Simple flavors make for delicious food experiences. The simplicity of a Caprese salad can be set out in a variety of ways to enjoy. I skewered grape tomatoes with balls of mozzarella on plastic party picks making them nice and easy to remove and no risk of splinters from wood picks. You don’t…
Taco Salad
Bring on the TACOS… or taco salad for the carb watching people like me! I’ve loved tacos for as long as I can remember. There is something so yummy about tacos that I can’t quite put my finger on, it could be the meat, or the toppings, oh the cilantro… and the cheese, I…
Banh Mi Quinoa Salad
Have you ever had a Banh Mi sandwich? It’s so delicious so even if you haven’t you may just fall in love with this delicious salad! Two great things about a Banh Mi is the pickled veggies and the sauce if you ask me. Typically there is a protein involved, so feel free to add…
Quinoa Carrot Salad
This has become my new favorite dish to bring to parties, make for easy lunches and to enjoy at the beach! I add cooked chicken sometimes too, yum! It’s no secret I love Thai Peanut items! I have a great Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe here, and I often make it over pasta like HERE, but since…
Greek Spiral Cucumber Salad
This spiral cut Greek salad delivers a flavor-packed punch that satisfies! It’s not only super pretty it’s so delicious. The dressing puts this over the top! The base of this salad is spiral slices of cucumbers then topped with red onions, feta cheese, pepperoncini, olives, and tomatoes. The weather is heating up and it’s…
Thai Peanut Sweet Potato Noodle Salad
This is a great cold salad that is full of great flavor! I just LOVE Thai peanut noodles, here is my original Thai Peanut Noodle Recipe. But I’ve been eating low carb lately and wanted something without pasta. Sweet potato to the rescue! Eating a raw sweet potato may seem odd if you haven’t tried…
Greek Chicken Salad with Greek Tomato Dressing
If you like Greek Salads, you will LOVE this. It’s easy to make and out of this world delicious! This Greek Chicken Salad with Greek Tomato Dressing is sponsored by FosterFarms® Refrigerated Grilled Chicken Strips. All opinions are my own. There is nothing better than bright vibrant colors in this salad. This salad…
BLT Cole Slaw + spiral sliced hot dogs
This is not your ordinary coleslaw recipe, and summer is upon us and it is the BEST time to try a NEW RECIPE……so go ahead and try this one. This recipe is KICKED up with great flavor and will be devoured. This coleslaw has the fantastic flavor of a BLT, and it is not to…
Salad Dippers
I’m convinced these are the perfect salad to serve at a party, and so were all my guests. I love that I could prepare them early and keep them super crisp (I share my tip on that too) One of the best parts is that you can even be walking around and enjoy…
Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad
If you like Caesar Salad, just wait until you take a look of this one… It’s made with Brussels sprouts! I am a huge Brussels sprouts fan. I can still remember the first time I had them. A friend made them with some butter and bread crumbs and I thought they were out-of-this-world delicious! They…
avocado, goat cheese and beet salad
Let’s chat about beets… when I was a kid, I thought beets were always pickled. I think that is the only way I ever saw them served, now I like pickles, but pickled beets were not my thing. Move forward thirty twenty years, a few years and I try cooked beets and love them, I…
Avocado Salad with Fried Jalapeños and Spicy Avocado Dressing
It’s really heating up… and I don’t just mean the weather. This salad has a great heat going on. Not as much heat as the concrete I was sitting on today, WOW was that hot. I may need to remember to bring a blanket or towel with me and carry it around at all times!…
Grilled Caprese Salad
It’s MONDAY and you know what that means, it’s time to eat salad! Every Monday I start off the week with high hopes of eating well, exercising and enjoying life, well….this is the first step to a great week ahead. If the week starts to go downhill fast, don’t worry I’m sure I will have…
Grilled Romaine BLT
This has become one of my go-to salads. I just LOVE BLT’s. I’m cutting back on some of the massive amounts of bread I tend to consume and eating more salads. I like salads that fill me up, not the type that I’m hungry minutes later. Lucky me I didn’t give up BACON. I’m…
Grilled Romaine, Chicken, Peaches and Blue Cheese Salad
Grab some peaches and start grilling them. They are so delicious hot off the grill, the sweetness of the peaches with blue cheese is wonderful. I love grilled salad. I often heat up my grill pan and in minutes, my meal is ready. Before winter creeps in be sure to try this! Speaking of winter……
