kirsten: What do you love the most about Menus by Mesa de Vida? Kristy: I love that the menus are [...]
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 [...]
